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Posted on 05/04/2005 12:42:04 AM PDT by Judith Anne
Welcome to the Marburg Surveillance Project.
This thread will be used for all of the latest Marburg Outbreak News and comments. This is the place to post all comments about the Marburg outbreak, all articles and links to articles about the Marburg outbreak.
We're going to use just one thread instead of having to go from article to article as we have in the past. We'll use this thread as long as we can.
WINNIPEG – Researchers from Canada's only level-4 containment lab brought comparatively low-tech tools to the international effort to control the outbreak of Marburg viral hemorrhagic fever in Angola.
They brought a mobile field lab that fits into 10 suitcases and can be run off a car battery to provide diagnostic support to clinicians and epidemiologists who converged on Uíge, the city in the northern part of the country that has been the focus of the outbreak.
Link to entire article:
http://www.medicalpost.com/mpcontent/article.jsp?content=20050502_200822_5764
She asked too many questions at lunch, and has therfore been 'disappeared'...
AKA Alchemists, IOW people who change one element into another - as in fission or fusion...
That may be why the numbers are going up. They now have a simple test for late stage Marburg virus that actually works.
a little more info from CIDRAP...old again but verrry interesting
http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/cidrap/content/bt/vhf/news/vhfs.html
and this from them also...recently updated
http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/cidrap/content/bt/vhf/biofacts/vhffactsheet.html
mrs x
Personally, I am quite impressed by Mother Abigail. She was first on SARS, and first on Marburg. Her information was spot on, and seemed to be based on inside information.
I used to think she was an epidemiologist based in Hong Kong. I still think she's an epidemiologist. And I suspect she's with WHO or the CDC.
That's quite a poem she wrote. Read it a few times and the meaning is clear. Chilling.
I'm not inclined to see this as anything except nature getting mean, but that's some really scary stuff you linked to.
CIDRAP is a very credible program at the University of Minnesota. So what caused them to update the second link on May 3rd? And what was the change?
That is scary! I am a little freaked out right now because I just discovered we have two cases of Hantavirus here in New Mexico!I guess it is supposed to be a bad year for it , in this area anyway...probably another one we can thank Sandia or Los Alamos labs for...:-(
mrsx
US Embassy update:
For Immediate Release
May 5, 2005 U.S. Embassy, Office of Public Affairs
EMBASSY LATEST WARDEN MESSAGE ON THE HEMORRHAGIC FEVER IN UIGE PROVINCE, ANGOLA
The United States Embassy Luanda recommends against travel to Uige province, Angola due to an outbreak of Marburg hemorrhagic fever. As of May 5, 2005, the Ministry of Health reported 313 cases and 280 deaths over a five-month period. The Angolan Ministry of Health, the World Health Organization, and the Centers for Disease Control-Atlanta are cooperating to identify recommended public health measures and treatment.
For additional information on Marburg hemorrhagic fever and infectious diseases consult the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's hotline for international travelers at 1-877-FYI-TRIP (1-877-394-8747) or the CDC's Internet site at CDC-ATLANTA CDC-ATLANTA and consult the World Health Organization's (WHO) website at WHO.INT
The United States Consular Section in Luanda can be reached by telephone at (244) (2) 371-645 or by email at luandaconsular@yahoo.com. The Embassy website is www.usembassy.gov/angola
As of May 5, 2005, there are no new case of Marburg hemorrhagic fever in Luanda, Cabinda, Kwanza Sul, Kwanza Norte and Malange provinces. There are no reports of people contracting the disease in those provinces, as well as there are no active cases now reported in those regions. In Uige province, 12 new cases and 9 deaths were reported within Uige city. Out of this total 1 case and 1 death were reported in Bembe municipality. In Damba, Songo, Negage, Puri and Maquela do Zombo municipalities no new case was reported. Health officials recommend that normal sanitary precautions should be used, including frequent hand washing, to minimize any chance of exposure.
It is not clear if the 12 cases/9 deaths are in addition to the 313/280 or a clarification of someof the numbers.
http://www.angolapress-angop.ao/noticia.asp?ID=339028
Latest from Angop [google translate], nothing really knew except that again it looks like all agencies are stepping up efforts to contain the virus:
The Red Cross detaches activistas in the Uíge for the control of the Marburg
Luanda, 05/05 - the Red Cross of Angola (CVA) detached one equips of volunteers in the province of the Uíge with the objectivo to sensetize the population on the virus of Marburg, as well as making the distribution of lixívia, creolina, soap and other products to help the people afectadas and infectadas by the illness that already made two hundreds of deceased more than. Speaking to the Angop, the coordinator for reply the disasters of the CVA, Kiala Simão, explained that such individuals still go to supervise the shares Red Da Cruz in the e region to sensetize on the Hiv/Sida, pandemic that afecta thousand of people in the country. They are part of equips about twenty and two people, including a representative of the national headquarters and another member of the International Federacy Red Da Cruz. The CVA has intensified the order of aid to its partners to help the Government to stanch the epidemic caused for the virus of Marburg, that since October of 2004 afecta the province of the Uíge.
Comment on post 150 (US Embassy update).
I belive the 12/9 [Uige Case/Death] and 1/1 [Songo Case/Death] numbers are to be added to the 313/280 totals giving us 326/290. Otherwise the embassy update from yesterday makes no sense (310/279 + 13/10 does not equal 313/280).
I knew it! The anGOP is behind it!!!
Kelly? Have you done a LittleJoe????
Yesterday's Press Conference w/ Angolan Minster of Health
http://www.angonoticias.com/full_headlines.php?id=5163
[google translate]
The information of the daily report of yesterday between the Minsa and the OMS, discloses that in last the 24 hours it did not have new cases, registou zero death and none high given, meeting only one patient interned in the hospital of the Uíje. The reduction of cases of the hemorrhagic fever in the last days equally was confirmed by the minister of the Health, Sebastião Veloso(na photo), yesterday in conference of the press after a permanence of seven days in the province of the Uíje. Sebastião Veloso, that did not leave to thank the technician local national and foreign that if had premade use to work and that they continue to make active search of cases of deaths in the communities of that province. During the days where he was in the Uíje, the minister could evidence the difficulties and the problems that the professionals of the Health face in terms of gastável material, displacement for the areas where death confirmation of or new case is called in case of among others. As it said, the national and international effort that if is to make, "because in the visits where we made in the quarters I was with the ideia of how much the illness was devastadora, for having was valid the penalty found closed houses for all family (Father, mother, children, nephews) to have deceased. The reached results constitute a relief, for the populations of the Uíje in particular and of the country in general "Although still to have some cases we find to be a relief for not having a new case for the second time", it said. It alerted however that although everything if cannot consider that the illness already is eradicated. "inside of six weeks, if the picture to only continue with zero in case that it is that we will say that is eradicated the illness". During the press conference, the governor lamented the fact of a quarter in the Uíje (Quarry), the inhabitants not to accept the orientações techniques of health being one of that still cases registam, for insisting on hugging, kissing and to handle vestments of its before-dear after deceased.
The Minister of Health from hell seems determined to sweep any new Marburg cases under the rug. The Angolan 'gummint' must not like those US Embassy travel advisories.
I guess the burial practices are the African version of Sita?
No idea what Sita is (assume Hindu burial practice?) Dominate tribe in Angola practices the "touch the dead body" practice (weep/wail over the body).
Ironic that the next day after this speech (today) we have 9 deaths in Uige and 12 total new cases.
Any word from your CDC friend?
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