[M_B_S]

+++ NEW EBOLA ALARM IN LIBERIA+++

Fears in Libera after new Ebola death
More than 150 people under surveillance, two months after West African nation was declared free of the disease.
25 Nov 2015 09:29 GMT | Humanitarian crises, Liberia, Africa, Ebola
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/11/l ... 24647.html

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The Red Death is back in Liberia

M_B_S

[M_B_S]

+++ EBOLA ALARM ++++

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/01/f ... 59943.html

A carer for a woman who died of Ebola in Sierra Leone has now been infected with the virus, heightening fears of a fresh flare-up just days after West Africa was declared officially free of the disease.

The second case to be identified in less than a week is a 38-year-old woman who had helped to care for last week's victim, Mariatu Jalloh, health ministry spokesman Sidi Yahyah Tunis said according to a report by Reuters news agency.

Jalloh, a 22-year-old student who died from the disease on January 12, tested positive for Ebola after her death, which marked a further setback in efforts to end a two-year epidemic that has killed more than 11,300 people across West Africa.
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One Ebola Walker is still enough.....

[ROCKMAN]

And during the same week that woman dies from Ebola - in Sierra Leone:117 died from malaria, 240 died from the flu and pneumonia, 160 died from tuberculosis, 155 dies from diarrhoreal diseases, 50 died from the measles and 85 from meningitis.

Ebola has a long way to go to catch up to those other preventable diseases.

[M_B_S]

Two Ebola deaths and three suspected cases in Guinea 'flare-up'

Two people from the same family have died from Ebola in Guinea, the government has said, in the first re-emergence of the virus in the country since an outbreak was declared over in December 2015.



Test samples from the two patients “revealed the presence of the Ebola haemorrhagic fever virus”, the government said in a statement, while officials feared further suspected cases. “For now we have two confirmed cases and three suspected cases.”

All five were from the town of Korokpara in the southern region of Nzerekore.

“The health authorities have taken the appropriate measures to contain the spread of the disease,” the statement said.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/m ... a-flare-up
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The Red Death is not dead.

M_B_S

[M_B_S]

+++EBOLA SPREADS IN GUINEA LIBERIA CLOSED BORDER +++

Tue Mar 22, 2016 3:06pm EDT Related: HEALTH, AFRICA
Fifth person dies in Guinea Ebola flare-up
CONAKRY

A fifth person has died of Ebola in southeast Guinea since March 17, a health official told Reuters on Tuesday, raising concerns that a recent flare-up of the deadly virus could spread.

The latest case was detected in Macenta prefecture, about 200 kilometers from the village of Korokpara where the four other recent Ebola-related deaths occurred, said Fode Sylla Tass, spokesman for National Coordination of the Fight against Ebola in Guinea.

The man, who has not been identified, had recently visited Korokpara and had been in direct contact with the first patients, Tass said. He was buried in the village of Makoidou without any sanitary precautions.

Burials, where bodies of the deceased are often washed, have been a main cause of transmission of Ebola, which has killed at least 11,300 people in West Africa since 2013 in the worst outbreak on record.

Guinea, one of the worst hit countries, was declared Ebola free in December, but the World Health Organisation warned about possible flare-ups.

It was not immediately clear how the people from Korokpara had contracted the disease but the area had previously resisted efforts to fight the illness in the initial epidemic.

Guinea's Ebola coordination unit has traced an estimated 816 people who may have come into contact with the first four recent victims.

Liberia closed its border with Guinea on Tuesday as a precaution against the latest outbreak.
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-healt ... SKCN0WO2T1
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Ring the Alarm Bells : EBOLA the Red Death is back in West Africa

[Outcast_Searcher]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('M_B_S', '
')Ring the Alarm Bells : EBOLA the Red Death is back in West Africa

[M_B_S]

https://www.newscientist.com/article/20 ... e-thought/

Ebola outbreak caused twice as many deaths as we thought



All is fine no problem for mankind?

