It's official: Ebola is in New York City.
Dr. Craig Spencer, a doctor who just returned from treating Ebola patients in Africa, is currently in isolation at Bellevue Hospital. Officials confirmed on Thursday night that Spencer tested positive for the Ebola virus.
Spencer is the ninth case of Ebola in the United States, and the seventh U.S. patient who contracted the disease while taking care of Ebola patients.
And here's the key point: All but one of the U.S. Ebola patients has recovered, or is on the path to recovery, officials say.
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Here's a quick look at what's happened to the other U.S. Ebola patients and, as of 10:30 p.m. on Thursday October 23, the latest details about their conditions.
One Ebola patient has died
Thomas E. Duncan, admitted to Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital on September 28; died on October 8
Duncan was the first patient ever diagnosed with Ebola in the United States, at a Dallas hospital. By the time lab reports officially confirmed that Duncan had Ebola — four days after the hospital had initially turned him away from the emergency room — he had become "critically ill." He died 10 days after being admitted.
Two other Ebola patients are currently being treated at U.S. hospitals
Nina Pham, admitted to the National Institutes of Health on October 16
Pham, the first person to ever contract Ebola from another person in the United States, was infected while treating Duncan at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas. Pham began showing symptoms of Ebola last week and was confirmed to have the deadly disease on Saturday October 11.
After several days of treatment at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital, Pham was transferred to NIH's special containment unit on Thursday October 16. (Texas Health released a video of Pham saying goodbye to her doctor.)
According to a CDC official on Tuesday October 21, Pham is in "good condition."
Amber Vinson, admitted to Emory University Hospital on October 15
Vinson, also a nurse who contracted Ebola while caring for Duncan at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital, began showing symptoms of Ebola perhaps as early as Friday October 10. She was confirmed to have the disease on Wednesday October 15 and taken to Emory later that day.
According to Vinson's family, as of Wednesday October 22, Vinson has no traces of the Ebola virus in her bloodstream.
Map: Where the U.S. Ebola patients have been treated, as of October 24 2014. (Via the Advisory Board... [+]
Five other Ebola patients have recovered and been discharged
Kent Brantly, discharged from Emory on August 21
Nancy Writebol, discharged from Emory on August 19
Brantly was the first patient to ever be transported to America to be treated for Ebola; Writebol, his friend and colleague, came shortly after. Both became critically ill treating Ebola patients in Liberia and received infusions of the ZMapp antibody cocktail as part of their course of care.
Within several weeks, Emory deemed both of them healthy enough to be released.
Rick Sacra, discharged from Nebraska Medical Center on September 25
Sacra had been treating patients in the maternity ward of a Liberian hospital, who were not visibly ill, but was infected and diagnosed with Ebola on September 3. He was brought to Nebraska on September 5, received blood transfusions from Brantly, and ultimately discharged about three weeks after arriving.
Unknown male doctor, discharged from Emory on October 19
The patient had worked with the World Health Organization in Africa and took a turn for the worse shortly after arriving at Emory. Although he ultimately recovered and was discharged, not much is known about his condition or course of care.
Ashoka Mukpo, discharged from Nebraska Medical Center on October 22
Mukpo, a freelance cameraman who was working with NBC News in West Africa, contracted the disease while on assignment in Liberia and was brought back to the United States for care. He was admitted to Nebraska Medical Center on October 6 and discharged this week.
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From the archives:
- Ebola In America: One Hospital Just Treated Three Ebola Patients — And Already Cured Two Of Them
- Ebola’s Contagious. It’s Also Hard To Catch. Confused? Here’s How To Understand.
- The Ebola Number You Haven't Heard: 80% Of U.S. Ebola Patients Have Survived
- Health Care For $4: Are You Ready For Walmart To Be Your Doctor?
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