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New Ebola screening protocols, including mandatory quarantines, in NY; two returning travelers in Suffolk being monitored
As state steps up monitoring of West Africa travelers, and announces mandatory quarantine of people who've had direct contact with Ebola victims, East Moriches school district alerts parents that relatives of an employee are among those being monitored, but employee "currently poses no risk."
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PBMC chief on Ebola screening: Hospitals will be ‘quickly overwhelmed’ if containment is lost
Similarity in early Ebola and flu symptoms will overwhelm hospital screening capabilities if Ebola becomes active outside of W. Africa, PBMC president Andrew Mitchell warns, as governor outlines preparedness plans and L.I. congressman demands action by Homeland Security.
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PBMC implements training, screening and infection control measures to combat Ebola
PBMC officials talk about measures in place to prepare for the unlikely arrival of an Ebola patient in Riverhead.
