DALLAS – Prominent civil rights activist Jesse Jackson met with Thomas Duncan's sister, her son and Duncan's 85-year-old mother Monday. Jackson publicly criticized the hospital where Duncan is being treated, accusing medical staff of sending Ebola back into the Dallas community.
Duncan went to Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital for his symptoms shortly after returning from Liberia but was sent home with antibiotics.
"We don't do so in anger," Jackson said. "We do so out of concern that this matter is addressed thoroughly."
Duncan, 42, is on a ventilator and undergoing kidney dialysis. Doctors say his liver function, which declined over the weekend, has improved.
The experimental drug Duncan is taking has shown promise in the fight against Ebola though doctors can't be sure whether it will successfully beat the virus.
"We just want him to get well, you know? We just want him to get well," Duncan's sister Mai said.
Public health officials are still closely watching the 48 people who've had contact with Duncan.
"None of them are sick," Dr. Thomas Frieden, director for the Centers of Disease Control, said. "None have fever."
U.S. troops overseas are increasing efforts to stop Ebola from spreading. Mobile labs are being set up in West Africa that will test patients for the disease. Some military personnel could come in direct contact with Ebola patients.
"As we deploy America's sons and daughters to support this comprehensive effort, we will do everything in our power to address and mitigate the potential risks to our service members civilian employees, contractors and their families," U.S. Army Gen. David Rodriguez said at a press conference.