Ebola outbreak - general thread #9

[i.b.nora]

At a press conference Friday morning, Dr. Sarah King with MUSC said a male patient was reported by Department of Health and Environmental Control officials with Ebola-like symptoms. He was transported from his home in an isolation pod and put into quarantined space in the hospital.

http://www.abcnews4.com/story/27323990/musc-ebola-protocol-enacted-patient-low-risk

JMO

The article also says: "CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) -- The Medical University of South Carolina said Friday afternoon the patient that traggered its Ebola virus protocol has no risk of having the virus.

"In consultation with DHEC, CDC, and the Department of Defense, it has been confirmed the patient had no contact with anyone in Liberia, and based on this information, he has been determined to have no risk for Ebola. The patient will be removed from Ebola precautions, and no quarantine will be required," officials said in a statement."

 

[SStarr33]

Ebola crisis: Canada imposes home quarantine, self-monitoring measures

http://www.cbc.ca/m/news/canada/ebo...quarantine-self-monitoring-measures-1.2830569

 

[SStarr33]

Ebola survivor seeks €150,000 for defamation

http://www.thelocal.es/20141110/spanish-ebola-survivor-sues-for-defamation-teresa-romero

 

[Sonya610]

Ebola survivor seeks €150,000 for defamation

From your link:

Romero has indicated that she will donate the money to animal protection charities if she wins the case.

 

[Elley Mae]

CBS' Logan quarantined after Ebola report

http://www.myfoxny.com/story/27345187/cbs-logan-quarantined-after-ebola-report

"We wanted to try, as much as possible, to minimize our exposure to anybody while we still had to get our piece done," she said. "We were very mindful of the fact that this 21-day period after you've been in an Ebola-affected country is very important to everyone."

 

[Yoda]

Mali has second death from ebola. A nurse who was in contact with an infected Guinean national. It is not related to the little girl.

http://news.yahoo.com/mali-suffers-ebola-case-death-nurse-224857619.html

 

[Yoda]

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — Sierra Leone's chief medical officer says another one of the country's doctors has tested positive for Ebola.

Dr. Martin Salia is the sixth Sierra Leonean doctor to become infected in the current outbreak. He is a specialist surgeon at a major hospital in the capital of Freetown.

Read more at http://m.ksl.com/index/story/sid/32317017#7lpjHA8SMY6Yxbrf.99

 

[Yoda]

New Zealand police have secured a third suspicious package purporting to contain the Ebola virus, sent to high-profile locations in the country over the past 24 hours.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-11-12/suspect-package-sent-to-us-embassy-in-new-zealand/5884948

 

[Yoda]

Excellent summary, data, and charts:

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/07/31/world/africa/ebola-virus-outbreak-qa.html?_r=0

 

[faw720]

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-11-12/suspect-package-sent-to-us-embassy-in-new-zealand/5884948

Well, that's all we need is for some terrorists to be mailing the disease.

 

[Yoda]

Well, that's all we need is for some terrorists to be mailing the disease.

I am curious how they would be able to get a hold of the virus.

 

[faw720]

I am curious how they would be able to get a hold of the virus.

Well, the first thing we have to remember is that the terrorists attach no value to life, theirs or anyone else's. They also appear to have access to lots of money. They could just make a trip to one of the affected countries & retrieve some of the medical waste & they would then have a weapon of mass destruction. I'm not sure how long the virus would survive in a test tube.............hopefully not long enough to be of any danger to anyone other than the bad guy who went to collect it.

 

[faw720]

http://www.wfaa.com/story/news/heal...ly-reaches-resolution-with-hospital/18890689/

Eric Duncan's family has reached a resolution with Dallas Presbyterian Hospital. In addition to setting up a charitable trust to help victims in West Africa, the settlement will provide for Duncan's parents & his 4 children. Louise, Duncan's fiancé does not benefit in any way & her son with Duncan did not even know a settlement had been reached on his behalf.

Articles can also be found at:

http://www.nbcdfw.com
http://www.dallasnews.com

 

[HMSHood]

Dr. Craig Spencer Will Be Released from Hospital Tomorrow

http://www.mediaite.com/online/dr-c...-from-hospital-after-being-treated-for-ebola/

Hopefully, there are no more Ebola cases in America.

 

[wary]

There's a second outbreak in Mali. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/13/health/mali-reports-a-second-larger-ebola-outbreak.html?_r=0http:// It's an example of what can happen when one person goes undiagnosed--devastation in one family, and a mass of contact tracing to do.

 

[nrdsb4]

Louise Troh lands a book deal:

http://thescoopblog.dallasnews.com/...-with-weinstein-books-to-publish-memoir.html/

 

[SStarr33]

Super interesting:

Clinical Care of Two Patients with Ebola Virus Disease in the United States

http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1409838#.VGPY_IMsIJs.twitter=&t=article

 

[nrdsb4]

^^^Very interesting indeed.

 

[Yoda]

(CNN) -- A surgeon who's a Sierra Leone national and a legal permanent resident of the United States will be transported from Sierra Leone to the Nebraska Medical Center for treatment for Ebola, a government official familiar with the situation said.

.http://www.cnn.com/2014/11/13/health/nebraska-ebola-patient/

 

[Yoda]

Read more at http://m.ksl.com/index/story/sid/32317017#7lpjHA8SMY6Yxbrf.99

I wonder if this is the doctor coming to the US^^