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Ebola cases in West Africa rise to 2,240, with 1,229 dead; quarantine victims to get food
The Straits Times ^ | Aug 19, 2014 | Reuters

Posted on 08/19/2014 12:02:49 PM PDT by xzins

Cases in West Africa's Ebola outbreak this year have risen to 2,240, including 1,229 deaths, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Tuesday, reporting the toll in four countries, including Nigeria.

While Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation and No. 1 oil producer, appears to be containing its smaller outbreak, Liberia and Sierra Leone are struggling to halt the spread of the deadly Ebola virus among their populations.

On Friday, these small two West African nations and a medical charity chided the WHO for its slow response, saying more action was needed to save victims threatened by the disease and hunger.

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TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: charity; contagious; deathtoll; disease; ebola; eboladeathtoll; ebolaoutbreak; health; hunger; infectious; liberia; medical; nigeria; organisation; outbreak; sierraleone; westafrica; who; world

1 posted on 08/19/2014 12:02:50 PM PDT by xzins
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from a few to multiple thousands

not good


2 posted on 08/19/2014 12:03:14 PM PDT by xzins ( Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It! Those who truly support our troops pray for victory!)
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To: xzins

Never fear, I’m sure Obozo is on it with a plan to get them over here. The people who aren’t killed by the TB, leprosy, plague, etc, from the border jumpers, can get HIV/AIDS and ebola from the Africans flown here.

Any parent who puts their kid in public school these days is a fool. They’re not even requiring vaccination records for the illegals.


3 posted on 08/19/2014 12:10:23 PM PDT by mrsmel (One Who Can See)
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To: xzins

Thank god for the oceans.


4 posted on 08/19/2014 12:21:30 PM PDT by Don Corleone ("Oil the gun..eat the cannoli. Take it to the Mattress.")
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To: mrsmel

You’re also understating the problem. Antibiotic resistant germs can be brought in too. Given the conditions under which a lot of illegals live, it’s a serious risk that some of them could bring such dangerous germs in.


5 posted on 08/19/2014 12:29:20 PM PDT by Morpheus2009
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To: xzins

This is what happens when these nations are propped up by do-gooders. Now they’re blaming everyone but themselves for their inability to deal with the epidemic.


6 posted on 08/19/2014 12:31:29 PM PDT by grania
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To: mrsmel

Leprosy isn’t a serious risk in the U.S. it’s extremely hard to spread, and so long as it’s diagnosed early, it’s very treatable. There are those vulnerable to contracting it though, but that’s a fraction of the population.


7 posted on 08/19/2014 12:31:56 PM PDT by Morpheus2009
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To: Don Corleone

AMEN!

I just wonder, how long until it gets here?


8 posted on 08/19/2014 1:54:27 PM PDT by CorporateStepsister (I am NOT going to force a man to make my dreams come true)
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To: grania

Its not just an inability, but an unwillingness to face cold hard facts; if the governments and people of Africa were realists, this would be contained completely and of course, the people of Africa wouldn’t be acting the way they are now (hating Western doctors, suspicious of outsiders, attacking ebola wards) and things would be a lot easier for everyone.


9 posted on 08/19/2014 2:00:11 PM PDT by CorporateStepsister (I am NOT going to force a man to make my dreams come true)
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To: Don Corleone

Yes, without them there would be a lot less rain.


10 posted on 08/19/2014 2:03:14 PM PDT by Sawdring
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To: 2ndreconmarine; Fitzcarraldo; Covenantor; Mother Abigail; EBH; Dog Gone; ...
Ping...

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

11 posted on 08/20/2014 2:18:31 PM PDT by Smokin' Joe (How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing.)
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To: xzins

Very thoughtful of WHO to give those in quarantine some freaking food.


12 posted on 08/20/2014 2:58:36 PM PDT by Jane Long ("And when thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek")
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To: Smokin' Joe

Thanks for the ping!


13 posted on 08/20/2014 8:14:45 PM PDT by Alamo-Girl
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To: xzins; neverdem; ProtectOurFreedom; Mother Abigail; EBH; vetvetdoug; Smokin' Joe; Global2010; ...
Eeeee-bolllll-aaaaaa ping!

Bring Out Your Dead

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...

14 posted on 08/20/2014 8:18:23 PM PDT by null and void (If Bill Clinton was the first black president, why isn't Barack Obama the first woman president?)
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