Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Ebola News 10-22-2014


We haven't had a new case of Ebola in seven days now, if I am not mistaken.

Obama appointed the Ebola Czar five days ago. He has not been to a single Ebola meeting yet.

But I guess it's not really important that he show to meeting, as we seem to have no more Ebola problem anyway.

I guess you could say the whole Ebola Czar thing was a non-starter.

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Gallup: Americans' Confidence in Government to Handle Ebola Drops
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HumanEvents: 'New' CDC Ebola Strategy Still Too Dangerous
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WaPo: Ebola czar starts work Wednesday
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TheHill: Lobbyists mobilize on Ebola virus  ...most of the Ebola lobbying is concentrated in the healthcare industry, including companies that have treatments or vaccines in development, other groups are making their voices heard.
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ABCNews: Liberians Exiled by Ebola Pray for End of Outbreak 10/22 5:50AM
Hundreds of Liberians are stranded in Ghana, separated from their families because of poverty, fear and logistics. Some are waiting for flights to resume after most airlines cancelled flights to Liberia.
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ABC7: 2 Patients with Ebola-Like Symptoms Monitored at Chicago Hospitals

Officials said they do not believe either patient was exposed to the virus.
One patient is a child who traveled from Liberia to O'Hare International Airport and threw up on the plane. The second patient is an adult and in isolation at Rush University Medical Center. That passenger traveled from Liberia to the U.S. alone.
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NBCNY: Passenger Lands at Newark with Fever, Evaluated at Hospital for Ebola: Sources 
Liberian national traveled from Liberia to Brussels to Newark on United Airline Flight 998 Tuesday
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YahooNews: Red Cross head says Ebola travel bans "irrational"

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theLocal.IT: Woman suffers racist 'Ebola' attack in Rome
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IBT: Leicester Ebola Hoax is 'Racist Campaign' by Nationalist News Site The Daily Bale
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11KKTV: Fort Carson Soldiers Get Ebola Training before Africa Trip
615th Engineer Company, 52nd Engineer Battalion will learn how to use personal protective equipment.
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AllAfrica: Liberia: JFK Health Workers on strike-AGAIN 10/22/2014
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BBCNewsAfrica: Ebola: WHO set for emergency talks on travel curbs 10/22 6:32ET
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KDUZ: Ebola/MN staffer traveling to Africa to help father 10/22/2014
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A St. Paul public school staffer plans to travel to Sierra Leone to help her father, who is stricken with Ebola.
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AllAfrica: Liberia: WHO Agrees to Failure in Managing Ebola? 10/21/2014
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ITProPortal: Don't get caught out by this Ebola-themed malware scam. 10/22/2014
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Insurer ACE says excluding Ebola cover on some new and renewal policies
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BIDNESSNews: NewLink traded up 10% on WHO's announcement it's VSV-EBOV vaccine will be tested on 20k front line HCW treating Ebola in Africa 10/22/2014 6:54AM
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HorseedMedia: Ugandan troops in Somalia urged to fight against the spread of Ebola 10/22/2014
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AllAfrica: Liberia GOL-Ebola Cases Drastically Dropped at Foya Ebola Treatment Unit 10/22/2014
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TheTelegraph: Ebola crisis 'unlikely to beunder control within a year', says pharma boss Paul Stoffels, J&J's chief scientific officer, says size of epidemic means it will take more than a year to contain.
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FoxNews: RedCross official says Ebola outbreak could be contained in four to six months 10/22/2014
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USAToday: Urgent-care clinics ill-equipped to treat Ebola 10/21/2014
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AP Advisory on Ebola Coverage 10/17/2014

Advisory on Ebola coverage
Posted on 10/17/2014 by Erin Madigan White

In an advisory to editors at member and customer news organizations, The Associated Press outlined the careful steps it is taking in covering the Ebola story.

EDITORS:

We’re increasingly hearing reports of “suspected” cases of Ebola in the United States and Europe. The AP has exercised caution in reporting these cases and will continue to do so.

Most of these suspected cases turn out to be negative. Our bureaus monitor them, but we have not been moving stories or imagery simply because a doctor suspects Ebola and routine precautions are taken while the patient is tested. To report such a case, we look for a solid source saying Ebola is suspected and some sense the case has caused serious disruption or reaction. Are buildings being closed and substantial numbers of people being evacuated or isolated? Is a plane being diverted? Is the suspected case closely related to another, confirmed Ebola case?

