Posted on 12/17/2014 4:18:45 AM PST by wtd
"FREETOWN (Reuters) – Sierra Leone said it would start house-to-house searches for Ebola patients on Wednesday and impose internal travel restrictions as part of a new push to combat the epidemic. Health workers …"
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"The estimated cumulative incidence of confirmed Ebola among health care workers in Sierra Leone is more than 100-fold greater than in other adults, according to a report in MMWR. “Cases of Ebola in HCWs are …"
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"Former African women's footballer of the year Genoveva Anonma has called for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations to be cancelled to avoid spreading the Ebola virus to her home country. Equatorial Guinea replaced Morocco …"
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"New York, Dec 17 (IANS): Transmission of the deadly Ebola virus occurs in social clusters, an analysis of the ongoing Ebola outbreak in West Africa has suggested. "Clustered transmission means that when you have an individual who has the disease and …"
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"And shifting now to West Africa. Britain -- one of the countries leading the fight against Ebola -- has said it soon expects the first breakthrough in defeating the outbreak. What kind of timeline are we looking at here, Paul? Well, the head of the British ..."
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"CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Lowcountry officials are joining with a nonprofit group based in California urging residents to provide relief for children and families affected by the Ebola outbreak in Liberia. Charleston Mayor Joe Riley is joining with state Rep. Colorado Springs Gazette · 26 minutes ago *****
"A Cambridge nonprofit, one of several groups worldwide racing to develop a rapid test for the Ebola virus, received a boost Tuesday when state officials gave the organization $1 million to help bring its finger-prick device to market… “What’s clear ..."Boston University · 21 minutes ago
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"According to new research, a rapid drug screen has identified over 50 existing drugs which could be used to treat Ebola. Using a well-plate assay to conduct a rapid drug repurposing screen of Food and Drug …" Laboratory Talk · 31 minutes ago
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"Fellow Sierra Leoneans, since our country registered its first case of Ebola on the 25th of May 2014, my government has been working tirelessly with its international partners to bring an end to this outbreak. The outbreak has been a very difficult period ..." AllAfrica · 22 minutes ago
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"Many families, whose members have come into contact with a confirmed case, are being quarantined to stop the spread of Ebola. The isolation makes it difficult for them to access food and other essential items, which …" Thomson Reuters Foundation · 44 minutes ago
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"Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia’s external debts should be cancelled so the three countries can deal with the financial whammy they’ve been dealt by Ebola. That’s according to the United Nations Economic …" City Press · 1 hour ago
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"UK Hospital's readiness for an Ebola patient was tested on Tuesday, but it wasn't a drill. An ambulance from Madison County, with its crew in hazmat suits and masks, brought a man with Ebola-like symptoms to the …" ABC36 · 5 hours ago
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"The threat of the Ebola virus in Mali was evident before I even entered the airport after landing in the capital city. As I exited the bus carrying us from the tarmac to the terminal at Bamako, the passengers in front of me …" Mashable · 17 hours ago
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"The UK has announced a £2.5m grant to help children affected by the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. The money, for charity Unicef, will help those who have "lost family or whose parents are being treated". Speaking in …" BBC · 13 hours ago
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"KARACHI: A 45-year-old man who was shifted to the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre’s isolation ward soon after his arrival from a West African country two weeks ago was discharged on Tuesday after an Atlanta …" Dawn · 6 hours ago
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"Re “An Ebola Orphan’s Plea: ‘Do You Want Me?’ ” (front page, Dec. 14): Sweetie Sweetie’s plea to be loved is heart-rending in the extreme. The 4-year-old girl witnessed her whole family succumbing to the …" New York Times · 10 hours ago
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"George Will, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-Ga.) and various bloggers can now take their place alongside President Obama, Sarah Palin and other luminaries: Their work constitutes the “Lie of the Year,” the annual award given out by fact ..." Washington Post · ByErik Wemple · 18 hours ago
"CEBU, Philippines - The overseas Filipino worker under quarantine in Cebu will be released this December 22 and will be able to spend Christmas with his family. This was disclosed by Dr. Dino Caing, Regional Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit chief and ..." Philstar · 19 hours ago
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"In a bid to protect crew members from the Ebola outbreak and to reduce commercial exposure to the virus, shipping trade associations are modifying contracts so that companies do not have to travel to Ebola-infected …" Port Technology · 1 hour ago
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"United Nations (AFP) - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will travel to Ebola-hit countries in West Africa this week to raise awareness about the health crisis, UN officials said Tuesday. Ban is to make the …" Yahoo News · 3 hours ago
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"After a hiatus triggered by the Ebola scare, flow of patients from Nigeria to Pune city for treatment of various diseases and visits of doctors from Pune city to Nigeria have resumed after Nigeria was declared Ebola-free by …"The Indian Express · 1 hour ago
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"250 Nigerians have just joined in the fight against the killer Ebola virus disease, EVD, in two Englishspeaking countries of Sierra Leone and Liberia, being the largest contingent ever from any nation; helping in …"NATIONAL MIRROR · 12 hours ago
