Posted on 04/01/2016 6:04:01 AM PDT by Olog-hai
The World Health Organization says a new case of Ebola has been confirmed in Liberia, days after saying the outbreak no longer qualifies as an international health emergency. […]
Flare-ups have occurred before in Liberia, and in Sierra Leone and Guinea, though health authorities say those are not linked to the original chain of transmission. WHO says Guinea has confirmed eight cases and seven deaths since late February. …
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I don't know.
No...I don't know is on third.
What?!
No...
F***
April Fool!
(Actually, it’s *100* new cases.)
I think we should listen to The Who.
Post to me or FReep mail to be on/off the Bring Out Your Dead ping list.
The purpose of the “Bring Out Your Dead” ping list (formerly the “Ebola” ping list) is very early warning of emerging pandemics, as such it has a high false positive rate.
So far the false positive rate is 100%.
At some point we may well have a high mortality pandemic, and likely as not the “Bring Out Your Dead” threads will miss the beginning entirely.
*sigh* Such is life, and death...
PS: Where is Kaci Hickox?
April Fools!
WHO loves a good joke!
Dog bites man.
A link to this thread has been posted on The Ebola Surveillance Thread.
I don’t give a damn.
Oh, he’s our shortstop.
Don’t open the case.
At this point the disease may well be endemic, present somewhere in some obscure fluid in a former patient (semen, vitreous humor, etc) or in animal populations. All that need happen is for the right human to be in the wrong place at the right time.
At least the disease is somewhat better understood, medical personnel are aware of and looking for the disease, and the course of treatment has been refined to improve both survival rate and reduce transmission to health care people.
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