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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

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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