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://news.yahoo.com/katie-couric-interviews-liberian-president-ellen-johnson-sirleaf-181216307.html?soc_src=td-applet-sapphire-header

[Black Agnes]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-28905382#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

“Ebola crisis: Speed and extent of outbreak ‘unprecedented’”

[PA Engineer]

They are working very hard on this narrative. It seems like our government wants this infection to spread. That is the only conclusion I can draw. You know my thoughts on "Ha'vard". They are ground zero for politicalized medicine.

Thanks for the ping and a very interesting twitter analysis.

[Smokin' Joe]

There are numerous possible reasons for the different mortality rates, but I wonder how much reporting/recording issues affect the stats there.

[Black Agnes]

Well, Liberia did have a bunch of people who tested positive, so were included in the ‘cases’, but were sent home because there wasn’t room to treat them. So they were recorded as ‘cases’ but if they died and were buried by their families weren’t recorded subsequently as ‘deaths’.

That sort of thing may be affecting the ratio of mortality and morbidity.

[Black Agnes]

http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/ebola-ucth-unveils-ppe-mr/187021/

[Shelayne]

The ‘hero’ doctor, Brisbane, won’t be a ‘hero’ when it’s all said and done in Liberia.

I would think he will rank about as high as the Nigerians rate Patrick Sawyer.

[Black Agnes]

Yeah, probably.

Patrick may be the least popular boys name in Nigeria next year.

[Black Agnes]

http://oluwagbemigapost.blogspot.be/2014/08/photonewschurch-of-aladurah-members-in.html#.U_fLXfU4q-Q.facebook

church members praying for relief from ebola.

[Black Agnes]

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-wp-blm-news-bc-ebola-doctors22-20140822-story.html

[Black Agnes]

http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/article-186009/kenya-ready-tackle-ebola-threat

[Black Agnes]

http://www.buzzfeed.com/jinamoore/meet-some-of-the-hidden-heroes-of-liberias-ebola-crisis#3tw67sr

Backstory.

[Black Agnes]

http://www.thespainreport.com/10626/health-authorities-zaragoza-activate-ebola-alert-man-guinea-conakry/

Senegalese in Spain with suspicious symptoms.

[Black Agnes]

http://online.wsj.com/articles/a-tale-of-two-africas-1408749489

[Black Agnes]

http://www.thetower.org/0850-israeli-doctor-trail-ebola-cure/?utm_content=bufferfaf0d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Interesting. No live virus research is permitted in Israel.

[Black Agnes]

http://blogs.plos.org/speakingofmedicine/2014/08/21/ebola-liberians-destined-extinction/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+plos%2Fblogs%2Fmain+%28Blogs+-+Main%29

[Black Agnes]

http://www.punchng.com/news/ebola-outbreak-wont-last-six-months/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

Nigerians are optimistic. Let’s hope they are right in that.

[Black Agnes]

http://www.thespainreport.com/10614/health-authorities-barcelona-activate-ebola-alert-protocols-senegalse-diplomat-fever/

[PA Engineer]

There are numerous possible reasons for the different mortality rates, but I wonder how much reporting/recording issues affect the stats there.

I looked at the numbers and I don't like the case mortality ratio. As the pandemic increases the ratio of infection to deaths goes down. Conversely, as the pandemic plateaus or drops, the ratio of deaths goes up. The only value I see with the ratio is an indicator of an increasing or decreasing pandemic.

[Black Agnes]

http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2014/08/22/un_vows_to_boost_efforts_in_ebola_fight.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

First pic is kind of brutal.