Posted on 11/20/2014 2:00:45 PM PST by wtd
"Oussa Koita, a 70-year-old imam from neighbouring Guinea, died in Mali after travelling there last month, exposing others to the disease. The doctor worked at the Bamako clinic where Koita was admitted and wrongly diagnosed with kidney problems."
(Excerpt) Read more at uk.reuters.com ...
"A Bed-Stuy resident who recently returned from West Africa has been taken to a local hospital with Ebola-like symptoms. The man, who returned from Mali on Nov. 14th, was rushed to Bellevue Hospital ..."
"The Securities and Exchange Commission suspended trading this morning in the shares of four companies, including two in Southern California, that sell products related to the recent Ebola outbreak. . ."
Must not have been following protocol.
"MADRID, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- A Spanish health worker with the organization, Doctors without Borders, (Medecins San Frontiers: MSF) is to be flown back to Spain in the early hours of Friday morning from Mali as the result of a risk of contagion . . ."
SAD. That was from the Islam IMAM, who came to Mali infected from Guinia and died before he was diagnosed with Ebola....and those who washed his body and attended the funeral was under quarantine a few days ago....550-600 people had been exposed to him prior and after his death.
its not like visiting Paris or London, or NYC....
One punctuation mark would totally make that headline have a completely different geeky meaning.
"A communication gap leads to an Ebola scare. It started out as a normal, quiet morning on W. Windlake Avenue, near south 13th St. But then the emergency crews arrived, and Romana Rivas …"
The woman who died in Brooklyn at the hair salon was also from Guinea.
""They were deemed low risk. They are cooperating," the commissioner said. Last month, Peter Italia of Rutland was placed in what officials called "voluntary quarantine." Italia was checked by nurses daily at a rural …"
"This means, delays for reasons related to Ebola may be covered. Quarantine Can Be Covered Despite the largest Ebola outbreak in history, cancellation due to contracting the virus is still commonly covered. Most policies also extend coverage to travelers ..."
"Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall Commander Col. Mike Henderson addressed the concerns of employees and the installation’s preparedness for the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) during a town hall Nov. 12 in Spates Community Club on the Fort Myer portion of the joint base.
"This is part of a flurry of efforts to kick-start stalled Ebola vaccine trials in the hope of using some soon to fight the epidemic in West Africa."
Many have family there...however, the increased danger should have them questioning how wise is that decision.
A link to this thread has been posted on the Ebola Surveillance Thread
If a quarantine saves just one child's life, it's worth it.
Bring out your dead! The Dark Man cometh! Bring out your dead! The Dark Man cometh! Bring out your......
(Since all records of obama's past were lost in a tragic boating accident and fire, no one can be certain that the guy in the red circle isn't him...)
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...
Is that Roger Murdock?
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