EBOLA Ebola in any other Western countries?
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desert_fox
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I was actually thinking of this the other day: Why haven't we heard of any cases in Europe, I know they have a lot higher rate of Africans living there and travelling back and forth. I did a simple internet search where I noticed that they have had cases mostly like ours. Our media is mum on what is going on across the pond when it comes to Ebola.
A few news clips:
Germany 2 case imported for treatment
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-29473623
In Spain a priest has died:
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/ebola-kills-spanish-priest-debate-over-experimental-us-drug-zmapp/
A few news clips:
Germany 2 case imported for treatment
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-29473623
In Spain a priest has died:
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/ebola-kills-spanish-priest-debate-over-experimental-us-drug-zmapp/
Betty_Rose
Veteran Member
Thanks. I've been wondering about this, too.
geoffs
Veteran Member
Canada has had at least one false alarm;
Ebola test on patient at Toronto hospital comes back negative
Officials had said patient was 'very unlikely' to have deadly virus
CBC News Posted: Oct 04, 2014 5:52 AM ET| Last Updated: Oct 04, 2014 5:53 AM ET
A patient who was under quarantine at a Toronto hospital has tested negative for the Ebola virus, according to a spokeswoman for the University of Health Network.
“This means that the patient will not be isolated and staff caring for the patient will not be using special personal protective equipment for Ebola while providing care,” Gillian Howard, vice president of public affairs, said in a statement released early Saturday.
■Read the latest information on the Ebola outbreak
■Map: The spread of the deadly Ebola virus
The patient had recently checked into the hospital with a fever. Staff followed Ebola protocol because the patient had been to Nigeria within the past 21 days, Howard said.
The University Health Network is made up of the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital and the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, but the statement did not say which hospital tested the patient.
A note was sent out Thursday afternoon to inform staff about the situation.
"In order to respect patient privacy there will be no further comment on this case," the network's statement said.
Dr. Michael Gardam, director of infection prevention and control at UHN, told CBC News on Thursday evening that the hospital was following protocol.
"I'm not worried about this individual having Ebola. There's a number of circumstances around where they were and their symptoms, et cetera, which make it exceedingly unlikely that this person has Ebola virus," he said.
In August, a man at a Brampton, Ont., hospital was isolated after he presented with flu-like symptoms after recently travelling to Nigeria. He tested negative for the Ebola virus.
The United States is currently dealing with a single case of Ebola in Dallas, a man who travelled to Texas from Liberia.
The outbreak in West Africa has killed some 3,300 people this year.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toron...oronto-hospital-comes-back-negative-1.2787721
Ebola test on patient at Toronto hospital comes back negative
Officials had said patient was 'very unlikely' to have deadly virus
CBC News Posted: Oct 04, 2014 5:52 AM ET| Last Updated: Oct 04, 2014 5:53 AM ET
A patient who was under quarantine at a Toronto hospital has tested negative for the Ebola virus, according to a spokeswoman for the University of Health Network.
“This means that the patient will not be isolated and staff caring for the patient will not be using special personal protective equipment for Ebola while providing care,” Gillian Howard, vice president of public affairs, said in a statement released early Saturday.
■Read the latest information on the Ebola outbreak
■Map: The spread of the deadly Ebola virus
The patient had recently checked into the hospital with a fever. Staff followed Ebola protocol because the patient had been to Nigeria within the past 21 days, Howard said.
The University Health Network is made up of the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital and the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, but the statement did not say which hospital tested the patient.
A note was sent out Thursday afternoon to inform staff about the situation.
"In order to respect patient privacy there will be no further comment on this case," the network's statement said.
Dr. Michael Gardam, director of infection prevention and control at UHN, told CBC News on Thursday evening that the hospital was following protocol.
"I'm not worried about this individual having Ebola. There's a number of circumstances around where they were and their symptoms, et cetera, which make it exceedingly unlikely that this person has Ebola virus," he said.
In August, a man at a Brampton, Ont., hospital was isolated after he presented with flu-like symptoms after recently travelling to Nigeria. He tested negative for the Ebola virus.
