Topeka Mayor reports anti-Phelps letters praised
Topeka Mayor Bill Bunten says letters warning other cities of protests by Westboro Baptist Church have been well received. Mayors from Madison, Iowa City, Orange City and Sutherlin plus a Nevada town board chair thanked Bunten for alerts and support in disassociating Topeka from Phelps.
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Westboro
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Madison
Wis
David J. Ciesiewicz
Iowa City
Iowa
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Nebraska Biocontainment Unit Could Lead Avian Flu Response
The 10 bed unit at Nebraska Medical Center Omaha is the nation’s largest quarantine and treatment facility. It has not been activated since opening in March 2005 but was tested in a recent emergency drill with smallpox simulations. Experts say activation would require state medical officer approval and could handle diseases including smallpox avian influenza and tuberculosis.
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U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases
Fort Detrick
Vander Linden
CDC
Emory University Hospital
Atlanta
Laney Skelly
Patricia Lenaghan
Chris Newton
Health and Human Services
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