The Rotary Club of Cedar Park plans to hold a special program Oct. 28 that will include information about local response and preparedness for the Ebola virus.

Jim Knight, a registered nurse and director of emergency services at Cedar Park Regional Medical Center, will provide a briefing on the readiness of CPRMC to handle an incident of Ebola in Cedar Park.

The Cedar Park Rotary Club meeting starts at 7 a.m. in classrooms No. 1 and No. 2 inside CPRMC, 1401 Medical Parkway, Cedar Park. Rotary Club Secretary Ken Burgess said breakfast is available for $10, and coffee without a meal costs $4. The meeting is free and open to the public.

The Ebola virus has killed about 4,500 people in Africa, according to the World Health Organization. On Oct. 8 the virus claimed its first American victim, Thomas Eric Duncan, in Dallas.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as of Oct. 21, there have been three confirmed Ebola cases in the U.S. and 10 individuals who were in contact with the virus who completed CDC surveillance. An additional 111 people are considered to have been possibly exposed to the Ebola virus, and 50 of those people have completed CDC surveillance to ensure they do not carry the virus.

For more updates about the U.S. response to the West African Ebola outbreak, visit the CDC's website: www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/outbreaks/2014-west-africa.