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The first nurse to become infected with the Ebola virus in the United States is expected to be transferred from Dallas to NIH in Bethesda, Maryland, a federal government official with direct knowledge of the plans told NBC News.
Nina Pham, a Texas Christian University nursing school graduate, contracted Ebola while caring for Thomas Eric Duncan. The 26-year-old Pham helped care for Duncan from the day he was placed in intensive care at Dallas Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital until the day before his Oct. 8 death, NBCDFW.com reports.
Pham and other health care workers wore protective gear, including gowns, gloves, masks and face shields -- and sometimes full-body suits -- when caring for Duncan, but she became the first person to contract the disease within the United States.
Pham was upgraded to good condition Tuesday and remained good Wednesday, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas said. She will be transported from Dallas to NIH's isolation unit in Bethesda, Maryland.
On Tuesday, Pham released a statement saying she was doing well and feels blessed.
"I'm doing well and want to thank everyone for their kind wishes and prayers. I am blessed by the support of family and friends and am blessed to be cared for by the best team of doctors and nurses in the world here at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas," Pham said.
A second nurse tested positive for Ebola days after Pham and has been transferred to Emory University Hospital in Atlanta.
Amber Joy Vinson, 29, who also cared for Duncan at the Dallas hospital, will be treated in the special isolation unit where three other American Ebola patients have been treated, the hospital said Wednesday night — Dr. Kent Brantly and Nancy Writebol, who both were successfully treated and discharged, and a third unidentified American still being treated there.
