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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NYSun: Rx for dissembling on Ebola is a dose of humility prescribed by the votersNovember 3, 2014

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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 

Ebola News 10-27-2014 - Quarantine Not Necessary, Huh?

CBS 60 Minutes: Inside the first US Ebola diagnosis,Thomas Eric Duncan
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TheHill: ER nurse: Duncan lied about exposure to Ebola

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UK DailyMail: Five-year-old boy is being tested for Ebola at NY hospital after returning from family trip to West Africa  
Child was reportedly vomiting and had a 103-degree temperature 

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LibertyNewsonline: Ebola Quarantine Nurse's Ties to CDC Scrubbed from Web; Was it a staged OP to invoke opposition to quarantines? 

-----NYPost: Manager claims tenant who bowled with Ebola doctor is under home quarantine

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Fox&Friends: NY Governor Cuomo loosens Ebola quarantine restrictions after criticism 
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ValleyNewsLive: IBM Launches Humanitarian Initiatives to Help Contain Ebola Outbreak in Africa 
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IBM Partners with Airtel and Echo Mobile to Launch Ebola Containment Initiaties in Africa 
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ChinaDaily: China sends more relief to help stem Ebola 
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HealthCanal: Blood from Ebola Survivors tested as short-term treatment option
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TheLocalSpain: They treated us as scum: husband of Ebola nurse 
The husband of Spanish nursing assistant Teresa Romero who beat the Ebola virus has slammed the handling of the country's Ebola crisis as a "complete disaster", saying he now plans to take Madrid's health boss to court over comments made about him and his wife.
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NewsAsia Australia suspends immigration from Ebola-hit nations 
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CBS: With states stepping in, can Obama control the US Ebola response? 
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WashingtonTimes: Ebola health worker quarantines pit politics against science 
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ABCNews: NYC Ebola Patient 'Looks Better' After Plasma Treatment 
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TWCNews: NY1 Exclusive: Liberian President's Son Offers Unique Perspective on Ebola 
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AllAfrica: Liberia: UNICEF Develops Critical Ebola Data Flow
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AllAfrica: Liberia: US Brings in More Materials for Ebola Fight
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AllAfrica: Liberia: Finance Ministrers From Affected Ebola Region Want Aid Scale Up
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AllAfrica: Liberia: Corruption Spreads Ebola! Cllr. Verdier Observes
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AllAfrica: WestAfrica: 'Ebola Virus Epidemic in Africa Poised to Explode'
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YahooFinance: Kaiser Permanente Calls For Highest Honor and Best Treatment for Volunteers Returning From Fighting Ebola in West Africa
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RIANovosti: US, WHO to bring experimental Ebola vaccine to Liberia
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NYorkers learn hard Ebola Lessons from Dallas
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Bloomberg: What does Médecins Sans Frontières Teach Its Doctors?
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Yahoo: FACTBOX: Ebola cases in the US
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MYSA: Pentagon Ebola medical team trains at BAMC
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ScientificAmerican: Inside the 4 US biocontainment hospitals that are stopping Ebola [video]
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Fox: WHO sending Ebola experts to Mali, 43 people monitored for virus
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EPICInsurance: Protecting Those Who protect others: First Responders and Healthcare Workers Eligible for Never-Before-Offered Ebola Insurance Coverage Offered through Lloyds of London
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WTAE: Pennsylvania to monitor travelers from Ebola-striken area
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Yahoo/AFP: 'Active monitoring' for travelers from WAfrica to US : CDC

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Reuters: Mauritania closes border with Mali over Ebola fears 

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Daily Caller: Obama [successfuly] reduces Ebola quarantine protections [in NY & NJ]

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo buckled Sunday afternoon and announced that travelers could serve their quarantine time at home. New Jersy Gov. Chris Christie, retrrated late Sunday night, and approved home quarantines. In both states the home quarantines will be monitored by state health officials.

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CNBC: New test can spot Ebola in 30 minutes
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JapanNews: Man with fever arrives at Haeda, to be screened for Ebola
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IndustryWeek: Ebola Drug Maker Fujifilm to buy US Vaccine Manufaturer Kalon Biotheraputics AFP 10/27/2014
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TheHealthSite: Ebola in US: Expert tips to make your child aware about Ebola10/27/2014 5:50PM
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NY1: A Messy Ebola Policy for the Governor October 27, 2014 9:13AM
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TPR: Ebola Team Trained at JBSA Cleared for Duty October 27, 2014 8:24AM (note unfortunate image provided by DoD illustrates men not covered to CDC's Ebola standards)
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Campaigns&Elections: Ebola Sparks Worry For Some Dallas Poll Workers October 27, 2014
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DominicanToday: Bales of used garments could spread Ebola, tetile-makers warnoctober 27, 2014 9:37AM
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Daijiworld: Only two people reamin in hospital after Spain Ebola scare October 27, 2014 7:05:48PM IST
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Fox: JointChiefs Recommend 21 day Mandatory Ebola Quarantine for Military to Hagel 

CBSNews: 11 US Soldiers returning from Liberia monitored in isolation for Ebola in Italy for 21 days 30 more expected today
10/27/2014

Cranky CDC nurse . . .ok to go home for self-monitoring.

