Ebola virus death toll reaches 7,518 — WHO

GENEVA, December 22. /TASS/. The death toll from the current Ebola outbreak has reached 7,518. As many as 19,340 people are infected, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday.

The countries affected by Ebola include Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Mali, Senegal, the United States and Spain.

http://itar-tass.com/en/world/768571

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Why does it stay so isolated?

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Why does it stay so isolated?

Looked this up Julie.

Ebola has been exported from the three main affected countries in West Africa to five other countries (Nigeria, Senegal, Spain, the USA and Mali). As long as case numbers in West Africa continue to grow exponentially, more exported cases can be expected.

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or maybe this.

IMF policies blamed for Ebola spread in West Africa

Spending cuts imposed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) may have contributed to the rapid spread of Ebola in three West African states, UK-based researchers say.

It had led to "under-funded, insufficiently staffed, and poorly prepared health systems" in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea, they said.

The IMF denied the allegation.

The deadliest Ebola outbreak ever has so far killed more than 7,300 people, mostly in the three states.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-30575375

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Sorry for repeating this question.

What exactly was/is the mode of transmission regarding the Highly Trained and Protected Medical Personnel, infected with Ebola, working with these patients?

Lack of equipment, equipment failure, haste, and all the usual human frailties.

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Why does it stay so isolated?

Looked this up Julie.

Ebola has been exported from the three main affected countries in West Africa to five other countries (Nigeria, Senegal, Spain, the USA and Mali). As long as case numbers in West Africa continue to grow exponentially, more exported cases can be expected.

Was afraid for that answer, thanx Lynn.

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Feds Give $43 Million To Fast Track Development Of Ebola Vaccines

Dec 23 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded contracts worth a total of about $43 million to NewLink Genetics Corp and GlaxoSmithKline Plc for faster development of two Ebola vaccines.

Under a $30 million contract, NewLink's unit BioProtection Systems Corp will conduct clinical trials to determine the lowest dose at which its vaccine generates an effective immune response, the HHS said. (http://1.usa.gov/1xJcwHi)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/23/ebola-vaccine-development-funding_n_6375006.html

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Grim report :(

Death toll in Ebola outbreak rises to 7,588: WHO

(Reuters) - The global death toll from Ebola has risen to 7,588 out of 19,497 confirmed cases recorded in the year-old epidemic raging in West Africa, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday.

The virus is still spreading intensely in Sierra Leone, especially in the north and west, with 315 new confirmed cases reported in the former British colony in the week to December 21, it said. These included 115 cases in the capital Freetown.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/12/24/us-health-ebola-who-idUSKBN0K212920141224

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CDC, Mess :(

New Ebola outbreak on U.S. soil? Up to a dozen U.S. scientists exposed to misplaced Ebola sample at CDC lab in Atlanta

Technician working in the secure laboratory mistakenly put an Ebola sample in a place where it was transferred to another lab
Up to a dozen people in the area are being assessed for exposure risks
The technician at greatest risk had not yet developed symptoms, but will be monitored for 21 days
There was no possible exposure outside the secure laboratory and no exposure or risk to the public

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2886678/Up-dozen-U-S-scientists-exposed-misplaced-Ebola-sample-CDC-lab-Atlanta.html

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Dear Friends!
We can talk and talk, but maybe let's start to work.
Several weeks ago World Community Grid (WCG) started a new research, named Outsmart Ebola Together. So, everyone from us can help...
Note. This WCG subproject currently does not provide constant flow of tasks. If You want to participate right now then uncheck another 4 active WCG researches in WCG preferences.
P.S. Merry Christmas or Happy Holiday (as You wish) to all!

+100 :)

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Ebola crisis: Sierra Leone declares three-day lockdown in north

Sierra Leone has declared lockdown of at least three days in the north of the country to try to contain the Ebola epidemic.

Shops, markets and non-Ebola related travel services will be shut down, officials said.

Sierra Leone has already banned many public Christmas celebrations.

More than 7,500 people have died from the outbreak in West Africa so far, the Word Health Organization (WHO) says, with Sierra Leone the worst hit.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-30601523

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Dear Friends!
We can talk and talk, but maybe let's start to work.
Several weeks ago World Community Grid (WCG) started a new research, named Outsmart Ebola Together. So, everyone from us can help...
Note. This WCG subproject currently does not provide constant flow of tasks. If You want to participate right now then uncheck another 4 active WCG researches in WCG preferences.
P.S. Merry Christmas or Happy Holiday (as You wish) to all!

+100 :)

+200, Merry Xmas metalius:)

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Update on Ebola.

Ebola case confirmed in Glasgow hospital

A healthcare worker who has just returned from West Africa has been diagnosed with Ebola and is being treated in hospital in Glasgow.

The patient, who arrived from Sierra Leone on Sunday night, is in isolation at Glasgow's Gartnavel Hospital.

All possible contacts with the case are being investigated. The patient will be transferred to high level isolation in London as soon as possible.

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-30628349

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Update on Ebola.

Ebola Toll Passes 20,000 Cases

More than 20,000 people have been diagnosed with Ebola virus and more than 7,800 have died of it, according to the latest data from the World Health Organization. It's a new milestone in the ever-worsening Ebola epidemic in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea, and it shows Sierra Leone has more cases than any other country.

http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/ebola-virus-outbreak/ebola-toll-passes-20-000-cases-n276291

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First Ebola case confirmed in the UK. The patient is in an early stage of the disease and healing process looks well.

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Bats?

Bats May Have Triggered W. Africa Ebola Outbreak

TUESDAY, Dec. 30, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- The Ebola epidemic in West Africa may have started with virus-infected bats, a new study says.

Ebola epidemics are "zoonotic" in origin, spreading to humans through contact with bats or larger wildlife, according to the researchers in Germany.

But their investigation ruled out larger wildlife as the source of the 2014 outbreak, which began in the Guinean village of Meliandou.

http://www.webmd.com/news/20141230/bats-may-have-triggered-ebola-outbreak-in-west-africa-study-says

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Bat meat is a delicacy in that region of the world.

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Bob DeWoody

My motto: Never do today what you can put off until tomorrow as it may not be required. This no longer applies in light of current events.

Bat meat is a delicacy in that region of the world.

I did not know that Bob. Thanks :)
Yuk on bat meat. :(

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She seems to be doing good.

Experimental drug for Ebola patient Pauline Cafferkey

Ebola patient Pauline Cafferkey is receiving an experimental anti-viral drug and blood from survivors of the disease, doctors in London have said.

Specialists at the Royal Free Hospital in Hampstead, where the nurse is being treated, did not name the drug.

Dr Michael Jacobs said Ms Cafferkey was in isolation and was sitting up in bed, talking and reading.

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-30644986

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