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Lab for Coronavirus Test Kits May Have Been Contaminated

Mon, 2020-03-02 08:52 — Kathy Gilbeaux

A researcher works in a laboratory developing testing for the coronavirus. Photo: Kena Betancur/Getty Images

axios.com - by Jonathan Swan, Caitlin Owens - March 1, 2020

A top federal scientist sounded the alarm about what he feared was contamination in an Atlanta lab where the government made test kits for the coronavirus, according to sources familiar with the situation in Atlanta . . .

. . . The FDA official who visited the Atlanta lab, Timothy Stenzel, is the director of the Office of In Vitro Diagnostics and Radiological Health . . .

. . . Stenzel is a highly-regarded scientist and diagnostics expert. He was on the ground in Atlanta to deal with technical issues and happened to stumble upon the inappropriate procedures and possible contaminants.

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Officials Announce Possible Coronavirus Outbreak in Washington Nursing Facility

Sat, 2020-02-29 18:54 — Kathy Gilbeaux

Life Care Center of Kirkland (KIRO)

thehill.com - by Peter Sullivan - February 29, 2020

Officials on Saturday announced a possible outbreak of coronavirus at a nursing facility in Washington State, a serious situation given the risks the virus poses to elderly people.

The possible outbreak is at a long-term care facility in Kirkland, Wash., called Life Care Center, officials from Washington state and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on a media call Saturday.

There are two presumptive positives associated with the facility, one a health care worker and the other a woman in her 70s.

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CLICK HERE - WHO - Transcript - Coronavirus press conference 11 February, 2020 (see page 10, of 15 page .PDF transcript here, and within attachment below)

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Coronavirus is Airborne, Chinese Official Confirms

Sat, 2020-02-15 11:25 — Kathy Gilbeaux

who.int - February 11, 2020

Quote from Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization:

"This is airborne, corona is airborne, it's more contagious and you have seen how it went into 24 countries although it's a small number of cases."

CLICK HERE - WHO - Audio (click on February 11, and begin listening at the 40 minute mark)

CLICK HERE - WHO - Video (around the 47 minute mark - "airborne" statement of Dr. Tedros is blacked out)

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COVID-19 Pandemic - Resources, Information, FAQs and Research

Mon, 2020-01-27 21:42 — Kathy Gilbeaux

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An expanding list of Resources, Information, FAQs and Research for the COVID-19 Pandemic. A link to Maps, Dashboards and a timeline of related events for this pandemic will be provided (in red - here), and at the bottom of this post . . .

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A Climate Change-Driven Dengue Outbreak Has Been Described As The Caribbean’s ‘Worst Medical Crisis Ever’

Fri, 2020-01-03 09:25 — Kathy Gilbeaux

Dengue is transmitted by a bite from an infected Aedes aegypti mosquito. This is the same species that spreads Zika, Chikungunya and yellow fever. The most common symptoms of dengue are high fever, headaches and joint and muscle pain. (Photo by: BSIP/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

forbes.com - by Daphne Ewing-Chow - December 31, 2019

In January 2019, the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) warned the Caribbean region of an expected spike in dengue fever and called on communities to exercise caution and support the elimination of mosquito breeding sites to help combat the virus.

A full year later, the number of individuals in the Americas having contracted the mosquito-borne virus is approaching 3 million with at least 1,372 recorded deaths— the highest number of cases on record. The Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) and other experts have pointed to climate change as one of the leading causes for the surge in numbers, with poor environmental management and increased adaptability of mosquitoes listed as other causes.

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CLICK HERE - REPORT - The 2019 report of The Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: ensuring that the health of a child born today is not defined by a changing climate

The Climate Crisis Will Profoundly Affect the Health of Every Child Alive Today, Report Says

Wed, 2019-11-13 23:08 — Kathy Gilbeaux

Photograph: Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty Images

cnn.com - by Jen Christensen - November 13, 2019

The climate crisis is already hurting our health and it could burden generations to come with lifelong health problems, a new report finds. It could challenge already overwhelmed health systems and undermine much of the medical progress that has been made in the last century.

If the world continues to produce the same amount of carbon emissions, a child born today could be living in a world with an average temperature that's 7.2 degrees Fahrenheit (4 degrees Celsius) warmer by their 71st birthday, according to the report, published Wednesday in the medical journal The Lancet.

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UN Suspends Ebola Screening After 3 Aid Workers Killed in South Sudan

Sun, 2019-11-03 08:45 — Kathy Gilbeaux

IOM offices in South Sudan. Credit: IOM

abcnews.go.com - by Morgan Winsor - October 31, 2019

The United Nations migration agency has halted Ebola screenings at five border crossings in East Africa after three of its aid workers were killed.

The International Organization for Migration said several of its volunteers were caught in the crossfire during clashes between rival groups on Saturday morning in South Sudan's Central Equatoria region. Two men and one woman died, and two male volunteers sustained non-life-threatening injuries.

CLICK HERE - OCHA - South Sudan: Three humanitarian workers killed

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Hurricane Dorian - News and Information Resources

Thu, 2019-10-31 00:00 — Kathy Gilbeaux

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CLICK HERE - Bahamas - National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) - Emergency Numbers

AN EXPANDING LIST OF NEWS AND INFORMATION RESOURCES ON HURRICANE DORIAN RESPONSE AND RECOVERY . . .

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FDA Allows Marketing of First Rapid Diagnostic Test for Detecting Ebola Virus Antigens

Tue, 2019-10-15 03:31 — Kathy Gilbeaux

fda.gov - October 10, 2019

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration allowed marketing of a rapid diagnostic test (RDT) to detect Ebola virus antigens (proteins) in human blood from certain living individuals and samples from certain recently deceased individuals suspected to have died from Ebola (cadaveric oral fluid). The OraQuick Ebola Rapid Antigen Test is the first rapid diagnostic test the FDA has allowed to be marketed in the U.S. for the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD). The test provides a rapid, presumptive diagnosis that must be confirmed.