Tuesday, November 04, 2014

Ebola News 11-4-2014 --- UPDATED





dnaIndia: WHO says big pharma did not develop Ebola vaccine because it affected 'poor' African nations only Nov. 4, 2014 4:49PM IST
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Telegraph: Inside a high-security Ebola isolation chamber November 4, 2014 Professor Christophe Rapp, chief of infectious diseases at Hospital Begin in eastern Paris, explains how the Ebola isolation chamber works
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BBC: West Africans in NY 'stigmatised' over Ebola fears November 4, 2014
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PTInews: World Bank Chief urges Asian health help in Africa
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Bloomberg: Ebola Travel Bans buy only time, not safety November 4, 2014
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AsiaOneNews: Asia must do more to help global Ebola fight November 4, 2014
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BrisbaneTimes: Ebola: Abbott government relents, will send Australian volunteers to treat victims November 4, 2014 5:23PM
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NBCNews: Nose Spray Ebola Vaccine Protects Monkeys November 4, 2014
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NewKerala: Inhaled Ebola vaccine could offer long-term protection November 4, 2014
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Amid fear of Ebola, travel restricted November 4, 2014 Temple U admin announced it does not support travel to guinea, Liberia or Sierra Leone
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Army.mil: Operation United Assistance Soldiers train first class of Ebola treatment unit workers November 4, 2014
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Reuters: Ebolacrisis highlights China's philanthropic shortfall November 4, 2014
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WSJ: A role for Japan in the fight against Ebola November 3, 2014 Japan's military is uniquely equipped to deal with disaster and humanitarian relief.
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St.AugustineRecordNews: After botching Ebola, WHO to pick new Africa bossNovember 4, 2014 12:03AM
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YahooNews: Ebola Outbreak may hold lessons for handling samples from MarsNovember 3, 2014
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IBT: Singapore imposes VISA requirements on Ebola-stricken West African nations
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ABS/CBN: Why aren't Chinese billionaires donating to help fight Ebola? 11/04/2014 2:50PM
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NPR: It turns out that fighting polio is good training to fight Ebola (in Nigeria)November 3, 2014 3:20PM ET
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TimesofIndia: Americans want quarantine for Ebola medics November 4, 2014 2:50PM IST
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Chron: Ebola kills Sierra Leone doctor, UN doubles staff November 3, 2014
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LATimes: Fifth doctor dies of Ebola in Sierra Leone November 3, 2014
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Daijiworld: UNICEF to increase staff in Africa to combat Ebola November 4, 2014
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NewsObserver: Duke Patient's first Ebola test negative November 3, 2014
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WaPo: You're more likely to catch Ebola than to receive marijuana-laced Halloween candy November 3,2 014 1:52PM
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CBCNews: Ebola outbreak prompts Canada to deploy more quarantine officers at airports November 3, 2014 2:43PM ET
Canada announces an additional $30.5million to fight Ebola
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SeekingAlpha: Ebola risk threatens Randgold Resources (gold mining) in MaliNovember 3, 2014
WHO treating Ebola situation in Mali as emergency
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KoreaTimes: World Bank chief asks Korea to help fight Ebola Novembr 4, 2014 17:57
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Reuters: UN's Ban warns against quarantining Ebola health workers Nov. 3, 2014
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Bloomberg: UN charters food ship for Africa as Ebola disrupts supply
November 3, 2014
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PennLive: Ebola: PA monitoring caseload rises 11/03/2014
Pennsylvania health officials as of Monday afternoon were monitoring 135 people for possible Ebola symptoms, an increase of 30 from last week.
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Cleveland.com: Ohioians under ebola monitoring dwindles to 52, officials expect to clear all late Monday
November 3, 2014
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ABC6: A dozen travelers being monitored for Ebola in Trenton, (NJ)November 3, 2014
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NewsOK: Ebola travel protocol created for Oklahoma County November 3, 2014
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KansasCityStar: Franken: Ebola victim's widow to get benefits
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UPDATE ---

Guardian: Fresh Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone raises fears of new infection chain 11/4/2014 7:11AM EST
Koinaugu had prided itself on being the only area to have kept Ebola at bay by operating self-imposed quarantine system 

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

MedicalPress: Ebola, Marburg viruses edit genetic material during infection November 4, 2014
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SunStarPampanga: Bizman lauds officials over quarantine reconsideration 11/04/2014
"CITY OF SAN FERNANDO -- Businessman and Pampanga Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. Vice-Chairman Rene Romero welcomed Tuesday the decision of higher Philippine authorities to quarantine in an isolated island the returning the 112 Filipino peacekeepers scheduled for pullout from Ebola-stricken Liberia, instead of the Philippine Peacekeeping Operations Center (PKOC) at Camp O’ Donnel in Capas Tarlac."
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FoxNews: Thousands in Sierra Leone break Ebola quarantine to find food Nov. 4, 2014
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Time: Ebola rates accelerate in Sierra Leone 11/4/2014 10:30AM ET
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Bloomberg: West Africa short 75% of needed beds for Ebola November 4, 2014
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MPRNews: Family is Ebola free after leaving Sierra Leone, Minnesotan says November 4, 2014
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ChicagoTribune: Isolate Ebola's Typhoid Marys
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KVUE/ABC: Local emergency leaders present Ebola preparedness plan (Austin) November 4, 2014
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Reuters: Exclusive: Shipping lines apply 'Ebola clause' to fend off virus risks November 4, 2014 30 minutes ago
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MyFoxNY: Company selling Ebola insurance to health workers
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News&Record: Two under voluntary quarantine in Guilford County, (NC)
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KPAX: Dillon nurse continues self-monitoring for Ebola (Boseman MT) November 4, 2014 32 minutes ago
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XeniaGazette: 445th Air Wing avoids mandatory quarantine Nov. 3, 2014 "A spokesperson for the 445th said while the crew is not in quarantine, members must take their temperatures twice a day for 21 days to watch for symptoms. They must also make a health report every two weeks.

