HEALTH Doctors without borders: Ebola is 'out of control'

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Doctors without borders: Ebola is 'out of control'
Jun 20th 2014 9:47AM 354 Comments

A nurse of the 'Doctors without Borders' ('Medecin sans frontieres') medical aid organisation examines a patient in the in-take area at a center for victims of the Ebola virus in Guekedou, on April 1, 2014. The viral haemorrhagic fever epidemic raging in Guinea is caused by several viruses which have similar symptoms -- the deadliest and most feared of which is Ebola. SEYLLOU/AFP/Getty Images



BY SARAH DILORENZO

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) -- The Ebola outbreak ravaging West Africa is "totally out of control," according to a senior official for Doctors Without Borders, who says and the medical group is stretched to the limit in its capacity to respond.

International organizations and the governments involved need to send in more health experts and to increase the public education messages about how to stop the spread of the disease, Bart Janssens, the director of operations for the group in Brussels, told The Associated Press on Friday.

Ebola has already been linked to more than 330 deaths in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia, according to the latest numbers from the World Health Organization.

"The reality is clear that the epidemic is now in a second wave," Janssens said. "And, for me, it is totally out of control."

The outbreak, which began in Guinea either late last year or early this year, had appeared to slow before picking up pace again in recent weeks, including spreading to the Liberian capital for the first time.

"I'm absolutely convinced that this epidemic is far from over and will continue to kill a considerable amount of people, so this will definitely end up the biggest ever," he said.

Earlier in the week, Fadela Chaib, a spokeswoman for the World Health Organization, said the multiple locations of the outbreak and its movement across borders made it one of the "most challenging Ebola outbreaks ever."

The outbreak shows no sign of abating and that governments and international organizations were "far from winning this battle," Unni Krishnan, head of disaster preparedness and response for Plan International, said Friday.

But Janssens' description of the Ebola outbreak was even more alarming, and he said that he didn't think enough was being done to respond to it.

"There needs to be a real political commitment that this is a very big emergency," he said. "Otherwise, it will continue to spread, and for sure it will spread to more countries."

With more than 40 international staff currently on the ground and four treatment centers, Doctors Without Borders has reached its limit to respond, he said, even though the situation requires more.

"It's the first time in an Ebola epidemic where (Doctors Without Borders) teams cannot cover all the needs, at least for treatment centers," he said.

It is unclear, for instance, if the group will be able to set up a treatment center in Liberia, like the ones it is running in in Guinea and Sierra Leone, he said. For one thing, Janssens said, the group doesn't have any more experienced people in its network to call on. As it is, some of its people have already done three tours on the ground.

The governments involved and international agencies are definitely struggling to keep up with the severity of the outbreak, said Krishnan of Plan, which is providing equipment to the three affected countries and spreading information about how people can protect themselves against the disease. But he noted that the disease is striking in one of the world's poorest regions, where public health systems are already fragile.

"The affected countries are at the bottom of the human development index," he said in an emailed statement. "Ebola is seriously crippling their capacities to respond effectively in containing the spread."

Janssens said this outbreak is particularly challenging because it began in an area where people are very mobile and has spread to even more densely populated areas, like the capitals of Guinea and Liberia. The disease typically strikes sparsely populated areas in central or eastern Africa and so is less easily spread, he said.

By contrast, the epicenter of this outbreak is near a major regional transport hub, the Guinean city of Gueckedou.

He said the only way to stop the disease's spread is to persuade people to come forward when symptoms occur and to avoid touching the sick and dead.

"There is still not a real change of behavior of the people," he said. "So a lot of sick people still remain in hiding or continue to travel. And there is still news that burial practices are remaining dangerous."

 

[Publius]

I was reading an article about this yesterday and saying it has kill about 350 people and thats what has them concerned with that many deaths by this there is likely to be more and the numbers affected could triple over night, but the longer its go's without any more deaths just tells them its burned out.

 

[GunGirl]

That sounds like more fun than a barrel of monkeys...

 

[Sherrynboo]

Sure hope they don't manage to bring it over here!

Sherry in GA

 

[Hognutz]

Any medical folks got an opinion on whether it could travel to the U.S.?

 

[packyderms_wife]

I was hoping it would have burned itself out by this point but it doesn't look like it has or even will which is terrifying if it gets into northern europe or the states.

 

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The Second Wave: Senior Medical Official Issues Ebola Warning: “TOTALLY OUT OF CONTROL”
Mac Slavo
June 20th, 2014
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(Image Credit: SEYLLOU/AFP. Workers with Doctors Without Borders carry the body of a victim of Ebola in Guekedou, Guinea)

Earlier this year it was reported that the deadly Ebola virus had broken through all containment barriers making its way to seven west African countries. In an effort to stop widespread panic gripping the affected nations government officials told the Reuters news service that they would no longer release infection rates and death tolls to the public. In recent months, with no updates being provided to the public, many outside of Africa assumed that the virus spread had subsided.

But according to the latest figures the Ebola contagion is now deadlier than ever. A senior official with the organization Doctors Without Borders spoke with the Associated Press this week and warned that a second wave of the epidemic has taken hold, thus far claiming the lives of over 300 people with the infection confirmed in at least 550 people.

