The first patient diagnosed with the Ebola virus in the U.S., identified Wednesday as Thomas Eric Duncan, wasn't properly treated for the infection until after his nephew contacted the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, NBC News reported. Duncan was first sent home from Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas on Sept. 26 when he sought care for a fever and abdominal pain. Two days later, he returned in an ambulance when Duncan's nephew, Josephus Weeks, called the CDC to "get some actions taken, because I was concerned for his life and he wasn't getting the appropriate care," he told NBC News. The CDC referred him to the Texas Department of Health and Human Services, which spoke to him and then took appropriate action, he said.
