Posted on 08/10/2014 12:46:23 AM PDT by Smokin' Joe
http://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/press/news/_layouts/forms/News_DispForm.aspx?List=8db7286c-fe2d-476c-9133-18ff4cb1b568&ID=1076
Since December 2013 and as of 28 September 2014, WHO reports 7,178 cases of Ebola virus disease (EVD) including 3,338 deaths.
This is the first outbreak of EVD in West Africa and it is unprecedented in size and geographical distribution, affecting densely populated urban areas.
WHO reported 915 new cases and 421 deaths since the previous ECDC update of 26 September 2014.
http://www.tfmetalsreport.com/comment/436983#comment-436983
"... Before people tell me I don't know how medical waste is treated, two points. Bruce Ribner, Infectious disease director at Emory stated directly in one of his earlier communications that body waste was flushed into the septic system. He further indicated there was "little risk" to the public. Secondly, while not an expert, I have managed housekeeping departments as part of my duties in two hospital systems and have a basic knowledge of the rules and regulations governing treatment of biohazardous waste.There is a lot of pipe between the origin of the waste and the treatment plant. Raw waste leaks can and do occur, even within aging hospital buildings. I think we are being cavalier about the potential risks when we assume a host does not exist here. Do I think it will happen? No. Could it? I don't think we know enough to rule it out. Full speed ahead, and damn the torpedoes..."
There will be more ordinary American hospitals treating Ebola patients soon, and Ebola will contaminate unexpected portions of some of those due to leaky sewage pipes. I.e., working in, or going to, American hospitals treating Ebola patients will infect at least some new Ebola victims.
I.e., tracking of contacts of Ebola victims will at some point hit rapidly diminishing returns as a means of containing Ebola outbreaks in the United States.
White House Ebola Press Conf rescheduled from now one hour later, at 430 PM ET today.
All plumbing systems must be filtered or isolated as they leave or enter a BSL-4 space. This includes HEPA filters on plumbing vents. All liquid wastes go to the kill tanks. Solid waste goes to sterilizers or incinerators.
Liquid-effluent-treatment system
A kill tank using steam sterilizes all liquid waste before it leaves a BSL-4 building. Usually, doubly redundant tanks are used so that there is 100-percent backup. Liquid wastes are sterilized and pH-balanced before they are released to sanitary sewers. Because kill tanks are not located within BSL-4 facilities, pipes leading to kill tanks are usually double-walled to contain leaks.
From Biosafety Level 4 Labs Up Close and Personal
Sounds like the JV team is playing the bench warmers again...
Here is a question....
So did the hospital disinfect the ambulance that transported the Ebola patient?
I mean before they continued to transport other patients in a possibly infected ambulance?
Just food for thought...
Family of US Ebola Patient Moves into Donated Home in Gated Community
abc ^ | 10/3/14 | NIKKI BATTISTE, CECILIA VEGA
Posted on 04 October 2014 09:53:53 AM by knak
Four relatives of the Texas Ebola patient who have been confined to their Dallas apartment moved to a home in a gated community the use of which was given to them by an anonymous donor, according to a Dallas city official.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3211049/posts
Gorbee Logan, a doctor in rural Liberia, has given at least 15 Ebola patients lamivudine, which is considered a long-term and effective drug to treat HIV patients. All but two of them survived, Logan told CNN last week.
Dallas presser live. ‘Go out watch football, go to the Fair, spend money’......
http://new.livestream.com/accounts/6395980/events/2598380
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