Amber Joy Vinson Photos: Ebola Patient Lived at The Village Bend East in Dallas; 3 Kent State Workers Are Relatives

Amber Joy Vinson Photos: Ebola Patient Lived at The Village Bend East in Dallas; 3 Kent State Workers Are Relatives
Amber Vinson, the second person to contract Ebola in the United States.
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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Amber Joy Vinson was identified as the second victim diagnosed with Ebola in Dallas. 

It has been reported that Vinson didn’t have any pets and lived alone. It’s also not clear if she had a Facebook account.

Vinson, 29, cared for Liberian Thomas Eric Duncan--who died of the disease. She along with nurse Nina Pham both were diagnosed with the virus.

It was reported that Vinson traveled from Cleveland to Dallas on Oct. 13 but didn’t show any signs or symptoms of Ebola.

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Dallas Police were spotted patrolling out side of the The Village Bend East apartments where Vinson lived.

Officials with hazmat suits were also called to the apartments to decontaminate the facility, according to photos published by The Associated Press.

Sana Syad, spokesman for the city of Dallas, told the Daily Mail that efforts are being made to contaminate the virus.

“We want them to be aware that if they see people in hazmat suits they know what is going on,” she said. “We are trying to get the message out as fast as possible.”

Reports out of Cleveland also said Vinson is related to three Kent State University employees. The employees were asked to stay home.

 

In this photo posted on Twitter by the City of Dallas Public Information Managing Director Sana Syed, members of Dallas Fire-Rescue Haz Mat Unit tape off the door at the The Village Bend East apartment of a second healthcare worker who has tested positive for Ebola, in Dallas, on Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014. The worker at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital was monitoring herself for symptoms, Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins said. The unidentified woman reported a fever Tuesday. She was in isolation within 90 minutes, Jenkins said. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Sana Syed/PIO, City of Dallas)
In this photo posted on Twitter by the City of Dallas Public Information Managing Director Sana Syed, members of Dallas Fire-Rescue Haz Mat Unit tape off the door at the The Village Bend East apartment of a second healthcare worker who has tested positive for Ebola, in Dallas, on Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014. The worker at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital was monitoring herself for symptoms, Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins said. The unidentified woman reported a fever Tuesday. She was in isolation within 90 minutes, Jenkins said. AP Photo/Courtesy of Sana Syed/PIO, City of Dallas
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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