[Tanada]

It is not all fine, but there are a long list of diseases with much higher contagion rates that kill millions of people every year. Dying of any disease is not a pleasant experience, but Ebola is still a very rare cause of death compared to Malaria, or Typhus, or even diseases that we consider non threatening like Measles, Mumps and Rubella.

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('WHO', 'K')ey facts

Measles is one of the leading causes of death among young children even though a safe and cost-effective vaccine is available.
In 2014, there were 114 900 measles deaths globally – about 314 deaths every day or 13 deaths every hour.
Measles vaccination resulted in a 79% drop in measles deaths between 2000 and 2014 worldwide.
In 2014, about 85% of the world's children received one dose of measles vaccine by their first birthday through routine health services – up from 73% in 2000.
During 2000-2014, measles vaccination prevented an estimated 17.1 million deaths making measles vaccine one of the best buys in public health.

[Newfie]

I think the fascination of Ebola is the possibility of it escaping into one of the large ghettos and from there possibly becoming widespread. This may never happen, but it seems the possibility still exists. It may only be a matter of time. Or not.

[GoghGoner]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Newfie', 'I') think the fascination of Ebola is the possibility of it escaping into one of the large ghettos and from there possibly becoming widespread. This may never happen, but it seems the possibility still exists. It may only be a matter of time. Or not.

[Newfie]

Agreed, the greatest threat is from panic disrupting global transport.

[Tanada]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'I')t may sound like the plot of a movie: police find a young man dead with stab wounds. Tests quickly show he'd had Ebola.

Officials realize the suspects in the case, men in a local gang, may have picked up and spread Ebola across the slum. These men are reluctant to quarantine themselves and some – including a man nicknamed "Time Bomb" – cannot even be found.

This scenario actually unfolded in the West African nation of Liberia in 2015. And what followed was a truly unconventional effort by epidemiologists to stop a new Ebola outbreak.

This team of public health officials had to go to extraordinary lengths to keep the disease from spreading further — from halting a police investigation, to suggesting officials allow illicit drugs into a medical facility, to tracking down the elusive "Time Bomb."

It was all done in an effort to overcome what can be the biggest obstacle in public health: a severe lack of trust.

[Tanada]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'E')bola, the disease that caused an international scare two years ago, may be on the ropes.

A recent study led by the World Health Organization showed a new vaccine to be "highly effective" against the fatal disease, proving that even the most stubborn public health problems can be solved when the world's best minds work together.

First identified in 1976 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ebola is spread through animal-to-human or human-to-human contact or through exposure to contaminated items such as linens or syringes. Sporadic outbreaks over the years culminated with an epidemic that began in 2014, killing more than 11,000 in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. Another 15 people, including one in the United States, were killed as the disease radiated from the three hot spots. As the scare intensified, hospitals across America rushed to prepare for it by checking their supplies of masks and other personal protection equipment and by quizzing patients with flu-like symptoms about recent travel outside the U.S. A nurse, Kaci Hickox, made headlines when she was quarantined against her will by New Jersey officials after returning from a humanitarian trip to Sierra Leone. She has sued the state, alleging violations of her constitutional rights.

World health experts, including those from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, pooled resources in the search for a vaccine. The breakthrough was reported Dec. 23 by the WHO and various partners, who in 2015 began testing a vaccine in a part of Guinea still experiencing Ebola cases. The vaccine, administered to 5,837 people who were exposed in some manner to the disease, showed 100 percent effectiveness. Some questions about the vaccine's effectiveness, such as whether it works long-term, remain. However, the vaccine represents an amazing step forward against a disease that has had its way with humanity for 40 years.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

[M_B_S]

GREAT NEWS

Thanks Tanada

[tmazanec1]

A thriller series of an Ebola pandemic:
https://www.amazon.com/Ebola-Terrorism- ... B00NEDGH5C
https://www.amazon.com/Ebola-Terrorism- ... B00R0IM2OM
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B019G ... dp_rw_ca_3

[tmazanec1]

What happened to the other five threads on this topic?

