Thomas Eric Duncan

Alain Mabanckou, a French novelist born in the Republic of Congo, wrote a letter to support Cameroonian poet Dieudonne Enoh Meyomesse.

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Book News: In Support Of Persecuted Colleagues, Writers Turn To Letters

7:39am June 19, 2015

by Colin Dwyer

In the run-up to the Day of the Imprisoned Writer, authors have written open letters to several imperiled authors around the world. Also: A recap of the truce between Amazon and Hachette.

Thomas Eric Duncan, the first Ebola patient diagnosed in the U.S., at a wedding in Ghana. Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas, where Duncan was being treated for the disease, on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014 said Duncan has died.

Liberians Wonder If Duncan's Death Was A Result Of Racism

7:03am October 19, 2014

by Rebecca Hersher

Thomas Eric Duncan, a Liberian national, died of Ebola in an American hospital. But white American patients have survived. Some Liberians believe racism is the reason for Duncan's demise.

Clinical Director of Texas Health Resources Dr. Daniel Varga at a press conference Wednesday in Dallas.

Dallas Hospital Chief Shares Lessons Learned In Battle With Ebola

8:03pm October 17, 2014

by Wade Goodwyn

Dr. Daniel Varga, the chief of the Dallas hospital that treated index patient Thomas Duncan, says the entire hospital carries the weight of the mistakes that led to the infection of two of its nurses.

The home of Marthalene Williams, the Ebola-stricken woman aided by Thomas Eric Duncan. A man on the porch, who appeared to be in the late stages of Ebola, informed our photographer that he'd been to a hospital but was told to return home and quarantine hi

Fond Memories Of Ebola Victim Eric Duncan, Anger Over His Death

9:13am October 09, 2014

by Jason Beaubien

He likely contracted the virus when he carried an ailing pregnant woman into her home. Relatives and neighbors in Liberia miss his jovial spirit — and lash out at their government and the U.S.

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Thomas Eric Duncan died at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas Wednesday morning. He is the first person to have been diagnosed with Ebola in the United States.

Texas Officials Say They Will Cremate Ebola Patient's Remains

3:02pm October 08, 2014

by Alison Bruzek

As relatives grieve, public health officials are setting in place a plan to safely care for the remains of Ebola patient Thomas Eric Duncan. Cremation or burial are both acceptable, the CDC says.

UPDATED: Authorities In Dallas Find Man Who Had Contact With Ebola Patient

3:31pm October 05, 2014

by Eyder Peralta

Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins said they want to provide the man with a "compassionate place where we can monitor him and care for his every need."