Ebola & Updates
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angelburst29
The Living Force
Report that Dr. Brantly is being released today from the hospital after a news conference. The article reads more like a sales pitch for ZMapp then talking about Brantly’s recovery, plus it seems lacking in vital information.
U.S. hospital to discharge doctor treated with experimental Ebola drug
_http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/21/us-health-ebola-american-idUSKBN0GL0W020140821
Thursday August 21, 2014
An American doctor who contracted Ebola treating victims of the deadly virus in Liberia has recovered and will be discharged on Thursday by the U.S. hospital that treated him with an experimental drug, his charity said.
Kent Brantly was given ZMapp, a drug used on a handful of patients in the West African outbreak and produced by U.S.-based Mapp Biopharmaceutical.
Atlanta, Georgia’s Emory University Hospital said it would hold a news conference to discuss Brantly’s case and that of a second American, Nancy Writebol, being treated there with ZMapp.
Mapp says its supplies of the drug have been exhausted.
Brantly will leave Emory hospital after the news conference, a spokesperson for the charity Samaritan’s Purse said.
“I have marveled at Dr. Brantly’s courageous spirit as he has fought this horrible virus with the help of the highly competent and caring staff at Emory University Hospital,” Samaritan’s Purse president Franklin Graham said in a statement.
The World Health Organization said on Wednesday that 2,473 people have been infected and 1,350 have died since the Ebola outbreak was identified in remote southeastern Guinea in March.
It said that no cases of the disease had been confirmed outside of Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia and Nigeria – the countries affected by the outbreak – despite cases having been suspected elsewhere.
A senior health official in Togo said on Thursday that two suspected cases, including a sailor from the Philippines, were being tested for the virus.
Three African doctors, also treated with ZMapp in Liberia, have shown remarkable signs of improvement, Liberia’s Information Minister Lewis Brown told Reuters on Tuesday.
U.S. hospital to discharge doctor treated with experimental Ebola drug
_http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/21/us-health-ebola-american-idUSKBN0GL0W020140821
Thursday August 21, 2014
An American doctor who contracted Ebola treating victims of the deadly virus in Liberia has recovered and will be discharged on Thursday by the U.S. hospital that treated him with an experimental drug, his charity said.
Kent Brantly was given ZMapp, a drug used on a handful of patients in the West African outbreak and produced by U.S.-based Mapp Biopharmaceutical.
Atlanta, Georgia’s Emory University Hospital said it would hold a news conference to discuss Brantly’s case and that of a second American, Nancy Writebol, being treated there with ZMapp.
Mapp says its supplies of the drug have been exhausted.
Brantly will leave Emory hospital after the news conference, a spokesperson for the charity Samaritan’s Purse said.
“I have marveled at Dr. Brantly’s courageous spirit as he has fought this horrible virus with the help of the highly competent and caring staff at Emory University Hospital,” Samaritan’s Purse president Franklin Graham said in a statement.
The World Health Organization said on Wednesday that 2,473 people have been infected and 1,350 have died since the Ebola outbreak was identified in remote southeastern Guinea in March.
It said that no cases of the disease had been confirmed outside of Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia and Nigeria – the countries affected by the outbreak – despite cases having been suspected elsewhere.
A senior health official in Togo said on Thursday that two suspected cases, including a sailor from the Philippines, were being tested for the virus.
Three African doctors, also treated with ZMapp in Liberia, have shown remarkable signs of improvement, Liberia’s Information Minister Lewis Brown told Reuters on Tuesday.
West Point, a slum part of Monrovia (Liberia) where 75000 people live, has just been quarantined.
Same for another quarter in Margibi.
Does that mean that 75000+ people are left to their own devices, i.e. to get sick and die?
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Same for another quarter in Margibi.
Does that mean that 75000+ people are left to their own devices, i.e. to get sick and die?
Full article here http://allafrica.com/stories/201408201403.html
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angelburst29
The Living Force
angelburst29 said:
Update and video:
CURED? Emory University Hospital Releases Two US Ebola Patients
_http://govtslaves.info/cured-emory-university-hospital-releases-two-us-ebola-patients/
Thursday August 21, 2014
(Atlanta) Both Americans who were treated for the Ebola virus have been discharged from a hospital.
“Today is a miraculous day,” Dr. Kent Brantly said at a Thursday news conference in Atlanta with Emory University Hospital staff members. “I am thrilled to be alive, to be well and to be reunited with my family.” The hospital had announced that he was being discharged Thursday.
