No new Ebola cases in the United States. THANK GOD!
How 1 Doctor Helped Save Nigeria From Ebola
Courageous woman who probably saved hundreds, if not thousands. The other critical piece in Nigeria fighting a winning battle is that the government closed the borders to people from other Ebola affected nations.
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Ebola Spreading Like Wildfire In Western Sierra Leone
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CDC Announces Additional "Protocols" For Travelers Coming to US from Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Guinea
First of all, all travelers originating from those countries (whether by direct or indirect flight) will have to terminate at one of five specified airports, which I guess will supposedly be given additional training so they can perform better screenings.
But the only screening specified is... taking the passenger's temperature. Something we already know doesn't work.
This is obviously a political move designed to pretend that we're blocking ebola cases from entering the US. But the maneuver itself is calculated to not block potential ebola cases.
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US Army lab plays key role in helping to fight the spread of Ebola
Researchers Dr. Christopher Doona and Florence Feeherry of the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Development, and Engineering Center developed next generation decontamination technologies that safely, conveniently, and controllably generate chlorine dioxide (ClO2) without acids or power. ClO2 kills bacterial spores, viruses, and vegetative cells, while minimizing hazards to the user and the environment.
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WHO: Ebola vaccine trials in W. Africa in January
GENEVA (AP) - Tens of thousands of doses of experimental Ebola vaccines could be available for "real-world" testing in West Africa as soon as January as long as they are deemed safe, a top World Health Organization official said Tuesday.
Vocativ: Rwanda Starts Testing American Visitors for Ebola
(yeah, you read it right the first time)
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(yeah, you read it right the first time)
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SunNews: UCH raises alarm over Lassa fever in Ibadan October 20, 2014
(NIGERIA)
"...management was particularly worried about the development because the ailment belonged to the same family of hemorrhagic fever like the dreaded Ebola disease virus (EVD), which had raised global concern in recent times due to the level of fatality it had caused, especially in some parts of West Africa.
“Within the last two months, we have had about 80 samples suspected of hemorrhagic fever. Out of the 80, we are having close to 27 being positive. That is about 35 to 40 per cent. That is very high,” he said, while calling for urgent action to stem the tide."
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10/20/2014 LATimes: Ebola-free Nigeria hailed as 'success story' in battling outbreak
Lassa fever, a serious viral disease spread by contact with infected rodents, is estimated to infect hundreds of thousands of people per year across the countries of Sierra Leone, Guinea, Liberia and Nigeria in West Africa, with approximately five thousand deaths annually. In some areas of Sierra Leone, up to 16 percent of people admitted to hospitals have Lassa fever. Lassa fever is also associated with occasional epidemics, during which the case-fatality rate can reach 50 percent.
See (unfamiliar source/hyperlinked data appear to source appropriately) this August 4th link :
Tulane, USAMRIID, DoD, Bioengineered Ebola/Lassa Hybrid
(NIGERIA)
"...management was particularly worried about the development because the ailment belonged to the same family of hemorrhagic fever like the dreaded Ebola disease virus (EVD), which had raised global concern in recent times due to the level of fatality it had caused, especially in some parts of West Africa.
“Within the last two months, we have had about 80 samples suspected of hemorrhagic fever. Out of the 80, we are having close to 27 being positive. That is about 35 to 40 per cent. That is very high,” he said, while calling for urgent action to stem the tide."
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10/20/2014 LATimes: Ebola-free Nigeria hailed as 'success story' in battling outbreak
Lassa fever, a serious viral disease spread by contact with infected rodents, is estimated to infect hundreds of thousands of people per year across the countries of Sierra Leone, Guinea, Liberia and Nigeria in West Africa, with approximately five thousand deaths annually. In some areas of Sierra Leone, up to 16 percent of people admitted to hospitals have Lassa fever. Lassa fever is also associated with occasional epidemics, during which the case-fatality rate can reach 50 percent.
See (unfamiliar source/hyperlinked data appear to source appropriately) this August 4th link :
Tulane, USAMRIID, DoD, Bioengineered Ebola/Lassa Hybrid
German clinic forced to scrap two machines worth £1m because Ebola patient vomited on them
He recovered after five weeks of intense treatment but not before vomiting on two expensive machines - first vomited on a mobile x-ray machine and then on an equally expensive ultrasound scanner
that now must be scrapped.
He recovered after five weeks of intense treatment but not before vomiting on two expensive machines - first vomited on a mobile x-ray machine and then on an equally expensive ultrasound scanner
that now must be scrapped.
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MariettaDailyJournal: Cherokee inmate being monitored for Ebola
Justin Clay St. Germaine, 33, of Lawrenceville, was arrested Oct. 9 (after returning from work in Gabon, a west African country)
and charged with child molestation in Woodstock. Germaine is charged in Woodstock on two counts of aggravated child molestation, and one count each of child molestation and rape, and is being held at the Cherokee County Adult Detention Center with no bond, Baker said.
“The suspect had been on an oil rig off the coast of Gabon, which is not on the watch list,” Baker explained Tuesday. “He was screened prior to entering the Cherokee County Adult Detention Center and showed no symptoms.”
MailOnline: Curfew in Sierra Leone town after rioting, shooting over Ebola case 10/21/2014 13:57 EST
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TRNS: WHO Committee to hold third emergency meeting on Ebola 10/21/2014
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US Army lab plays key role in helping to fight the spread of Ebola 54 minutes ago
Researchers Dr. Christopher Doona and Florence Feeherry of the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Development, and Engineering Center developed next generation decontamination technologies that safely, conveniently, and controllably generate chlorine dioxide (ClO2) without acids or power. ClO2 kills bacterial spores, viruses, and vegetative cells, while minimizing hazards to the user and the environment.