Haaretz: Latest Updates/Boy, 5, tested for Ebola in NY 10/27/2014 6:03PM
what took so long? That poor child!
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RAPS: FDA Authorizes Use of New, Substantially Faster Ebola Diagnostic Tests
October 27, 2014
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WSJ: EU Ebola Chief to Visit Affected Region
Christos Stylianides to Travel to Africa Next Month
(hmmmm, at the same moment that Samantha Powers is there? Whats up with that? Who knew, EU has Ebola Czar too!)
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Breitbart: Ebola Aide Doc: I'm not telling my team to tell the truth
October 27, 2014 8:33AM PDT
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RollCall: Clapper Identifies Airport Insiders and Ebola As Key Aviation ThreatsOctober 27, 2014 11:32AM

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Breaking News

New York child, 5, who recently returned from Guinea tests negative for Ebola

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Bloomberg: nse Suits in Short Supply Amid Demand 10/27/2014 6:10pm

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WBALTV: University of Maryland Medical Center patient isolated for Ebola testing. Published On: Oct 27 2014 06:24:44 PM EDT
Updated On: Oct 27 2014 06:26:20 PM EDT

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Bloomberg: States Not Forced to Follow CDC Protocols, Earnest SaysOct. 27 (Bloomberg) -- White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest speaks about the U.S. response to the Ebola outbreak, the outlook for Ebola guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's handling of U.S. air-bag recalls. Earnest speaks at the daily White House news briefing. (Source: Bloomberg)

Ebola News 10-23-2014 - America is Beating Ebola - UPDATES

Forbes: America Is Beating Ebola: Every Patient Taken To An Elite US Hospital Has Survived 

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NYPost: Doctor who treated Ebola patients rushed to NYC hospital 
The Big Apple may have its first case of Ebola...103 fever & nausea...returned to New York City from Africa 10 days ago

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DelawareOnline: Woman Charged With Falsely Reporting Ebola Risk 

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DetroitNews: Liberians threaten to break Ebola isolation over food 
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ABCNews: North Korea Steps up Ebola Measures 
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USAToday: Nurse on front lines of Ebola paints devastating picture 
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WGNTv: Ebola-infected nurse (Vinson) to leave isolation

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NBCFW: Ebola Patient's fiance (Louise Troh) unable to find new home  
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DallasBusinessJournal: Revenue plummets 25% at Texas Health Presbyterian after Ebola cases 
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CrawleyNewsUK: Two Patients tested (negative) for Ebola at East Surrey Hospital
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HSToday.US: New Ebola Rapid Testing Technologies Will Detect Surface and Airborne Infectious Viruses in Minutes 
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WaPo: US plans 21-day monitoring of people who arrive from Ebola-stricken nations
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AP-GfK Poll: Many doubt hospitals can handle Ebola
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SowetanLive: Ebola riot in Sierra leone kills two as WHO to launch vaccine trials 
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Examiner: CDC admitted disease imported as states data reveals illegal immigrant links 
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NPR: Ebola Evacuees: Who are they, Where'd they go, How'd they fare?

(you will notice the USStateDept. is listed as the flight provider, that is the Phoenix Air jet mentioned in this link:
CDC Ebola Plane N163PA Scheduled to Go to Africa Tonight? (Atlanta-Bermuda-Dakar) yesterday
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NYT: 9 in Connecticut Being Watched for Symptoms of Ebola as of 10/22/2014

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NYDailyNews: Doctor who treated Ebola patients in Guinea rushed to Bellevue Hospital with fever 10/23/2014 2;49 PM

The drama unfolded shortly before noon on W. 147th St., where FDNY hazardous materials specialists sealed off the apartment as EMS rushed the doctor, clad in an exposure suit, to Bellevue. He told authorities that he recently got back from Guinea, where he had been treating patients.

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TIME: #thebrief: What are the rights of people quarantined for Ebola?

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StreetInsider: Ebola Stocks on Watch on Possible New York Case

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33-year-old, Dr. Craig Spencer quarantined himself inside his Harlem apartment AFTER his fever spiked

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Pray it's a false alarm, and this is just a touch of flu or some less alarming malady easily treated and cured. If positive, he's been in NYC for 10 days...God only knows how many contacts he's made.

