Fairhope, Alabama
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLAN IN PLACE
Mayor Kant says the city has a plan in place in the unlikely event a case of hemorrhagic fever should appear here.
Only those who have recently traveled in West Africa are at-risk, according to the CDC (click).
Fairhope's Emergency Management Coordinator John Saraceno has been working closely with the Baldwin County EMA to distribute information to city department heads, police and fire personnel, and medical personnel out in the community, Kant said.
QUARANTINE POLICY
According to the Alabama Department of Public Health's website:
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLAN IN PLACE
Mayor Kant says the city has a plan in place in the unlikely event a case of hemorrhagic fever should appear here.
Only those who have recently traveled in West Africa are at-risk, according to the CDC (click).
Fairhope's Emergency Management Coordinator John Saraceno has been working closely with the Baldwin County EMA to distribute information to city department heads, police and fire personnel, and medical personnel out in the community, Kant said.
QUARANTINE POLICY
According to the Alabama Department of Public Health's website:
"State law and administrative regulations of the State Board of Health provide that the State Health Officer and county health officers may, in their discretion, isolate and quarantine individuals exposed to, or afflicted with, notifiable diseases and health conditions. Ebola Virus Disease is a viral hemorrhagic fever and has long been designated as a notifiable disease by the Board."
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