The other patient, Nancy Writebol, was released Tuesday and is choosing not to make public comments, the hospital said.
Emory’s staff is confident that their discharges pose “no public health threat,” said Dr. Bruce Ribner, director of Emory’s Infectious Disease Unit, adding that Writebol requested her discharge not be publicly announced at the time.
As she walked out of her isolation room, Writebol said, “To God be the glory,” Brantly said at the news conference.
“We are tremendously pleased with Dr. Brantly and Mrs. Writebol’s recovery,” Ribner said.
“What we learned in caring for them will help advance the world’s understanding of how to treat Ebola infections and help, hopefully, to improve survival” in other parts of the world, Ribner said at the news conference.
“There may be some recovery time because this is a fairly devastating disease,” but in general, patients without organ damage are expected to “make a complete recovery,” he said.
There is strong epidemiological evidence that after an Ebola patient survives the disease, the survivor becomes immune to that particular strain of Ebola, Ribner told reporters Thursday.
Both patients were evacuated from Liberia this month, in a plane specially equipped with an isolation tent, and accompanied by medical staff outfitted in head-to-foot protective clothing. The plane was able to take only one patient at a time and made two trips. The patients were taken to an isolation unit at Emory.
Asked about the role that an experimental serum played in the recoveries, Ribner said doctors “do not know whether it helped them, whether it made no difference,” or whether it might have delayed their recovery. Ribner said he also did not know whether Brantly was helped by a blood transfusion he received from a young Ebola survivor in Liberia. (Article continues.)
"Isolation Procedures Put In Place" After Ebola Suspect Dies In Ireland
_http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-08-21/isolation-procedures-put-place-after-ebola-suspect-dies-ireland-ebola-disease-claims
Thursday August 21, 2014
Last week Ireland rushed to deny that a man with Ebola-like symptoms who was being tested in Dublin, did not have the disease. It may find such a refutation more difficult this time after Irish Times reported that a man was found dead last night in Donegal, after working in Sierra Leone, the epicenter of the current Ebola outbreak, and where "it is understood that a number of colleagues had contracted the virus." The deceased was taken to Letterkenny General Hospital where the HSE is carrying out tests to see whether the death resulted from Ebola
From the Irish Times:
In a statement, the HSE said it was currently assessing a suspected case of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in Donegal.
“The public health department was made aware earlier today of the remains of an individual, discovered early this morning, who had recently travelled to the one of the areas in Africa affected by the current Ebola virus disease outbreak,” it said.
“The appropriate national guidelines, in line with international best practice, are being followed by the public health team dealing with the situation. This means that the body of the deceased has been isolated to minimise the potential spread of any possible virus.”
The statement said blood samples had been sent for laboratory testing to confirm whether or not this individual had contracted Ebola virus disease.
“Until a diagnosis is confirmed, and as a precautionary measure, the individual’s remains will stay in the mortuary pending the laboratory results which are expected late tomorrow.”
As usual, attempts to minimize a panic were implemented and the HSE said the risk of transmission of any disease was considered to be “extremely low”. Nonetheless while tests are being carried out for the Ebola virus, "isolation procedures have been put in place."
Dr Darina O’Flanagan, head of the HSE Health Protection Surveillance Centre, said: “In general, the risk of contracting Ebola virus disease is extremely low and would involve very close personal contact with the infected individual or their body fluids for there to be any risk at all.” “We await the outcome of the laboratory tests before we will know whether or not this individual had contracted Ebola virus disease. The appropriate public health guidelines are being followed at every stage in this process as a precaution.”
And while Ireland awaits results of the latest Ebola test, the Congo, where as we reported yesterday a mysterious Ebola-like disease had claimed the lives of 10 people, has denied the diseases is Ebola, even as the death toll has now soared to some 70 casualties according to Reuters.
A WHO report dated Thursday and seen by Reuters said that 592 people had contracted the disease, of whom 70 died. Five health care workers, including one doctor, are among the dead.
"This is not Ebola," a WHO spokesman said in an email to Reuters on Thursday.
Then again, perhaps the WHO is fibbing just a bit to prevent another all out panic: "A local priest who asked not to be named said that the illness had affected several villages and estimated that the death toll was over 100 people. Kinshasa sent its health minister, Felix Kabange Numbi, and a team of experts on Wednesday to the region after reports of several deaths."
