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Survivalist's Resources & Preparedness => First-Aid and Medical Station => : siege571 June 21, 2014, 01:58:57 PM

: Ebola's "second wave" underway
: siege571 June 21, 2014, 01:58:57 PM

I've been watching this and wondering if there would be a second wave, so to speak. Cases were decreasing, but now it's hit the Liberian capital. There are many outbreaks in different areas, which makes it harder to control. I wonder if the WHO and MSF got a little too comfortable or if they just weren't getting the info they should have had from various governments...

http://news.yahoo.com/doctors-without-borders-ebola-control-133729407.html

"He 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, where it spreads less easily, he said.

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

: Re: Ebola's "second wave" underway
: -> Bear June 22, 2014, 12:15:55 PM

diseases in revelations is let loose. ebola will get worse

: Re: Ebola's "second wave" underway
: Stephen June 22, 2014, 02:59:25 PM

FYI - Here is what the U.S. Embassy sent to U.S. citizens living in Sierra Leone. I am the vice president of a non-profit corporation that handles the financial and logistical support for missionaries serving in a remote gold mining village in Sierra Leone, West Africa. The info I am getting from them is that the embassy is wildly optimistic in their communications. Part of what I do is send them updated information on this and other events (wars, international tensions, Islamic actions, and other major events) that could impact them. Depending on the U.S. embassy or the SL government for information just doesn't cut it. The government there hides things that are politically inconvenient or embarrassing, just as they do here. Anyway, here is what they received from the embassy:

U.S. Embassy Freetown, Sierra Leone
Security Message for U.S. Citizens: Update on Ebola Virus Disease (EVD)
June 13, 2014

This is an update to the notice of June 6, 2014, in which we alerted U.S. citizens to the outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in Sierra Leone.  As of June 13, there are 43 confirmed Ebola cases with 16 fatalities.  All of these cases can be traced back to contact with individuals in Kailahun District, near the Guinea border.


The Government of Sierra Leone is implementing new surveillance, detection, reporting, and prevention measures as part of a more robust national strategy in addressing the outbreak of the EVD.


A number of these measures only apply to Kailahun District, the epicenter of the EVD outbreak:


1. Passengers entering and leaving Kailahun District will be screened at health checkpoints.


2. All schools will be closed in Kailahun District.  Alternate arrangements are being made for students taking the upcoming National Basic Education Examination (BECE).


3. Public gatherings will be prohibited. This includes gatherings at cinemas, cultural activities, and night clubs.

Other measures will apply across the country:


1. Cross-border trade fairs (known locally as “Lumors”) will be temporarily closed.


2. Any person with symptoms of EVD must be reported to the appropriate community health professional.


3. All deaths must be reported and certified by an authorized health professional prior to burial.


4. All EVD related deaths must be buried at the place of occurrence under the supervision of health personnel.

Contracting the virus can be avoided through practicing good preventative measures.  The virus is easily killed by contact with soap, bleach, sunlight, or drying.  You will not contract EVD if you are not in contact with the body fluids of someone who is ill with EVD or the corpse of someone who has died of EVD.  Also avoid bat and primate (bush) meat as it can transmit EVD to humans.


The U.S. Embassy is open for business as usual, including the consular section.

 

For more information:

· Continue to visit the U.S. Embassy Freetown website and Facebook page for regular updates.

· Visit the World Health Organization website.

· Visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website.

We strongly recommend that U.S. citizens traveling to or residing in Sierra Leone enroll in the Department of State’s Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP).  STEP enrollment gives you the latest security updates, and makes it easier for the U.S. embassy or nearest U.S. consulate to contact you in an emergency. If you don’t have Internet access, enroll directly with the nearest U.S. embassy or consulate.


Contact the U.S. embassy for up-to-date information on travel restrictions by visiting the U.S. Embassy Freetown website. You can also get global updates at the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Consular Affairs website, where you can find the current Worldwide Caution, Travel Warnings, Travel Alerts, and Country Specific Information.  If you don't have internet access, you can get current information on safety and security by calling 1-888-407-4747 toll-free in the United States, or for callers from other countries, a regular toll line at 1-202-501-4444.  These numbers are available from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday (except U.S. federal holidays). Also follow us on Twitter and Facebook.