The Ebola outbreak ravaging West Africa is “totally out of control,” according to a senior official for Doctors Without Borders, who says the medical group is stretched to the limit in its capacity to respond.

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“The reality is clear that the epidemic is now in a second wave,” Janssens said. “And, for me, it is totally out of control.”

The outbreak, which began in Guinea either late last year or early this year, had appeared to slow before picking up pace again in recent weeks, including spreading to the Liberian capital for the first time.

“This is the highest outbreak on record and has the highest number of deaths, so this is unprecedented so far,” said Armand Sprecher, a public health specialist with Doctors Without Borders.

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The multiple locations of the current outbreak and its movement across borders make it one of the “most challenging Ebola outbreaks ever,” Fadela Chaib, a spokeswoman for the World Health Organization, said earlier in the week.

The outbreak shows no sign of abating and that governments and international organizations were “far from winning this battle,” Unni Krishnan, head of disaster preparedness and response for Plan International, said Friday.

Europe and the United States, while having issued warnings about the potential for Ebola to make its way out of Africa, have as of yet taken no immediate steps to contain the virus. Flights in and out of the region are still available and often pass right through major airport hubs like London.

The official fatality rate of those who contract the virus is over 50% and because containment efforts have failed to stop the spread at its source it is become increasingly likely that the virus could mutate as it touches a larger segment of the population. The virus is not airborne, so it is currently only passed via direct human-to-human contact. Researchers say that the possibility of the virus going airborne is small, but because of the rapid mutation capability of Ebola it remains a distinct possibility and the more exposure it has to humans the more advanced it can become.

There is no known cure for the virus, thus the only method of surviving such an outbreak unscathed is prevention through isolation, a strategy that Prepper’s Blueprint author Tess Pennington outlines in her online Pandemic Preparedness guide:

When an outbreak occurs, those living in cities, and those living in close proximity of others will be more at risk. Statistics from previous pandemics indicate that 30–60 percent of the population will contract an illness.

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When the pandemic begins, many will remain in a state of denial about any approaching epidemics and not want to think of the long lasting repercussions of such a disaster. Being prepared before the mass come out of their daze will ensure that you are better prepared before the hoards run to the store to stock up.

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Here are a few ideas to consider on how to better prepare for family for this type of emergency:

Taking proper illness precautions – avoid touching your mouth, nose and eyes during any pandemic.
Create a sick room for the home.
Keep your immune systems up by getting lots of sleep, having a good diet and taking vitamins and antioxidants to protect your health.
Stay inside and avoid contact with others.

If Ebola were to mutate and expand further it could be a serious humanitarian crisis. As Tess notes, most people will remain in denial, assuming that government emergency responders will be able to get a handle on it.

But, as evidenced by the events in west Africa over the last six months, sometimes even the best laid plans are not enough. By the time most people realize that the situation is out of control it will already be too late.

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[Vegas321]

Any medical folks got an opinion on whether it could travel to the U.S.?

With Obama's open door policy, what do you think? Over the past 20 years we have had a recurrence of diseases that have been wiped out here in the US. Letting people in this country without quarantine is a recipe for disaster. ATM, not imminent, but it takes only one to fly over or cross the boarder with many others in a small area and you can multiply cases fast.

 

[Satanta]

That sounds like more fun than a barrel of hemorrhaging monkeys...

Fixed it for you.

"Open Borders" spreading diseases...Hmmm, sounds like a plan Benghazi Barry and crew might have cooked up.

I can resolve it for them but a lot of people would call me a monster. Canned Sunshine has it's uses.

 

[dogmanan]

Are they kidding less then 1500. people with it or died.

That's real funny it is not out of control.


When I see where tens of thousands are dead and dieing then I start to worry.
What a bunch of fear mongerals.

 

[Housecarl]

Are they kidding less then 1500. people with it or died.

That's real funny it is not out of control.


When I see where tens of thousands are dead and dieing then I start to worry.
What a bunch of fear mongerals.

The point that has to be remembered is this is the "reported" numbers. How many aren't being counted is the real question and indicator of the actual spread. How many in these countries would even have a death certificate to start with, and of those that did, if infected with ebola could have their deaths attributed to other ailments either in error or on purpose?

 

[summerthyme]

Are they kidding less then 1500. people with it or died.

That's real funny it is not out of control.


When I see where tens of thousands are dead and dieing then I start to worry.
What a bunch of fear mongerals.

You don't understand, apparently. Ebola has NEVER been able to efficiently transfer "human to human" in the wild, so to speak. In previous outbreaks, the only secondary infections have been seen in medical personnel who were caring for the ill patient.

This time, it's spreading to family members, and given the demographics (young kids catching it) it's NOT simply spreading to caregivers. It certainly COULD become a deadly, worldwide threat if they can't get it under control quickly.

Summerthyme

 

[Melodi]

Yes, it could spread West and it would like have nothing to do with "Obama's" immigration policy either (though anything is possible); that's because while it is actually a bit harder to travel from Europe to the US than it used to be (used to be it was an "open door" for EU citizens, now you have to fill out forms and be granted a two year "not-exactly-a-visa," this only applies to people without US passports but who have EU passports).