When we do report a suspected case, we will seek to keep our stories brief and in perspective.

The AP
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UPDATES -----

ChicagoTribune: Passenger from Liberia moved out of isolation in Chicago; mayor touts handling of case
2:01PM 10/22/2014
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Cleveland.com: Ohio contacts with Ebola patient Amber Vinson climb to 164; none showing symptoms
10/22/2014 3:10PM
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DetroitNews: Snyder: Michigan has 1,000 isolation beds for Ebola 10/22/2014 3:20PM
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Rockland resident (NY) cleared after possible Ebola exposure 10/22/2014 3:19PM
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Newsweek: Ebola-infected Nurse's dog, Bentley, tests negative for virus
October 22, 2014 3:18PM
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Reuters: Update 5: US Tightens Ebola Monitoring for west African Visitors
October 22, 2014 3:00PM
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TimesofIndia: Canadian-made vaccine begins 2nd trial in US October 23, 2014 12:25AM IST
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Cincinnati.com: Commissioner: Change quarantine rules for Ebola October 22, 2014 3:11PM
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CapRadio: Poll: Broad Support in US for Ebola Travel Ban
October 22, 2014
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WSJ: Ebola Fears spark China Pullback in West Africa Continents Largest Trading Partner Evacuates Workers, Compounding Region's Economic woes 10/21/2014 6:13PM ET
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Reuters: As virus spreads, insurers exclude Ebola from new policies October 22, 2014 10:01PM IST
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Time: Faster Ebola Tests Could Help Stem the Outbreak in West Africa 3:48PM
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IBNLive: Ebola death toll near 5,000 with true number nearer 15,000: WHO
October 23, 2014 12:48AM IST
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FoxNews: Ebola cases rising sharply in Western Sierra Leone
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AP: Dozens released Ebola-free from Sierra Leone site



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ChicagoTribune: Ebola virus no longer detected in infected nurse's body, family says
The family of Amber Vinson, one of two Dallas nurses infected with Ebola, said on Wednesday that tests by medical officials were no longer able to detect the virus in her body.
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LatinoFoxNews: Panama prohibits arrival of travelers from 3 nations due to Ebola
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CBS: Health Officials Release Chart Of Those Currently Monitored For Ebola

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NYASATimes: ebola Scare: Malawi army quarantines soldiers over 'strange' infections

The Malawi defense Force (MDF) has quarantined some soldiers who were on a peace-keeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo over suspected Ebola virus.
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AFGE Joins the AFL-CIO's Call for Worker Protections Amidst Ebola Crisis
In separate letters addressed to House and Senate leaders from both parties, AFGE and the AFL-CIO asked Congress to provide the necessary funding or legislation "to ensure that workers and the public are protected." Among those protections is a request for a measure prohibiting retaliation against workers who publicly raise concerns about their facilities' preparedness, and another for compensating workers who lose their jobs due to Ebola exposure.

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

Breitbart: US Border Agent: We are not ready for ebola

Anonymous said...

AP Advisory on Ebola Coverage 10/17/2014

Advisory on Ebola coverage
Posted on 10/17/2014 by Erin Madigan White

In an advisory to editors at member and customer news organizations, The Associated Press outlined the careful steps it is taking in covering the Ebola story.

EDITORS:

We’re increasingly hearing reports of “suspected” cases of Ebola in the United States and Europe. The AP has exercised caution in reporting these cases and will continue to do so.

Most of these suspected cases turn out to be negative. Our bureaus monitor them, but we have not been moving stories or imagery simply because a doctor suspects Ebola and routine precautions are taken while the patient is tested. To report such a case, we look for a solid source saying Ebola is suspected and some sense the case has caused serious disruption or reaction. Are buildings being closed and substantial numbers of people being evacuated or isolated? Is a plane being diverted? Is the suspected case closely related to another, confirmed Ebola case?

When we do report a suspected case, we will seek to keep our stories brief and in perspective.

The AP

Anonymous said...

