An American TV cameraman has tested positive for the Ebola virus in Liberia. The 33-year-old freelancer working for NBC News is being flown home to the US for treatment, the network said in its own online report.<br /><br />One hundred people are being checked for exposure to Ebola in Texas after a Liberian national was diagnosed with the virus in Dallas on Tuesday.<br /><br />Thomas Eric Duncan remains in a serious condition.<br /><br />Four of his relatives have been ordered to remain at home, while parents took their children out of school in the city as health authorities track potential contagion<br /><br />“The only person who had symptoms is Mr. Duncan who is in the hospital,” explained Dallas County Judge, Clay Jenkins at a press conference. “Nobody who has been around Mr. Duncan during the time that he has been symptomatic has shown any indication of having contracted Ebola.”<br /><br />The White House said US President Barack Obama was in contact with Mayor Mike Rawlings concerning the local, state and federal response to the Ebola case.<br /><br />David Daigle, from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention aimed to play down fears of any mass contagion saying: “I think you’ve already heard there’s a list of about 100 what we call potential or possible contacts. That will be culled down into a list that we can begin the contact tracing on”.<br /><br />Liberian officials said they would prosecute Mr Duncan for lying about being in contact with people suffering from Ebola before boarding a flight to the US.<br /><br />Authorities in West Africa are struggling to contain the virus which is spreading at an alarming rate with new cases doubling every few weeks.