Ebola nearly got into Europe during one of the first, active waves when a young Danish boy and his sister got lost in some caves in Africa - he got sick and died before getting back to Denmark, but sometimes the disease takes long to present. Human contact is probably (I say probably) still needed or the epidemic would be even larger than it is already; but that contact could be an air line stewardess handing you a glass of water, a taxi driver giving you change at the airport, a poorly cleaned toilet seat just used by someone not showing symptoms yet etc.

The older versions of the disease did seem to need more contact than this, but people became ill and died because they helped their loved ones clean up their vomit and excrement (as did doctors and nurses) and had to wash bodies for burial etc. That kind of contact, was close enough so you are dealing with something that is much easier to spread than HIV which needs an actual exchange of body fluids, but harder to catch then Bubonic Plague (unless it goes air-born which so far it hasn't done in humans but has in monkeys).

Three hundred and fifty people with a disease with no known treatment and a 60 to 90 percent mortality rate is very worrying; in the past most outbreaks have only stopped when everyone in a village or field hospital died or fled before they became infected. It takes a lot to make doctors and nurses give up on their patients and run, some choose to die with them but flee or die have been the only way the outbreaks have ended, and only when those who run are not infected themselves.

There are a few lucky souls who recover on their own, a few more who have managed to live in the very best and Westernized hospitals; that's because the only real treatment that can be done is to put a person on total and every expensive life support (with massive blood transfusions usually) until the body finally stops bleeding out and the organs can begin to recover. Even this doesn't work for everyone, though a strong, young adult has a better chance of making it through on the life support machines that they very young or older people.

I suspect you are also getting a certain number of collateral damage deaths at this point, that happened a lot in the 1918 flu epidemic and reportedly during the Black Death of the 14th century - these are people (often children) who die because there is no one to care for them or feed them and/or they are ill but do not recover because there is simply no one there to provide water, food and basic care. In 1918, in the Mid-Western US, it was not uncommon for isolated farm families to be found where the parents had died of the flu and the small children of starvation.

Anyway, this is worth keeping a serious eye on, for all our sakes; if it does go air born then this disease has the potential of doing to the majority of the world, what Small Pox and Measles did to the Americas - up to a ninety percent die off...

 

[almost ready]

There is reason to believe that this time, Ebola won't "burn itself out". That was the norm because it killed so fast, and the victims became so debilitated, they couldn't carry it far and wide. This time is different. It is a slow burn, and people have been moved literally hundreds of miles, carried by family members to different towns.

One case involved brothers carrying a brother to the capital of Guinea. That created quite a problem, and sufficient panic that people destroyed the store front of Physicians without Borders, blaming them for the problem.

Even the first known index case, from last December, a health care worker traveled to another village and continued to work, spreading the illness because he didn't know he had Ebola.

More recently, a woman was carried to the hospital at a plantation city, family carried her there where her husband worked.

As Summerthyme said, this version of Ebola is easier to catch, as well. It survives on surfaces at roughly 70-80 degrees if there is sufficient humidity, something like a day or two. Worse, it appears to be the flu in most cases for a few days, no big deal until the slam comes down. All cases do not lead to death, but if it moves to the hemorrhagic stage, it usually does. Haven't heard of anyone surviving that stage.

Add to the mix the general fear and loathing of the Physicians without Borders, who have been accused of killing the victims by wrapping them in plastic, spraying them (they believed with some poison, perhaps insecticide) and suffocating them when they take them away (to the hospital) and not returning the body so the person could be reunited with his ancestors - a fate worse than death itself ....that's why there was a news blackout after their storefront was smashed....and only "good news" of patients returning home after care was aired or printed for a few months. Apparently it didn't work, as the rumors now are that people are carrying their sick deeper into the jungle to protect them from the physicians....thus they are finding whole families dead in their houses....this could get very bad very quickly. One refugee camp, or major city....

 

[Oreally]

the actual numbers now are well over 500. the number of dead has doubled four times since the first cases were reported in early march.

it is probably out of control. after all, this is west AFRICA. IF in another six weeks or so, that is by the end of july or early august, we hear that the numbers have doubled again, roughly about 1,000 or so, then that would be a sure sign that we will eventually have a global disaster, sometime in late 2015, after a few more doublings.

i personally think that is going to happen, and i am not a fear "monger".

 

[dogmanan]

OK............

 

[Bolt]

With Obama's open door policy, what do you think? Over the past 20 years we have had a recurrence of diseases that have been wiped out here in the US. Letting people in this country without quarantine is a recipe for disaster. ATM, not imminent, but it takes only one to fly over or cross the boarder with many others in a small area and you can multiply cases fast.

