Illinois to create statewide Ebola task force

By Washington Examiner

Published October 17, 2014 8:23pm ET

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Illinois to create statewide Ebola task force — Registered nurse Keene Roadman, stands fully dressed in personal protective equipment during a training class at the Rush University Medical Center, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014, in Chicago. With hospital workers increasingly in the spotlight of concern over the spread of the Ebola virus, the hospital held a training session for a team of medical professionals with expertise in intensive care and infection control. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast) | Charles Rex Arbogast

CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois’ public health chief says Gov. Pat Quinn has ordered the creation of a statewide task force meant to strengthen the state’s response to any arrival of the Ebola virus.

The Illinois Department of Public Health made that announcement Friday, along with disclosing the state is among only a few designated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to perform Ebola testing.

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