Ebola Surveillance Thread

Free Republic Threads ^ | August 10, 2014 | Legion

[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.

[Black Agnes]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2725754/Ebola-vastly-worse-thought-warns-World-Health-Organisation-America-evacuates-diplomatic-families-affected-country.html

[Black Agnes]

http://news.stv.tv/west-central/288489-ebola-alert-as-detainees-tested-at-dungavel-immigration-centre/

[Black Agnes]

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-28807589

“Negative Ebola test for Dungavel detainee in South Lanarkshire”

Sooner or later one of these negatives will be a false negative.

[Black Agnes]

http://www.liberianobserver.com/news/first-west-point-ebola-body-removed-wednesday

informative pics.

[Black Agnes]

http://www.liberianewsagency.org/pagesnews.php?nid=2130

[Black Agnes]

http://allafrica.com/stories/201408140740.html

“Liberia: Representatives Dissatisfied Over Ebola Task Force Performance”

[Black Agnes]

http://www.thenewdawnliberia.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12399:monrovia-declare-ebola-epic-center&catid=25:politics&Itemid=59

[Black Agnes]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/liberia/11010857/Ebola-victims-must-be-cremated-Liberian-government-says.html

[Black Agnes]

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/ebola-outbreak-feeds-fear-anger-rumors/story?id=24822436&singlePage=true

[Black Agnes]

http://monroviainquirer.com/2014/08/15/no-food-for-ebola-victimswest-point-dolo-town-to-be-quarantined/

[Black Agnes]

http://www.dailytimes.com.ng/article/ebola-scare-abuja

“Activities in the Utako District of Abuja were paralysed on Friday over an alleged Ebola victim.
The incident took place at a junction along Ekukinam Street beside Alibro Atrium, close to ABC Transport Park, where a middle-aged man suddenly slumped while working along the road The man was reportedly vomiting and sweating profusely.
The incident scared people who speculated that he was probably an Ebola victim.
Nobody has been able to come to his aid for the fear of Ebola.”

[Black Agnes]

http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/news/national-news/175259-nasarawa-benue-record-first-ebola-cases

These are suspected cases. Could be Malaria, Cholera or any number of other things.

[steve86]

RE: Chain posting. Maybe you should take a break from this one day a week or something? Don’t let it take over your life (without even being infected).

[Black Agnes]

There had to be a first.

I’ve gotten at least a dozen frmails thanking me for posts, you’re outnumbered.

[steve86]

I didn’t suggest your posts shouldn’t be appreciated but OC is OC.

[Black Agnes]

And you’re qualified to determine that?

Lots of these are literally cut/pasted from other sites.

But thank you for your ‘concern’.

[steve86]

And you’re qualified to determine that?

Don't know if I'm qualified but did complete eight years of Neuropsychology and Abnormal Psychology.

I'll stay out of it -- feel free to indulge your obsession.

[Black Agnes]

If you’re not interested why did you click?

[exDemMom]

It’s true. Ebola is not contagious before symptoms appear, and does not spread through aerosols. You need direct contact with infected body fluids to get it.

Those body fluids, however, are extremely infectious. Hence, the space suits. It only takes a tiny splash.

[independentmind]

Take that up with WHO. That organization has recently described Ebola as “highly contagious.”

I linked that description a few days ago.

Apparently some viruses can be highly contagious, without necessarily being airborne.