The female nurse from Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital reported fever on Friday but was NOT a part of the original 'high-risk' group The healthcare worker wore a gown, gloves, mask and shield while treating U.S. 'patient zero' Thomas Duncan A team of 19 epidemiologists are on the ground in Dallas speaking to everyone within a 4-block radius of the victim's apartment A second person who had ' close contact' with the nurse after she became symptomatic is also in isolation Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital has stopped receiving emergency patients and will divert them elsewhere

By Wires and Josh Gardner for MailOnline

Published: 04:58 EST, 12 October 2014 | Updated: 08:41 EST, 12 October 2014

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A female nurse in Texas who treated America's Ebola 'patient zero' became the second person in the country to test positive for the deadly virus.

The nurse from the Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital reported a fever on Friday night and was isolated immediately placed in isolation as the emergency room was locked down.

Area officials admitted at a Sunday press conference that the nurse was not a part of the original high risk pool identified after Thomas Eric Duncan's diagnosis in September and was, in fact, wearing protective gloves, gown and mask while treating Duncan.

First infection on U.S. soil: Ebola arrived to America in September and now a healthcare worker who treated 'patient zero' Thomas Duncan has tested positive for the virus as confirmed by at a Sunday press conference. Dr. David Varga, of the Texas Health Resource (pictured), says the worker was in full protective gear when they provided care to Duncan during his second visit to Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital

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