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Doctor To Examine ‘Ebola In Texas’
Oct. 10, 2014
SHSU Media Contact: Jennifer Gauntt
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| A colored transmission electron micro graph of a single Ebola virus, the cause of Ebola fever. —From the BBC website |
With the death of the first Ebola patient in Texas and growing discussion in the news over the potential for the disease to spread into an Africa-like pandemic, Sam Houston State University’s health service and promotion department will explore the state’s Ebola “readiness” with a special guest lecturer on Thursday (Oct. 16).
Dr. James Mobley, Local Health Authority for San Patricio County, will discuss “Ebola in Texas: Are We Ready?” an update on the first Ebola case diagnosed in the United States.
His presentation will begin at 4 p.m. in the Smith-Hutson Business Building’s Haney Auditorium, in Room 186.
Mobley’s discussion will examine the intricacies of the disease, including what the disease is; its cause and probable mode of transmission; health care universal precautions to protect patients and avoid direct contact with infectious agents; and the disease surveillance and response readiness of the public health system in Texas.
“The Ebola situation is changing everyday, the outbreak is not contained in West Africa, and both health providers and people who have been in contact with Ebola patients are traveling to multiple destinations worldwide,” said Miguel Zuniga, SHSU health services and promotion department chair.
“The general public is learning about the situation from the news media, a source that may not have the most accurate information to educate the public,” he said. “This lecture is an opportunity to hear from a Local Health Authority who is appraised daily on the status of the situation in Texas.”
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Dr. James Mobley |
Mobley received his commission in the Army Medical Service Corps from Texas A&M in 1969, after which he attended medical school and was transferred to the Army Medical Corps.
He retired from the U.S. Army with the rank of brigadier general after 38 years of service, during which time he was commanding general of the 807th Medical Command and won numerous military awards and recognitions.
He currently also serves as president of Medical Arts Clinics in Portland, Texas, and is chair of the Regional Health Awareness Board for Corpus Christi, Nueces County and San Patricio County.
Mobley graduated from Texas A&M University with a bachelor’s degree in zoology, received his medical degree from the University of Texas Medical School at San Antonio in 1973, and his Master of Public Health degree from Texas A&M School of Rural Public Health in 2013.
He is board certified in family medicine and a fellow of the American Academy of Family Practice.
He has special training in epidemiology, nuclear weapons accidents, biological warfare incidents, and occupational health.
For more information, contact Zuniga at zuniga@shsu.edu.
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