Ebola virus in West-Afrika

[RAdeR]

WHO/Europe
@WHO_Europe

Z Jakab: Sporadic importation of #Ebola cases to Europe is unavoidable but risk of spread in our region is very low due to good preparedness

7:32pm · 7 Oct 2014

[Joffry Ambu-Vpk]

WHO/Europe
@WHO_Europe

Z Jakab: Sporadic importation of #Ebola cases to Europe is unavoidable but risk of spread in our region is very low due to good preparedness

7:32pm · 7 Oct 2014

Mooi gezegd, maar wat is er waar van berichten in medische media dat het Ebola virus zich aerogeen zou kunnen verspreiden? Onduidelijk is hoe de Spaanse verpeegkundige, met gebruikmaking van alle beschermingsmiddelen- toch besmet is geraakt met Ebola.

www.kiza.nl/content/transmissie-27

[RAdeR]

Troops prepare for Sierra Leone Ebola duty
Armed Forces Minister Mark Francois has praised military personnel going through medical training to help tackle Ebola in west Africa.
More than 100 members of the British Army’s 22 Field Hospital are preparing to provide a 12-bed treatment unit for healthcare workers in Sierra Leone.

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U.S. troops' Ebola mission may last a year
Thousands of U.S. troops may be living in tent cities in Liberia and supporting the fight against Ebola for “about a year” or until the deadly outbreak appears to be under control, the top military commander in Africa said Oct. 7.

[RAdeR]

Ebola: what lessons for the International Health Regulations?
With more than 3000 deaths since the first case was confirmed in March, 2014, and after months of slow, fragmented responses, the international community has recognised Ebola as a public health emergency of international concern and a clear threat to global health security. lees verder

[kens62]

Amerikaanse ebolapatiënt in Texas overleden

De Amerikaan Thomas Eric Duncan, de eerste persoon in de VS die met ebola-verschijnselen in een ziekenhuis werd opgenomen, is woensdag overleden.

Bron: http://www.nu.nl/buitenland/3898469/amerikaanse-ebolapatient-in-texas-overleden.html

[RAdeR]

U.S. will implement extra Ebola screening at five airports - White House
The White House said on Wednesday extra Ebola screening will be put in place at five U.S. airports; New York's John F. Kennedy, Newark Liberty, Washington Dulles, Chicago O'Hare and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta. lees verder

U.S. to begin fever screening of air passengers from West Africa
The United States will begin screening passengers arriving at U.S. airports from West Africa for fever starting this weekend, U.S. officials said on Wednesday, in the hope of avoiding an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus. lees verder

[SniperEye]

Er is ook goed nieuws te melden inmiddels!

New cases have been reported from Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. Nigeria and Senegal have not reported any new cases since September 5, 2014, and August 29, 2014, respectively. In Senegal, all contacts have now completed their 21-day follow up, with no further cases of Ebola reported.

Bron: http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/outbreaks/2014-west-africa/index.html

[Gast]

En ook weer wat slechts te melden. Nee joh, dat Ebola is helemaal niet besmettelijk

http://toprightnews.com/?p=6420

[RAdeR]

RD.nl @refdag

Nederlander VN-crisiscoördinator ebola Liberia bit.ly/1BSVOCd
9:48pm · 8 Oct 2014 ·