The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has just confirmed the first Ebola virus case diagnosed in the United States.

According to CDC, the patient, a Dallas, Texas resident, developed symptoms four days after arriving from Liberia.

The person went to Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital on September 26 for a checkup. However, after developing symptoms of Ebola, he was admitted to the hospital on September 28.

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Tom Frieden, a director of CDC, said that Ebola can be scary, but the United States has a strong health care system and public health professionals who will make sure that doesn't spread in other communities.

He also added that even if it were possible to have additional cases in the coming weeks, they could still contain the virus.

Authorities from CDC said that the patient didn't have Ebola virus symptoms during the flight from Liberia, therefore they are not advising people on the same flight to undergo monitoring.

Ebola is only contagious once the person experiences active symptoms, they added.

CDC assured the public that they know how to stop the virus from spreading through case findings, isolation of infected patients and isolation of contacts who developed the symptoms.

CDC also said that the U.S. public health and medical systems have experience with other sporadic cases of diseases like the Viral Hemorrhagic Fever (VHF).

Aside from this, CDC also has enhanced its surveillance and laboratory testing capacity to detect cases of the virus.

CDC has also given guidance and tools for health departments to easily conduct their own public health investigations, and recommendations for healthcare infection control to prevent the spread of the Ebola virus.

CDC has also guided flight crews, airport emergency medical services, customs and border protection officers on what to do for travelers who have symptoms of the virus.