Courageous woman who probably saved hundreds, if not thousands. The other critical piece in Nigeria fighting a winning battle is that the government closed the borders to people from other Ebola affected nations.
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Green Energy
No new Ebola cases in the United States. THANK GOD!
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TRNS: WHO Committee to hold third emergency meeting on Ebola
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US Army lab plays key role in helping to fight the spread of Ebola
Researchers Dr. Christopher Doona and Florence Feeherry of the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Development, and Engineering Center developed next generation decontamination technologies that safely, conveniently, and controllably generate chlorine dioxide (ClO2) without acids or power. ClO2 kills bacterial spores, viruses, and vegetative cells, while minimizing hazards to the user and the environment.
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WHO: Ebola vaccine trials in W. Africa in January
GENEVA (AP) - Tens of thousands of doses of experimental Ebola vaccines could be available for "real-world" testing in West Africa as soon as January as long as they are deemed safe, a top World Health Organization official said Tuesday.
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- Ebola Roundup
TwinCitiesDailyPlanet: Video: Rally at Minnesota state capitol urges nurses to file OSHA complaints over Ebola unpreparedness 11/14/2014 ***** CommunityCommon: IRS Announces Tax guidance related to Ebola outbreak in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone 11/14/2014...
- Ebola News 11-11-2014
BBC: Ebola crisis: Guinea hunger strike at village occupation 11/11/2014 9:31AM ET ***** Reuters: Uganda says free of Ebola-like Marburg after outbreak in September11/11/2014 ***** WRAL: Troops from Southeast embark for Ebola fight 11/11/2014...
- Ebola News 11-4-2014 --- Updated
dnaIndia: WHO says big pharma did not develop Ebola vaccine because it affected 'poor' African nations only Nov. 4, 2014 4:49PM IST ***** Telegraph: Inside a high-security Ebola isolation chamber November 4, 2014 Professor Christophe...
- More People Hospitalized In Turkey, Suspected Of Having Ebola?
More people hospitalized in Turkey, suspected having Ebola From Will at THE OTHER NEWS: More people hospitalized in Turkey, suspected having Ebola. (Taz). Three people suspected Ebola were hospitalized in the Turkish provinces of Izmir, Kahraman...
- Ebola News 10-20-2014 - Not As Bad As Ebola News Has Been Lately
Family of Ebola-infected nurse Amber Vinson defends her trip to Ohio UKDailyMail: Nigeria declared Ebola-free, holds lessons for others 10/20/2014 9:21EST NBC: 43 People Removed From Ebola Watch List at Midnight 10/20/2014 10:09AM CDT Yet,...
Green Energy
Ebola News - 10-21-2014
No new Ebola cases in the United States. THANK GOD!
How 1 Doctor Helped Save Nigeria From Ebola
Ebola Spreading Like Wildfire In Western Sierra Leone
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CDC Announces Additional "Protocols" For Travelers Coming to US from Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Guinea
First of all, all travelers originating from those countries (whether by direct or indirect flight) will have to terminate at one of five specified airports, which I guess will supposedly be given additional training so they can perform better screenings.
But the only screening specified is... taking the passenger's temperature. Something we already know doesn't work.
This is obviously a political move designed to pretend that we're blocking ebola cases from entering the US. But the maneuver itself is calculated to not block potential ebola cases.
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MailOnline: Curfew in Sierra Leone town after rioting, shooting over Ebola case
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TRNS: WHO Committee to hold third emergency meeting on Ebola
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US Army lab plays key role in helping to fight the spread of Ebola
Researchers Dr. Christopher Doona and Florence Feeherry of the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Development, and Engineering Center developed next generation decontamination technologies that safely, conveniently, and controllably generate chlorine dioxide (ClO2) without acids or power. ClO2 kills bacterial spores, viruses, and vegetative cells, while minimizing hazards to the user and the environment.
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WHO: Ebola vaccine trials in W. Africa in January
GENEVA (AP) - Tens of thousands of doses of experimental Ebola vaccines could be available for "real-world" testing in West Africa as soon as January as long as they are deemed safe, a top World Health Organization official said Tuesday.
Vocativ: Rwanda Starts Testing American Visitors for Ebola
(yeah, you read it right the first time)
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(yeah, you read it right the first time)
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SunNews: UCH raises alarm over Lassa fever in Ibadan October 20, 2014
(NIGERIA)
"...management was particularly worried about the development because the ailment belonged to the same family of hemorrhagic fever like the dreaded Ebola disease virus (EVD), which had raised global concern in recent times due to the level of fatality it had caused, especially in some parts of West Africa.
