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In Neighborhood Where Ebola Victim Visited, Worries Over Stigma

Ebola was the talk of Vickery Meadow in northeast Dallas on Wednesday. The refugee-rich neighborhood has a significant West African population — and it’s where a man was visiting before he became the first person in the U.S. diagnosed with Ebola.

By Stella M. Chávez, KERA News
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Residents of Vickery Meadow neighborhood, where patient with Ebola is said to have visited.
Credit: Stella M. Chávez

Ebola was the talk of Vickery Meadow in northeast Dallas on Wednesday. The refugee-rich neighborhood has a significant West African population — and it’s where a man was visiting before he became the first person in the U.S. diagnosed with Ebola. Read the full story at KERA News.

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