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Grim Snapshot Reveals Complex Health Issues for Ebola Survivors [Infographic]

Thu, 2015-09-10 10:52 — Kathy Gilbeaux

submitted by George Hurlburt

Sleeplessness, along with abdominal and joint pain are common even months after recovery from the dreaded virus

scientificamerican.com - by Dina Fine Maron - September 9, 2015

The first snapshot of health complications facing Ebola survivors in Sierra Leone presents a dismal picture of their road to recovery. A new study has found that up to four months after blood tests indicated that they were Ebola-free, more than half of survivors continue to suffer from joint pain, headaches or muscle pain. And more than 40 percent of survivors complain of sleeplessness and visual problems. Perhaps most worryingly, almost all the survivors—96 percent—reported being rejected by their communities after they were released from the hospital. The majority said they were still too scared to return home.

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WHO Vaccine-Preventable Diseases: Monitoring System - Country Summaries

Wed, 2015-09-09 21:56 — Kathy Gilbeaux

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WHO Vaccine-Preventable Diseases: Monitoring System
(Click on the country of interest - then click "OK")
http://apps.who.int/immunization_monitoring/globalsummary

Country Summaries - WHO UNICEF Review of National Immunization Coverage, 1980-2014
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http://apps.who.int/immunization_monitoring/globalsummary/wucoveragecountrylist.html

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Survey Finds Many Physicians Overestimate Their Ability to Assess Patients’ Risk of Ebola

Sat, 2015-09-05 10:21 — Kathy Gilbeaux

massgeneral.org - August 27, 2015

While most primary care physicians responding to a survey taken in late 2014 and early 2015 expressed confidence in their ability to identify potential cases of Ebola and communicate Ebola risks to their patients, only 50 to 70 percent of them gave answers that fit with CDC guidelines when asked how they would care for hypothetical patients who might have been exposed to Ebola. In addition, those who were least likely to encounter an Ebola patient – based on their location and characteristics of their patients – were most likely to choose overly intense management of patients actually at low risk. The results of the survey, conducted by a team of Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators, have been published online in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.

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CLICK HERE - RESEARCH - Ebola Risk and Preparedness: A National Survey of Internists

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CDC - HHS - Ebola Concept of Operations (ConOps) Planning Template

Fri, 2015-09-04 09:32 — Kathy Gilbeaux

Source:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - Date Published:08/20/2015

Annotation:This 38-page document provides a standard format for creating an Ebola Concept of Operations (ConOps) plan at the state, territorial, or major metropolitan area government level. It provides information on measures local governments, agencies, and organizations can take to support the plan. The ConOps in the template describes strategic, high-level considerations for establishing a regional tiered system to safely and effectively manage persons under investigation (PUIs) or patients confirmed with Ebola.

(38 page .PDF document)
URL: http://www.cdc.gov/phpr/documents/ebola-concept-of-operations-planning-template-8-20-2015.pdf

Authors:Dugas, Robert; Lamoureux, Joe; Mangieri, William; et al.
Type:Guideline/Assessment Tool
ID:11129. From Disaster LitTM, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

http://disasterlit.nlm.nih.gov/record/11129

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Mano River Union (MRU) Countries Recommend Information Sharing

Tue, 2015-09-01 16:52 — Kathy Gilbeaux

thenewdawnliberia.com - by Ben P. Wesee - Editing by Jonathan Browne -September 1, 2015

The four Mano River Union or MRU countries – Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea and Ivory Coast have issued a joint communiqué in Monrovia, calling for information sharing, experiences and good practices during and after health emergencies in order to collaborate and network with local and international partners in the sub-region.

In a just ended conference here on the Ebola Virus Disease or EVD, the MRU countries also advanced several recommendations. Delegates from the four countries recommended in the communiqué a need to develop a harmonized framework for adherence to ethical standards during health disasters with appropriate and approved mechanisms for vaccines, therapeutic agents and testing methods.

