Ebola Virus Outbreak Reaches City of 1 Million People in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Fortune ^ | 12/07/2018 | BrittanyShoot

[BenLurkin]

The ongoing Ebola virus outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has now reached Butembo, a city of over one million residents near the Ugandan border, according to the Associated Press.

...So far, there are over 470 confirmed cases and more than 270 deaths due to the viral hemorrhagic fever, which has an extremely high fatality rate. Another 100-plus cases are under investigation, and Congo’s health ministry confirmed an additional 13 cases on Thursday, the highest one-day total since this latest outbreak was declared in August.

This Ebola virus outbreak in the Congo is second only to the outbreak in West Africa in 2014, which killed over 11,000 people.

[BenLurkin]

gnip

[bgill]

All it takes is one infected person getting on a flight to the US. Oh, yeah, that’s already happened. We got lucky 4 years ago but might not be so lucky next time.

[null and void]

Bring Out Your Dead

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...

If a quarantine saves just one child's life, it's worth it.

[null and void]

Especially if Kaci Hickox has her way pizza.

[heshtesh]

Being that the Chinese are so busy in Africa i’m curious if Ebola might make it back to China?

[metmom]

They haven’t seen anything yet.

The whole city is done.

[Pearls Before Swine]

All it takes is one infected person getting on a flight to the US.

Obama wanted to bring them ALL here.

[BlackAdderess]

It sounds like Merck has a good vaccine available and that herd immunity can be created if enough people take the vaccine, but it looks like they were late into Congo. That must be terrifying and horrible. I have a friend from that part of the world, kind of a black Hermione Granger. Thank the Lord she is here and not there.

[IronJack]

Cool. Maybe it will erase that sh_tstain of a country and free up oxygen for people who deserve it.

[Tilted Irish Kilt]

Infectious Disease ping (Ebola - Democratic Republic of the Congo)

"This Ebola virus outbreak in the Congo is second only to the outbreak in West Africa in 2014, which killed over 11,000 people."
Now, the virus has hit Butembo, a city of over 1 million, near the Ugandan border. (Emphasis mine)

So far, there are over 470 confirmed cases and more than 270 deaths due to the viral hemorrhagic fever,
which has an extremely high fatality rate.
Another 100-plus cases are under investigation, and Congo’s health ministry confirmed an additional 13 cases on Thursday,
the highest one-day total since this latest outbreak was declared in August.

Medical containment is further hampered by rebel led civil war,
as well as threats to medical personel, and kidnappings.

[Engraved-on-His-hands]

Diseases tend to spread. Ebola is especially dangerous. Those medical personnel who risk their lives to try to contain it in the Congo are heroes. Better than a thousand keyboard warriors. God speed.

[Safetgiver]

Why don’t their own medical personnel contain/stop it?

[Engraved-on-His-hands]

Why don’t our medical personnel contain the common cold? Some things aren’t really simple. Our medical personnel are much more capable, have better education, and better resources.

Our medical personnel will be called into action at some point. It’s either stop it in the Congo or stop it in our streets. Some of our medical personnel are willing to risk their lives to stop it in the Congo.

Type on.

[oldasrocks]

Disease is Mother Natures way of controlling the herd. Just as rabbit overpopulation ends up with a virus running through and killing off the weak ones.

Face the facts: Mankind has no natural enemies to control the population. Most people would be stunned if they would visit places like the cities in the Middle East, Africa, Brazil and others at the living conditions.

We start camps to protect population which quickly grow into unmanageable populations with no skills. We’d be better off wiping out the gangs and educating the rest.

[GOPJ]

Being that the Chinese are so busy in Africa i’m curious if Ebola might make it back to China?

Congo has what the Chinese came for... so your answer could be a resounding YES...

https://popula.com/2018/07/30/neodymium/

We can try to explain why by telling a story about the Congo. In the 1970s, the best permanent magnets–powerful, stable, and capable of retaining their magnetic properties in high temperatures–were a cobalt-samarium blend. These magnets were used by the military in things like jet engines, microwave communications, and missile fin actuators. In 1977, it was reported that 60% of that cobalt came from Zaire, now known as the Democratic Republic of Congo; more specifically from the Shaba province...

[gaijin]

[gaijin]

[bgill]

Add on however many cases are out in the badlands where the workers can’t go.

[bgill]

Ebola is easy to end. Stop eating bush meat. Just like AIDS can be stopped by keeping your pants zipped. Simple behaviors.