Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: time to sound a global alert?

[Disir]

The epidemic of Ebola virus disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is the second largest in history after the 2014 west African epidemic. A storm of detrimental factors complicates this event: armed conflict, political instability, and mass displacement. WHO, the DRC Government, and non-governmental organisation (NGO) partners have shown remarkable leadership but are badly stretched. The outbreak remains far from controlled, risking a long-term epidemic with regional, perhaps global, impacts.
Faced with an evolving complex humanitarian crisis, and recent elections complete, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus should reconvene the Emergency Committee (EC) and consider declaring a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). The first EC report on Oct 17, 2018, called for “intensified” action, fearing “significant deterioration”.
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(19)30243-0/fulltext

And many people are hiding in the forest out of fear of Ebola..........which is not helping.

 

[sparky]

It's a filiovirus......nasty bug......originally assumed cross-specices w/man's closest host, monkies.

Terrible disease, totally hemmoragic ,virulent

Read the CDC's response to some of these infected africans landing via plane , they have a complete meltdown.....it's serious biz

But the real 411 comes from the WHO, comes down to a filiovirus's ability to become airbourne....all virus' evolve you see, God help it achieves that level of virulence

~S~

 

[fncceo]

It's a truly terrible disease and a horrible way to die ... but in can only be transmitted by the interchange of infected blood, feces, or vomit so ....

Problem solved.

 

[debbiedowner]

They brought a U.S. doctor back a few weeks ago with suspected ebola from over there either to a hospital in Nebraska or Colorado. It will be here one day if it's not stopped overseas. Just like madcow was diagnosed I believe it was Alabama a few months ago and I don't believe this guy was overseas.

 

[debbiedowner]

It's a truly terrible disease and a horrible way to die ... but in can only be transmitted by the interchange of infected blood, feces, or vomit so ....

Problem solved.

You know this might work, I washed my hands all the time and last year came down with the flu twice within 2 months. So I am wondering about scrubbing my skin off. Last summer was hospitalized for a little over two weeks not one doctor or nurse did I see wash their hands after before or after examining me. I have been to my family doctor and he examines my feet for neuropathy and never once washed his hands before he left the room.