[MCOH-EH] Ebola and 2nd Nurse

[Amy Behrman]

The Philadelphia PHD held a city-wide conference call last week during which the discussion led to a recommendation to evaluate persons at risk for any fever, including subjective report of fever. I haven't seen any written confirmation of that, but the logic seemed clear to me.

Amy Behrman,MD
University of Pennsylvania
215-662-3192


> On Oct 16, 2014, at 10:02 AM, "Azar-cavanagh, Madelynn" <madelynn.azar-cavanagh at mssm.edu> wrote:
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> So with the latest news is that the 2nd nurse called the CDC with a temp of 99.4 and was told it was ok because it was below the 100.4 mark.  Does anyone know if there plans to change the recommendations regarding temp?
>  
> Madelynn Azar-Cavanagh, MD, MPH, FACOEM
> Medical Director of Employee Health, Safety and Wellness
>               Mount Sinai Health System
> Medical Director of the Selikoff Centers for Occupational Health
>               Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
> 1-212-824-7103
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