WISCONSINREPORT.COM (10/11/2014) [HEALTH] – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Department of Homeland Security’s Customs & Border Protection (CBP) this week has begun new layers of entry screening at five U.S. airports that receive over 94 percent of travelers from the Ebola-affected nations of Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone.
Read moreWISCONSINREPORT.COM (10/02/2014) [HEALTH] – Health officials say the number of confirmed cases of Enterovirus 68 has climbed to five in Wisconsin. Most of the cases involve children. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta says the virus has sickened at least 500 people in 42 states.
Read moreWISCONSINREPORT.COM (09/19/2014) [Health] – Philanthropist Paul G. Allen has announced two additional partnerships with Medical Teams International and Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres as part of Allen’s comprehensive relief campaign to tackle the Ebola epidemic. The partnerships will focus on providing essential services, facilities and infrastructure for on-the-ground health providers working to contain the virus. The World Health Organization says the Ebola outbreak has killed more than 2,400 people across five countries and infected nearly 5,000.
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