We're going to get a TB outbreak here first, then, if it continues, we will start to see Ebola (among other things). There's currently a scabies and smallpox outbreak in the border states. It's not being reported much in the news, but it's there. It's interesting that the OP uses the word "pandemic" instead of "epidemic". The two are not interchangeable, not by a long shot. Epidemic is when the outbreak is larger than unusual for a specific geographical area, region, or in areas not prone to that particular disease. Pandemic is usually used when the outbreak is of world-wide proportion.
There are seven diseases/illnesses that LEGAL immigrants are tested for and if positive, could cause them to be denied: chancroid, gonorrhea, granuloma inguinale, lymphogranuloma venereum, syphilis (sexually transmitted diseases), infectious leprosy, active TB, and infectious syphilis. Legal immigrants who are not vaccinated against vaccine-preventable diseases, mumps, measles, rubella, polio, tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis, influenza type B and hepatitis B, are also inadmissible into the U.S.
Other diseases that would prevent a foreign national from entering the United States are: cholera, diphtheria, infectious tuberculosis, plague, smallpox, yellow fever, viral hemorrhagic fevers (Lassa, Marburg, Ebola, Crimean-Congo, South American, and others not yet isolated or named), SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome), and “influenza caused by novel or re-emergent influenza viruses that are causing, or have the potential to cause, a pandemic.” (Ruth Ellen Wasem, “Immigration Policies and Issues on Health-Related Grounds for Exclusion,” Congressional Research Service, R40570, April 28, 2014)
Not to sound cruel, but the Ebola outbreak in Africa is nothing compared to AIDS there. Part of it is just a natural occurrence. It happens to all species. When there are limited resources or overpopulation, Mother Nature becomes a bitch and takes care of it. The U.S. has spent untold $$$ in medical aid to help a population that cannot feed itself even if they were not ill.

http://www.dw.de/is-west-africa-about-to-experience-another-famine/a-17528174
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Is West Africa about to experience another famine?

Date 28.03.2014
Author Marvin Kumetat / sh
Editor Mark Caldwell

Poor harvests, high prices for food. The UN warns that West Africa could be facing the prospect of another famine. But it's not all bad news, experts say.
20 million West Africans are at risk from famine this year, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). Other parts of the continent could also experience severe food shortages. These include conflict states such as South Sudan, Central African Republic and Somalia. The UN blames this development on a combination of man-made conflicts which frequently force large numbers of people to leave their homes and natural causes such as droughts and floods. All this leads to poor harvests and spiraling food prices. The UN's warnings create the impression that Africa is still helpless in the face of hunger, despite the efforts of a wide variety of African and international organizations and helpers.

Famine every year
It is a fact that hunger is still an acute problem in Africa. According to latest UN figures, almost a quarter of the population of sub-Saharan Africa either have too little to eat or suffer from starvation.

Refugees are frequently victims of hunger
Droughts are one cause of the shortage or unavailability of food but not the only one. "Famines are generally the result of a combination of different factors," says Sabine Dorlöchter-Sulser from the Catholic aid agency Misereor. "A famine is not something that becomes visible immediately, from one day to the next, but is rather a gradual process."
The UN World Food Program (FAO) quotes experts who say there must be evidence of three specific outcomes before a famine can be declared. "At least 20 percent of households face extreme food shortages with limited ability to cope. The prevalence of global acute malnutrition must exceed 30 percent. Death rates must exceed two deaths per 10,000 people per day."
International organizations report fresh famines in West Africa almost every year – for a region that is nearly as large as the United States. In early February 2014, OCHA announced that a total of 1.5 billion euros ($.2 billion) would be needed to stem the food crisis in the Sahel zone. The money would be used not only to buy food but would also be invested in health care and rural development.
Jean Senahoun, an economist with the FAO who specializes in West Africa, says there can be regionally limited food crises caused mainly by displacements and irregular rainfall. However he warns against overdramatising the situation. "It is not the case that malnutrition or even deaths from hunger are so widespread that one could speak of a famine disaster in West Africa as a whole," he said.

Hunger makes headlines
The problem is that malnutrition is often put on a par with starvation, says foreign correspondent Petra Ramsauer, author of the book "So wird Hunger gemacht" (How Hunger is Made). She thinks that particularly western observers have become indifferent to Africa's problems. "I think this is linked to the fact that we have lived for decades in a world full of media overkill and only drastic terms such as ‘famine' serve to wake people up and persuade them to donate money." Many Africans, however, say that this generalized, often inaccurate use of language helps maintain an out of date picture of Africa as a underdeveloped, needy continent.
For Sabine Dorlöchter-Sulser from Misereor, there are pragmatic reasons for the health organizations' warnings. "In principle, timely calls for donations to help fight hunger are not a false alarm but the right action at the right time," she says.

Good news is often ignored
There are also reports of success in the fight against hunger. According to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the number of undernourished people in the organization's fifteen member states fell from 24 percent in 1991 to 11 percent in 2012. ECOWAS has set itself the ambitious goal of completely eradicating malnutrition and hunger in the region by 2025.

Greed for land boosts hunger
The World Bank is discussing ways to counter land grabbing - which will be critical for fighting global hunger. But critics have charged the organization with participating in land grabbing itself. (27.03.2014)
United Nations seeks $2 billion for struggling Sahel region
The UN has appealed for $2 billion (roughly 1.5 billion euros) in 2014 to help more than 20 million people affected by famine in Africa's Sahel. The bid is part of a three-year humanitarian plan for parts of the region. (03.02.2014)
Fighting hunger through sustainable farming
Until now, many have believed that intensive farming is the answer to famine and malnutrition around the world. But now experts are challenging this idea, propagating quality and variety over quantity. (28.10.2013)

 

[Creeper]

There's currently a scabies and smallpox outbreak in the border states. It's not being reported much in the news, but it's there.

