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"Beyond the Headlines"

Health Watch: An Ebola Update from Dr. James Wilson

KUNR Public Radio | By Esther Ciammachilli

Published October 13, 2014 at 10:43 AM PDT

Today on the health watch from Beyond the Headlines, Susan Hill gets an update on Ebola and discusses preparations for viral illnesses in Nevada with Dr. James Wilson, director of the Nevada Center for Infectious Disease Forecasting at the University of Nevada School of Medicine at UNR.

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Esther Ciammachilli

Esther Ciammachilli is a former part-time broadcaster at KUNR Public Radio.

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