If not Ebola then what? According to WHO, the deaths are the result of an outbreak of hemorrhagic gastroenteritis, a disease prevalent in... dogs? Symptoms of the two diseases are similar; they include vomiting, diarrhoea and internal bleeding. But the fatality rate for this outbreak of haemorrhagic gastroenteritis is much lower than the West Africa Ebola outbreak, at around 12 percent versus close to 60 percent. "The WHO, which sent representatives to the area on Wednesday together with the Congolese team of experts, said four samples would be flown from the town of Boende on Friday to the capital Kinshasa for further testing."
So is the WHO simply trying to prevent the spread of panic and deny that Ebola has now spread to the second largest country in Africa? We will surely find out soon enough, especially if the WHO, too, advises the population "to keep calm and BTFD"...
asino said:
How come, suddenly, these hard measures? Will these measures stop Ebola? I feel so sad to see all this. :(
What I mean is: I think yes, it is a good idea to put in quarantine but in what conditions the people "inside" will be? I can not imagine....
Edit. a new sentence.
Davida said:
Surely more Ebola than Malaria. It is rare to die of malaria so fast.
I don't know, maybe it is just a personal impression, but I have the sensation that the PTB are lost with this Ebola strain. WHO is not acting like with the H1N1. When the scare flu, WHO was predicting millions of deaths and was there, scaring people and governments. Now that Ebola is a really dangerous strain, WHO is almost silent. Sometimes they say something but not much.
Horseofadifferentcolor
Jedi Council Member
angelburst29 said:
On NPR today that Dr that was treating Brantly stated that they were not contagious but that patients that have been infected can not have sexual relations for up to three months because that is the only way it can still spread, but that their blood had tested clean
Say what? Clean in the blood but not bodily fluids? 
Yesterdays news about ebola was all kinds of doom and gloom and today it is tra la la. Vewwwy fishy
Marcus-Aurelius
Jedi Master
Ebola like illness kill 70 in North-West Democratic Republic of Congo
Think this has not yet been covered on SOTT, so will suggest a couple of articles covering this illness presenting symptoms similar to Ebola and which has already caused dozens of victims in North-West Democratic Republic of Congo:
_http://af.reuters.com/article/drcNews/idAFL5N0QQ2XO20140820
_http://www.lbcgroup.tv/news/173480/1408210517-lbci-news
Some French articles:
_http://radiookapi.net/actualite/2014/08/21/equateur-mal-inconnu-fait-65-morts-en-4-semaines-djera/
_http://www.ouest-france.fr/ebola-plusieurs-cas-suspects-detectes-dans-une-province-du-congo-2769241
The DRC nothwestern province of Equateur is believed to be the origin of EBOLA virus where the first known case was discovered.
Think this has not yet been covered on SOTT, so will suggest a couple of articles covering this illness presenting symptoms similar to Ebola and which has already caused dozens of victims in North-West Democratic Republic of Congo:
_http://af.reuters.com/article/drcNews/idAFL5N0QQ2XO20140820
_http://www.lbcgroup.tv/news/173480/1408210517-lbci-news
Some French articles:
_http://radiookapi.net/actualite/2014/08/21/equateur-mal-inconnu-fait-65-morts-en-4-semaines-djera/
_http://www.ouest-france.fr/ebola-plusieurs-cas-suspects-detectes-dans-une-province-du-congo-2769241
The DRC nothwestern province of Equateur is believed to be the origin of EBOLA virus where the first known case was discovered.
David
Jedi Master
loreta said:
Yes Lost...
From news reports today... the unfortunate man did not die of EBOLA... but they did not state what the guy died of, previous report was suspected malaria... they didn’t confirm this, as far as I know.
The hospitals have their protocol, to handle EBOLA... ‘Paper Work’ is in place, but the health service, dose not have enough staff, they can barely handle ‘normal,’ everyday issues, its possible they covered the whole thing up to avoid panic.
All in all... its very confusing... when they give, Dr Brantly, the all clear, and yet he may still have, the EBOLA virus... You wouldn’t do that to a herd of cattle.