The U.S. Embassy in Freetown is located at Leicester Square, Regent. If you have questions or concerns about safety or related issues, contact the consular section at the Embassy by sending an email to consularfreetown@state.gov or calling 232(76) 515-000 or 076-515-000.  For after- hours emergencies, please call Tel:  232-(76) 515-000 or 076-515-000.

: Re: Ebola's "second wave" underway
: siege571 July 12, 2014, 05:14:47 PM

Ebola Spreads to Sierra Leone Capital of Freetown as Deaths Rise

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-07-12/ebola-spreads-to-sierra-leone-capital-of-freetown-as-deaths-rise

"There have been 99 Ebola deaths in Sierra Leone out of 315 laboratory-confirmed cases, the ministry said in an e-mailed statement today. The ministry said yesterday that 92 people had died out of 305 cases. Cases of the hemorrhagic fever have killed more than 540 people in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia in an outbreak that according to the World Health Organization may last another three to four months."

: Re: Ebola's "second wave" underway
: -> Bear July 12, 2014, 06:10:07 PM

Another 3-4 months. That is alarming.

: Re: Ebola's "second wave" underway
: Bumbury July 14, 2014, 09:32:23 PM

if i recall correctly the virus got to Sierra Leon about 3 months ago..... didnt who and he CDC put out a warning... back than.. hmmm im going to have to check my posts.....

Seige i think this is going to get out the 1st symptoms, similarities to the flu on initial infection and the incubation period is going to play heck on the WHO and the CDC.....

: Re: Ebola's "second wave" underway
: siege571 July 16, 2014, 01:39:39 AM

  

if i recall correctly the virus got to Sierra Leon about 3 months ago..... didnt who and he CDC put out a warning... back than.. hmmm im going to have to check my posts.....

Seige i think this is going to get out the 1st symptoms, similarities to the flu on initial infection and the incubation period is going to play heck on the WHO and the CDC.....

  

Ebola Spreads to Sierra Leone Capital of Freetown as Deaths Rise

Sierra Leone is the country, Freetown is the capital of the country. The capital had its first case a few days ago.

: Re: Ebola's "second wave" underway
: Bumbury July 27, 2014, 10:22:24 AM

Update: The 1st case of an ebola death reported in Nigera who died shortly after arriving via Lagos airport Nigera... this is important as its the 1st case of an infected person to die from the virus after transporting it from another country via air travel...

also an american Dr who works with Dr's without boarders has contracted the ebola virus and is quarintened and under treatment in Liberia... heres this link but story aslo includes info on the nigerian issue...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2707141/Texas-doctor-moved-Africa-help-ebola-patients-contracted-disease-spread-Nigeria-infected-businessman-boarded-plane.html


Nigeria 'on red alert' over Ebola death in Lagos

Nigeria says it has put all entries into the country on red alert after confirming the death of a Liberian man who was carrying the Ebola virus.

The man died after arriving at Lagos airport on Tuesday, in the first Ebola case in Africa's most populous country.

Surveillance has been stepped up at all "airports, seaports and land borders", says Health Minister Onyebuchi Chukwu.

Since February, more than 660 people have died of Ebola in West Africa - the world's deadliest outbreak to date.

It began in southern Guinea and spread to Liberia and Sierra Leone.

'Contact avoided'
The Liberian man collapsed on arrival in Lagos last Sunday. He was taken from the airport to hospital, where he was put in quarantine.

Officials have identified the 40-year-old man as an employee of the Liberian government worker.

CONTINUE READING AT LINK:

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-28498665

: Re: Ebola's "second wave" underway
: Stephen July 27, 2014, 03:00:08 PM

Two of the missionaries that I work with in Sierra Leone will be returning back here to Florida due to the deteriorating Ebola situation. Just got that word a few minutes ago, so we haven't got the flight details ironed out yet. Flying out of Africa now means health screenings. They go through Brussels, so it is vital that they not have any kind of fever at their time of departure (having some kind of fever is a fairly constant thing over there due to the poor health and sanitation of the people). I'll try to post more details in the Ebola Field Report thread - http://www.flsurvival.com/index.php?topic=11360.0 (http://www.flsurvival.com/index.php?topic=11360.0).

