--- description: The EMS crew that transported the patient with Ebola in Dallas has tested negative for the disease, according to the City of Dallas. https://twitter.com/1500Marilla/status/517289719034421248 The... title: Dallas EMS Crews Test Negative For Ebola image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Health](/section/health/) ## Health Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [ebola](/tag/ebola/) ## ebola Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Dallas EMS Crew Tests Negative For Ebola by [Alexandra Sifferlin](/author/alexandra-sifferlin/) ## Alexandra Sifferlin Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 1, 2014 2:38 PM CUT by [Alexandra Sifferlin](/author/alexandra-sifferlin/) ## Alexandra Sifferlin Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 1, 2014 2:38 PM CUT The EMS crew that transported the patient with Ebola in Dallas has tested negative for the disease, according to the City of Dallas. > [](https://twitter.com/1500Marilla/status/517289719034421248) The crew that took the patient to Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas was undergoing medical evaluation yesterday, though none of them were symptomatic. The crew has been sent home. The CDC and Texas Department of Health will continue to track down people the Ebola patient in Dallas came in contact with while they were infectious. CDC director Dr. Tom Frieden said on Tuesday that he is confident that Ebola will be cared for and contained. **MORE:** [Ebola in the United States: What You Need to Know](http://time.com/3451076/ebola-in-the-united-states-what-you-need-to-know/ "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3452612/dallas-ems-crew-tests-negative-for-ebola/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3452612/dallas-ems-crew-tests-negative-for-ebola/"},"headline":"Dallas EMS Crew Tests Negative For Ebola","datePublished":"2014-10-01T14:38:14.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T10:31:04.178Z","description":"The EMS crew that transported the patient with Ebola in Dallas has tested negative for the disease, according to the City of Dallas. https://twitter.com/1500Marilla/status/517289719034421248 The...","url":"https://time.com/3452612/dallas-ems-crew-tests-negative-for-ebola/","keywords":["ebola","Infectious Disease","Dallas","Ebola outbreak"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Alexandra Sifferlin","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/alexandra-sifferlin/"}],"articleSection":"Health","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/health/","name":"Health"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/ebola/","name":"ebola"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3452612/dallas-ems-crew-tests-negative-for-ebola/","name":"Dallas EMS Crew Tests Negative For Ebola"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Meet The CDC Doctors Fighting Ebola","description":"Meet The CDC Doctors Fighting Ebola","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/G194AmTC/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2014-08-13T23:41:12.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/G194AmTC.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3452612/dallas-ems-crew-tests-negative-for-ebola/","duration":"PT2M32S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3452612/dallas-ems-crew-tests-negative-for-ebola/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```