César Sánchezadded this to Twisted Microbiology · 7hViruses Why the DRC Ebola outbreak was declared a global emergency and why it matterstheconversation.com - C Raina MacIntyre and Obijiofor Aginam In mid-July the WHO declared the Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. At the …
The Daily Beast · 7hCongo Ebola Crisis: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Heading to Hot Zone in CongoThe Daily Beast - Tracy Connor As the Ebola virus continues to spread and kill in the Democratic Republic of Congo, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will travel to the …
Reutersadded this to Health & Lifestyle · 10hMerck HHS to provide $23 million to Merck for Ebola vaccine productionReuters - by Manojna Maddipatla in Bengaluru(Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said on Wednesday it will fund the manufacturing of Merck & Co Inc's investigational Ebola vaccine called V920, in response to the outbreak
Euronewsadded this to Africanews · 16hBurundi Burundi heightens border surveillance with the DRCafricanews.com - AfricaNews Should we fear an Ebola epidemic in Burundi? The country is not taking chances with the haemorrhagic fever. Burundi authorities have stepped up health …
The Telegraphadded this to All Stories · 19hViruses Countries bordering Ebola-hit DRC among the least prepared to fight disease outbreaksThe Telegraph - By Anne GullandThe countries bordering the region where an Ebola epidemic has been raging for the last year are among the least prepared in the world to deal with a disease outbreak, an independent analysis has found.
Terri Mitchelladded this to Diseases Around The World · 4hViruses Ebola then and now: Eight lessons from West Africa being applied in the Democratic Republic of the…medium.com - World Health Organization WHO integrates research into its lifesaving emergency responses in order to be better prepared for the next disease outbreak. The WHO Research and …
The Conversation Africa · 14hViruses Pasha 32: Ebola in the DRC - Part 2theconversation.com - Ozayr Patel Ebola does more than just physical damage: it has serious effects on food security, a country’s economy and other health services. More than a year …
Health Care Trump is trying to end secret health care price negotiations. You should be on his sidestatnews.com - David Vivero President Trump signed an executive order in June that could force price disclosure in health care. Insurers, doctors, and hospitals would have to …
The Conversation Africaadded this to HEALTH & MEDICINE · 14hViruses How outbreaks like Ebola extract huge social and economic coststheconversation.com - Abdhalah Ziraba Epidemics, or infectious disease outbreaks, are invariably disruptive and tend to have far-reaching effects on individuals and communities. Humanity …
Johan Verheydenadded this to Ebola 2019 · 20hMalawi Ebola Continues to Spread in Congo, Stoking Regional Tensiontheepochtimes.com BLANTYRE, Malawi—Hundreds of people continue to be exposed to the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), raising fears of the disease …
Bibliothèque du CHUMadded this to Revue de presse: 21 août 2019 · 15hViruses Canadian-made Ebola vaccine could have saved more lives if research was funded earlier, microbiologist saysCBC News - CBC Radio · In 2005, microbiologist Steven Jones was part of a medical team in Angola, which was in the midst of an outbreak of Marburg, Ebola's sister virus. The …
Science News from Natureadded this to Latest science news · 1dScience Black-hole meal, banana-killer and hottest July evernature.com July sets global heat record July was the hottest month ever recorded on Earth, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said on …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoViruses Ebola: Some Lessons from West Africa | Africa Renewalun.org - www.un.org How did 30-year-old Mohamed Mansaray of Sierra Leone survive the deadly virus Ebola? Here is his story: “In October 2014 I contracted Ebola, probably …
Carolyn A Arnoldadded this to Travel · 1dSierra Leone On the ground in Sierra Leonesciencemag.org When you arrive in Sierra Leone, things look pretty normal. Life goes on as usual in many respects. In Freetown, the streets are still busy, and …
The Epoch Timesadded this to US News · 2dViruses Preparations Quietly Made to Screen for Ebola at US Airportstheepochtimes.com - Patrick Howley The U.S. federal government continues to quietly put out a call for Ebola screeners at airports including Dulles International Airport in the …
