Illinois residents with questions about Ebola will now have access to answers.
Illinois Department of Public Health Director, Dr. LaMar Hasbrouck, announced Thursday that an Ebola hotline has been activated in Illinois to answer residents’ questions.
The hotline will be staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week, according to a release from the IDPH.
Managed by staff from the Illinois Poison Center, hotline operators will be able to answer questions like how Ebola is spread, who is at risk of being infected, as well as how the state is responding to recent reports.
The hotline number is (800) 889-3931.