[Tanada]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('tmazanec1', 'W')hat happened to the other five threads on this topic?

[ralfy]

"Ebola: WHO declares outbreak in DR Congo"

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-39899406

[M_B_S]

Ebola virus disease – Democratic Republic of the Congo
Disease outbreak news
13 May 2017
On 9 May 2017, WHO was informed of a cluster of undiagnosed illness and deaths including haemorrhagic symptoms in Likati Health Zone, Bas Uele Province in the north of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), bordering Central African Republic. Since 22 April, nine cases including three deaths have been reported. Six cases are currently hospitalized.
On 11 May 2017, the Ministry of Health (MoH) of DRC informed WHO that of the five samples collected from suspected cases, one tested positive by RT-PCR for Ebola virus subtype Zaire at the Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale (INRB) in Kinshasa. Additional specimens are currently being tested and results, including sequencing, are awaited to describe the outbreak.
On 10 May 2017, a multidisciplinary team led by the MoH and supported by WHO and partners was deployed to the field and are expected to reach the affected area on 12 or 13 May 2017 to conduct an in depth field investigation.
The investigation is currently ongoing and information is available for only three of the suspected cases: The first case (and possibly the index case), a 39-year-old male presented onset of symptoms on 22 April 2017 and deceased on arrival at the health facility. He presented with haematuria, epistaxis, bloody diarrhoea, and haematemesis. Two contacts of this case are being investigated: a person who took care of him during transport to the health care facility (he has since developed similar symptoms) and a moto-taxi driver (deceased) who transported the patient to the health care facility.
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for health care workers has been shipped on 12 May 2017 to Kisangani. Additional kits are currently being prepared and will be shipped as soon as available.
Background and epidemiological situation
On 20 November 2014, as per WHO recommendations, the MoH of DRC and WHO declared the end of the EVD outbreak that started on 24 August 2014 and resulted in a total of 38 laboratory confirmed cases and 28 probable case including 49 deaths in Boende, Equateur province. This was the seventh outbreak of EVD since its discovery in 1976 in DRC.
2014: 66 cases of EVD including 49 deaths diagnosed initially in Equateur province (Watsi Kengo, Lokolia, Boende, and Boende Muke).
2012: 36 cases including 13 deaths Orientale province - Isiro (Bundibugyo virus).
2008–2009: 32 cases including 15 deaths in Kasaï-Occidental (Zaire virus).
2007: 264 cases including 187 deaths in Kasaï-Occidental (Zaire virus).
1995: 315 cases and 250 deaths occurred in Kikwit and surrounding area.
1977: 1 case (Zaire virus).
1976: 318 cases including 280 deaths in Yambuku (Zaire virus).
There are five identified subtypes of Ebola virus. The subtypes have been named after the location where they have been first detected. Three of the five subtypes have been associated with large Ebola haemorrhagic fever (EHF) outbreaks in Africa. Ebola–Zaire, Ebola–Sudan and Ebola–Bundibugyo. EHF is a febrile haemorrhagic illness which causes death in 25–90% of all cases.
Public health response
The following public health response measures have been implemented:
The national committee against viral haemorrhagic fever has been reactivated and will continue meeting every day to coordinate the response.
Strengthening of surveillance and investigation including contact tracing are ongoing.
WHO will provide assistance and technical support. The deployment to DRC of an additional WHO multidisciplinary team is currently considered to support the response of national authorities.
The Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN) has been activated to provide additional support if required.
The need and feasibility of potential Ebola ring vaccination is being discussed.
WHO risk assessment
To date, the outbreak is reported in a remote and hard to reach area and appears to be geographically relatively limited. However, Investigations are ongoing to assess the full extent of the outbreak and therefore high vigilance still needs to be maintained.
WHO does not recommend any restriction of travel and trade to DRC based on the currently available information.
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Ebola Zaire is back.
Ring the Alarm Bells

MBS

[M_B_S]

Dejavu

https://www.nature.com/news/ebola-vacci ... ak-1.21989