The United States is currently dealing with a single case of Ebola in Dallas, a man who travelled to Texas from Liberia.
The outbreak in West Africa has killed some 3,300 people this year.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toron...oronto-hospital-comes-back-negative-1.2787721
NO western country will refuse to treat a suspected Ebola victim; they cannot, they'd endanger themselves. This is going to be a global pandemic and there won't be a 'safe zone' anywhere.
Count on it.
Artie.
Marthanoir
TB Fanatic
The UK and some European countries have free healthcare,
If your saw the recent trouble at Calais with the illegals trying to board a cross channel ferry
Illini Warrior
Illini Warrior
you mustn't have heard ..... Obammy & Company are claiming Obammy-O-Care is going to save the world from ebola ....
Tristan
Has No Life - Lives on TB
Any cases showing up that were not imported for humanitarian purposes?
And, how about the middle east, India and China?
No official reports yet. My guess is that we'll hear from India soon, as well as other African countries. Then perhaps China, but China has taken proactive measures to minimize their risk of importing the virus. It would be great if we could contain it, but IMO, it would also be a miracle.
Artie.
LIke an old saying! "Build it and they will come!" Remove the temptation and they will go elsewhere or stay right where they are.
medic38572
TB Fanatic
Any beef pork chicken products come from Africa?
http://www.local10.com/news/venezuela-on-alert-over-mysterious-deadly-disease/28100714
The deaths of 10 people in the past week of a mysterious disease in several cities in Venezuela, including the capital of Caracas, have caused panic within the population and has prompted doctors to sound the alarm.
A government spokesman minimized the warnings and described efforts to notify the public of a disease that has killed four adults and four children as a "campaign of disinformation and terrorism."
Despite the government's indifference, the country's doctors insist there is plenty of reason for concern about a highly dangerous and contagious disease of unknown origin.
"We do not know what it is," admitted Duglas León Natera, president of the Venezuelan Medical Federation.
In its initial stages, the disease presents symptoms of fever and spots on the skin, and then produces large blisters and internal and external bleeding, according to data provided week stop by the College of Physicians of the state of Aragua, where the first cases were reported.
Then, very quickly, patients suffer from respiratory failure, liver failure and kidney failure. Venezuelan doctors have not been able to determine what the disease is, much less how to fight it.
The government has denied the existence of "a mysterious disease" and described the information provided by the doctors as a "media campaign against Venezuela."
The governor of the state of Aragua, Tarek El-Aissami and Communications Minister Delcy Rodriguez, refer to the warnings as a "defamatory" strategy to "distress to the population."
Some theories being examined include the possibility that the disease could be a new type of very aggressive and severe dengue, an atypical version of the Chikunguña fever or an Ebola virus appearance in Venezuela.
Media watchdogs: Print media outlets slowly dying in Venezuela
Media watchdogs are predicting the death of print media outlets in Venezuela due to the difficulties in acquiring newsprint, which has led to diminished circulation and the shutting down of newspapers and magazines in the South American country.
According to a new report by the Institute for Press and Society of Venezuela (IPYS), at least 34 newspapers and magazines in 11 states in the past 12 months have reported constant difficulties in acquiring and other materials necessary to print, like ink, film and plates.
This situation has been exacerbated by the strict controls for acquiring foreign exchange and internal processes of the suppliers. An exchange rate control has been in effect in Venezuela for the past 11 years, and companies are required to apply for a permit to buy foreign currency and import goods. Newspapers and suppliers have complained that they have not received permits to import newsprint for months.
Due to the impossibility of securing newsprint and print materials, 10 print outlets have stopped circulating altogether and four others have halted circulation temporarily. Others have reduced the number of pages per edition, sometimes by more than half, or stopped running during the weekend in order to survive.
The oldest daily in Venezuela, El Impulso, almost closed its doors this past week.
"The newspaper industry is in a coma in Venezuela," said the president of El Impulso, Carlos Eduardo Carmona. "The government is slowly killing the free press in Venezuela."
