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Tourists advised to avoid Ebola zones of West Africa

Fri, 2014-09-26 23:25 — mike kraft

NEW YORK TIMES      September 26, 2014

By NICHOLAS BAKALAR

 .... The C.D.C. has issued a Watch Level 3 warning (“avoid nonessential travel”) for Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia, and a Level 2 warning (“practice enhanced precautions”) for Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Tourists should not visit these areas. The C.D.C. has recommended that foreign exchange, research and other education-related travel be postponed until further notice. Although the situation can change rapidly, there is now no risk of contracting Ebola in countries in West Africa without reported cases.

Anyone in the affected countries who gets a fever and symptoms like headache, muscle pain, vomiting, diarrhea, stomach pain or unexplained bleeding or bruising should avoid all contact with others and travel immediately by private transportation to a doctor’s office or hospital.

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Ebola: an open letter to European governments

Fri, 2014-09-26 22:01 — mike kraft
 
 
The Lancet, Early Online Publication, 26 September 2014

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Lancet Article questions Sierra Leone's containment policies

Fri, 2014-09-26 21:43 — mike kraft
Lancet               September 26, 2014
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UPDATE: WHITE HOUSE MEETING TODAY ON GLOBAL HEALTH STRATEGY

Fri, 2014-09-26 13:08 — mike kraft

Update of this Morning's story:

Obama tells global health officials: After Ebola, ‘we have to do better.’Obama tells global health officials: After Ebola, ‘we have to do better.’

WASHINGTON POST
By Juliet Eilperin September 26 at 1:30 PM

WASHINGTON --

President Obama addressed health officials from dozens of countries who had gathered Friday at the White House to determine ways the international community can strengthen defenses against future epidemics, such as the Ebola outbreak now raging in West Africa.

Administration officials had launched a global health security initiative in February to help other nations develop basic disease detection and monitoring systems to contain the spread of deadly illnesses.

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PRESIDENT OBAMA CALLS ON MORE NATIONS TO HELP COMBAT EBOLA

Fri, 2014-09-26 00:51 — mike kraft

REUTERS

By Michelle Nichols and Umaru Fofana

NEW YORK/FREETOWN Thu Sep 25, 2014 8:04pm EDT

(Reuters) - President Barack Obamatoday  called on more nations to help fight the world's worst outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus, saying hundreds of thousands of lives were at stake.

The warning came shortly after the World Health Organisation gave a rare hint of optimism in the West African crisis, announcing that the spread of the disease in Guinea appeared to have stabilised.

"More nations need to contribute critical assets and capabilities -- whether it's air transport, medical evacuation, health care workers, equipment or treatment," Obama told a meeting on Ebola on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly.

"If unchecked, this epidemic could kill hundreds of thousands of people in the coming months."

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SIERRA LEONE QUARANTINES A MILLON PEOPLE

Fri, 2014-09-26 00:34 — mike kraft

 

Restrictions affect more than a third of the country’s population, as world leaders meet at UN to discuss the Ebola outbreak

The Guardian, Thursday 25 September 2014

Sierra Leone’s government has quarantined more than a million people in an attempt to bring an end to the spread of the deadly Ebola virus.

Areas in the east of the country on the border of Guinea have been under quarantine for months but travel is now restricted in three more areas where an estimated 1.5 million people live. Nearly a third of the country’s population across 14 districts is now under curfew.

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Red Cross Team Attacked in Southeast Guinea

Thu, 2014-09-25 21:40 — mike kraft

Associated Press   September 24, 2014

 

CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — A Red Cross team was attacked while collecting bodies believed to be infected with Ebola in southeastern Guinea, the latest in a string of assaults that are hindering efforts to control West Africa's current outbreak.

One Red Cross worker is recovering after being wounded in the neck in Tuesday's attack in Forecariah, according to Benoit Carpentier, a spokesman for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.

Family members of the dead initially set upon the six volunteers and vandalized their cars, said Mariam Barry, a resident. Eventually a crowd went to the regional health office, where they threw rocks at the building.

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http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2014/09/24/ebola-guinea-red-cross-workers-attacked/16153887/?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=usatoday-newstopstories

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CDC RELEASES ESTIMATES OF EBOLA CASES, COULD REACH 1.4 MILLION

Wed, 2014-09-24 03:00 — mike kraft

 

New York Times

CDC  releases report on worst and best case estimates for Ebola cases. 

Estimates cover Liberia and Sierra Leone, based on computer modeling. Guinea not included because data  "cannot be reliably modeled."

Best case-model, which assures the dead are buried safely and 70 per cent of the patients are treated in settings that reduce the risk of transmission, suggest the epidemic could almost be ended by Jan. 20.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/24/health/ebola-cases-could-reach-14-million-in-4-months-cdc-estimates.html?emc=edit_na_20140923&nlid=12644555&_r=0

 

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http://apps.washingtonpost.com/g/page/national/ebola-cases-could-skyrocket-by-2015-says-cdc/1337/

CDC RELEASES ESTIMATES OF EBOLA CASES, COULD REACH 1.4 MILLION
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/su6303a1.htm?s_cid=su6303a1_w

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Zimbabwe: Reportedly 98 Persons Under Ebola Quarantine

Tue, 2014-09-23 21:52 — mike kraft

NEWS24    September 23, 2014

 

Cape Town – At least 98 people reportedly have been placed under Ebola quarantine in Harare, as Zimbabwe takes steps to strictly monitor visitors coming into the country.

This comes as fears continue to grow that the deadly Ebola virus might spread beyond West Africa where the epidemic has killed 2 800 people.

According to News Day, out of the 98 people who have been quarantined, 84 were coming from Nigeria.

Link to complete story.

http://www.news24.com/Africa/Zimbabwe/At-least-98-under-Ebola-quarantine-in-Harare-20140923

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London Group Plans to Start First Clinical Tests of Ebola Drugs in West Africa

Tue, 2014-09-23 20:49 — mike kraft

Washington Post

by Abby Ohlheiser September 23 at 11:45 AM

 

London based scientists, working with international aid groups, are planning to start the first clinical trials in West Africa for drugs to treat Eboa. The trials could begin in a matter of months.

Wellcome Trust's $5 million initiative will include drugs from Mapp Biopharmaceutical, Sarepta and Tekmira, according to Reuters. Mapp makes zMapp, the experimental cocktail administered to two Americans who contracted the disease in Liberia. Tekmira recently gained the approval of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to use its TKM-Ebola treatment on confirmed or suspected cases of the disease.

Both drugs are still in the experimental phase; researchers have not yet determined the safety or effectiveness of the treatments.

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