<Tr> <Th> Recoveries from Ebola </Th> <Td> 9 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Active cases </Th> <Td> 0 </Td> </Tr> <P> In December 2014, Ebola virus cases in the United States occurred due to four laboratory - confirmed cases of Ebola virus disease (commonly known as "Ebola") in the United States . Eleven cases have been reported, including these four cases and seven cases medically evacuated from other countries; the first was reported in September 2014 . Nine of the people contracted the disease outside the US and traveled into the country, either as regular airline passengers or as medical evacuees; of those nine, two died . Two people have contracted Ebola in the United States . Both were nurses who treated an Ebola patient; both have recovered . </P> <P> On September 30, 2014, the CDC announced that Thomas Eric Duncan, a reportedly 42 - year - old (later corrected by CDC reports as a 45 - year - old) Liberian national visiting the United States from Liberia, had been diagnosed with Ebola in Dallas, Texas . Duncan, who had been visiting family in Dallas, was treated at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas . By October 4, Duncan's condition had deteriorated from "serious but stable" to "critical". On October 8, Duncan died of Ebola. The other three cases diagnosed in the United States as of October 2014 were: </P>

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