Situation Report

2014 Ebola Outbreak - Live Interactive Healthmap

Wed, 2014-08-06 22:21 — Kathy Gilbeaux

(FOR THE LIVE INTERACTIVE HEALTHMAP - CLICK ON THE MAP IMAGE BELOW)

http://healthmap.org/ebola/

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Situation Report

Read more about 2014 Ebola Outbreak - Live Interactive Healthmap
1 comment
Log in or register to post comments

Experimental Ebola Serum Grown in Tobacco Leaves

Wed, 2014-08-06 15:16 — Kathy Gilbeaux

webmd.com - by Brenda Goodman - reviewed by Michael W. Smith, MD

Aug. 4, 2014 -- ZMapp, the experimental treatment rushed to two Americans infected with Ebola in Africa, is grown in specially modified leaves of tobacco -- a plant better known for harming health than healing.

“We complied with a request from Emory University and Samaritan’s Purse to provide a very limited amount of ZMapp last week,” says David Howard, a spokesman for Reynolds American Services, the parent company of Kentucky BioProcessing. The small biopharma company in Owensboro, KY, has been contracted to grow the drug.

(READ COMPLETE ARTICLE)

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Solutions

Problem

Situation Report

Read more about Experimental Ebola Serum Grown in Tobacco Leaves
Log in or register to post comments

9 Questions About this New Ebola Drug

Wed, 2014-08-06 13:43 — Kathy Gilbeaux

cnn.com - by By Jacque Wilson and Danielle Dellorto - August 5, 2014

(CNN) -- Two American missionary workers infected with the deadly Ebola virus were given an experimental drug that seems to have saved their lives.

Dr. Kent Brantly was given the medication, ZMapp, shortly after telling his doctors he thought he would die, according to a source familiar with his case. Within an hour, doctors say his symptoms -- labored breathing and a widespread rash -- dramatically improved. Nancy Writebol, another missionary working with Samaritan's Purse, received two doses of the medication and has also shown significant improvement, sources say.

As there is no proven treatment and no vaccine for Ebola, this experimental drug is raising lots of questions.

(READ COMPLETE ARTICLE)

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Solutions

Problem

Situation Report

Read more about 9 Questions About this New Ebola Drug
2 comments
Log in or register to post comments

Ebola - Information, FAQs and Research

Wed, 2014-08-06 03:27 — Kathy Gilbeaux

An expanding list of information resources on Ebola Virus Disease (EVD). A link to additional information and a timeline of related events for this outbreak will be provided (in red - here), and at the bottom of this post . . . . . .

Office of Inspector General - Lead Inspector General Joint Strategic Oversight Plan on U.S. Government Activities: International Ebola Response and Preparedness
http://westafrica.mphise.resiliencesystem.org/lead-inspector-general-joint-strategic-oversight-plan-us-government-activities-international-ebola

Global Communities ALERT Weekly Reports
http://resiliencesystem.org/global-communities-alert-weekly-reports

US - HHS - Ebola Outbreak 2014: Information Resources
http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/dimrc/ebola_2014.html

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Situation Report

Read more about Ebola - Information, FAQs and Research
Log in or register to post comments

2nd Ebola case confirmed in Nigeria

Mon, 2014-08-04 15:00 — JSole

Nigerian authorities on Monday confirmed a second case of Ebola in Africa's most populous country. The emergence of a second case raises serious concerns about the infection control practices in Nigeria, and also raise the spectre that more cases could emerge. It can take up to 21 days after exposure to the virus for symptoms to appear.

Nigerian authorities said a total of 70 people are under surveillance and that they hoped to have eight people in quarantine by the end of Monday in an isolation ward in Lagos. The emergence there is particularly worrisome because Lagos is the largest city in Africa with some 21 million people.

Nigeria is the fourth country to report Ebola cases and at least 728 other people have died in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia.

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Situation Report

Read more about 2nd Ebola case confirmed in Nigeria
1 comment
Log in or register to post comments

Crowdsourcing - Ebola

Mon, 2014-08-04 03:32 — Kathy Gilbeaux

A growing source of information from news sources and social media on Ebola . . .

Twitter - #Ebola - https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Ebola&src=typd

Voice of America – Ebola - http://www.voanews.com/info/ebola/4867.html

Rhiza Labs Forum - http://fluboard.rhizalabs.com/forum/search.php?search_id=active_topics

Crofsblogs (H5N1) – Ebola - http://crofsblogs.typepad.com/h5n1/ebola/

Google – (search “Ebola”) - https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=ebola

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Situation Report

Read more about Crowdsourcing - Ebola
Log in or register to post comments

Documentation on Ebola cases - Rhiza Labs Forum

Sat, 2014-08-02 21:21 — Kathy Gilbeaux

fluboard.rhizalabs.com

Ebola Case Scheduled For Transfer To Emory In Atlanta
http://fluboard.rhizalabs.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=11894

Transfers Out of West Africa Due To Ebola
http://fluboard.rhizalabs.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=11901

2 Suspect Ebola Cases In Nigeria
http://fluboard.rhizalabs.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=11903

(SEE ADDITIONAL TOPICS IN THE LINKS BELOW)

http://fluboard.rhizalabs.com/forum/search.php?search_id=active_topics

http://fluboard.rhizalabs.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=5&sid=bb25b054f0a6c6457b58be728c73210d

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Situation Report

Read more about Documentation on Ebola cases - Rhiza Labs Forum
Log in or register to post comments

CDC - Avoid Nonessential Travel to Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone

Fri, 2014-08-01 00:51 — Kathy Gilbeaux

cdc.gov - July 31, 2014

CDC urges all US residents to avoid nonessential travel to Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone because of an unprecedented outbreak of Ebola.

http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/notices

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Situation Report

Read more about CDC - Avoid Nonessential Travel to Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone
Log in or register to post comments

WHO launches $100 million plan as Ebola death toll tops 700

Thu, 2014-07-31 17:05 — JSole

The World Health Organization is launching a $100 million response plan to combat an "unprecedented" outbreak of Ebola in West Africa that has killed 729 people out of 1,323 infected since February.

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Situation Report

Read more about WHO launches $100 million plan as Ebola death toll tops 700
1 comment
Log in or register to post comments

Health Ministers Agree on Priority Actions to End Ebola Outbreak in West Africa

Mon, 2014-07-07 02:27 — Kathy Gilbeaux

afro.who.int

Accra, 03 July 2014 – The Emergency Ministerial meeting on Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) has ended today with Health Ministers agreeing on a range of priority actions to end the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. The scale of the ongoing outbreak is unprecedented with reports of over 750 cases and 445 deaths in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia since March 2014.

In a Communiqué issued at the end of the two-day meeting, the Ministers agreed that the current situation poses a serious threat to all countries in the region and beyond and called for immediate action. They expressed concern on the adverse social and economic impact of the outbreak and stressed the need for coordinated actions by all stakeholders, national leadership, enhanced cross-border collaboration and community participation in the response.

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Situation Report