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 Thomas Eric Duncan, a Liberian native, died at Texas Health
Presbyterian Hospital on Oct. 8. His family are set to announce
details of the agreement on Wednesday morning, according to Dallas
television station WFAA citing a statement from the law offices of
Miller Weisbrod.
Reuters could not independently verify the report. The law firm was
not immediately available for comment. The hospital also did not
return requests for information.
Duncan's death prompted questions about his care. He initially
sought treatment two days before being admitted, but was sent home
with antibiotics. Ebola experts later questioned the experimental
drug he was given.
Two nurses who treated Duncan were infected but ultimately recovered
from the disease.
The Ebola epidemic in West Africa has killed over 4,900 people this
year, although there are no current cases in the United States.
Medical experts say Ebola can be transmitted only through the bodily
fluids of a sick person with symptoms.
(Reporting by Curtis Skinner in San Francisco; Editing by Catherine
Evans)
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