The Illinois Department of Public Health designated the IPC to handle Ebola calls due to its ability to handle a large capacity of calls and easily disseminate information to a large number of the state’s residents.
The IPC has previously served as the hotline for other viruses such as MERS and H1N1, according to the report.
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