US Ebola Outbreak: 80 People Were In Contact With Dallas Patient Thomas Eric Duncan

Thomas Eric Duncan, who contracted Ebola in the U.S. after visiting Liberia earlier this month, came in contact with as many as 80 people, according to Texas health officials, NBC News confirms. These people came into contact with either Duncan or his family. Though they were not in close contact, Dallas county health and human services director Zachary Thompson says, they did have some kind of contact with or exposure to the patient.