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Ebola Epidemic Could Top a Million Victims If Not Contained, CDC Warns
National Geographic- Between 550,000 and 1.4 million people in West Africa would fall ill with Ebola by late January if the infection rate stays the same as it was in August, according to a projection model released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
- September 25, 2014
- | Filed under Africa, North America, Countermeasures, and International
Estimating the Future Number of Cases in the Ebola Epidemic — Liberia and Sierra Leone, 2014–2015
Center for Disease Control and Prevention: The CDC predicts that the Ebola virus outbreak could affect nearly one million people by January 2014 if containment measures are not immediately implemented.
- September 25, 2014
- | Filed under Africa, North America, Biosafety, Countermeasures, and International
Congress releases war funds to fight Ebola
US News & World Report: Top lawmakers in Congress have approved the use of leftover Afghanistan war money to fight Ebola in West Africa. But just $50 million of President Barack Obama’s $1 billion request has been approved for immediate use, under the opaque process by which congressional panels OK transfers between agency accounts. a Read More »
- September 25, 2014
- | Filed under Africa, North America, Countermeasures, and International
Ban to convene meeting of world leaders on tackling Ebola outbreak
United Nations News Centre –United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has announced he will convene a meeting of world leaders this week on a response to the Ebola outbreak as new studies warn of an exponential climb in the coming weeks unless swift action is taken to control the spread of the virus.
- September 25, 2014
- | Filed under International, Countermeasures, and International
Among Malaria Parasites, Real Feel for Mosquitoes
TheNewYorkTimes: A new study by French researchers published by PLOS pathogens suggests that it is possible that malaria parasites circulating in the blood can actually sense that there are mosquitoes around. And as a result, the parasites can react by increasing their numbers to the mosquitos are more likely to carry them to a new Read More »
- September 22, 2014
- | Filed under International and Public Health