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.
I remember the bats in Nigeria. There was a huge tree in the middle of a roundabout on the way to my school that was loaded with bats. Literally covering every single branch. Think blackbird flocks for the level of annoyance and poop.
http://www.feelib.com/2014/08/ebola-im-sorry-for-adadevohs-pain_68.html
” Widow of the late Liberian, Patrick Sawyer, the man who brought the deadly Ebola disease to Nigeria, Mrs. Decontee Sawyer, yesterday said that she shared the pains of the family of Dr Ameyo Stella Adedavoh, the female doctor who attended to Sawyer.
Responding to an email query by our correspondent, Mrs. Sawyer added that it was painful that the late Sawyer caused so much damage in both his country Liberia and Nigeria with the Ebola virus...”
Ping to 986.
I read that. I imagine it has been very difficult for her that she lost her husband to this virus and that he caused the deaths of a bunch of people. I also read some stories about his mother who lives in Pennsylvania.
http://www.rediff.com/news/special/faq-what-you-must-know-about-the-deadly-ebola-virus/20140731.htm
“Can the deadly Ebola virus come to India?”
http://www.singtomeohmuse.com/viewtopic.php?t=5725&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=1410
DC and its partners at U.S. ports of entry are not doing enhanced screening of passengers traveling from the affected countries. However, CDC works with international public health organizations, other federal agencies, and the travel industry to identify sick travelers arriving in the United States and take public health actions to prevent the spread of communicable diseases.
CDC also is assisting with exit screening and communication efforts in West Africa to prevent sick travelers from getting on planes.
CDC recommends that people avoid nonessential travel to Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone.
CDC recommends that people practice enhanced precautions if traveling to Nigeria.
Recommendations and guidance may change as new information becomes available.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE
NEW Stigma Key Messages
West Africans in the United States and elsewhere may face stigmatization (stigma) during the current Ebola outbreak because the outbreak is associated with a region of the world.
Stigma involves stereotyping and discriminating against an identifiable group of people, a product, an animal, a place, or a nation.
Stigma can occur when people associate an infectious disease, such as Ebola, with a population, even though not everyone in that population or from that region is specifically at risk for the disease (for example, West Africans living in the United States).
Stigma occurred among Asian Americans in the United States during the SARS pandemic in 2003.
Communicators and public health officials can help counter stigma during the Ebola response.
Communicate early the risk or lack of risk from associations with products, people, and places.
Raise awareness of the potential problem.
Counter stigmatization with accurate risk information about how the virus spreads.
Speak out against negative behaviors.
Be cautious about the images that are shared. Make sure they do not reinforce stereotypes.
Model good behaviors; engage with stigmatized groups in person and through social media.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) protects people's health and safety by preventing and controlling diseases and injuries; enhances health decisions by providing credible information on critical health issues; and promotes healthy living through strong partnerships with local, national and international organizations.
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The effen' political commissars, czars, whatever are too effen' stupid to live. Insanity rules.
MAPfrom UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
excellent data here, though already dated.
For larger PDF file go to:
http://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/WA_A4_L_140818_Ebola_Epidemic.pdf
Source page url:
http://reliefweb.int/map/sierra-leone/west-africa-regional-ebola-crisis-monitoring-18-aug-2014
Pointing right at Bamako.
The airports of greatest concern right now are Bamako, Lagos, Nairobi, Addis, and (obviously) JNB.
I wonder if they are screening departures?
OK, I’ll post the 1000th reply....
Been following this thread closely — thanks to all of you guys — especially you, Black Angus — for keeping it going!
Recent news that Dr. Kent Brantley and Nancy Writebol did not catch the Ebola virus through their PPE suits but instead during social activities when they were unprotected is supposed to make us all breathe a big sigh of relief. After all, if you can be infected by Ebola through PPE, then all bets are off and no one is safe, right?
But let’s think about that. These are highly trained medical practitioners, right? At least Brantley is. And Ebola is not transferable unless the carrier is showing symptoms, right? That’s the whole basis of WHO’s position that air travel is safe — Ebola victims can’t spread the virus unless they are symptomatic and that will be obvious when they attempt to board airplanes.
So how did Brantley, a highly trained medical professional, allow himself to come into contact with an infectious Ebola victim in an unprotected social setting? Shouldn’t he have been able to recognize a full-blown case of Ebola when he saw one?
Or is there a stage of this disease where there are NO symptoms and the virus can still be transferred?
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