WaPo: Homeland Security says four Dulles passengers were taken to a local hospital after Ebola screenings
10/21/2014 9:30PM

Anonymous said...

ChicagoTribune: Passenger from Liberia moved out of isolation in Chicago; mayor touts handling of case
2:01PM 10/22/2014
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Cleveland.com: Ohio contacts with Ebola patient Amber Vinson climb to 164; none showing symptoms
10/22/2014 3:10PM
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DetroitNews: Snyder: Michigan has 1,000 isolation beds for Ebola 10/22/2014 3:20PM
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Rockland resident (NY) cleared after possible Ebola exposure 10/22/2014 3:19PM
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Newsweek: Ebola-infected Nurse's dog, Bentley, tests negative for virus
October 22, 2014 3:18PM
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Reuters: Update 5: US Tightens Ebola Monitoring for west African Visitors
October 22, 2014 3:00PM
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TimesofIndia: Canadian-made vaccine begins 2nd trial in US October 23, 2014 12:25AM IST
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Cincinnati.com: Commissioner: Change quarantine rules for Ebola October 22, 2014 3:11PM
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CapRadio: Poll: Broad Support in US for Ebola Travel Ban
October 22, 2014
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WSJ: Ebola Fears spark China Pullback in West Africa Continents Largest Trading Partner Evacuates Workers, Compounding Region's Economic woes 10/21/2014 6:13PM ET
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Reuters: As virus spreads, insurers exclude Ebola from new policies October 22, 2014 10:01PM IST
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Time: Faster Ebola Tests Could Help Stem the Outbreak in West Africa 3:48PM
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IBNLive: Ebola death toll near 5,000 with true number nearer 15,000: WHO
October 23, 2014 12:48AM IST
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FoxNews: Ebola cases rising sharply in Western Sierra Leone
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AP: Dozens released Ebola-free from Sierra Leone site
10/22/2014 3:05PM EDT

Anonymous said...

FlightAware: Ebola plane heading back to Africa 6:44PM 10/22/2014

It appears that the one of the CDC's Ebola patient planes will soon be on the move again, heading to Africa.

This is from the flight-following website FlightAware. 23-Oct-2014 GLF3 Bermuda Int'l (TXKF / BDA) Dakar (GOOY / DKR) 06:25AM ADT 03:33PM GMT Scheduled 23-Oct-2014 GLF3 Cartersville (KVPC) Bermuda Int'l (TXKF / BDA) 02:10AM EDT 05:27AM ADT Scheduled http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N163PA

hat tip:FR

Anonymous said...

Reuters: Some US hospitals weigh witholding care to Ebola patients October 23, 2014 4:01AM

Anonymous said...

ChicagoTribune: Ebola virus no longer detected in infected nurse's body, family says October 22, 2014 5:58PM
The family of Amber Vinson, one of two Dallas nurses infected with Ebola, said on Wednesday that tests by medical officials were no longer able to detect the virus in her body.
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LatinoFoxNews: Panama prohibits arrival of travelers from 3 nations due to Ebola Oct. 22, 2014
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ChicagoTribune: Child hospitalized in chicago to be tested for Ebola; state Ebola task force set up October 22, 2014 5:43PM
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MyCentralJersey: 457 Test Negative for Ebola at NY-area Airports October 22, 2014 6:51PM
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ABC: Airplane Cleaners at Philadelphia Int'l Concerned Over Ebola October 22,2014 47 minutes ago
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CBS: Health Officials Release Chart Of Those Currently Monitored For Ebola
October 22, 2014, 5:40PM
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NYASATimes: ebola Scare: Malawi army quarantines soldiers over 'strange' infections
October 22, 2014
The Malawi defense Force (MDF) has quarantined some soldiers who were on a peace-keeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo over suspected Ebola virus.

Anonymous said...

AFGE Joins the AFL-CIO's Call for Worker Protections Amidst Ebola Crisis October 22, 2014
In separate letters addressed to House and Senate leaders from both parties, AFGE and the AFL-CIO asked Congress to provide the necessary funding or legislation "to ensure that workers and the public are protected." Among those protections is a request for a measure prohibiting retaliation against workers who publicly raise concerns about their facilities' preparedness, and another for compensating workers who lose their jobs due to Ebola exposure.