Posted on 10/20/2014 9:21:00 AM PDT by Citizen Zed
Nigeria’s most recent outbreak of Ebola is over, the nation’s government and World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Monday.
But — with fear of Ebola continuing to grip the world — what does that even mean? How does the WHO know that Nigeria is in the clear?
The answer, it turns out, is very specific: The WHO says a country can declare their outbreak to be over when it makes it through 42 days without a new case.
(Excerpt) Read more at time.com ...
“The WHO says a country can declare their outbreak to be over when it makes it through 42 days without a new case.”
That’s nice, but what do the Rolling Stones have to say about this?
If we keep importing patients into this country, it will never end here.
Official confirmation that the presentation period for ebola is 42 days, NOT 21 as we’ve been told!
Time to rest up for the next assault.
A link to this thread has been posted on the Ebola Surveillance Thread
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