Re: Exclusive: In Florida Zika probe, federal scientists kept at arm's length | Reuters

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Zika

Dr. Michael D. McDonald

Coordinator
Global Health Response and Resilience Alliance

Chairman
Global Resilience Systems, Inc.

President
Health Initiatives Foundation, Inc.

Michael.D.McDonald@mac.com
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> On Jul 29, 2016, at 9:06 PM, Kathy Gilbeaux <gilbojer@aol.com> wrote:
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> Mike,
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> FYI . . . we are including a link to this article within our Zika - News resources . . .
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> Dr Marc Fischer, a CDC epidemiologist, has gone to Florida at the state's request.
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> But the state has not invited in the CDC's wider emergency response team of experts in epidemiology, risk communication, vector control and logistics, according to Florida health department spokeswoman Mara Gambineri.
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> "Should we need additional assistance, we will reach out," Gambineri said in an email. She did not reply to questions about why the state decided not to bring in a CDC team.
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> Exclusive: In Florida Zika probe, federal scientists kept at arm's length | Reuters
> http://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-zika-florida-cdc-idUSKCN1092MD
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> Kathy