Posted on 08/12/2014 8:17:27 AM PDT by ArtDodger
Bring Out Your Dead
Post to me or FReep mail to be on/off the Bring Out Your Dead ping list.
The purpose of the “Bring Out Your Dead” ping list (formerly the “Ebola” ping list) is very early warning of emerging pandemics, as such it has a high false positive rate.
So far the false positive rate is 100%.
At some point we may well have a high mortality pandemic, and likely as not the “Bring Out Your Dead” threads will miss the beginning entirely.
*sigh* Such is life, and death...
You missed Ebola Bundibugyo, which has caused two outbreaks in Uganda. It has a slightly lower CFR than other Ebola strains.
Also, the Cote d’Ivoire was renamed to Tai Forest.
The newest filovirus was found in Spain and is called Lloviu (Lloviu cuevavirus). It has only been known to cause bat disease and death.
I did miss those. Getting hard for the lay person to keep up.
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