First Ebola Vaccine Test Starts in Guinea

CONAKRY, Guinea, March 26, 2015 (ENS) – One year after the current outbreak of the Ebola virus in West Africa that has claimed more than 10,000 lives, the Guinean government with the World Health Organization this week began the first trial of an Ebola vaccine in an affected community. The vaccinations are taking place in the Basse-Guinée, one of the areas where most Ebola cases are found in the country.

The proposal to conduct ring vaccination tests of VSV-EBOV, an Ebola vaccine developed by the Public Health Agency of Canada, received an excellent response from the community in a small village in the Coyah prefecture, where the trial team arrived on Monday.

http://ens-newswire.com/2015/03/26/first-ebola-vaccine-test-starts-in-guinea/

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American Who Contracted Ebola Improves, in Serious Condition


Doctors say an American health care worker who contracted Ebola while volunteering in a Sierra Leone treatment unit has improved to serious condition at the National Institutes of Health.

The agency announced Thursday that the patient's status improved from critical condition. He is being treated at the NIH's hospital near Washington.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/american-contracted-ebola-improves-condition-29927215

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American Who Contracted Ebola Improves, in Serious Condition
Doctors say an American health care worker who contracted Ebola while volunteering in a Sierra Leone treatment unit has improved to serious condition at the National Institutes of Health.
The agency announced Thursday that the patient's status improved from critical condition. He is being treated at the NIH's hospital near Washington.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/american-contracted-ebola-improves-condition-29927215

Why is the American health care worker that contracted Ebola volunteering in Sierra Leone in the US?
To me it's a criminal act!

American Who Contracted Ebola Improves, in Serious Condition
Doctors say an American health care worker who contracted Ebola while volunteering in a Sierra Leone treatment unit has improved to serious condition at the National Institutes of Health.
The agency announced Thursday that the patient's status improved from critical condition. He is being treated at the NIH's hospital near Washington.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/american-contracted-ebola-improves-condition-29927215

Why is the American health care worker that contracted Ebola volunteering in Sierra Leone in the US?
To me it's a criminal act!

Short non-TL;DR answer: I agree.

non-TL;DR ?
Here in Europe we don't hide messages like the US does:)

Why is the American health care worker that contracted Ebola volunteering in Sierra Leone in the US?
To me it's a criminal act!

Where would you wish to be?

Together with Hans Rosling of course:)

non-TL;DR ?
Here in Europe we don't hide messages like the US does:)

TL;DR = Too Long; Didn't Read... I didn't 'hide' a message. I agreed with you in a short post.

non-TL;DR ?
Here in Europe we don't hide messages like the US does:)

TL;DR = Too Long; Didn't Read... I didn't 'hide' a message. I agreed with you in a short post.

OK You have so many acronyms in the States.
To us there are nonsense.
:)

Two experimental Ebola vaccines pass safety test in African trial

http://www.foxnews.com/health/2015/03/27/two-experimental-ebola-vaccines-pass-safety-test-in-african-trial/

That's very hopeful news!

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"We are grateful to the Liberian people who volunteered for this important clinical trial and encouraged by the study results," NIAID Director Dr. Anthony Fauci said in a statement. "Now we must move forward to adapt and expand the study so that ultimately we can determine whether these experimental vaccines can protect against Ebola virus disease and therefore be used in future Ebola outbreaks."
The volunteers will be followed for at least a year, with blood samples tested six and 12 months after vaccination to determine how long the immune response lasts.

Julie Remember Frigga:)

the Whiteboard in the back is actually the working tool to track Ebola patients contacts with other people:)

Hans Rosling flanked by Maj Morris Hunh China, to his right, and Gen Gary Volesky USA:)


AND THIS:)
Beatrice Yardolo, Liberia's hopefully last Ebola patient. Abbas Dulleh

British medic declared free of Ebola

A UK military medic who has been discharged from hospital after being declared free of Ebola said it was thanks to medics that she is alive.

Cpl Anna Cross was the first person in the world to be given the experimental Ebola drug MIL 77, her doctors said.

http://www.bbc.com/news/health-32088310

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Ebola outbreak: Sierra Leone in lockdown

The authorities in Sierra Leone are enforcing a three-day lockdown to curb the spread of Ebola, with the entire population ordered to stay at home.

There is a two-hour exemption on Friday to allow Muslim prayers and a five-hour window for Christians on Sunday.

Volunteers are going door-to-door, looking for people with signs of the disease and reminding others how to stay safe.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-32083363

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Guinea declares Ebola 'health emergency' in five regions

The restrictions include the quarantining of hospitals and clinics where new cases are detected, new rules on burials and possible lockdowns.

The Ebola outbreak began in Guinea in December 2013.

In January, the World Health Organization reported a steady drop in cases in the three epicentre countries.

But renewed concern has been triggered by fresh setbacks in these countries - Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-32103625

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Liberia urges sexual caution to beat Ebola outbreak

The West African nation suffered a setback in its efforts to end a year-long outbreak of the disease earlier this month when it recorded its first new case of Ebola in several weeks.

