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Sat, 2009-03-21 11:57 — mdmcdonald

The mission of this working group is to articulate and shape issues of resilience and sustainability on the continent of Africa as they may be implemented as reforms of current policies, as well as contemplate and make recommendations for more extensive critiques and proposals for national, provincial, and local systems transformation, as may be necessary or desirable beyond the scope of traditional reforms being undertaken by the current African national governments and local government proposals in Africa.

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This working group is focused on developing an Africa Resilience Initiative to ensure resilience and sustainability for all Africans.
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To Prevent Malaria in Humans, Scientists Try Protecting Pigs

Thu, 2015-11-05 13:58 — Carrielaj

 New York TImes, November 2, 2015

Global Health By  

 Turning everyone in a village into a walking mosquito bomb, many scientists agree, could stop or slow transmission of malaria, yellow fever, dengue, chikungunya and other diseases.  Read complete article in the link below.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/03/health/to-prevent-malaria-in-humans-scientists-try-protecting-pigs.html?_r=1&WT.mc_id=SmartBriefs-Newsletter&WT.mc_ev=click

 

 

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Ebola Virus Disease Complicated by Late-Onset Encephalitis and Polyarthritis, Sierra Leone

Tue, 2015-11-03 15:37 — Maeryn Obley

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To the Editor: Ebola virus (EBOV) disease is usually an acute illness, but increasing evidence exists of persistent infections and post-Ebola syndromes. We report a case of EBOV encephalitis.

A 30-year-old woman with no known EBOV contact sought treatment at an Ebola isolation unit in Freetown, Sierra Leone, on January 1, 2015 (day 7 of illness). 

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Cholera is Coming

Mon, 2015-11-02 22:14 — Kathy Gilbeaux

submitted by Mike Kraft

      

An outbreak of the deadly disease is sweeping across Iraq. But El Niño, climate change, and Middle Eastern instability could make the crisis much bigger.

foreignpolicy.com - by Laurie Garrett - November 2, 2015

The last great epidemic of Vibrio cholerae to hit Africa and the Middle East occurred from 1997 to 1998. Over 200,000 people were afflicted and some 8,000 killed as the disease spread from southern Mozambique all the way up to the Horn of Africa and into the Middle East. Now cholera is back. And this time it could be much worse.

As in 1997, today’s outbreak, which is unfolding in the Middle East and East Africa, is growing during an El Niño climate event that is shifting the planet’s normal rain and drought patterns, spreading the waterborne cholera bacteria. But this year’s outbreak has dangerous added dimensions: Its spread is fueled by war throughout the Middle East, the existence of vast ungoverned and poorly governed tracts of the region, and an enormous refugee crisis.

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Contacts - West and Central Africa - Humanitarian Response

Sat, 2015-10-31 14:13 — Kathy Gilbeaux
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Contacts - West and Central Africa - Humanitarian Response

https://www.humanitarianresponse.info/en/operations/west-and-central-africa/contacts

WHO - Ebola - Situation Reports - Interagency Collaboration on Ebola

Thu, 2015-10-29 17:57 — Kathy Gilbeaux

                    

                                                   who.int                                                       ebolaresponse.un.org

Ebola Situation Reports:

CLICK HERE -WHO - Ebola Situation Report - 28 October 2015

CLICK HERE -  Interagency Collaboration on Ebola - Situation Report - 21 October 2015 (7 page .PDF report)

CLICK ON THE LINKS BELOW - WHO - Report Archives
http://apps.who.int/ebola/ebola-situation-reports
http://apps.who.int/ebola/ebola-situation-reports-archive
http://www.who.int/csr/disease/ebola/situation-reports/archive/en/
http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.ebola-sitrep

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New Cases of Ebola - Guinea

Tue, 2015-10-27 09:08 — Kathy Gilbeaux
ambafrance-gn.org - Embassy of France in Conakry
 
 
Ebola Situation Report - November 2, 2015
GUINEA - Forécariah - New cases since the last report of 29 October (evolution over 4 days): 1 new case, 0 new death.
 
