8th Sierra Leonean doctor dies of Ebola

PostJagran ^ | 12/6/2014

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• 8th Sierra Leonean doctor dies of Ebola 9 minutes ago

  Freetown: A health official says another Sierra Leonean doctor has died from Ebola, the eighth such victim in a country with too few health workers. Chief Medical Officer Dr Brima Kargbo said on Saturday that Dr …

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• Reuters: Cuban Ebola patient recovers after treatment in Geneva 33 minutes ago

  "Felix Baez, 43, was one of 256 Cuban doctors and nurses who went to West Africa to treat patients from the worst outbreak of the virus on record, which has killed more than 6,000 people. Soon after arriving in Geneva …"

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• Forbes: If you had Ebola, Would you want a placebo? 17 hours ago By Ken Kam

  "Over 6,000 people have died from Ebola this year. In October, officials at the World Health Organization (WHO) said that if more is not done, we may see as many as 10,000 new cases a week by the end of the year."

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• Vanguard: We have measures to stem recurrence of Ebola Virus outbreak – LASUTH 3 minutes ago

  "Lagos – The Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) said on Friday it had put measures in place to guard against a recurrence of the Ebola Virus Disease outbreak. Prof. Wale Oke, the Chief Medical Director, said in Lagos that the danger had …"

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• NYDailyNews: Ebola patients may just need fluids, scientists write as Italian doctor gets sicker 15 hours ago

  "All it may take to treat West Africans with Ebola is a simple intravenous fluid drip, specialists said Friday. But that method is being ignored because too many people think there is no effective way to treat Ebola. Writing …"

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• tasnimnews.com: 2 Sierra Leone Ebola Doctors Die in One Day 1 hour ago

  "The worst Ebola outbreak on record has torn through some of West Africa's weakest health systems, killing nearly 350 medical personnel, including 106 in Sierra Leone, which is still rebuilding from years of war in the …"

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• BizNews: Ebola crackdown – Sierra Leone may jail entire families if bodies are hidden 3 hours ago

  "Sierra Leone has warned it will jail entire families if Ebola victims who appeared to have been washed after death were discovered in their homes. The tradition of cleansing the dead before burials remains a major factor …"

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• FoxNews:German hospital discharges Ebola patient 19 hours ago

  "A German hospital says a Ugandan doctor it treated after he contracted Ebola while working in Sierra Leone has been cured and discharged. Frankfurt's University Hospital said Thursday that the man, whose name …"

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• AP/Yahoo: UN peacekeeper in Liberia tests positive for Ebola 19 hours ago

  "MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — A U.N. peacekeeper who contracted Ebola in Liberia will be flown to the Netherlands for treatment, a Dutch Health Ministry spokeswoman said Friday. The Nigerian soldier is expected to …"

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• Reuters: Cuban doctor free of Ebola and to be released soon: media By Daniel Trotta 17 hours ago

  "Felix Baez, 43, is one of 256 Cuban doctors and nurses who have gone to West Africa to treat patients from the worst Ebola outbreak on record, which has killed more than 6,000 people. The Cuban commitment has …"

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• ColumbusDispatch: 'Czar’ urges Congress to OK $6.18 billion to fight Ebola 1 hour ago

  "WASHINGTON — The Ebola outbreak can only be successfully contained if the United States takes the lead and provides funding to fight the deadly virus at home and in western Africa, the man tapped to coordinate the federal government’s response to …"

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• TimesofIndia: Sierra Leone seeing 80-100 new Ebola cases daily 18 hours ago

  "UNITED NATIONS: Sierra Leone says between 80 and 100 new cases of Ebola are being reported every day and it desperately needs over 1,000 beds to treat victims in the country now facing the most serious outbreak …"

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• BusinessWeek: Ebola Vaccine Trial Will Take Several Months: Fauci 15 hours ago

  "Dec. 5 (Bloomberg) –- Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, talks about tests of a possible vaccine for Ebola. Fauci, speaking with Trish Regan on Bloomberg Television's …"

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• NDTV: Sierra Leone Gives Malaria Pills to Millions as Part of Ebola Fight 17 hours ago

  "Freetown, Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone began a campaign on Friday to protect almost half the population from malaria, reducing the burden on health services of people visiting clinics wrongly fearing they have Ebola. The …"

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• ChinaDaily: Taiwan reports suspected Ebola infection 3 hours ago

  "TAIPEI -- Taiwan's disease control authorities said on Saturday that a 19-year-old man is suspected of being infected with the Ebola virus. The man has developed symptoms of vomiting and diarrhea since he returned from Nigeria, where he had contact with ..."

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• WWBT-TVNBC12: The International Rescue Committee Expands Fight against Ebola; Pioneers Ebola Care with Robust Electronic Medical Records 2 hours ago

  "NEW YORK, Dec. 5, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The International Rescue Committee (IRC) today announced that it is testing and plans to deploy electronic medical records in the fight against Ebola. IRC teams in West Africa currently are preparing …"

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• AllAfrica: Liberia: Amid Ebola - Liberian Kids Yearn for Reopening of Schools 20 hours ago

  "Monrovia — Since the outbreak of Ebola in March this year, several activities have slowed down including the closure of all schools. That the children should be in school are now looming the city of Monrovia either selling for their parents or doing ..."

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[humblegunner]

Maybe a new job in a new location would be a good idea.

[Smokin' Joe]

Ping...

A link to this thread has been posted on the Ebola Surveillance Thread

[Smokin' Joe]

Maybe a new job in a new location would be a good idea.

Yeah. Being dead ain't much of a living.

[21twelve]

A nurse from our church has spent many years in Sierra Leone doing health work. She had returned to the states - but was asked to return to help with the Ebola crisis. She left last Sunday and plans to stay a few months.

Her faith is a lot stronger than mine is!

[Smokin' Joe]

May Almighty God Bless her with continued good health.

[Gritty]

I see our Ebola Czar has this horrible killer disease well under control now.

The news blackout on this catastrophe is almost total.

[null and void]

Sad news.

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...

[DouglasKC]

I see our Ebola Czar has this horrible killer disease well under control now. The news blackout on this catastrophe is almost total.

Pretty amazing isn't it? One call from the czar and nobody reports anything.

[miserare]

Another dead doctor. We hear nothing.

People from the affected countries are flying in and out of the US for the Holiday season.

There will be a new rush of cases here in January and February.

[miserare]

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Report: #Ebola Czar to Head Back to Private Sector. We all must thank him for his tireless service of not doing a damn thing.
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