As far as I can find out, smallpox has been eradicated on earth ( excepting of course stocks for research purposes held in 2 WHO research facilities )

According to the World Health Organization: ( http://www.who.int/csr/disease/smallpox/en/ )
"The last known natural case was in Somalia in 1977. Since then, the only known cases were caused by a laboratory accident in 1978 in Birmingham,
England, which killed one person and caused a limited outbreak. "

 

[Bolt]

As far as I can find out, smallpox has been eradicated on earth ( excepting of course stocks for research purposes held in 2 WHO research facilities )

According to the World Health Organization: ( http://www.who.int/csr/disease/smallpox/en/ )
"The last known natural case was in Somalia in 1977. Since then, the only known cases were caused by a laboratory accident in 1978 in Birmingham,
England, which killed one person and caused a limited outbreak. "

http://crofsblogs.typepad.com/h5n1/2014/03/smallpox-in-eastern-chad-refugee-camp.html

http://www.vaccinationcouncil.org/2...-still-alive-and-well-by-viera-scheibner-phd/

http://www.ehow.com/list_6587841_illegal-immigration-communicable-diseases.html

http://willrodgers.hubpages.com/hub/Are-new-Illegal-Immigrants-bringing-Disease-into-the-US

http://www.capoliticalreview.com/ca...on-for-his-young-illegal-aliens-in-escondido/

 

[almost ready]

OK............

There is always the possibility that this whole shebang is pure or mostly "gaslight"....this is always under consideration. The very fact that Rockefeller (David's son) who died last week in his plane crash, which crashed but did not burn on takeoff (fuel?) was both a founder of Physicians without Borders, and on their board of directors until recently (2011 IIRC), and they are being called out by the African people as duplicitous in their actions, makes it all the less likely we will get any straight stories from there.

We are behind the information iron curtain. Still we try to glean any insights and try and understand what may be going on. As they say, they must mix some truth with their lies to hold the spotlight, or they would be brushed away quickly.

To add a little meat to these bones, I tried for an extended period to find any internet references to the earlier Physicians Without BOrders scandals to which the Africans are referring in their protests, and they have been scrubbed clean. No clue what the previous problems with them were, only that they have been accused of both spying and spreading illness. Perhaps they were the ones caught with the tainted vaccines in Nigeria -- twice in different years? Those contained some sort of hormone that would sterlize the women who received them....lab tested in India. Quite a shock -- and the Rockefellers have alwasy been the big funders for Eugenics, including the study and white paper produced at a Berlin University that was the body of Hitler's "final solution". Later that prof got a special award at a Rockefeller ceremony in New Jersey. This is all tied up with Bill Gates and his dad the Eugenicist and head of Planned Parenthood.

 

[Bolt]

There is always the possibility that this whole shebang is pure or mostly "gaslight"....this is always under consideration. The very fact that Rockefeller (David's son) who died last week in his plane crash, which crashed but did not burn on takeoff (fuel?) was both a founder of Physicians without Borders, and on their board of directors until recently (2011 IIRC), and they are being called out by the African people as duplicitous in their actions, makes it all the less likely we will get any straight stories from there.

We are behind the information iron curtain. Still we try to glean any insights and try and understand what may be going on. As they say, they must mix some truth with their lies to hold the spotlight, or they would be brushed away quickly.

To add a little meat to these bones, I tried for an extended period to find any internet references to the earlier Physicians Without BOrders scandals to which the Africans are referring in their protests, and they have been scrubbed clean. No clue what the previous problems with them were, only that they have been accused of both spying and spreading illness. Perhaps they were the ones caught with the tainted vaccines in Nigeria -- twice in different years?

Exactly. I can't cite sources, so take it for what it's worth (or not), but there's a whole lot we are not being told. Info is scrubbed or not accurately reported. There is big $ in vaccines, as well as their side effects. Some of the most effective and inexpensive vaccines come out of Cuba, but since we have "the embargo"…

This may be of interest:
"In 1999, the first commercial vaccine containing a synthetic carbohydrate antigen was developed in Cuba against Hib. This vaccine, Quimi-Hib® (Heber Biotech), exhibits several advantages over naturally-derived vaccines, such as:

· Lower production costs compared with conventional vaccines

· Controlled production of a homogeneous, single compound

· Minimal batch-to-batch variability during the manufacturing process

· Higher quality control standards compared with naturally-derived agents"

http://www.paho.org/hq/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3114&Itemid=354&lang=en

 

[Creeper]

It would really be something to worry about if smallpox has actually come back, especially if it is in the US. Forget Ebola. Smallpox can be transmitted by a breath.
No one is really vaccinated against it any more, and I'm not at all confident that my 50 year old vaccination would protect me.

A discussion about the possible Smallpox outbreak in Chad ...
Smallpox outbreak in Chad?
It could also be one of the many related but not quite so deadly poxes.
Chad was also the last remaining country to require a certificate of smallpox vaccination.

One of my GGGG uncles died of smallpox in Nebraska in the 1870's, so this caught my interest.

Really not much on the net about this.

 

[Be Well]

Almost Ready:

Add to the mix the general fear and loathing of the Physicians without Borders, who have been accused of killing the victims by wrapping them in plastic, spraying them (they believed with some poison, perhaps insecticide) and suffocating them when they take them away (to the hospital) and not returning the body so the person could be reunited with his ancestors - a fate worse than death itself ....that's why there was a news blackout after their storefront was smashed....and only "good news" of patients returning home after care was aired or printed for a few months. Apparently it didn't work, as the rumors now are that people are carrying their sick deeper into the jungle to protect them from the physicians....thus they are finding whole families dead in their houses....this could get very bad very quickly. One refugee camp, or major city....