: Re: Ebola's "second wave" underway
: -> Bear July 28, 2014, 09:46:51 AM

A nurse is said to have gotten sick as well. Reported 700 club

: Re: Ebola's "second wave" underway
: Stephen July 28, 2014, 10:21:22 AM

That's the part that really worries me. It's perfectly understandable when Africans get it given their non-existent sanitation and non-existent personal hygiene and their willful ignorance of the facts. When a trained health care worker who is taking all precautions gets it, then there is a serious problem and the civilized world cannot assume that it will remain in Africa. I still don't think that the current strain of Ebola poses a pandemic threat; however, it is still quite capable of inducing panic and hysteria, and it could mutate and become a major threat. Those are just potentials though. For now, I don't think the civilized world needs to worry too much about it.

: Re: Ebola's "second wave" underway
: -> Bear July 28, 2014, 09:08:44 PM

Speaking of mutate, stephen. With this going on could this develop into some other unseen, strain? If so how long could it take?  How would we know? And how bad/ the worse it could ever get?

: Re: Ebola's "second wave" underway
: Stephen July 28, 2014, 09:39:07 PM

Those are all complete unknowns since it's a matter of random mutations. Generally speaking though, mutations tend to be less lethal rather than more (killing your host doesn't improve the chances of the virus survival). On the other hand, mutations that make the current one easier to spread WOULD be more likely to survive and thrive. That's where the real danger lies. If it were to mutate to an airborne contagion, then all bets are off. Statistically, that's pretty unlikely, but the sheer number involved makes even the slightest chance possible. It's kind of like playing the lottery - the chances of winning with one ticket are astronomically slim, but if you were to buy millions of tickets, then the odds of winning eventually approach near-certainty.

: Re: Ebola's "second wave" underway
: gearofklok July 31, 2014, 01:23:59 AM

It's a good thing our borders are secure and we as a nation are doing all that we can to help curb the spread of the disease.



 uuuj (just in case)

: Re: Ebola's "second wave" underway
: siege571 July 31, 2014, 08:32:00 AM

  

Two of the missionaries that I work with in Sierra Leone will be returning back here to Florida due to the deteriorating Ebola situation. Just got that word a few minutes ago, so we haven't got the flight details ironed out yet. Flying out of Africa now means health screenings. They go through Brussels, so it is vital that they not have any kind of fever at their time of departure (having some kind of fever is a fairly constant thing over there due to the poor health and sanitation of the people). I'll try to post more details in the Ebola Field Report thread - http://www.flsurvival.com/index.php?topic=11360.0 (http://www.flsurvival.com/index.php?topic=11360.0).

That's good to hear they are coming back.

: Re: Ebola's "second wave" underway
: siege571 July 31, 2014, 08:35:59 AM

Actually, the ebola virus mutates relatively slowly--about 100 times more slowly than influenza mutates (sorry I can't provide a link for that right now--if I find it I'll post the link).

BTW, here's a link to some ebola facts I posted a while ago.

http://www.flsurvival.com/index.php?topic=11189.0

: Re: Ebola's "second wave" underway
: Stephen July 31, 2014, 09:07:28 AM

  

That's good to hear they are coming back.

The situation there is continuing to deteriorate. Rapidly. Yesterday I bought the airline tickets for August 25 (the date they requested), but we're now pushing for them to move that date up as much as possible and to hopefully decide to bring all the missionaries home. It's their decision, of course, but they know that if the mission compound is left unattended, it will be stripped bare in just a matter of a day or so. All the work done over the years as far as setting up the facilities will be lost. That is a very tough decision to make. We can sit here (as I do) and say "you need to leave NOW" but they are the ones who have poured their all into those people. It would be a huge disappointment for everyone if they had to leave, so it is not the clear cut decision that we might think it is when viewed from where we stand. I pray they make the right decision - whatever that decision may be. In the mean time, we're setting up housing and a vehicle for them to use once they get back here. When they left for the mission field, they sold everything. A bit of savings and a military pension is all they have left here other than family and friends. If you want to know who the true heroes are in this world, I'll tell you. They are the Christian missionaries who leave the comfortable life here to go live in places like that because they care so much for the souls of others. Those are my heroes.