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WHO: Ebola vaccine trials in W. Africa in January
10/21/2014 12:57PM
GENEVA (AP) - Tens of thousands of doses of experimental Ebola vaccines could be available for "real-world" testing in West Africa as soon as January as long as they are deemed safe, a top World Health Organization official said Tuesday.
Vocativ: Rwanda Starts Testing American Visitors for Ebola 10/21/2014 14:57EDT
(yeah, you read it right the first time)
SunNews: UCH raises alarm over Lassa fever in Ibadan October 20, 2014
(NIGERIA)
"...management was particularly worried about the development because the ailment belonged to the same family of hemorrhagic fever like the dreaded Ebola disease virus (EVD), which had raised global concern in recent times due to the level of fatality it had caused, especially in some parts of West Africa.
“Within the last two months, we have had about 80 samples suspected of hemorrhagic fever. Out of the 80, we are having close to 27 being positive. That is about 35 to 40 per cent. That is very high,” he said, while calling for urgent action to stem the tide."
****Notes:
10/20/2014 LATimes: Ebola-free Nigeria hailed as 'success story' in battling outbreak
Lassa fever, a serious viral disease spread by contact with infected rodents, is estimated to infect hundreds of thousands of people per year across the countries of Sierra Leone, Guinea, Liberia and Nigeria in West Africa, with approximately five thousand deaths annually. In some areas of Sierra Leone, up to 16 percent of people admitted to hospitals have Lassa fever. Lassa fever is also associated with occasional epidemics, during which the case-fatality rate can reach 50 percent.
See (unfamiliar source/hyperlinked data appear to source appropriately) this August 4th link :
Tulane, USAMRIID, DoD, Bioengineered Ebola/Lassa Hybrid
German clinic forced to scrap two machines worth £1m because Ebola patient vomited on them
He recovered after five weeks of intense treatment but not before vomiting on two expensive machines - first vomited on a mobile x-ray machine and then on an equally expensive ultrasound scanner
that now must be scrapped.
Gallup: Americans' Confidence in Government to Handle Ebola Drops 10/21
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HumanEvents: 'New' CDC Ebola Strategy Still Too Dangerous
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WaPo: Ebola czar starts work Wednesday Oct. 22, 2014 6:00AM
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TheHill: Lobbyists mobilize on Ebola virus 10/22 6:00AM ...most of the Ebola lobbying is concentrated in the healthcare industry, including companies that have treatments or vaccines in development, other groups are making their voices heard.
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ABCNews: Liberians Exiled by Ebola Pray for End of Outbreak 10/22 5:50AM
Hundreds of Liberians are stranded in Ghana, separated from their families because of poverty, fear and logistics. Some are waiting for flights to resume after most airlines cancelled flights to Liberia.
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ABC7: 2 Patients with Ebola-Like Symptoms Monitored at Chicago HospitalsOfficials said they do not believe either patient was exposed to the virus.
One patient is a child who traveled from Liberia to O'Hare International Airport and threw up on the plane. The second patient is an adult and in isolation at Rush University Medical Center. That passenger traveled from Liberia to the U.S. alone.
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NBCNY: Passenger Lands at Newark with Fever, Evaluated at Hospital for Ebola: Sources 10/22 5:31AM
Liberian national traveled from Liberia to Brussels to Newark on United Airline Flight 998 Tuesday
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YahooNews: Red Cross head says Ebola travel bans "irrational" Reuters 47 minutes ago
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theLocal.IT: Woman suffers racist 'Ebola' attack in Rome10/22 12:04GMT
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IBT: Leicester Ebola Hoax is 'Racist Campaign' by Nationalist News Site The Daily Bale
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11KKTV: Fort Carson Soldiers Get Ebola Training before Africa Trip 10/22, 2014
615th Engineer Company, 52nd Engineer Battalion will learn how to use personal protective equipment.
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AllAfrica: Liberia: JFK Health Workers on strike-AGAIN 10/22/2014
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BBCNewsAfrica: Ebola: WHO set for emergency talks on travel curbs 10/22 6:32ET
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KDUZ: Ebola/MN staffer traveling to Africa to help father 10/22/2014
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A St. Paul public school staffer plans to travel to Sierra Leone to help her father, who is stricken with Ebola.
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AllAfrica: Liberia: WHO Agrees to Failure in Managing Ebola? 10/21/2014
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ITProPortal: Don't get caught out by this Ebola-themed malware scam. 10/22/2014
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Insurer ACE says excluding Ebola cover on some new and renewal policies 10/22/2014 2:39PM IST London
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BIDNESSNews: NewLink traded up 10% on WHO's announcement it's VSV-EBOV vaccine will be tested on 20k front line HCW treating Ebola in Africa 10/22/2014 6:54AM
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HorseedMedia: Ugandan troops in Somalia urged to fight against the spread of Ebola 10/22/2014
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AllAfrica: Liberia GOL-Ebola Cases Drastically Dropped at Foya Ebola Treatment Unit 10/22/2014
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TheTelegraph: Ebola crisis 'unlikely to beunder control within a year', says pharma boss Paul Stoffels, J&J's chief scientific officer, says size of epidemic means it will take more than a year to contain.
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FoxNews: RedCross official says Ebola outbreak could be contained in four to six months 10/22/2014
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USAToday: Urgent-care clinics ill-equipped to treat Ebola 10/21/2014
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