Thanks to everyone posting info, and Almost Ready - wow, where are you getting this incredible news? PFI or some other place? Imagine being so incredibly ignorant as to blame the Drs without Borders! Everything you wrote above plus what I didn't copy is blood curdling.

 

[Be Well]

There is always the possibility that this whole shebang is pure or mostly "gaslight"....this is always under consideration. The very fact that Rockefeller (David's son) who died last week in his plane crash, which crashed but did not burn on takeoff (fuel?) was both a founder of Physicians without Borders, and on their board of directors until recently (2011 IIRC), and they are being called out by the African people as duplicitous in their actions, makes it all the less likely we will get any straight stories from there.

We are behind the information iron curtain. Still we try to glean any insights and try and understand what may be going on. As they say, they must mix some truth with their lies to hold the spotlight, or they would be brushed away quickly.

To add a little meat to these bones, I tried for an extended period to find any internet references to the earlier Physicians Without BOrders scandals to which the Africans are referring in their protests, and they have been scrubbed clean. No clue what the previous problems with them were, only that they have been accused of both spying and spreading illness. Perhaps they were the ones caught with the tainted vaccines in Nigeria -- twice in different years? Those contained some sort of hormone that would sterlize the women who received them....lab tested in India. Quite a shock -- and the Rockefellers have alwasy been the big funders for Eugenics, including the study and white paper produced at a Berlin University that was the body of Hitler's "final solution". Later that prof got a special award at a Rockefeller ceremony in New Jersey. This is all tied up with Bill Gates and his dad the Eugenicist and head of Planned Parenthood.

Well, well - so Dr.s without Borders may be a little different from what I thought. I don't understand the term "gaslight", will look it up. Hmm, it says " Gaslighting, a form of psychological abuse". Still not exactly sure of your meaning.

 

[Creeper]

Gaslighting or gas-lighting[1] is a form of mental abuse in which false information is presented with the intent of making victims doubt their own memory, perception, and sanity.[2] Instances may range simply from the denial by an abuser that previous abusive incidents ever occurred, up to the staging of bizarre events by the abuser with the intention of disorienting the victim.

 

[Be Well]

Gaslighting or gas-lighting[1] is a form of mental abuse in which false information is presented with the intent of making victims doubt their own memory, perception, and sanity.[2] Instances may range simply from the denial by an abuser that previous abusive incidents ever occurred, up to the staging of bizarre events by the abuser with the intention of disorienting the victim.

I did grok that from searching, but not sure about the context regarding Ebola/Drs without Borders.

 

[dogmanan]

There is always the possibility that this whole shebang is pure or mostly "gaslight"....this is always under consideration. The very fact that Rockefeller (David's son) who died last week in his plane crash, which crashed but did not burn on takeoff (fuel?) was both a founder of Physicians without Borders, and on their board of directors until recently (2011 IIRC), and they are being called out by the African people as duplicitous in their actions, makes it all the less likely we will get any straight stories from there.

We are behind the information iron curtain. Still we try to glean any insights and try and understand what may be going on. As they say, they must mix some truth with their lies to hold the spotlight, or they would be brushed away quickly.

To add a little meat to these bones, I tried for an extended period to find any internet references to the earlier Physicians Without BOrders scandals to which the Africans are referring in their protests, and they have been scrubbed clean. No clue what the previous problems with them were, only that they have been accused of both spying and spreading illness. Perhaps they were the ones caught with the tainted vaccines in Nigeria -- twice in different years? Those contained some sort of hormone that would sterlize the women who received them....lab tested in India. Quite a shock -- and the Rockefellers have alwasy been the big funders for Eugenics, including the study and white paper produced at a Berlin University that was the body of Hitler's "final solution". Later that prof got a special award at a Rockefeller ceremony in New Jersey. This is all tied up with Bill Gates and his dad the Eugenicist and head of Planned Parenthood.

Some very strange times and to think it is just starting.

 

[Sasquatch]

The ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report is a weekly bulletin intended for epidemiologists and health professionals in the area of communicable disease prevention and control.

This issue covers the period from 15 to 21 June 2014 and includes updates on:

(snip)
Outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease in West Africa

In the last two weeks, 54 new cases have been reported from Guinea, 20 from Liberia and 16 from Sierra Leone. In the past few weeks, a new wave of transmission has unfolded in all the affected countries after a period with relatively few reported cases. This is particularly evident in Guinea and Sierra Leone raising concerns about the effectiveness of the containment and control measures.

http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/press/news...=8db7286c-fe2d-476c-9133-18ff4cb1b568&ID=1025

 

[RCSAR]

Yes canned sunshine has its uses.

Before now I would have had massive fuel/air and Napalm distrobution in progress.

Guess I'm a monster too.
No more a monster that would send in 500 shooters to "clean" the area.

Oh the things the "american people" will never know that have really happened.

 

[dogmanan]

Yes canned sunshine has its uses.

Before now I would have had massive fuel/air and Napalm distrobution in progress.

Guess I'm a monster too.
No more a monster that would send in 500 shooters to "clean" the area.

Oh the things the "american people" will never know that have really happened.

