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Updated · WKOW · Jun 5
Milwaukee Monitors 3 Low-Risk Ebola Contacts, Says No Public Health Threat
Updated
Updated · WKOW · Jun 5

Milwaukee Monitors 3 Low-Risk Ebola Contacts, Says No Public Health Threat

3 articles · Updated · WKOW · Jun 5

Summary

  • Three individuals in Milwaukee were under monitoring for Ebola as of June 4, with the city health department classifying them as very low risk.
  • The department said it is using its standard communicable-disease response plan, including regular contact with those individuals and coordination with state and federal public health partners.
  • Health officials said there are no suspected Ebola cases in Milwaukee and no threat to residents.
  • Milwaukee cited its 2014-2016 Ebola response as precedent, when it monitored 39 low-risk contacts and confirmed none as Ebola cases.

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