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What We’re Afraid to Say About Ebola

The Ebola epidemic in West Africa has the potential to alter history as much as any plague has ever done. There have been more than 4,300 cases and 2,300 deaths over the past six months. Last week, the World Health Organization … Continue reading

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16 Apocalyptic Quotes From Global Health Officials About This Horrific Ebola Epidemic

Ebola continues to spread an an exponential rate.  According to the World Health Organization, 40 percent of all Ebola cases have happened in just the last three weeks.  At this point, the official numbers tell us that approximately 3,500 people … Continue reading

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“World Is Losing Battle To Contain Ebola Epidemic,” MSF Warns Response “Lethally Inadequate”

The CDC’s worst nightmare is coming true. Despite reassurances from the government that it was ‘contained’, the Ebola outbreak in Nigeria is accelerating fast. Health Minister Chukwu said that 17 had now been infected and 271 were under surveillance (including most horrifyingly, … Continue reading

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CDC director raises Ebola alarm

The Ebola outbreak in West Africa is much worse than official figures show, and other countries are unintentionally making it harder to control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Tom Frieden told CNN Tuesday. “We’ve seen outbreaks of Ebola … Continue reading

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WHO Worker Ebola Infections Mount: Sierra Leone Lab Shut, Senegal Doctor Flown To Hamburg

There is reason to be concerned “about whether the proposed resources would be adequate,” warns a Harvard professor as the World Health Organization ‘battle strategy’ draft calls for more than $430 million to bring the worst Ebola outbreak on record … Continue reading

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Ebola outbreak: Nigeria closes all schools until October

All schools in Nigeria have been ordered to remain shut until 13 October as part of measures to prevent the spread of the deadly Ebola virus. The new academic year was due to start on Monday. But the education minister … Continue reading

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Shoot on sight’ orders given to contain Ebola outbreak

As panic grows from the current Ebola outbreak, which began in Africa and continues to ravage scores of people on the continent, authorities are becoming more resolute in preventing its spread, even adopting extreme measures that involve armed force. As … Continue reading

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Unprecedented number of medical staff infected with Ebola

The outbreak of Ebola virus disease in west Africa is unprecedented in many ways, including the high proportion of doctors, nurses, and other health care workers who have been infected. To date, more than 240 health care workers have developed … Continue reading

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Ebola crisis: Liberian troops impose slum quarantine

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Hospital: Calif. patient may have been exposed to Ebola

A hospital in northern California reports that it is treating a patient who may have been exposed to the deadly Ebola virus. Kaiser Permanente released a statement Tuesday evening confirming that a patient at its South Sacramento Medical Center may … Continue reading

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SouthernPrepper1: How to protect yourself from Ebola for $10

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nmto54-xx1o Unfortunately, here is the reality from Watcher: These are appropriate PPE kit suggestions for many contagious infectious diseases, but Ebola is not one of them, to prevent cross contact contamination. Tyvek suits and paper fiber N95 to N100 masks … Continue reading

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A Doctor’s Ebola Note

As we head out this morning on our latest/next adventure, I wanted to pass along a note from a doctor/read of ours. He sent in a marvelous note after reading one of our missives earlier this month.  I would have … Continue reading

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Why Ebola Will Not Be Contained

MONROVIA, Liberia — Liberian officials fear Ebola could soon spread through the capital’s largest slum after residents raided a quarantine center for suspected patients and took items including blood-stained sheets and mattresses. The violence in the West Point slum occurred … Continue reading

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WHO: Evidence shows Ebola crisis ‘vastly’ underestimated

The magnitude of the Ebola crisis in West Africa is “vastly” underestimated, the World Health Organization warned this week, as the death toll steadily climbed. Ebola has infected at least 2,127 people in Nigeria, Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone since … Continue reading

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Will An Ebola Panic Be Used As An Excuse To Put Large Numbers Of Americans In Camps?

By Michael Snyder Now even the mainstream media is admitting that during an Ebola panic “people could be detained for long periods, merely on a suspicion they might have been exposed to some pathogen.”  As you will read about below, … Continue reading

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