Ebola Epidemic Spreads - West Africa

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West African nations neighbouring those hit by the Ebola epidemic — 
Mali, Ivory Coast, Senegal and Guinea Bissau — should prepare for the 
possible arrival of travellers carrying the deadly virus, the World 
Health Organization said on Friday.

The outbreak persists especially in forested areas of Guinea, Sierra 
Leone and Liberia, and its spread is being fuelled by unsafe burial 
practices that infect relatives handling bodies, the U.N. agency said.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/ebola-epidemic-unprecedented-in-west-africa-medical-aid-group-says-1.2684428

The Ebola virus epidemic in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia is "out 
of control," the medical charity Doctors without Borders said Monday as 
the World Health Organization works to enhance its response.

There have been 350 deaths since the epidemic began in Guinea’s capital, Conakry, according to the WHO. The outbreak began
 in early December 2013 in Guinea, the European Centres for Disease 
Control and Prevention says. It is the deadliest outbreak since Ebola 
first emerged in 1976.
Medclinician

comment: the deadliest outbreak since Ebola first emerged in 1976. This calls for increased vigilance and after all Ebola is Ebola. It has a high death rate. We tracked it here as spreading to the United States. 

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	http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/ebola-sickened-travellers-may-cross-borders-who-warns-1.2689685 West African nations neighbouring those hit by the Ebola epidemic — Mali, Ivory Coast, Senegal and Guinea Bissau — should prepare for the possible arrival of travellers carrying the deadly virus, the World Health Organization said on Friday. The outbreak persists especially in forested areas of Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia, and its spread is being fuelled by unsafe burial practices that infect relatives handling bodies, the U.N. agency said. http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/ebola-epidemic-unprecedented-in-west-africa-medical-aid-group-says-1.2684428 The Ebola virus epidemic in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia is "out of control," the medical charity Doctors without Borders said Monday as the World Health Organization works to enhance its response. There have been 350 deaths since the epidemic began in Guinea’s capital, Conakry, according to the WHO. The outbreak began in early December 2013 in Guinea, the European Centres for Disease Control and Prevention says. It is the deadliest outbreak since Ebola first emerged in 1976. Medclinician comment: the deadliest outbreak since Ebola first emerged in 1976. This calls for increased vigilance and after all Ebola is Ebola. It has a high death rate. We tracked it here as spreading to the United States.
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Medclinician2013 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Valued Member Joined: September 17 2013 Location: Carmel Status: Offline Points: 9020	Post Options Post Reply Quote Medclinician2013 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: July 01 2014 at 9:29am
	http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/ebola-epidemic-unprecedented-in-west-africa-medical-aid-group-says-1.2684428 "The epidemic is out of control," said Bart Janssens, director of operations with Doctors without Borders. "With the appearance of new sites in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia, there is a real risk of it spreading to other areas." In terms of number of cases and deaths, this is the biggest outbreak of Ebola, said Marc Poncine, emergency co-ordinator for Doctors without Borders in Conakry. Poncine has also been at the centre of the epidemic in a rainforest region on the border of Sierra Leone and Liberia. The epidemic is also unprecedented in its geographical distribution, the aid agency said. Medclinician
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