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Ebola-hit DRC faces ‘perfect storm’ as uptick in violence halts WHO operation

Wed, 2018-09-26 08:59 — Kathy Gilbeaux

WHO/Twitter - A WHO team in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in response to ebola outbreak.

news.un.org - September 25, 2018

A "perfect storm" of active conflict and traumatized communities in Ebola-affected areas of eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) could enable the deadly disease to spread, but there are “no plans” to pull UN workers out of the country despite concerns for their security, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.

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Scientists Develop 'Cooling' Protective Suits for Ebola Workers

Mon, 2018-09-24 08:04 — Kathy Gilbeaux

Protective suits are essential kit for some workers like firefighters and healthcare workers, but staying cool enough to work for long periods is a challenge.

africanews.com - September 19, 2018

A team at California’s Stanford University working on the regulation of body temperature have created a cooling system that could double the amount of time workers can spend wearing protective suits.

The research was prompted by healthcare workers from Sierra Leone who experienced debilitating heat when wearing suits that protected them from the highly infectious Ebola virus . . .

. . . the cooling system allowed the students to spend at least double the time being active than without it, and some tripled or quadrupled the time spent being active.

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Dominican Republic: Cholera Outbreak Emergency Plan of Action (EPoA)

Sun, 2018-09-23 09:18 — Kathy Gilbeaux

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reliefweb.int - September 21, 2018

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During Epidemiological Week (EW) 28, the Ministry of Public Health and Epidemiology reported that the Los Pinos Health Center (La Descubierta, municipality) saw an increase in the number of patients with acute diarrhoeal diseases from surrounding communities, which were suspected to be cases of cholera.

In EW 32, the Ministry of Health reported that Vibrio cholerae had been identified in samples collected from residents of La Descubierta municipality in the National Public Health Laboratory. The same report also stated that three confirmed cases of cholera in the municipality had been identified.

Since the outbreak began in EW 28 and up to EW 34, 4 confirmed cases of cholera and 91 suspected cases have been identified in the municipality (please see Figure 1 below), in residents of Los Pinos del Edén, Ángel Feliz, urban area of La Descubierta and Los Bolos.

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Typhoon Mangkhut: More Than 40 Bodies Found in Philippines Landslide

Mon, 2018-09-17 16:20 — Maeryn Obley

Video: As the storm moved toward southern China, the search for survivors started in the Philippines, where the death toll could surpass 100. By BARBARA MARCOLINI and SARAH STEIN KERR on Publish Date September 16, 2018. Photo by Jes Aznar for The New York Times.

nytimes.com - September 17th 2018

Emergency workers in the Philippines recovered more than 40 bodies from the muddied wreckage of a gold miners’ bunkhouse after Typhoon Mangkhut set off a landslide, burying the remote northern town of Itogon in a river of debris, officials said on Monday.

Mangkhut, a super typhoon that slammed into the northern Philippine province of Luzon on Saturday, continued a path of destruction across southern China on Sunday and into Monday.

In the Philippines, the police on Monday gave an unofficial death toll of 66 people nationwide, though that number was almost certain to rise.

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Here’s the Science Behind the Brexit Vote and Trump’s Rise

Mon, 2018-09-17 09:43 — Kathy Gilbeaux

Illustration by Thomas Pullin

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My research shows that when people feel threatened they want ‘tighter’ social norms, with profound consequences for politics

theguardian.com - by Michele Gelfand - September 17, 2018

What is the essential dividing line between human beings around the world? . . .

. . . My research across hundreds of communities suggests that the fundamental driver of difference is not ideological, financial or geographical – it’s cultural. Behaviour, it turns out, depends a lot on whether the culture in which we live is a “tight” or “loose” one.

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Two Million Risk Hunger After Drought in Central America - U.N.

Sat, 2018-09-15 16:53 — Kathy Gilbeaux

Maria Jesus Lopez shows a corn ear in a drought-affected farm near the town of San Marcos Lempa, El Salvador, July 25, 2018. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas

Central America is one of the regions most vulnerable to extreme weather linked to climate change

Thomson Reuters Foundation - news.trust.org - by Anastasia Moloney - September 7, 2018

Poor harvests caused by drought in parts of Central America could leave more than two million people hungry, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday, warning climate change was creating drier conditions in the region.

Lower than average rainfall in June and July has led to major crop losses for small-scale maize and bean farmers in Central America's "Dry Corridor", which runs through Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua.

This means subsistence farmers will not have enough food to eat or sell in the coming months, and have no food supplies to see them through the lean time between harvests.

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Here’s What Global Warming Looks Like Month By Month for 137 Years

Sun, 2018-09-09 18:19 — Kathy Gilbeaux

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Data: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; Chart: Chris Canipe/Axios

axios.com - by Chris Canipe, Andrew Freedman - June 21, 2018

The Earth is warmer now than at any time since reliable record-keeping began in 1880, and we're continuing to warm at an accelerated rate. In fact, the Earth is warmer now than at any point in modern human civilization.

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Fwd: Dominica - Tropical Depression 9 / Hurricane

Sat, 2018-09-08 12:57 — mdmcdonald

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More Flights from Middle East Arrive With Ill Passengers

Fri, 2018-09-07 10:59 — Kathy Gilbeaux

Two flights land in Philadelphia with multiple sick passengers.

nbcnews.com - by Dennis Romero - September 6, 2018

Twelve passengers arriving in Philadelphia from Saudi Arabia, where it's believed they had celebrated Hajj, were referred to medical professionals after exhibiting flu-like symptoms on their flight, officials said.

It was the second day in a row at a Mid-Atlantic airport that arriving passengers from the Middle East exhibited indications of illness.

On Wednesday a massive Emirates Airbus 380 that had arrived at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport from Dubai was moved to an isolated location so passengers . . . could be screened.

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Outbreak of African Swine Fever Threatens to Spread from China to Other Asian Countries

Thu, 2018-09-06 09:11 — Kathy Gilbeaux

There is no effective vaccine to protect swine from the disease.

FAO urges regional collaboration including stronger monitoring and preparedness measures

fao.org - August 28, 2018

The rapid onset of African Swine Fever (ASF) in China, and its detection in areas more than one thousand kilometres apart within the country, could mean the deadly pig virus may spread to other Asian countries anytime, the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned today.

There is no effective vaccine to protect swine from the disease. And, while the disease poses no direct threat to human health, outbreaks can be devastating with the most virulent forms lethal in 100 percent of infected animals.

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