The 445th delivered heavy equipment used to unload containers from ships in the African nation of Liberia."

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CBCNews: Winnipeg woman blasts Canada's ban on West African visas Nov. 4, 2014 8:57AM CT
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KMOO:TX: Hensarling Demands Accountability for HHS Ebola Response November 4, 2014 8:26AM
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CourierJournal: Preparing for Ebola (Muscle Shoals, AL) 11/4/2014 12:00AM
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WDEF12News: Gullah-Geechee Commission concerned about Ebola 11/4/2014 9:58AM (Charleston, SC)
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GettyImages: German Red Cross Launches Ebola Aid to Siera Leone November 4, 2014 12 minutes ago
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FoxNews: Ebola's orphans: Survivors care for children left behind by disease November 4, 2014
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IBT: Ebola Outbreak: Air Transport a critical problem for aid workers 11/3/2014 4:19PM
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WashingtonTimes: Ebola quarantines complicate holiday travel plans may deter aid workers 11/4/2014 Doctors, nurses could bypass Africa trips over fears of 21-day isolation upon return
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SanJoseMercuryNews: Ebola epidemic spurs hunt for new, faster tests November 3, 2014
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NewsNet5: Ebola watch period ending on Tuesday for people who came into contact with Amber Vinson November 3, 2014
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Anonymous said...

GatewayPundit: The Science Is Settled – Except When It’s Not… Scientists Say Ebola Virus May Incubate More Than 21 Days
Posted by Jim Hoft on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, 2:06 PM

Anonymous said...

ZeeNews: Ebola deadlier, more widespread than we think November 5, 2014 5 hours ago
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UKReuters: Worst Ebola outbreak on record tests global response Nov. 5, 2014 10 hours ago
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ABCNews: Spanish nurse who beat Ebola to be discharged November 5, 2014 5:18AM ET
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Bloomberg: Ebola trend uneven as UN worries 'like mad' about rebound
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CNN: Countries with travel restrictions in place Nov. 5, 2014 17 hours ago
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Independent: Ebola in Africa: This is how much of the continent is really affected
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BBC: British troops arrive in Sierra Leone to fight Ebola November 5, 2014 2:44AM ET
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KSL: Feds reject NJ hospital's mobile unit for Ebola Nov. 5, 2014 17 minutes ago
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Newser: Amid Ebola epidemic, World Health Organization veteran is elected as its next Africa chief November 5, 2014 1 minute ago
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Vestnik/Kavkaza: Kazakhstan prepares for Ebola November 5, 2014 9:49AM
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JamicaGleaner: Getting ready for Ebola - PAHO, WHO mobilise preparedness teams in Caribbean, Latin America November 5, 2014
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WorkersWorld: New Yorkers ACT-UP against Ebola Nov. 5, 2014
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IBT: Ebola 'Miracle Cure' promoted by Genesis II Church of Health and Healing in New Zealand (video) Nov. 5, 2014
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Post: World Bank chief sees mixed progress in West Africa Ebola battle November 5, 2014
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USAToday: NY bishop bans priest travel to West Africa November 4, 2014
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Anonymous said...

Newsday: Only those at high-risk of Ebola to be quarantined November 4, 2014 6:17PM "Gov. Rick Perry said Tuesday that health-care workers and other residents returning from WEst Africa won't be quarantined in Texas if they have no symptoms of Ebola and aren't considered high risk, as suggested by a task force he assembeled to advise Texas on its resonse to the deadly virus"
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NBCDallas: Texas Ebola task force recommends 4 risk levels November 4, 2014 14 hours ago
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io9: A legal challenge to the Ebola quarantine would probably fail November 4, 2014 11:34AM
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MinneapolisStarTribune: Australia plans to staff 100-bed Ebola hospital in Sierra Leone in new deal with Britain 11/5/2014
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AL.com: Hoover (Alabama) firfighters prepare for Ebola threat November 4, 2014
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ChicagoTribune: Journalist returns to Chicago from disease-plagued Liberia November 4, 2014 12 hours ago
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JapanTimes: Authorities move ahead with plans to disclose info on suspected Ebola cases November 5, 2014
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AllAfrica: Liberia Ebola update: Lofa, others report zero case in four weeks November 4, 2014 17 hours ago
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NPR: Researchers tap web chatter to figure out who's sick Nov. 4, 2014
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FLTimesUnionJX: Equipment to construct Ebola treatment units in WAfrica loaded onto ship in Jacksonville November 4, 2014
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Anonymous said...


Metro: Security guard banned from work over Ebola fears after he went to Nigeria
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PhilStar: Returning Filipino peacekeepers from Liberia to stay in 'paradise island' during quarantine November 5 2014 7:14PM
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DailyBeast: Fighting Ebola and starvation in Sierra Leone November 5, 2014
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WRAL: Person County (NC) quarantine to keep public calm over Ebola scare 4:45 11/4/2014
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Cleveland.com: Akron bridal shop re-opens hours before Ebola quarantine set to expire (photos) Nov. 4, 2014
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NBCNews: No-fly zone: Ebola quarantine rules keep researchers away November 4, 2014
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FarmingtonDailyTimes (NM): The Governors who cried quarantine 11/4/2014 10:22 PM MST
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WNAX: Americans back quarantine for returning Ebola workers 11/4/2014 7:31
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MarineLog: Seafarers on returning to US aid ships face quarantine November 4, 2014
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