Yep many many things we will never know.

What kind of monster are you.

 

[Housecarl]

Thing is, if the virus change happened in the animal hosts and not the humans carrying it, what RCSAR is suggesting won't do anything other than postpone things for a season or so.

 

[Rabbit]

Guinea, p.10 million, has the world's second largest deposit of bauxite (aluminum ore) and large deposits of diamonds and gold and yet a large segment of it's population is still so ignorant that they take their sick and run and hide in the bushes rather than seek medical help. If it's up to the locals to quarantine this epidemic I guess we can expect a pandemic soon.

 

[RCSAR]

Yep many many things we will never know.

What kind of monster are you.

The same kind of monster in all of us.

 

[Oreally]

maybe there's some hope here after all. this company claims to have an anti-viral thst is effective in curing ebola and preventing it. BTW, its stock is publically traded . . .

Broad-Spectrum Antiviral Effective Against Ebola, MERS-CoV

http://globalbiodefense.com/2014/03/03/broad-spectrum-antiviral-effective-against-ebola-mers-cov/


March 3, 2014

Marburg FilovirusBioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. this week announced the online publication in the journal Nature of extensive laboratory and nonclinical characterizations of broad-spectrum antiviral BCX4430, including efficacy results in animal models of infection with Marburg virus and Ebola virus.

The Nature publication represents the first report of protection of non-human primates from filovirus disease by a small molecule drug, and describes efficacy results generated from an ongoing collaboration between scientists at the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) and BioCryst.

Filoviruses, such as Ebola virus and Marburg virus, are extremely virulent. Case fatality rates associated with filovirus disease outbreaks are the highest reported for any infection, exceeding 90 percent. These pathogens are classified as Category A Bioterrorism Agents by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

BCX4430 completely protected cynomolgus macaques from Marburg virus infection when administered by intramuscular injection 48 hours post-infection. Post-exposure intramuscular administration of BCX4430 also protected rodents against Marburg virus and Ebola virus infections. In addition, BCX4430 was shown to be active in vitro against a broad range of other RNA viruses, including the emerging viral pathogen Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV).

“Filoviruses, such as Ebola and Marburg virus, constitute serious threats to our national defense,” said Colonel Erin P. Edgar, commander of USAMRIID. “Development of cost-effective and versatile treatment options to combat these agents remains an unmet medical need and a high biodefense priority for the U.S. Government.”

Developed by BioCryst, BCX4430 has demonstrated antiviral activity in testing conducted at BioCryst, Utah State University/NIAID and USAMRIID. BCX4430 has been shown to be active against more than 20 RNA viruses in nine different families, including filoviruses, togaviruses, bunyaviruses, arenaviruses, paramyxoviruses, coronaviruses and flaviviruses. In tests conducted at USAMRIID, BCX4430 protected animals against parenteral exposures to Marburg, Ebola and Rift Valley Fever viruses and from exposures to aerosolized Marburg virus, an experimental condition designed to mimic an exposure scenario that could result during a bioterrorist attack.

“With its broad-spectrum antiviral activity, attractive drug-like characteristics and demonstrated efficacy against filoviruses, BCX4430 is well-positioned for continued development as a valuable addition to the nation’s arsenal of medical countermeasures,” said Dr. William P. Sheridan, Chief Medical Officer at BioCryst. “A single broad-spectrum agent that treats a range of RNA virus threats, such as BCX4430, presents an efficient one-drug, multi-bug strategic option against high-priority pathogens for the U.S. Government and offers promise as a treatment for patients infected in natural outbreaks.”

BCX4430 is being developed as a countermeasure against human filovirus diseases and other viral diseases representing major public health threats. In September 2013, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) contracted with BioCryst for the development of BCX4430 as a treatment for Marburg virus disease. In 2013, NIAID awarded funding of $7.5 million to BioCryst, and total funding of up to $22.0 million, if all contract options are exercised. The goals of this contract are to file investigational new drug (IND) applications for intravenous and intramuscular BCX4430 for the treatment of Marburg virus disease, and to conduct Phase 1 human clinical trials.

Read more at Nature: Protection against filovirus diseases by a novel broad-spectrum nucleoside analogue BCX4430.

Source: Adapted from BioCryst Pharmaceuticals

 

[almost ready]

Hospital "La Fe" in Valencia, Spain has suspected but not confirmed ebola case, reported in Spanish news. Tried to post before but every time I hit return key, whole thing shuts down.

Browser? TB2K bug? Been that way for over a week...retry and a real chore.

http://www.elmundo.es/comunidad-valenciana/2014/06/24/53a9cb03268e3e07288b4597.html

 

[dogmanan]

Hospital "La Fe" in Valencia, Spain has suspected but not confirmed ebola case, reported in Spanish news. Tried to post before but every time I hit return key, whole thing shuts down.

Browser? TB2K bug? Been that way for over a week...retry and a real chore.

http://www.elmundo.es/comunidad-valenciana/2014/06/24/53a9cb03268e3e07288b4597.html

Well if it pans out that is not good.
I wounder how many countrys it is in all ready and we don't know it yet.