The patient, a 44-year-old woman, died on Friday. More than 10,300 people have succumbed to the disease across Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone, the three countries hardest hit by the worst Ebola epidemic on record.

Deputy Health Minister Tolbert Nyenswah, who heads Liberia's Ebola response, said there was evidence to suggest the woman may have contracted the disease through sexual contact.

Research has shown traces of Ebola in semen of some survivors for at least 82 days after the onset of symptoms, meaning they could carry the disease long after they have recovered.

There is no conclusive scientific proof that these traces are infectious. But as a precaution, the World Health Organization (WHO) advises Ebola survivors to abstain from sex during a 90-day period following recovery or, failing that, to practise safe sex.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/29/us-health-ebola-liberia-idUSKBN0MP0QM20150329

http://wordsagainstebola.org/

Liberia urges sexual caution to beat Ebola outbreak

The West African nation suffered a setback in its efforts to end a year-long outbreak of the disease earlier this month when it recorded its first new case of Ebola in several weeks.

The patient, a 44-year-old woman, died on Friday. More than 10,300 people have succumbed to the disease across Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone, the three countries hardest hit by the worst Ebola epidemic on record.

Deputy Health Minister Tolbert Nyenswah, who heads Liberia's Ebola response, said there was evidence to suggest the woman may have contracted the disease through sexual contact.

Research has shown traces of Ebola in semen of some survivors for at least 82 days after the onset of symptoms, meaning they could carry the disease long after they have recovered.

There is no conclusive scientific proof that these traces are infectious. But as a precaution, the World Health Organization (WHO) advises Ebola survivors to abstain from sex during a 90-day period following recovery or, failing that, to practise safe sex.

Ebola mutated with Herpes , sits dormant and then break's out months or years later ......we are in trouble , nature fights back

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U.S. Ebola Patient Improves

An American health worker being treated for Ebola has improved, the National Institutes of Health said Monday.

"The status of the patient with Ebola virus disease being treated at the NIH Clinical Center has improved from serious to fair condition," NIH said in a statement. "No additional details about the patient are being shared at this time."

http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/ebola-virus-outbreak/us-ebola-patient-improves-n332621

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Sierra Leone Ebola lockdown exposes hundreds of suspected cases

(Reuters) - A three-day lockdown in Sierra Leone has exposed hundreds of potential new cases of Ebola, aiding efforts to bring to an end an epidemic that has already killed 3,000 people in the country.

Officials ordered the country's 6 million residents to stay indoors or face arrest during the period that ended late on Sunday as hundreds of health officials went door-to-door looking for hidden patients and educating residents about the virus.

Reports to authorities of sick people increased by 191 percent in Western Area, which includes the capital, during the lockdown compared with the previous weekend, said Obi Sesay of the National Ebola Response Center.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/30/us-health-ebola-leone-idUSKBN0MQ1XR20150330

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New, whole-virus vaccine for Ebola effective in primates

A study published in Science demonstrates that vaccination with a mutated form of the Ebola virus provides some measure of protection to non-human primates. This finding places the vaccine one step closer to clinical trials in humans.

The researchers publishing this study have developed what’s called a “whole virus” vaccine for Ebola. Viruses have proteins on their exterior and genetic material on their interior. Whole virus vaccines present the host’s immune system with multiple viral proteins and the viral genetic material. These vaccines trigger broader immune system responses than vaccines that only present a single protein from the virus. Whole virus vaccines have had widespread success in offering protection against potentially deadly diseases such as smallpox, measles, and influenza.

http://arstechnica.com/science/2015/03/new-whole-virus-vaccine-for-ebola-effective-in-primates/

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If sorrow were a landscape, here’s how it would look from a cruising altitude of 30,000 feet. This graphic maps the global cost of early mortality—some 1.7 billion years of human life forfeited annually—sorted by cause of death. That’s 1.7 billion years of harvests and weddings, of factory work and music lessons and novels and new ideas that were supposed to happen and now won’t.
Source: Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
http://www.wired.com/2013/11/infoporn-causes-of-death/?utm_content=buffer4ffe2&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer
As you read this, 3,000 young kids are dying from diarrhea that a few zinc tablets might have stopped. Cost: 38 cents per Life!

After a year fighting Ebola, we must change our approach to globalhealth risk to save lives.
Ebola vaccines have little in the way of commercial markets, so the risks should be shared between governments and industry, says Seth Berkley..
http://buff.ly/1xWZul5

Ebola Cases Top 25,000

The outbreak has infected 25,178 people and killed 10,445

More than 25,000 people have been infected with Ebola in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea, according to a new report.

As of Tuesday, the outbreak, which has persisted for more than a year, has infected 25,178 people and killed 10,445, according to new numbers released by the World Health Organization (WHO).

http://time.com/3765302/ebola-cases-reach-25000/

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