Sally Furniss
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Quarantine Plans In Case Of Bird Flu
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) The search is on in the Des Moines area for a quarantine site in case of a bird-flu epidemic. Health officials want to set up alternative housing for people who couldn't or wouldn't stay home.
Possible locations include Veterans Memorial Auditorium, hotels and vacant public-housing units. The issue was talked about at a monthly meeting of about 30 leaders, mainly from health care and law-enforcement agencies.
Polk County has joined other Iowa counties in passing an ordinance giving officials the power to order people into quarantine if need be. Health Director Terri Henkels says she hopes to have detailed response plans finished by late summer.
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) The search is on in the Des Moines area for a quarantine site in case of a bird-flu epidemic. Health officials want to set up alternative housing for people who couldn't or wouldn't stay home.
Possible locations include Veterans Memorial Auditorium, hotels and vacant public-housing units. The issue was talked about at a monthly meeting of about 30 leaders, mainly from health care and law-enforcement agencies.
Polk County has joined other Iowa counties in passing an ordinance giving officials the power to order people into quarantine if need be. Health Director Terri Henkels says she hopes to have detailed response plans finished by late summer.