Ebola vaccine pioneer joked about use of genetically engineered virus to cull human population
Source: _http://www.naturalnews.com/046347_ebola_vaccine_genetically_engineered_virus_depopulation.html
Source: _http://www.naturalnews.com/046347_ebola_vaccine_genetically_engineered_virus_depopulation.html
angelburst29
The Living Force
A question that continues to surface in my mind, " Was Dr. Brantly and Mrs. Writebol’s recovery from Ebola, truly from the Ebola Virus or was it something similar in traits and symptoms, like hemorrhagic gastroenteritis which has a higher success rate of recovery?"
There's also the question, "If the whole scenario, having a Male, then a Female flown to the U.S. (separately for drama affect) and rapid recover, a staged event to help promote an untested vaccine in a future Pandemic?"
Second plague? WHO says 70 died from hemorrhagic illness in DRC; denies outbreak is Ebola
_http://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com/2014/08/23/second-plague-who-says-70-died-from-hemorrhagic-illness-in-drc-denies-outbreak-is-ebola/
Saturday August 23, 2014
August 2014 – AFRICA - At least 70 people have died in northern Democratic Republic of Congo from an outbreak of hemorrhagic gastroenteritis, the World Health Organization said on Thursday, denying that the illness was Ebola. A WHO report issued Thursday and seen by Reuters said that 592 people contracted the disease and 70 of them have died. Five health care workers, including one doctor, are among the dead. “This is not Ebola,” a WHO spokesman said in an email to Reuters on Thursday. A local priest who asked not to be named said that the illness affected several villages and estimated that the death toll was over 100 people. Kinshasa sent its health minister, Felix Kabange Numbi, and a team of experts to the region on Wednesday after reports of several deaths. The outbreak began in the remote jungle province of Equateur, where the first case of Ebola was reported in 1976, prompting speculation that it was the same illness that has killed more than 1,350 people in West Africa and continues to spread.
Symptoms of the two diseases are similar, including vomiting, diarrhea and internal bleeding. But the fatality rate for this outbreak of hemorrhagic gastroenteritis is much lower than for the West Africa Ebola outbreak — 12 percent versus close to 60 percent. The WHO, which sent representatives to the area on Wednesday with the Congolese team, said four samples would be flown from the town of Boende on Friday to the capital, Kinshasa, for further testing. The medical charity Doctors Without Borders said it has also sent a team to Equateur to assess the situation. The group said it was too early to confirm what the disease was. Congo does not share a border with any of the West African countries affected by Ebola. But the country has seen several outbreaks since the first case was detected near the Ebola River in northern Congo in 1976. –Al Jazeera
There's also the question, "If the whole scenario, having a Male, then a Female flown to the U.S. (separately for drama affect) and rapid recover, a staged event to help promote an untested vaccine in a future Pandemic?"
Second plague? WHO says 70 died from hemorrhagic illness in DRC; denies outbreak is Ebola
_http://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com/2014/08/23/second-plague-who-says-70-died-from-hemorrhagic-illness-in-drc-denies-outbreak-is-ebola/
Saturday August 23, 2014
August 2014 – AFRICA - At least 70 people have died in northern Democratic Republic of Congo from an outbreak of hemorrhagic gastroenteritis, the World Health Organization said on Thursday, denying that the illness was Ebola. A WHO report issued Thursday and seen by Reuters said that 592 people contracted the disease and 70 of them have died. Five health care workers, including one doctor, are among the dead. “This is not Ebola,” a WHO spokesman said in an email to Reuters on Thursday. A local priest who asked not to be named said that the illness affected several villages and estimated that the death toll was over 100 people. Kinshasa sent its health minister, Felix Kabange Numbi, and a team of experts to the region on Wednesday after reports of several deaths. The outbreak began in the remote jungle province of Equateur, where the first case of Ebola was reported in 1976, prompting speculation that it was the same illness that has killed more than 1,350 people in West Africa and continues to spread.
Symptoms of the two diseases are similar, including vomiting, diarrhea and internal bleeding. But the fatality rate for this outbreak of hemorrhagic gastroenteritis is much lower than for the West Africa Ebola outbreak — 12 percent versus close to 60 percent. The WHO, which sent representatives to the area on Wednesday with the Congolese team, said four samples would be flown from the town of Boende on Friday to the capital, Kinshasa, for further testing. The medical charity Doctors Without Borders said it has also sent a team to Equateur to assess the situation. The group said it was too early to confirm what the disease was. Congo does not share a border with any of the West African countries affected by Ebola. But the country has seen several outbreaks since the first case was detected near the Ebola River in northern Congo in 1976. –Al Jazeera
