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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsLouisiana (a.k.a. Piyush Jindal) to Top Ebola Reseachers: Stay Away
Louisiana has a message for many of the scientists and medical experts studying Ebola and aiding efforts to fight the deadly virus in West Africa -- stay away.
The state sent a letter to members of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, which is holding its annual conference in New Orleans next week. If theyve recently been to any of the West African countries where the virus has infected more than 13,000 people, they shouldnt attend the meeting.
We do hope that you will consider a future visit to New Orleans, when we can welcome you appropriately, said Kathy Klieber, Louisianas Secretary of Health & Hospitals and Kevin Davis, director of the Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Preparedness, in the Oct. 28 letter.
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Tropical diseases thrive in warm, wet, rural conditions that often have poor sanitation, said Robert Garry, a virologist at Tulane University in New Orleans. Ebola is considered a tropical disease, said Garry, who said he received the letter and may attend the meeting.
We want people to be able to come back from these regions and discuss and share what theyve learned, Garry said in a telephone interview. Thats what these meetings are all about.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-10-29/louisiana-s-message-to-top-ebola-reseachers-don-t-come-.html
Cha
(297,503 posts)link, KIR..
"Current U.S. policy suggests that people whove cared for Ebola patients but havent been exposed to the virus monitor themselves for three weeks. The White House has said that mandatory quarantines of health workers from outbreak zones, such as those implemented by New York and New Jersey, arent based on science and may discourage relief workers from volunteering."
tanyev
(42,597 posts)Gothmog
(145,486 posts)bullwinkle428
(20,629 posts)kind of ignorance, it really shouldn't be all that shocking that such a high percentage of the populace also reflects that ignorance.
Youdontwantthetruth
(135 posts)That includes all shipping too and aircraft
The US Military will enforce the quarantine including the sinking of ships and downing of aircraft if necessary
Have fun in isolation!
Javaman
(62,532 posts)yellowcanine
(35,701 posts)Generally cities with convention centers try to attract meetings to their city, not chase them off. New Orleans is slowly getting back on its feet since Katrina. This doesn't help.
KeepItReal
(7,769 posts)Numbnuts Jindal floated repealing the film tax credit scheme that brought so much production work to Louisiana the last few years.
Fortunately the outrage from people who actually give a damn about Louisiana (and not Iowa and New Hampshire like Jindal) made him back down.
magical thyme
(14,881 posts)Maybe not too late to move the venue to a better location.
KeepItReal
(7,769 posts)eom
magical thyme
(14,881 posts)Congratulations to Jindal for ruining this year's conference for them.
Hottest subject they have to discuss, and the people closest to it are banned.
philosslayer
(3,076 posts)Look, I'm no Bobby Jindal fan, but he goes by Bobby, not Piyush. Is there a racial element to referring to him as Piyush? What is the purpose of this? To me this is akin to the "Barack Hussein Obama" nonsense the right spouts. We're better than that.
KeepItReal
(7,769 posts)"Bobby" is just a nickname.
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)From Bobby Brady. Srsly.
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)They play the race card (!) anytime anyone utters the name "Piyush".
I just call him Booby.
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)At least, it did when researchers in the field were allowed to travel there.
MountainLaurel
(10,271 posts)First author is a Tulane doc. I'd love to know what he thinks of this.