An Ebola Clinic Figures Out A Way To Start Beating The Odds

Ebola related reports for 11/21/2014 (PM)

IndustryWeek: Ebola Idles Nearly Half of Liberia Workforce 2 minutes ago
"WASHINGTON — Nearly half of the workforce in Liberia is no longer working since the onset of the deadly Ebola epidemic just a few months ago, according to the World Bank. The disease has killed over 2,800 people …"

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NYT: Officials Sound Alarm About Potential Ebola Crisis in Mali ByRick Gladstone 1 hour ago

"Leaders of the United Nations and the World Health Organization expressed new alarm on Friday about Ebola’s tenacity in Africa and in particular its potential to ravage a fourth country, Mali, where they said hundreds …"

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NBCNews: Ebola Epidemic Not Even Close to Over, UN Officials Say 2 hours ago "There may be signs of hope in Liberia, but the epidemic of Ebola in West Africa is getting worse, not better, and it’s going to take a lot more work to control it, United Nations officials said Friday. Concerted efforts …"
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NewsNigeria: Ebola death toll keeps rising, now 5,459 3 hours ago

"The World Health Organization said Friday that 5,459 people had so far died of Ebola out of a total 15,351 cases of infection in eight countries since late December 2013. The earlier WHO toll on Wednesday gave a …"

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ScientificAmerican: A Day in the Life of an Ebola Worker 8 hours ago

"Rebecca Robinson does not wear gloves on the job. A misstep while removing them, she says, could increase the risk of infecting herself with Ebola. Instead, she dons a rain jacket and boots and clutches a bottle of …"

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PhilaDailyNews: Patient evaluated for Ebola at HUP 8 hours ago

"A recent traveler to West Africa is being evaluated for Ebola at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, the hospital said Friday. "The patient is stable and believe the risk of Ebola is quite low,' Susan Phillips, HUP's senior vice president for ..."

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VancouverSun: Pharma giant Merck, smaller U.S. firm in talks on Canadian Ebola vaccine production 9 hours ago

"The small American company licensed by Canada to produce an Ebola vaccine is in talks with pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co., which could lead to faster production and distribution of a product that scientists hope …"

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ABC/AU: Ebola crisis: UN calls out 'acts of discrimination' against West African countries"> 1 minute ago

"The United Nations Security Council has made veiled criticism of countries like Australia for imposing "acts of discrimination" against people from Ebola-affected West Africa. Last month, Immigration Minister Scott …"

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Reuters: Ebola-related events in the United States and response 18 minutes ago

"Oct. 24: Dallas nurse Pham is Ebola-free; leaves hospital. New York and New Jersey order quarantine of medical workers returning from Ebola-hit West Africa countries. Nurse Kaci Hickox tests negative and is quarantined in New Jersey, under protest ..."

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BrownsvilleHerald: Ebola victim's fiancee moves into new Dallas home 26 seconds ago

"DALLAS (AP) — The fiancee of Thomas Eric Duncan, the Liberian man who died of Ebola, is settling into a Dallas condominium a month after emerging from quarantine with most of her possessions destroyed and many places reluctant to rent to her."

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WHO declares end of Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo 3 hours ago

"On 24 August, WHO was notified by the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) of an outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in Jeera County, Equateur Province. This outbreak, which is unrelated to that affecting West Africa, caused a total of 66 cases of EVD ..."

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wpafb/AF: Urgent need for transport isolation system involves AFLCMC 1 hour ago

"11/21/2014 - WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) is playing a unique role in the United States' comprehensive Ebola response efforts in West …"

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4KMOV: Local woman tests 'negative' for Ebola, but still kept in isolation 16 hours ago

"ST. LOUIS (KMOV.com) – Authorities said a person is being isolated for possible Ebola does not have the disease. A test was conducted Thursday night. Officials said the test results came back negative. Mercy …"

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DelhiDailyNews: Brooklyn man tests negative for Ebola, will remain in isolation 10 hours ago

"Hamen Sibu, aged 56 years from Brooklyn who came back from West Africa last week exhibited symptoms of the deadly Ebola disease. He was kept in isolation on Thursday at Bellevue Hospital, though initial tests were negative. According to sources …"

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NYT: Ebola Response in Liberia Is Hampered by Infighting ...

"Nov 19, 2014 · The global response to the Ebola virus in Liberia is being hampered by poor coordination and serious disagreements between Liberian officials and the ..."

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LivePR: There is no licensed vaccine for Ebola virus infection which is of clinical use 18 hours ago

"(live-PR.com) - Ebola virus infection, which was previously called Ebola hemorrhagic fever, was discovered in 1976. The infection caused due to Ebola virus originates from four different strains of Ebola virus. These …"

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NatGeo: More Than Ebola, Other Tropical Diseases Pose Growing Threat to U.S. 19 hours ago

"... muscle pain (the disease is commonly known as "breakbone fever"), as well as high fever, headache, and eye pain. It can progress to severe dengue or dengue hemorrhagic fever. If untreated, people can die from …"

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ScienceAAAS.org: Host genetic diversity enables Ebola hemorrhagic fever pathogenesis and resistance 20 hours ago

"Abstract. Existing mouse models of lethal Ebola virus infection do not reproduce hallmark symptoms of Ebola hemorrhagic fever, neither delayed blood ..."

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IBT: Fresh Ebola Alert Seven Indian Airports days after man is quarantined in New Delhi By Shenha Shankar November 21, 2014 7:26AM

"Seven Indian airports have been placed on an Ebola virus alert on Friday, just days after a passenger from Liberia was quarantined at New Delhi International airport, NDTV, a local news network, reported, citing government officials. The airports will follow a protocol that is already in place at 18 other airports in the country.
Airports at Varanasi in northern India’s Uttar Pradesh, Gaya in Bihar, Vishakapatnam in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh, Nagpur in the western state of Maharashtra, Bagdogra in eastern India’s Assam as well as two other airports in the country, were the ones to be put on a fresh Ebola alert on Friday. These airports will now screen passengers returning from Ebola-hit countries for signs of the deadly virus, which has killed over 5,000 people so far, mostly in West Africa"

This article deals with improved survival rates for patients who are kept hydrated. It does not, however, deal in any way with the ongoing increase in the number of people infected.

The infected count (according to WHO) continues to increase by a little over one percent per day. As of today, that amounts to about 170 new cases per day.

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

Good news!

If a quarantine saves just one child's life, it's worth it.

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