: Re: Ebola's "second wave" underway
: Bumbury July 31, 2014, 11:49:38 AM

update: stephen im wondering if this is your group... if so im also wondering how she would have got the virus being a professional and taking the bio hazard precautions.... <thoughts>

http://www.fixthisnation.com/conservative-breaking-news/american-ebola-second-healthcare-worker-infected/

The world’s Ebola epidemic has touched American citizens for the second time, according to the Christian humanitarian group Serving in Mission. One of their aid workers, a woman named Nancy Writebol, has reportedly tested positive for the disease. Writebol is working in Liberia, helping to treat patients infected with Ebola in Monrovia. Writebol and her husband are residents of Charlotte, North Carolina, and they have been working in Liberia since August of last year. This is the second report of American infection; Saturday it was confirmed that Samaritan’s Purse doctor Kent Brantly had also tested positive for the disease.

Health officials have been hammering the point that the current West African Ebola outbreak is the deadliest the world has ever seen. The latest statistics – current up through the middle of July – have more than 1,000 people on the continent infected with Ebola in the last four months. Doctors and researchers say the biggest challenge in bringing down the rates of infection is spreading education throughout the region. There are currently fears that the deadly virus could spread to Nigeria, Africa’s most populated country.

Understanding Ebola
While Ebola has yet to hit American shores, health officials warn that a U.S. outbreak is not out of the question. In this age of global travel, even diseases from West Africa can find their ways into American cities. Education is key when it comes to avoiding the virus which is why it’s so important to understand exactly what it is we’re dealing with. The disease is spread through bodily fluids, and symptoms can lie dormant for a while before the virus becomes contagious. Many of the infected die within the first 10 days because their blood does not clot properly, leading to death by hemorrhage.

Are Americans Protected?
The question to ask at a time like this – a time before we face a nationwide Ebola epidemic – is if the government is doing enough to protect American citizens from the disease. Isolation and quarantine are the two most effective ways to keep the virus from spreading into the population, so one may wonder why the U.S. government is allowing American healthcare workers back into the country after treating these ill Africans. Certainly, implementing a period of observed quarantine is a fine way to thank doctors and nurses for their hefty sacrifice to help the less fortunate, but we must also do what is right for the ongoing health of the country.

Unfortunately, the Obama administration seems to be looking at the Ebola epidemic with a wait-and-see attitude, one which the country may pay for in the future.

 

: Re: Ebola's "second wave" underway
: Stephen July 31, 2014, 12:07:37 PM

  

update: stephen im wondering if this is your group... if so im also wondering how she would have got the virus being a professional and taking the bio hazard precautions....

No, ours is a very small group. The mission objective is to preach The Gospel there and to train locals to learn The Bible, preach, and establish their own local churches. When the resources are available, we do some limited medical work, but the medical person had to return to the states for treatment of her own medical issues earlier this year, so we do zero medical stuff there now.

How she got the virus is going to be interesting to learn - if it ever comes out. The reports I'm getting is that, despite what is being repeated over and over in the news, ebola is a lot more contagious than we are being led to believe. I don't have any specific details of that yet, but when folks are there and seeing what is happening - and they don't have any kind of government agenda - they are reporting that it isn't this "very difficult to catch" disease that is only passed on through "intimate contact" with victims having active symptoms. Again, I have no details, and what I am getting is from observation and not from some detailed scientific study. Bottom line - be skeptical of what you read in the news, and to be fair, be skeptical of what I'm passing along here. To the best of my knowledge, this is all accurate, but they can just report what they personally observe and we all know that having a limited perspective can lead to mistakes.

: Re: Ebola's "second wave" underway
: Bumbury August 01, 2014, 09:58:22 AM

update:.....  the nurse is headed to ATL for treatment as i think the Dr who got infected too... also the peace corps and the samaritians christian group are pulling out and the CDC issued an airline warning to the US airlines mine included... some of the african nations are delpoying troops to the boarders to manage the influx of refugees so these are a few updates actually making the MSM... links:

http://www.wnd.com/2014/07/cdc-downplays-ebola-but-issues-airline-advisory/

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/08/01/ebola-liberia-american-patient-emory/13453997/

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/10999981/Ebola-virus-outbreak-live.html

: Re: Ebola's "second wave" underway
: -> Bear August 01, 2014, 10:25:55 PM

Troops being sent in that area may lead to thoughts of a sick person being shot and things being kept quiet. Just saying.
  And yes Bum I agree, how are these "safe" people getting sick? They are trained, I thought. For some reason I am thinking this Ebola is different and maybe more advanced, and we may not be getting the "full" story.