Ebola Imported From Sierra Leone To United States

WTOP-DC: American who contracted Ebola arrives at Maryland hospital March 13, 2015 4:32PM
"BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — An American health care worker who contracted Ebola while volunteering in a Sierra Leone treatment unit is in serious condition after arriving at the National Institutes of Health’s hospital near Washington, officials said Friday.

Meanwhile, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it was checking on people in Sierra Leone, including other Americans, who had contact with the health care worker and may have been exposed to the virus."
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YahooNews: At least 10 Americans being flown to US after possible Ebola exposure - 1 hour ago
"(Reuters) - At least 10 Americans possibly exposed to the deadly Ebola virus were being flown to the United States from Sierra Leone for observation, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Saturday.
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They will be transported by non-commercial air transport and will be housed near the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, the National Institutes of Health in Maryland, or Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, the CDC said.

All of the individuals who are being flown back to the United States are free of symptoms, the CDC said."

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

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

UH OH

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.

Ebola News --- 10-8-2014 - UPDATED AT BOTTOM OF POST

Coast Guard sector issues new steps on Ebola virus 2:55 pm, Tuesday, October 7, 2014 
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A U.S. Coast Guard sector says it will contact ships that have recently been to Ebola-affected countries to ask whether passengers have symptoms of the virus before they are allowed into port.

The sector, which includes parts of New York and Connecticut, issued to the maritime community in Long Island Sound on Monday a bulletin that describes protocols being put into place due to the Ebola outbreak.

NBCNews: Save Excalibur! Pet Lovers Unite to Protect Ebola Patient's Dog

First published October 8 2014, 4:26 AM

Canadian Ebola vaccine license holder moving ahead with safety trials
October 8, 2014 8:43 a.m.
TORONTO - With talk turning to the idea that Ebola vaccines and drugs may be needed to quell the West African outbreak, the tiny U.S. company that holds the licence for a Canadian-made vaccine says it is working as fast as it can to get that option tested and ready for use.

NewLink Genetics says at least five clinical trials involving the vaccine, known as VSV-EBOV, will soon be under way in the United States, Germany, Switzerland and in an unnamed African country which is not battling Ebola. As well, the Canadian government has said it wants to conduct a trial in this country.

AP: Doc: Spanish woman touched face with ebola glove
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — Spanish health officials say they are investigating whether a nursing assistant infected with Ebola got the disease after she touched her face with protective gloves after leaving the quarantine room where an Ebola victim was being treated.

Dr. German Ramirez says nursing assistant Teresa Romero says she remembers she once touched her face with the gloves.

Health officials have said Romero twice entered the room of Spanish missionary Manuel Garcia Viejo, who died of Ebola on Sept. 25 in Madrid. She went in once to change his diaper and also entered after he died to retrieve unspecified items.

Ramirez said Wednesday that Romero believes she touched her face with the glove after her first entry into the priest's room.

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Note: This nurse ['s aid] is reported to have entered the priest's room only twice. Once to change his diaper, the second time to collect and dispose of his things.

Third Health Worker Hospitalized Over Ebola in Spain 


A spokesman for Spain's regional health department said the hospital worker, whose name wasn't disclosed, had a slight fever, one possible early symptom of Ebola. The aide was part of the medical team that treated Manuel García Viejo, a 69-year-old Spanish missionary who contracted Ebola in Sierra Leone and was evacuated to Madrid. He died in late September

Flight attendants call for tougher Ebola screens at airports
Wednesday - 10/8/2014, 8:17am ET

The Association of Flight Attendants (AFA) says new, stronger measures must be implemented in Ebola virus hotspots to keep anyone with likely symptoms grounded. 

The union representing nearly 60,000 Flight Attendants at 19 airlines believes airlines and health officials are relying too heavily on voluntary questionnaires. 

AFA says in a news release that options are limited once someone infected with the Ebola virus is on a plane - flight crews don't have the medical training or personal protective equipment required for handling an Ebola patient. 

Ebola training focuses on astronaut-like gear

The serious-faced physicians practice pulling on bulky white suits and helmets that make them look more like astronauts than doctors preparing to fight a deadly enemy. These training sessions at U.S. hospitals on Ebola alert and for health workers heading to Africa can make the reality sink in: Learning how to safely put on and take off the medical armor is crucial.

KSL.com Ebola crisis leaves Dallas a city on edge
October 8, 2014

Leaders are urging calm, but Dallas is a city on edge as it approaches the first Ebola incubation deadline this week.

USAToday: Sierra Leone: Strike leaves Ebola dead in streets

Associated Press 6:28 a.m. EDT October 8, 2014

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — The Sierra Leone Broadcasting Corporation reported Wednesday that bodies of Ebola victims have been left in the country's streets because of a strike by burial teams, who complain they have not been paid.

Health Ministry spokesman Sidie Yahya Tunis said the situation is "very embarrassing," insisting money was available to pay the teams. He promised to provide more information later Wednesday.

