Infectious Disease Expert Says Ebola Must Be Suppressed in West Africa - East Idaho News

Infectious Disease Expert Says Ebola Must Be Suppressed in West Africa

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Getty 112114 EbolaAfrica?  SQUARESPACE CACHEVERSION=1416601373436iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, addressed the National Press Club Friday on thet opic of Ebola and said there is no reason for widespread panic.

“Is there a large influx of Ebola people infected with people who are trying to get into the United States?” Dr. Fauci said. “The answer is no.”

Regarding Thomas Eric Duncan, who died of the disease last month, Dr. Fauci said, “Yes, Duncan got in to the country but that was a very rare event because of what we know now when we do screening.”

Dr. Fauci said the best way to protect the U.S. is by keeping an eye on West Africa.

“The best way to protect Americans or anyone else throughout the world is to completely suppress the epidemic in West Africa, so that there isn’t any risk of it going any place else,” he said.


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