Ebola Situation Report - October 26, 2015
GUINEA - Forécariah - New cases since the last report of 23 October (changes over 3 days): 3 new cases, 0 new deaths
http://www.ambafrance-gn.org/Ebola-point-de-situation-au-26-octobre-2015
 
Ebola Situation Report - October 19, 2015
GUINEA - Forécariah - New cases since the last report of 16 October (changes over 3 days): 1 new case, new death 0
http://www.ambafrance-gn.org/Ebola-point-de-situation-au-19-octobre-2015
 
Ebola Situation Report - October 16, 2015
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Ebola Returns: 2nd Case of Relapse Raises Questions

Sun, 2015-10-25 21:22 — Maeryn Obley

A microscopic view of the Ebola virus. Credit: CDC/Cynthia Goldsmith/Public Health Image LibraryImage: A microscopic view of the Ebola virus. Credit: CDC/Cynthia Goldsmith/Public Health Image Library

livescience.com - October 20th, 2015 - Ashley P. Taylor

Scottish nurse Pauline Cafferkey — who became sick with Ebola about a year ago and recovered, but then became very ill again last week with what may be a relapse of the deadly virus — is now improving.

"Pauline Cafferkey's condition has improved to serious but stable," representatives from London's Royal Free Hospital said in a statement Monday (Oct. 19).

Hospital representatives said on Oct. 9 that the nurse had developed an "unusual late complication" of the virus, and reported last week that she was "critically ill."

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Mystery Deaths in Sierra Leone Spread Fear of Ebola Relapses

Thu, 2015-10-22 21:14 — Kathy Gilbeaux

submitted by George Hurlburt

      

Sierra Leonean doctors practice wearing protective clothing in the Ebola Training Academy in Freetown, Sierra Leone, December 16, 2014. Reuters

uk.reuters.com - by Kemo Cham and Emma Farge - October 21, 2015

. . . the case of Scottish nurse Pauline Cafferkey – the first known Ebola survivor to have an apparently life-threatening relapse – has revived concerns about the health of some 17,000 survivors in Sierra Leone, neighbouring Guinea and Liberia.

Doctors and health officials in Sierra Leone told Reuters that a handful of mystery deaths among discharged patients may also be types of Ebola relapses, stirring fear that the deadly virus may last far longer than previously thought in the body, causing other potentially lethal complications.

Diagnoses have not been made, partly because of a lack of relevant medical training and insufficient equipment for detecting a virus that can hide in inaccessible corners of the body - such as the spinal fluid or eyeball. In Cafferkey's case, the virus in her brain caused meningitis.

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Ebola outbreak in West Africa 22 months on: Key issues for recovery and preparedness, October 2015

Thu, 2015-10-22 10:47 — Kathy Gilbeaux

                                                                     

acaps.org

Ebola Project, Thematic Report: Key issues for recovery and preparedness, Oct 2015 (3 page .PDF file)
http://acaps.org/img/documents/e-acaps-ebola-project-thematic-report-key-issues-for-recovery-and-preparedness-oct-2015.pdf

ACAPS - Thematic Reports
http://acaps.org/en/pages/ebola-project-sep-dec-2015-thematic-reports

 

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Ebola RNA Persistence in Semen of Ebola Virus Disease Survivors - Preliminary Report

Mon, 2015-10-19 17:04 — Kathy Gilbeaux

submitted by Carrie La Jeunesse

                             

nejm.org - October 14, 2015 - DOI: 10.1056/NEJMe1512928

The number of new cases of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in western Africa has declined from a peak of 1063 cases in the week of October 9, 2014, to fewer than 10 confirmed cases per week for 11 consecutive weeks as of October 7, 2015. The main mode of transmission is direct contact with the blood or body fluids of a person with EVD or from the body of a person who died from EVD. However, Ebola virus can persist in the body fluids of survivors during convalescence, which may result in transmission of the virus. The potential for the persistence of Ebola virus in the semen of male survivors raises concern regarding the possible transmission of the virus to sexual partners.

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