DallasNews: 2 ISD custodial managers placed on leave over slow cleaning at schools affected by Ebola case 

Updated: 07 October 2014 04:17 PM 

Two Dallas ISD custodial supervisors said they were placed on administrative leave Monday because it took too long to clean five schools affected by the city’s Ebola case and because they supplied hazmat suits to the custodians who cleaned the schools.

The two supervisors -- Marion Castro and Jose Guererro -- said they couldn’t complete the cleanup in one day because the district didn’t provide help to work through the night.

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Re: the headline: "USAToday: Sierra Leone: Strike leaves Ebola dead in streets"

We've all read the alarm about the initial attempts to have Mr. Duncan's ebola laced vomit power-washed off the property by a typical custodian sans protective gear in Dallas.

Consider all those dead bodies, at the peak of infection when the greatest amount of live ebola virus is present, remain in the streets of Sierra Leone. Compound that with the rainy season. Albeit, the end of the rainy season but consider it has had an impact as reported here:
Rains complicate delivery of Ebola supplies in West Africa dated 9/30/2014

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The rainy season in West Africa generally falls from the end of April - July on the coastal areas with a second shorter rainy season in September/October.
Closer to the coast it is always a little more humid even in the dry months, but there are less mosquitoes around and unpaved roads are passable.

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In Spain, they just ordered the euthansia of an Ebola-infected nurse's pet dog ...due to potential exposure to Ebola.
Imagine these dead festering bodies in Sierra Leone in the open, and the natural animals, insects, vermin which can carry/consume the virus spilling into puddles, onto vegetation,etc. 

JOHN KERRY'S NON-SEQUITOR: WE NEED TO CONTAIN EBOLA, WE NEED BORDERS TO REMAIN OPEN, AND WE NEED TO EXPAND THE MEDEVAC CAPACITY

Muddled thinking like that assures us we're in the worst hands since Caligula.

US Shuts Down Tourist Visas For Israelis - No Travel Restrictions From Nations Affected By The Worst Ebola Outbreak in History

Never Again, Apparently Means, "Never Again Will I Care"

US Embassy in Tel Aviv Severely Restricts Visas for Israelis 

Tourist visa process cancelled until further notice, embassy announces.

From the Obama state Dept:

“Due to the current security situation in Tel Aviv, U.S. Embassy Tel Aviv remains open but is operating at reduced staffing until further notice, and has canceled routine visa application processing and American Citizen services,” the statement says. “Emergencies involving an American citizen and visa applications will be considered on a case by case basis.”

NOTE THAT THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION HAS SHUT DOWN TOURISM FROM ISRAEL, BUT 

THEY HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH TOURISM FROM NIGERIA, GUINEA, SIERRA LEONE, OR LIBERIA - THE NATIONS AFFECTED BY THE WORST EBOLA OUTBREAK IN HISTORY.

Ebola: A Global Pandemic?

Drinking my coffee. Rubbing my eyes. Blowing my nose. All the stuff I do in the morning.

And then, there's this.

From CBS News:

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (CBS Charlotte/AP) — A Liberian health official says the Ebola outbreak is now above the control of its government. 

“Our government has declared this now as a humanitarian crisis that is above the control of the national government,” Tolbert Nyenswah, Liberia’s assistant minister of health, told CBS News. 

More than 700 people have died in four western African nations during the largest Ebola outbreak ever, with over 320 known cases in Liberia alone. One American died while contracting the virus in Liberia. Two other American medical missionary workers also contracted Ebola. 

“This virus, if it is not taken care of, will be a global pandemic,” Nyenswah told CBS News, calling for more international aid to help treat the sick and stop the spreading of the disease. 

The Peace Corps has now temporarily evacuated 340 volunteers from Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone after two members were exposed to the virus. CBS News reports those two volunteers have been isolated. 

This comes as two North Carolina-based missionary groups have ordered the evacuation of their non-essential personnel from Liberia after a doctor and a missionary contracted Ebola.

At least we know the situation is in good hands over there in Africa ... uh, no, wait a minute:

West Africans Blame Ebola Outbreak on Witchcraft – Kenyans Flee Border With Uganda

Ok, yeah.

And ...

US Doctor Infected With Ebola Is Refused Flight to Europe for Treatment

WHITE HOUSE: Africa summit in US will go on...

HUNT FOR 30,000 EBOLA 'VICTIMS'...

MAN NEARLY REACHED USA...

FEAR IN CHARLOTTE...

Could go global...

'Speeding up not slowing down'...

If Ebola Hits America, Even Healthy Will be Quarantined...

Doctor tells of his hell on ward...

CDC issues airline advisory...

Travelers could face flight restriction...

Fight against disease hampered by belief in witchcraft...

Sierra Leone deploys security forces...

Rep: Close Border to Virus Countries... 

Peace Corps volunteers exposed...

Hospitals Training Staff To Be on Lookout...

Doctor Quarantined in Canada...

Woman treated in Hong Kong...Schools closed in Liberia...