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National Institutes of Health (NIH) <http://www.nih.gov>
For Immediate Release: Monday, March 16, 2015
CONTACT: NIH Office of Communications, 301-496-5787, <e-mail:nmb@xxxxxxxxxx>
UPDATE ON CLINICAL STATUS OF PATIENT WITH EBOLA VIRUS DISEASE AT THE NIH CLINICAL CENTER
NIH physicians have changed the status of the patient with Ebola virus disease being treated at the NIH Clinical Center from serious to critical condition. No additional details about the patient are being shared at this time.
NIH has no pending admissions of additional individuals with Ebola virus disease or exposed to the Ebola virus.
For more information, please see related links.
-- American healthcare worker with Ebola virus disease arrives safely at NIH Clinical <http://www.nih.gov/news/health/mar2015/nih-13.htm>
-- NIH to admit American healthcare worker with Ebola virus disease <http://www.nih.gov/news/health/mar2015/nih-12.htm>
About the NIH Clinical Center: The NIH Clinical Center is the clinical research hospital for the National Institutes of Health. Through clinical research, clinician-investigators translate laboratory discoveries into better treatments, therapies and interventions to improve the nation's health. More information: <http://clinicalcenter.nih.gov>.
About the National Institutes of Health (NIH): NIH, the nation's medical research agency, includes 27 Institutes and Centers and is a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. NIH is the primary federal agency conducting and supporting basic, clinical, and translational medical research, and is investigating the causes, treatments, and cures for both common and rare diseases. For more information about NIH and its programs, visit <www.nih.gov>.
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