Reutersadded this to World · 2dDemocratic Republic of the Congo Ebola spreads to remote, militia-run Congo territoryReuters - Reuters EditorialFILE PHOTO: A health worker injects a man with Ebola vaccine in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, August 5, 2019. REUTERS/Baz Ratner/File Photo GOMA, Congo (Reuters) - Authorities in the Democratic of
César Sánchezadded this to Twisted Microbiology · 2dWest Africa Africa's approaches to crisis management are unique when it comes to dealing with diseaseweforum.org - Anthoni van Nieuwkerk The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is currently grappling with the world’s second largest Ebola outbreak. More than 1,800 people have died …
NPR · 2dViruses In Congo, Even Ebola Can't Stop Lovers From DancingNPR - Eyder PeraltaAs you walk into Ibiza, a dance club in the middle of Goma, the bouncer takes your temperature, and you have to wash your hands with a bleach and water solution. Then you walk past a little gazebo and
Terri Mitchelladded this to Diseases Around The World · 2dUNICEF Protecting children against Ebola and measles: a twofold challenge | UNICEF Democratic Republic of the Congounicef.org At least 1,981 deaths due to measles have been reported this year in the DRC, more than two thirds of which are children under five years of age. In …
Terri Mitchelladded this to Diseases Around The World · 2dViruses Number of Children Orphaned by Ebola Spikes as Epidemic Spreads in Eastern DRCglobalcitizen.org Nearly 2,470 children have been separated from parents undergoing treatment for the disease. GENEVA - The UN children's fund (UNICEF) reports the …
HuffPost UKadded this to Health & Wellbeing · 2dViruses Ebola Devastates Lives – And The World Cannot Afford To Ignore ItHuffPost UK - By Alok Sharma Left unchecked, it will wipe out entire families, run riot through communities and spread across borders, making it a threat to us all, International …
Terri Mitchelladded this to Diseases Around The World · 2dVirusesEbola cases being reported across different towns - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coveragesabcnews.com - Reuters Congolese authorities have confirmed a new case of Ebola in the remote, militia-controlled town of Walikale, hundreds of kilometres away from where …
Audioburstadded this to Audioburst Editors' Picks · 2dYemen Listen: News in Brief 19 August 2019Audioburst - UN News "This is the news in brief from the united nations. Afghanistan is at a crucial moment in its history as it marks one hundred years of independence …
Terri Mitchelladded this to Diseases Around The World · 2dViruses Containing the Ebola outbreak means addressing its root causes: a weak health system and insecuritystatnews.com - Joel G. Breman In 1976, a mysterious viral disease swept through the isolated forest village of Yambuku in northern Zaire. I was part of the international team that …
Republic of the Congo Ebola kills boy in DR Congo as fear of outbreak growsrte.ie - RTÉ News A child has died from Ebola in DR Congo's South Kivu, health authorities have said, the second person to succumb to the virus since the epidemic …
ABC Newsadded this to News · 2dDemocratic Republic of the Congo Ebola outbreak spreads to 3rd province in eastern Democratic Republic of CongoABC News - Morgan Winsor The yearlong Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo has spread to a third province, health officials said. Two new patients, a …
Associated Pressadded this to Health and Science · 2dCongo Congo to use second vaccine to fight EbolaAssociated PressKINSHASA, Congo (AP) — The head of Congo's Ebola response says another vaccine will be used to fight the outbreak that has killed more than 1,800 people in a year. Dr. Jean-Jaques Muyembe is the director
Axiosadded this to Science · 2dMeasles Measles outbreak surpasses 1,200 cases in 30 states as school year beginsAxios - Eileen Drage O'Reilly The measles outbreak in the U.S., which is fast approaching the 1-year mark and has broken a 27-year record, has reached 1,203 cases in 30 states …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoNigeria Expert says Nigeria capable of handling Ebola casetribuneonlineng.com - Tribune Online A medical expert, Dr Ademola Lawal, has said that Nigeria has the capacity to handle any case of Ebola in the country with its experience on the …
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