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		IDPH activates 24-hour Ebola Hotline800-889-3931
 
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            [October 17, 2014] 
            
            
			CHICAGO 
			– Illinois Department of Public Health Director (IDPH) Dr. LaMar 
			Hasbrouck today announced the activation of an Ebola hotline to 
			answer residents’ questions about Ebola 24 hours a day, seven days a 
			week. The hotline number is 800-889-3931.  | 
		
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			 Managed by staff from the Illinois Poison Center, hotline 
			operators are able to provide timely information on Ebola and the 
			state’s response. Residents can call any time with questions such as 
			how Ebola is spread, who is at risk of being infected, when someone 
			should go to a doctor, what hospitals and local health departments 
			are doing to identify and control possible Ebola infections and 
			other frequently asked questions. 
			[Illinois Department of Public 
			Health] | 
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