 

[Oreally]

this can only continue to get worse from her on. any of these people who are infected are going to spead it to innumerable other uneducated, suspicious, poor people all over this region.

what a mess.

plus, each new infected person, either with official "ebola" or whatever the hell presents as it, but tests negative, creates that many more vessels for reassortement or mutation into the version we all fear the most, as if this one wasn't bad enough!



http://www.nation.co.ke/news/africa...Hospitals/-/1066/2365386/-/rgar5/-/index.html

Saturday, June 28, 2014
Ebola patients in Sierra Leone abandon hospitals in droves

By KEMO CHAM, NATION Correspondent FREETOWN
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Freetown, Sierra Leone

The Sierra Leone government has warned that anyone who harbours Ebola patients faces prosecution after it emerged patients admitted at the country’s leading Ebola treatment centre were once again forcefully discharging themselves.

This followed widespread rumours that medications administered by health officials were the causes of the deadly virus.

An unspecified number of patients have gone into hiding, the Ministry of Health and Sanitation said Friday, warning of the imminent danger of mass infection as a consequence.

As of Friday, 181 confirmed Ebola cases have been recorded, with 53 fatalities.

When the outbreak was first confirmed, the Health ministry had a problem containing it because of reluctance by locals to cooperate. Health personnel were pelted and driven away.

But the hostilities subsided when the government drafted law makers and other local politicians from the opposition dominated eastern region most affected by the outbreak.

However, the sudden rise of cases and fatalities across the country recently has rekindled feelings of greater uncertainty, so much so that even medical personnel have been reported abandoning their posts after witnessing their colleagues dying.

DISPERSE CROWDS

On Friday, state broadcaster SLBC reported that police used tear gas to disperse crowds who surrounded the Kenema government hospital, also in the east of the country, demanding the discharge of their family members.

“Any person who obstructs or interferes with the performance of the medical team in any of the Ebola observation and treatment centres would be guilty of an offence and liable to punishment,” the health ministry warned.

The regional death toll, according to World Health Organisation (WHO) figures, stands at 635, with 399 deaths.

This makes the West African outbreak the largest in terms of number of infections and geographical coverage, it said.

The West African outbreak was first confirmed in Guinea in February before engulfing neighbouring Liberia and then lately Sierra Leone.

WHO said the three governments had appeared to relax when the outbreak slowed in April which gave way for its sudden spike to current levels.

The world health body has therefore categorised the epidemic as a sub regional crisis and warned neighbouring countries of a possible spillover. “We want other countries in West Africa to be ready,” said Pierre Formenty, WHO Ebola specialist.

He singled out Ivory Coast, Mali, Senegal and Guinea Bissau as particularly at risk because of their proximity.
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[almost ready]

read this carefully! Panic in a second country (hit Guinea in April, if memory serves)

Saturday, June 28, 2014

really most of this should be in bold print
Ebola patients in Sierra Leone abandon hospitals in droves
Freetown, Sierra Leone

The Sierra Leone government has warned that anyone who harbours Ebola patients faces prosecution after it emerged patients admitted at the country’s leading Ebola treatment centre were once again forcefully discharging themselves.

This followed widespread rumours that medications administered by health officials were the causes of the deadly virus.

An unspecified number of patients have gone into hiding, the Ministry of Health and Sanitation said Friday, warning of the imminent danger of mass infection as a consequence.

As of Friday, 181 confirmed Ebola cases have been recorded, with 53 fatalities.

When the outbreak was first confirmed, the Health ministry had a problem containing it because of reluctance by locals to cooperate. Health personnel were pelted and driven away.

But the hostilities subsided when the government drafted law makers and other local politicians from the opposition dominated eastern region most affected by the outbreak.

However, the sudden rise of cases and fatalities across the country recently has rekindled feelings of greater uncertainty, so much so that even medical personnel have been reported abandoning their posts after witnessing their colleagues dying.

DISPERSE CROWDS

On Friday, state broadcaster SLBC reported that police used tear gas to disperse crowds who surrounded the Kenema government hospital, also in the east of the country, demanding the discharge of their family members.

“Any person who obstructs or interferes with the performance of the medical team in any of the Ebola observation and treatment centres would be guilty of an offence and liable to punishment,” the health ministry warned.

The regional death toll, according to World Health Organisation (WHO) figures, stands at 635, with 399 deaths.

This makes the West African outbreak the largest in terms of number of infections and geographical coverage, it said.

The West African outbreak was first confirmed in Guinea in February before engulfing neighbouring Liberia and then lately Sierra Leone.

WHO said the three governments had appeared to relax when the outbreak slowed in April which gave way for its sudden spike to current levels.

The world health body has therefore categorised the epidemic as a sub regional crisis and warned neighbouring countries of a possible spillover. “We want other countries in West Africa to be ready,” said Pierre Formenty, WHO Ebola specialist.

He singled out Ivory Coast, Mali, Senegal and Guinea Bissau as particularly at risk because of their proximity.

http://www.nation.co.ke/news/africa...Hospitals/-/1066/2365386/-/rgar5/-/index.html

 

[Thomas Paine]

Yep many many things we will never know.

What kind of monster are you.

He is evidently one who has a grasp of the realities of survival verses those who have a theoretical grasp. When it comes to the survival of me , mine and those of my tribe, Americans, I am prepared to be a totally feelingless rat bastard. You have to survive to have high minded ideals boys and girls, grasp that now or learn a hard lesson later on.