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Interagency Collaboration on Ebola - Situation Report - 1 September 2015

Tue, 2015-09-01 15:58 — Kathy Gilbeaux

Ebola Situation Reports:

CLICK HERE - Interagency Collaboration on Ebola - Situation Report - 1 September 2015 (7 page .PDF report)

CLICK HERE - Report Archives - Interagency Collaboration on Ebola

Note:

The numbers of suspected Ebola cases have increased by 2 in Guinea, and by 6 in Sierra Leone per the Aug. 30 data as compared to the August 29 data.

August 30 data (Published September 1)
http://apps.who.int/gho/data/view.ebola-sitrep.ebola-summary-20150901?lang=en

August 29 data (Published August 31)
http://apps.who.int/gho/data/view.ebola-sitrep.ebola-summary-20150831?lang=en

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USAID Pumps US$290K in Recovery Plan for Ebola Survivors

Mon, 2015-08-31 15:01 — Kathy Gilbeaux

submitted by Gavin Macgregor-Skinner

SFCG’s Director Bloh (L) and participants of the workshop (R)

liberianobserver.com - by Joaquin Sendolo - August 31, 2015

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has provided US$290,000 through IREX to Search for Common Ground (SFCG) to sensitize communities on the negative impacts stigma makes on Ebola survivors.

Since the outbreak of the Ebola virus disease (EVD) in Liberia, those who survived the disease have reportedly suffered stigma in various communities, thus causing them to feel discriminated against.

The stigma comes about because of fear that survivors could still be transmit[ting] the virus when they are touched since it is one way of contracting EVD.

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CDC Updates Ebola PPE Guidance for U.S. Health Care Facilities

Thu, 2015-08-27 22:34 — Kathy Gilbeaux

CDC - American Hospital Association - August 27, 2015

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today issued updated guidance regarding personal protective equipment for health care personnel caring for suspected and confirmed Ebola patients in U.S. health care facilities. The changes clarify the use of fluid-resistant and impermeable gowns and coveralls, and provide specifications to assist facilities in selecting and ordering the recommended garments. The updates also provide additional explanation related to PPE for confirmed Ebola patients. For more information, see the updated PPE Frequently Asked Questions.

http://news.aha.org/article/150827-cdc-updates-ebola-ppe-guidance-for-us-health-care-facilities

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Interagency Collaboration on Ebola - Situation Report - 25-26 August 2015 - WHO

Thu, 2015-08-27 08:55 — Kathy Gilbeaux

Ebola Situation Reports:

CLICK HERE - Interagency Collaboration on Ebola - Situation Report - 25 August 2015 (7 page .PDF report)

CLICK HERE - WHO - Situation Report - 26 August 2015

CLICK HERE - Report Archives - Interagency Collaboration on Ebola

CLICK ON THE LINKS BELOW - Current - Report Archives - WHO
http://apps.who.int/ebola/ebola-situation-reports
http://apps.who.int/ebola/ebola-situation-reports-archive

CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW - Older Report Archives - WHO
http://www.who.int/csr/disease/ebola/situation-reports/archive/en/

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Antiviral Drug May Prevent Ebola, Small Study Suggests

Thu, 2015-08-27 07:30 — Kathy Gilbeaux

Health care workers deemed at high risk for infection didn't get sick after treatment with anti-flu regimen

CLICK HERE - The Lancet - Post-exposure prophylaxis against Ebola virus disease with experimental antiviral agents: a case-series of health-care workers

nlm.nih.gov - by Robert Preidt - August 25, 2015

Antiviral drugs may help protect people from developing Ebola after exposure to the deadly virus, a new case study suggests.

"We are excited to publish the first report of an antiviral-based post-exposure treatment against Ebola-virus infection in humans. We believe this work justifies further study of this postexposure treatment to protect health care workers accidentally exposed to Ebola virus in the field," lead author Dr. Michael Jacobs, of the Royal Free NHS Foundation Trust, London, said in a news release from The Lancet Infectious Diseases.

"What is more, a similar approach to treat household contacts of Ebola cases may work to prevent a major route of spread during an epidemic," he added.

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