NPR, July, 2014: The Only Solution To Ebola Is Total Containment

Erik Rush writes:

This week, Drs. Thomas Frieden and Anthony Fauci, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and director of the National Institute of Infectious Diseases respectively, doubled down on their propaganda, illogic and misrepresentations regarding the procedures for handling the Ebola virus and the dynamics of contagion. 

On Fox News’ “The Kelly File” Tuesday, Frieden gave nebulous assurances that all possible precautions were being taken to combat the spread of Ebola in the U.S., and stated that “we’ve been treating Ebola for decades.”

The truth is, Frieden ruled out a travel ban FROM West Africa. That is to say, he made it clear there will be no ban against people from West Africa traveling to the United States.

So, is this normally the way Ebola is treated?

Erik Rush goes on:

...  all of this experience (in "treating" Ebola) has been restricted to the African continent, where conditions are so abysmal that absolute containment has been the norm. This has included quarantines, travel bans, martial law and the burning of entire villages after outbreaks. 

As far as treatment goes, the only thing anyone has been able to do for Ebola patients to date is to make them as comfortable as possible until they either recover or die.

 That doesn't sound like "treatment" to me. That sounds like isolation.

In fact, I have heard it said, the only thing that has stopped an outbreak of Ebola in the past is the fact that it has affected rural areas which are natural isolated from other areas. And that once it works it's way through the local population, it is effectively over because it has no other human to affect.

Here's an interview from NPR, with a Ebola healthcare worker, July 2014:

Can you describe the treatment center?

It's basically a compound with a series of different tents. There are tents where people get suited up to go in. Another tent seems to be for storage, and one of the tents contains a lab. Then there's a double fence about 3 1/2 feet high, made of orange plastic mesh. They designed the fence so people can see where the patients are, so it wouldn't seem as if the patients are completely walled off.

Why a double fence?

So no one can get within 6 feet of someone who has Ebola. In case a patient from the isolation area reaches out or vomits, [Doctors Without Borders] wants to make sure there won't be any accidental contamination.

How do the doctors record information on the patients?

Doctors go into the isolation area completely suited up, do their rounds and write down what's happening with patients. Then they stand next to the fence and shout out to people on the other side of the fence [information about each patient]. Say, for patient 105, the doctor says, "diarrhea, vomiting." Then the doctor's notes [made inside the isolation area] are burned.

Where do they burn the notes?

They have a big pit in the back.

What else do they burn?

They burn everything. They say nothing comes out of isolation — although obviously they're taking blood samples out. People come out. They strip off their protective gear, the Tyvek suits they put over their entire body and shoes.

When they get suited up, you do not see a bit of skin as they're going in. There are multiple layers of gloves, goggles, a mask. As they're coming out all that stuff gets stripped off. Some things like rubber aprons and boots are disinfected and reused. But they burn the whole suit. A suit costs about 60 euros [about $80], and they use 70 or 80 suits a day.

What do you know about the isolation area?

There are about nine tents inside, with patients separated by whether they are suspect, probable or confirmed cases. 

Ok, so this tells us a lot. It tells us

1) the way to "treat" Ebola is to treat it as if it's going to kill anyone who comes in contact with it.

2) all clothes, notes, bodies, etc., must be burned. Nothing can be allowed to leave the Ebola tent.

3) EVEN INSIDE THE TENT, which is completely isolated from human beings, THERE ARE "PROBABLE" AND "SUSPECT" CASES. People who MIGHT have Ebola are put in the tent, even if the Doctors are not SURE they have Ebola.

So, if this is the case, do you believe Thomas Frieden when he implies he is doing everything he can do, and that it is reasonable to allow people to travel from Ebola Hot Zones INTO the United States?

Do you believe him?

I don't.

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AFRICA: BORDER CLOSURES SAVED US

Patient in Isolation at Richmond Hospital, Recently Traveled From West Africa

Patient in Isolation at Richmond Hospital, Recently Traveled From West Africa
Health officials in Richmond have isolated a patient after recent travel history to West Africa.
MGN Online

Health officials in Richmond have isolated a patient, after checking into a the CrossOver Ministry health clinic with a low-grade fever.

The Richmond City Health Department says the patient had recently traveled to Liberia, and are monitoring the patient, testing for diseases not consistent with Ebola.

Health officials say they will only test for Ebola if both the hospital and Centers for Disease Control find it necessary.

"Due to the patients travel history and low grade fever, it was determined to have further diagnostic testing, which may include and Ebola test, if the test would be valuable, and with CDC approval," said Dr. Don Stern, of the Richmond City Health Department.

The health department says the clinic has handled this matter very professionally, and will share the test results once they come back.

This is a developing story.