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The Last Place on Earth With Ebola: Getting Guinea to Zero

Sat, 2015-11-07 10:09 — mike kraft

NEW YORK TIMES by Dionne Searcey Nov. 7, 2015

TANA, Guinea ....

This is the last known place on Earth with Ebola.

After nearly 22 months and more than 11,300 deaths worldwide, the deadliest Ebola epidemic in history has come down to a handful of cases in a cluster of villages in rural Guinea, the country where the outbreak began.

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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 DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.

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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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

CLICK HERE - SITUATION REPORTS

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.

http://www.ambafrance-gn.org/Ebola-point-de-situation-au-2-novembre-2015

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

Image: 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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G7 Health Ministers Propose Incentives For New Antibiotics, Commit Help On Ebola

Mon, 2015-10-12 14:57 — mike kraft

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY WATCH by Catherine Saez, Oct, 12, 2015

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The health ministers of the Group of Seven (G7) most developed countries have issued a declaration on antimicrobial resistance and Ebola. The governments said they would explore innovative economic incentives to promote research and development of new antibiotics, such as a global antibiotic research fund and a market entry reward mechanism.

The G7 (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, United Kingdom, and United States) met from 8-9 October in Berlin and agreed to the Berlin Declaration [pdf] on Antimicrobial Resistance – Global Union for Antibiotics Research and Development (GUARD), aimed at supporting developing countries to develop national antimicrobial resistance action plans.

The G7 health ministers also issued a commitment on lessons learned from Ebola, and supported the 2005 World Health Organization International Health Regulations (IHR), insisting on the need to comply with them.

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The Chains of Mental Illness in West Africa

Sun, 2015-10-11 23:05 — Kathy Gilbeaux

submitted by George Hurlburt

Yaovi Gaffa, 20, chained in a room at a prayer camp near Lomé, Togo, in April. Chaining is a last resort for families in West Africa where psychiatry is virtually unknown. Credit Joao Silva/The New York Times

nytimes.com - by Benedict Carey - October 11, 2015

KPOVÉ, Togo — The church grounds here sprawled through a strange, dreamlike forest. More than 150 men and women were chained by the ankle to a tree or concrete block, a short walk from the central place of worship. Most were experiencing the fearsome delusions of schizophrenia.

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