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X-WR-CALNAME:On the Ground with Ebola in DRC: Implications for Global Healt
 h and Chapel Hill 
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DESCRIPTION:Three months after Ebola was first declared in eastern Democrat
 ic Republic of the Congo (DRC)\, the outbreak continues to expand\, with c
 ases and deaths rising across the region. What began in the Mongbwalu heal
 th zone of Ituri Province spread to 53 health zones spanning Ituri\, North
  Kivu\, Haut-Uele and Tshopo provinces\, becoming the largest Ebola outbre
 ak in the country’s history and the second largest ever recorded worldwi
 de.\n\n \n\nWilliam “Billy” Fischer II\, MD\, director of emerging pat
 hogens for the Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases\, and a
 n associate professor of medicine in the division of pulmonary and critica
 l care medicine\, deployed to the outbreak in June\, through the World Hea
 lth Organization. He recently returned\, by way of travel to Germany with 
 an infected patient\, followed by a quarantine in Switzerland.\n\n \n\nIn 
 this special lecture\, Dr. Fischer will share insights from his work on th
 e front lines\, with an update on the current state of preparedness and co
 ntrol efforts. Through years of collaboration on outbreak preparedness and
  response\, Dr. Fischer\, with Dr. David Wohl\, are strengthening UNC Heal
 th’s readiness to respond to emerging threats should a disease outbreak 
 ever occur.
LOCATION:Old Clinic Building - Auditorium \, 4008
SUMMARY:On the Ground with Ebola in DRC: Implications for Global Health and
  Chapel Hill 
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 c-implications-for-global-health-and-chapel-hill
CATEGORIES:Meetings and Conferences
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