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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICESOffice of the Secretary Assistant Secretary for Preparedness& ResponseWashington, D.C. 20201 An Open Letter to All U.S. Healthcare Professionals ear Colleague, our nation. In light of the recent presentation of an Ebola-positive patient in Texas, we wanted to remind all healthcare professionals that simple steps can be taken toprevent the spread of this disease. You can contribute to our country’s response by being ready to detect yourself, your colleagues, and other patients from exposure; and respond with appropriate patient care Specifically, you should be ready to: etect: Ask All Patients with NonSpecific Complaints About Recent Travel A travel history should be taken as early as possible in your encounter with of Ebola are nonspecific (e.g., fever, headache, muscle pai weakness, vomiting, diarrhea, etc.), Ebola can be virtually eliminated from your differential byruling out travel to the affected area rotect: Use Good Infection Control Practices Consistent ), frequent hand washing and proper decontamination of surfaces and equipment are key to reducing or eliminating thetransmission of Ebola and other communicable diseases (e.g., HIV, influenza, hepatitis, anterovirus-D68 All healthcare workers should know what to do when encountering a suspected Ebola patients critical to know who to notify and to make that notification immediately. Remember, Ebola iationally notifiable disease and must be reported to local, state, and federal public healthauthorities. he has many important resources for clinicians to learn more about Ebola. In addition, the CDC Emergency Operations Center (EOC) is always available at 770-488-eocreport@cdc.gov . n the last decade, our nation has made great strides in healthcare system and public health emergency est regards, icole Lurie, M.D., M.S.P.H. RADM, U.S. Public Health Service Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response