The paper averted closing by coming to an agreement with a government company that agreed to provide enough newsprint for two weeks.
"I don't know what we will do when that newsprint runs out," said Carmona.
The government has not made any public statements about the shortage of newsprint in the country.
The deaths of 10 people in the past week of a mysterious disease in several cities in Venezuela, including the capital of Caracas, have caused panic within the population and has prompted doctors to sound the alarm.
A government spokesman minimized the warnings and described efforts to notify the public of a disease that has killed four adults and four children as a "campaign of disinformation and terrorism."
Despite the government's indifference, the country's doctors insist there is plenty of reason for concern about a highly dangerous and contagious disease of unknown origin.
"We do not know what it is," admitted Duglas León Natera, president of the Venezuelan Medical Federation.
In its initial stages, the disease presents symptoms of fever and spots on the skin, and then produces large blisters and internal and external bleeding, according to data provided week stop by the College of Physicians of the state of Aragua, where the first cases were reported.
Then, very quickly, patients suffer from respiratory failure, liver failure and kidney failure. Venezuelan doctors have not been able to determine what the disease is, much less how to fight it.
The government has denied the existence of "a mysterious disease" and described the information provided by the doctors as a "media campaign against Venezuela."
The governor of the state of Aragua, Tarek El-Aissami and Communications Minister Delcy Rodriguez, refer to the warnings as a "defamatory" strategy to "distress to the population."
Some theories being examined include the possibility that the disease could be a new type of very aggressive and severe dengue, an atypical version of the Chikunguña fever or an Ebola virus appearance in Venezuela.
Media watchdogs: Print media outlets slowly dying in Venezuela
Media watchdogs are predicting the death of print media outlets in Venezuela due to the difficulties in acquiring newsprint, which has led to diminished circulation and the shutting down of newspapers and magazines in the South American country.
According to a new report by the Institute for Press and Society of Venezuela (IPYS), at least 34 newspapers and magazines in 11 states in the past 12 months have reported constant difficulties in acquiring and other materials necessary to print, like ink, film and plates.
This situation has been exacerbated by the strict controls for acquiring foreign exchange and internal processes of the suppliers. An exchange rate control has been in effect in Venezuela for the past 11 years, and companies are required to apply for a permit to buy foreign currency and import goods. Newspapers and suppliers have complained that they have not received permits to import newsprint for months.
Due to the impossibility of securing newsprint and print materials, 10 print outlets have stopped circulating altogether and four others have halted circulation temporarily. Others have reduced the number of pages per edition, sometimes by more than half, or stopped running during the weekend in order to survive.
The oldest daily in Venezuela, El Impulso, almost closed its doors this past week.
"The newspaper industry is in a coma in Venezuela," said the president of El Impulso, Carlos Eduardo Carmona. "The government is slowly killing the free press in Venezuela."
The paper averted closing by coming to an agreement with a government company that agreed to provide enough newsprint for two weeks.
"I don't know what we will do when that newsprint runs out," said Carmona.
The government has not made any public statements about the shortage of newsprint in the country.
Tristan
Has No Life - Lives on TB
Let's see:
Ebola in west africa and the US,
A different Ebola variant in Congo,
Marburg in Uganda,
EV-D68 Pulminory / Paralytic disease in the US
and an unknown, deadly fever/hemmoraigic disease in Venezuela.
Not to mention in the US, Chickunguya, Lassa, MERS, Dengue, drug-resistent TB and Equine Encephelitis being mentioned in the past year...
Makes you want to go "Hmmmmm"...
Ebola in west africa and the US,
A different Ebola variant in Congo,
Marburg in Uganda,
EV-D68 Pulminory / Paralytic disease in the US
and an unknown, deadly fever/hemmoraigic disease in Venezuela.
Not to mention in the US, Chickunguya, Lassa, MERS, Dengue, drug-resistent TB and Equine Encephelitis being mentioned in the past year...
Makes you want to go "Hmmmmm"...