“Within the last two months, we have had about 80 samples suspected of hemorrhagic fever. Out of the 80, we are having close to 27 being positive. That is about 35 to 40 per cent. That is very high,” he said, while calling for urgent action to stem the tide."
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10/20/2014 LATimes: Ebola-free Nigeria hailed as 'success story' in battling outbreak
Lassa fever, a serious viral disease spread by contact with infected rodents, is estimated to infect hundreds of thousands of people per year across the countries of Sierra Leone, Guinea, Liberia and Nigeria in West Africa, with approximately five thousand deaths annually. In some areas of Sierra Leone, up to 16 percent of people admitted to hospitals have Lassa fever. Lassa fever is also associated with occasional epidemics, during which the case-fatality rate can reach 50 percent.
See (unfamiliar source/hyperlinked data appear to source appropriately) this August 4th link :
Tulane, USAMRIID, DoD, Bioengineered Ebola/Lassa Hybrid
(NIGERIA)
"...management was particularly worried about the development because the ailment belonged to the same family of hemorrhagic fever like the dreaded Ebola disease virus (EVD), which had raised global concern in recent times due to the level of fatality it had caused, especially in some parts of West Africa.
“Within the last two months, we have had about 80 samples suspected of hemorrhagic fever. Out of the 80, we are having close to 27 being positive. That is about 35 to 40 per cent. That is very high,” he said, while calling for urgent action to stem the tide."
****Notes:
10/20/2014 LATimes: Ebola-free Nigeria hailed as 'success story' in battling outbreak
Lassa fever, a serious viral disease spread by contact with infected rodents, is estimated to infect hundreds of thousands of people per year across the countries of Sierra Leone, Guinea, Liberia and Nigeria in West Africa, with approximately five thousand deaths annually. In some areas of Sierra Leone, up to 16 percent of people admitted to hospitals have Lassa fever. Lassa fever is also associated with occasional epidemics, during which the case-fatality rate can reach 50 percent.
See (unfamiliar source/hyperlinked data appear to source appropriately) this August 4th link :
Tulane, USAMRIID, DoD, Bioengineered Ebola/Lassa Hybrid
German clinic forced to scrap two machines worth £1m because Ebola patient vomited on them
He recovered after five weeks of intense treatment but not before vomiting on two expensive machines - first vomited on a mobile x-ray machine and then on an equally expensive ultrasound scanner
that now must be scrapped.
He recovered after five weeks of intense treatment but not before vomiting on two expensive machines - first vomited on a mobile x-ray machine and then on an equally expensive ultrasound scanner
that now must be scrapped.
- Ebola Roundup
TwinCitiesDailyPlanet: Video: Rally at Minnesota state capitol urges nurses to file OSHA complaints over Ebola unpreparedness 11/14/2014 ***** CommunityCommon: IRS Announces Tax guidance related to Ebola outbreak in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone 11/14/2014...
- Ebola News 11-11-2014
BBC: Ebola crisis: Guinea hunger strike at village occupation 11/11/2014 9:31AM ET ***** Reuters: Uganda says free of Ebola-like Marburg after outbreak in September11/11/2014 ***** WRAL: Troops from Southeast embark for Ebola fight 11/11/2014...
- Ebola News 11-4-2014 --- Updated
dnaIndia: WHO says big pharma did not develop Ebola vaccine because it affected 'poor' African nations only Nov. 4, 2014 4:49PM IST ***** Telegraph: Inside a high-security Ebola isolation chamber November 4, 2014 Professor Christophe...
- More People Hospitalized In Turkey, Suspected Of Having Ebola?
More people hospitalized in Turkey, suspected having Ebola From Will at THE OTHER NEWS: More people hospitalized in Turkey, suspected having Ebola. (Taz). Three people suspected Ebola were hospitalized in the Turkish provinces of Izmir, Kahraman...
- Ebola News 10-20-2014 - Not As Bad As Ebola News Has Been Lately
Family of Ebola-infected nurse Amber Vinson defends her trip to Ohio UKDailyMail: Nigeria declared Ebola-free, holds lessons for others 10/20/2014 9:21EST NBC: 43 People Removed From Ebola Watch List at Midnight 10/20/2014 10:09AM CDT Yet,...