STATE LAWMAKERS ARE TOLD THAT NEW MEXICO IS READY TO DEAL WITH EBOLA. THAT CAME FROM A TOP HEALTH OFFICIAL THIS WEEK. NO CASES OF EBOLA HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN THE STATE SO FAR … BUT STATE EPIDEMIOLOGIST DR. MICHAEL LANDEN WITH THE STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYS THE RISK HERE IS VERY LOW.
LANDEN TESTIFIED BEFORE THE LEGISLATIVE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE ON WEDNESDAY, TELLING LEGISLATORS HIS DEPARTMENT IS INFORMED WHEN PEOPLE COME INTO NEW MEXICO FROM LIBERIA, GUINEA, OR SIERRA LEONE, THE WEST AFRICAN NATIONS WHERE EBOLA HAS KILLED MORE THAN 4-THOUSAND PEOPLE.