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"The global community cannot withstand another Ebola outbreak: The World Bank estimates the two-year financial burden price tag of the current epidemic at $32.6 billion. Unfortunately, the virus has revealed gaping …"Live Trading News · 5 hours ago
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"The nonprofit leading a partnership that the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center yesterday awarded a $1 million challenge grant focused on preventing the spread of Ebola has one of the most promising diagnostic tests …"Boston Herald · ByMarie Szaniszlo · 6 hours ago
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"16 December 2014 - Response workers battling the Ebola outbreak in West Africa will receive "hazard pay" for the first time in Sierra Leone using mobile money because "unless there is a certain element of incentives …" Big News Network · 5 hours ago
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"Ghana Health Service with support from WHO on Tuesday engaged Members of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Health, Education and Local Government in an advocacy meeting to support the Ebola Prevention …" Ghana Web · 10 hours ago
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"WASHINGTON, Dec. 17, 2014 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- On December 17, 2014, GlobalGiving announced that it has raised more than $3 million for Ebola relief from donors in 68 countries through the GlobalGiving crowdfunding community. GlobalGiving is …" Security @IT · 1 hour ago
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"Doctors, diplomats to hold Ebola meeting in Mount Vernon Doctors and diplomats are holding a town hall style meeting Wednesday about Ebola. They will discuss plans to treat the disease if a local patient is …" Journal News Media Group · 14 hours ago
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"The World Health Organisation (WHO) "does not function very well", David Cameron said as he criticised the speed of the response to the Ebola outbreak. The Prime Minister said it should have been possible to "snuff …" Yahoo! · 16 hours ago
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"Many-layered protective suits help health care workers who are treating patients avoid exposure to Ebola, but each time they disrobe, the risk of infection returns. Antimicrobial technology developed by an Orange …" Orange County Register · 6 hours ago
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"In the past few months, we found on our doorstep a monstrous plague barely under control. The whole situation surrounding the Ebola virus seemed like a plot culled from a Michael Crichton novel. The difference was we …"Rappler · 9 hours ago
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"Ebola seems to have quieted down in the United States, at least for now, but it put employee benefit plans in an eerie new light. The idea that people could contract a deadly infectious disease at work drew benefits …" Life Health Pro · 20 hours ago
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"The news that African Union has set a six-month deadline for the elimination of the deadly Ebola virus (EVD) from the West African region is, indeed, a welcome development. The body was said to have resolved to …" NATIONAL MIRROR · 5 hours ago
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" Dec 17 (Bernama) -- The government has decided to continue its commitment to help countries which were adversely affected by the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) by donating RM3 million. Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam said the …"Bernama · 2 hours ago
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"Fofana is leaving no stone unturned in assisting the Government of Sierra Leone in the fight against the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD). (Photo: Ambassador Fofana in his Tehran office) Ambassador Fofana has met with …" Sierra Express Media · 10 hours ago
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"The Dallas Cases Thomas E. Duncan, a 42-year-old Liberian citizen, contracted Ebola virus disease (EVD) on September 15, 2014, when he carried a pregnant neighbor who fainted in a taxi they shared in Monrovia; she subsequently died of Ebola. On …"jama.jamanetwork.com · 10 hours ago
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"Clinical and laboratory data from patients with Ebola virus disease (EVD) in Sierra Leone that were analyzed by an international group of researchers are providing a better understanding of this latest manifestation of the disease that can be used to ..."jama.jamanetwork.com · 5 hours ago
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"The government maintains that the order is intended to strengthen its efforts to contain the spread of the deadly Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), to protect the security of the state, to maintain law and order, and to promote peace and stability in the country." AllAfrica · 17 hours ago
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"UNICEF provides an update on personal protective equipment (PPE) specifications and other Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) related supplies. UNICEF is working to source and supply the full suite of EVD PPE supplies required in high risk EVD exposure settings." UNICEF · 14 hours ago
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"A National Guardsman, who spent over a month in West Africa assisting with the Ebola Crisis, has returned home to New Hampshire after his mandatory quarantine. Deputy Commander of U.S. Army Africa, General …" NECN · 13 hours ago
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"City officials previously said they spent about $27,000 to care for Bentley during his quarantine. To try to say thank you, Pham raised $1,500 selling T-shirts featuring her dog. "I'd like to publicly announce my support for …" NBC Dallas-Fort Worth 5 · 16 hours ago
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"Some also say they have not been provided food to offer to quarantined people, an essential resource in persuading people to stay at home and observe quarantine rules correctly. "There was a lot of frustration, people …" Public Radio International · 14 hours ago
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"We don’t have the facilities to quarantine or assess, and a lot of these people may be quarantined,” Wadsworth said. He hasn’t taken the sign down or revised it since the Ebola scare in Memphis. “I’m not …" WREG · ByWayne Carter · 9 hours ago
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This is the first Ebola story I have seen in two weeks. I figured that the epidemic was completely over.
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You’re Welcome, Alamo-Girl!
thanks that involved a lot of work.
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