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On the recordOctober 15, 2014
I would certainly hope that here going forward if a patient shows up saying he is from Africa and he is vomiting and he has diarrhea, that you wouldn't say, 'Well, we don't have the lab results in yet,' you would start treating that person like they had Ebola.
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Diana DeGette
Democratic · Colorado

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DeGette emphasizes the need for immediate action when patients show Ebola symptoms.

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