He's flying to heavily populated cities all over the globe.
Her? As she says: "I'm in insurance."
Posted on 08/10/2014 12:46:23 AM PDT by Smokin' Joe
I have spent a little time compiling links to threads about the Ebola outbreak in the interest of having all the links in one thread for future reference.
Please add links to new threads and articles of interest as the situation develops.
Thank You all for you participation.
Not surprising in the least. I knew those numbers were funky when MSF was screaming for help from WHO a month ago and Ken Isaacs from Samaritan’s Purse told Congress that he believed that the cat was already out of the bag. And that was less than three weeks ago.
They have no handle on the outbreak; the numbers are overwhelming. Pretty soon Margaret Chan is going to be found in the fetal position under her bed.
This is truly frightening, and they have no idea how to put this genie back in the bottle. They were too little, too late. God help those poor people.
Thanks to all posters/linkers/researchers/educators/health-care workers. Health/life BUMP!
“William Pooley, the first Briton to contract the virus, had spent his free time keeping little Sellu Borbor occupied at the remote treatment centre in Sierra Leone where he was a volunteer after the toddler had initially tested negative.”
http://health.gov.sl/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Ebola-Situation-Report_Vol-90.pdf
Interesting PDF from Sierra Leone’s Ministry of Health. Report shows 955 confirmed cases as of August 25, up from WHO report of 804 previously confirmed cases on August 20. These figures don’t even include the suspected or probable cases. Wow. (Though you can see those numbers as well on the file.)
"It is not clear why the initial test result came out negative, although experts say the virus can sometimes go undetected and they recommend several tests. Another nurse known to have played with the boy has also tested positive for the disease."
Again-- how many false negatives are falling through the cracks? We all know that most of these "negatives" are not going through repeated testings. Dear Lord...
We’ll begin to know shortly given all the ‘negative’ tests that have been done in countries outside of Africa over the past 3 or 4 weeks.
Somewhere there may be a healthcare worker or cab driver with a pounding headache, fever and tummy upset. Who thinks he’s got food poisoning. For now.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-28961944#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
“Ebola outbreak: US official says epidemic will worsen”
http://hotnaijanews.com/2014/08/28/nigeria-records-new-ebola-death-in-port-harcourt/
“Nigeria Records New Ebola Death In Port Harcourt”
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/ebola-zone-countries/1333734.html
“Ebola zone countries isolated as airlines stop flights”
Here’s the Sitrep from Liberia on August 20; they have not updated since. This is obviously just what they have on paper.
Quick summary:
1082 Confirmed, probable, and suspected cases (cumulative)
624 deaths
These stats are startling:
HCW Cases: 117
HCW Deaths: 63
source: http://www.mohsw.gov.lr/documents/Liberia%20Ebola%20SitRep%2097%20Aug%2020,%202014.pdf
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/ebola-outbreak-emerges-congo-toll-ticks-west-africa/story?id=25148251
“New Ebola Outbreak Emerges in Congo as Toll Ticks Up in West Africa”
I think WHO is getting political pressure to delay releasing any subsequent numbers. The calls to shut down international travel to that part of the world would be deafening at that point. And WHO is on record being against any sort of air quarantine of any kind.
He's flying to heavily populated cities all over the globe.
Her? As she says: "I'm in insurance."
Yes, we will. Especially those countries whose screening process consisted of a laser thermometer and “have you been exposed to any Ebola-infected persons?” questions.
Not good at all. Praying none slipped through.
“Ebola response ‘dangerously inadequate,’ says MSF official”
Oh, no doubt about that bottom line. No wonder Nigeria is frantically throwing bodies behind the bushes, hoping no one sees.
WHO has made their position very clear about air quarantines, absolutely. About what I would expect from an arm of the UN. Politics/Agendas trump everything.
I read this twice today because it is really good! Thanks for posting the link.
This part touched me deeply:
“It’s the children who distress me most. In the confirmed-case tents, I cared for a 6-year-old boy and his 3-year-old sister. Their parents and grandmother had died from Ebola. A midwife in their village then took care of the children, but they began to show symptoms of Ebola and were sent to us. Sadly, they came too late. When the boy died, we tried to console and calm his sister, but the PPE made it difficult to touch her, to hold her, even to speak with her. She died the next day.”
I just want to hold that sweet baby. This is so heartbreaking. I don’t know how these health care workers can do this. I am humbled by them. To have the strength and courage to face this scourge every day is just amazing to me. God bless every one of them.
http://allafrica.com/stories/201408271118.html
“Nigeria: Doctor Adadevoh’s Sister Tests Negative, Discharged”
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Praise the Lord!
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