US Health Official Comments on Evolving Ebola Procedures

Publisher:
Voice of America
Publication Date:
19 October 2014
Tags:
West Africa, Ebola, Health and Medicine, United States, Canada and Africa

A top U.S. health official says it is unrealistic to expect every hospital in America to be able to care for an Ebola patient, but that health care facilities must be vigilant for possible cases and be ready to isolate anyone infected with the virus for transport to specialized treatment centers. VOA's Michael Bowman reports, the Director of the National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases, Anthony Fauci, spoke one day after President Barack Obama warned against mass-panic over the disease.

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