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Ebola has spread across the globe: ...officials try to trace 30,000 linked to death of US victim
Daily Mail UK ^ | 7/29/14 | Lizzy Parrie

Posted on 07/30/2014 12:20:42 PM PDT by EBH

Fears of a global Ebola pandemic are 'justified' an expert has said as Nigerian health officials try to trace 30,000 people at risk of contracting the deadly disease following the death of Patrick Sawyer.

The U.S. citizen boarded a flight in Liberia carrying the disease to Nigeria, potentially infecting 'anyone on the same plane'.

It comes as Nigerian actor Jim Iyke sparked outrage, posting a picture of himself wearing an Ebola mask while sitting in a first class airport lounge as he fled Liberia.

The 'Nollywood' star posted a message on his Instagram page saying he had cut short a business trip to Monrovia in Liberia - where at least 600 people have already died from the disease.

The death toll for this, the worst outbreak recorded since the Ebola virus was discovered in 1976, stands at 672, while more than 1,200 people have been infected.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Extended News; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; Unclassified
KEYWORDS: africaleaderssummit; ebola; ebolacarrier; eboladrug; ebolamap; ebolaoutbreak; ebolavictim; outbreak; patricksawyer
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It comes as health campaigners today called for U.S. authorities to speed up their approval of a new drug hoped to be the first cure for the deadly Ebola virus.

They are calling on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the United States to fast-track their authorisation of the TKM-Ebola drug.

The petition, created on change.org, states: 'One of the most promising is TKM-Ebola manufactured by Tekmira Pharmaceuticals.

'This drug has been shown to be highly effective in killing the virus in primates and Phase 1 clinical trials to assess its safety in humans were started earlier this year.'

1 posted on 07/30/2014 12:20:43 PM PDT by EBH
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To: EBH

Title has been truncated to fit posting guideline


2 posted on 07/30/2014 12:21:16 PM PDT by EBH (And the head wound was healed, and Gog became man.)
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To: EBH

This has the potential to get very, very ugly.


3 posted on 07/30/2014 12:22:26 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (America is not a refugee camp! It is my home!!!)
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To: EBH

I caught a little bit about this on CNN (I think that was the channel, I was basically surfing) in which the reporter gave numbers of affected and dead from the disease. His/her numbers were more than twice given in this article. I do remember the statement was made that over 2,000 had died.


4 posted on 07/30/2014 12:25:16 PM PDT by ProudFossil (" I never did give anyone hell. I just told the truth and they thought it was hell." Harry Truman)
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To: FlingWingFlyer
This has the potential to get very, very ugly.

While I have great sympathy for all those affected, I have to ask....................................................is that moochelle or hitlary ugly?

5 posted on 07/30/2014 12:25:26 PM PDT by Mastador1 (I'll take a bad dog over a good politician any day!)
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To: FlingWingFlyer

It’s beyond ugly.It political correctness killing people.


6 posted on 07/30/2014 12:28:32 PM PDT by Farmer Dean (stop worrying about what they want to do to you,start thinking about what you want to do to them)
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To: ProudFossil

Most of the numbers you will see or hear are going to be wrong. Those of us here on FR who follow these things have noted most often the governments downplay the numbers or give conflicting information.

Generally it is much worse than what they are telling you.


7 posted on 07/30/2014 12:29:52 PM PDT by EBH (And the head wound was healed, and Gog became man.)
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To: ex-Texan

Ping!

You were saying something about 30,000?


8 posted on 07/30/2014 12:31:13 PM PDT by EBH (And the head wound was healed, and Gog became man.)
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Something ‘happened’ in 2013 to put Ebola into turbo-high gear. I do not believe this is an accident. Ebola was on it’s way out just two years back, now look as it approaches a full scale pandemic. For now, all we can do is pratice UNIVERSAL PRECAUTIONS, the same thing you do to guard against the spread of MRSA and other ugly bugs; #1. Do not overuse anti-bacterial soap.#2. Do wash your face arms and hands after encountering a person with this disease. #3. While at ‘adult play’ use protection, as one should be doing anyway to guard against Gonnorhea and others. #4. Wear Gloves while cleaning up any bodily fluids not your own. This is getting serious.


9 posted on 07/30/2014 12:31:29 PM PDT by lee martell
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The EXEMPT Princes:
"Let's leave the border open AND give Obama more money to
find, escort and bring more incurable diseases in."

10 posted on 07/30/2014 12:32:27 PM PDT by Diogenesis (The EXEMPT Congress is complicit in the absence of impeachment)
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To: Farmer Dean; Mastador1

Ever read “The Hot Zone”? (Richard Preston). I read it back in the 90s. Scared the bejeezus out of me. I’m not looking forward to this.


11 posted on 07/30/2014 12:32:37 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (America is not a refugee camp! It is my home!!!)
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To: EBH

The sky is falling


12 posted on 07/30/2014 12:33:30 PM PDT by TangledUpInBlue (I have no home. I'm the wind.)
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To: EBH

Better cash in on that Nigerian Trust fund money, before all the wire-transfer bankers croak!


13 posted on 07/30/2014 12:33:40 PM PDT by LadyBuck (Some day very soon, Life's little Twinkie gauge is gonna go......empty.)
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Human-to-human transmission occurs via direct contact with bodily fluids from an infected person.

Hmmm......I wonder which “lifestyle” community is most likely to be the vector here in the states.


14 posted on 07/30/2014 12:33:48 PM PDT by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
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Opening lines from the Hot Zone explain it has a 2-24 day incubation period and is active on surfaces for up to 10 days.

For those not as familiar with Ebola and potentials...this is a definite read as it is based on a true story.

“The Hot Zone” free .pdf download:

http://learn.flvs.net/educator/common/EnglishIIv10/TheHotZone.pdf


15 posted on 07/30/2014 12:37:06 PM PDT by EBH (And the head wound was healed, and Gog became man.)
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To: EBH

As long as they bring fulminating Ebola victims to testify before Congress and be interviewed by media people.


16 posted on 07/30/2014 12:38:11 PM PDT by AEMILIUS PAULUS (It is a shame that when these people give a riot)
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To: lee martell
Something ‘happened’ in 2013 to put Ebola into turbo-high gear. I do not believe this is an accident.

But Weyland-Yutani just wanted to study the alien.

17 posted on 07/30/2014 12:39:39 PM PDT by mojito (Zero, our Nero.)
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To: BenLurkin

It also lives on surfaces for several days.


18 posted on 07/30/2014 12:39:52 PM PDT by Black Agnes
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To: AEMILIUS PAULUS

How about declaring them economic refugees and give them jobs as border guards?


19 posted on 07/30/2014 12:40:32 PM PDT by Kartographer ("We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.")
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To: EBH

Bkmrkd.


20 posted on 07/30/2014 12:41:08 PM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear (Great vid by ShorelineMike! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOZjJk6nbD4&feature=plcp)
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