Ebola Outbreak World News

[rdunk]

I feel about the same way Wrabbit - either we are directly being treated as stooges by our government representatives, or, their performance is simply another outward expression of their total ineptness to handle any real task, menial or otherwise. We have seen this such performance over and over and over again with this administration and its minions. The list of these such happenings is getting very long. This one very well should be at the top of the list, as it has the possibility of becoming a world-wide pandemic, which could affect everyone of us in some way!!!

Yes, this is still "we wait, and we will see" whether Ebola finds a way to come to America!  Since we now are sending 3000 troops into the "Ebola war zone", doncha think the possibility of Ebola coming to America has been raised exponentially?

[Wrabbit2000]

Yes, this is still "we wait, and we will see" whether Ebola finds a way to come to America!  Since we now are sending 3000 troops into the "Ebola war zone", doncha think the possibility of Ebola coming to America has been raised exponentially?

I certainly do. Why we are sending military men to fight a microscopic bug is beyond my comprehension. The civil situation there is not and has never been our business to get into. Someone take a moment, for example, and look up Liberia for it's origins and founding. I am 100% and absolutely serious. It's history is something no history class I've been in ever mentioned, including college level ones. It's been a very very long time since we were in those nations, in-force, and to any measure worthy of the term. That is a GOOD thing, in my view. Africa for Africans, and the hazards of living there come with it.

I could see sending some USAMRIID people for a contingent from the D.O.D., but this isn't USAMRIID that I'm aware of and that section doesn't have 3,000 warm bodies in their entire command that could be detached and sent off like this, anyway. I could be mistaken on that, but I'd bet a small bit of cash that I'm not.

We're sending our guys into a biological meat grinder and into an area of the world already starting to grasp toward witch doctors or superstition to explain what isn't explainable to them. How will our alien faces be seen in those lands, once that trend really takes full hold?

After all, and I try to keep this in mind, how DOES it actually appear to someone living this, over there? They are in a hot zone with 70-80% death rates to a bug transmission methods aren't matching with to what they are being told is safe or isn't safe. It must seem like the end of the world to them...and to many of them? It is.

[Pimander]

IS this the Zombie Apocolypse

[rdunk]

IS this the Zombie Apocolypse

Well...................there were recent news pieces about two resurrections of people who had "died" from Ebola! snopes.com already says, "It is probably false". But, I think that fits with the zombie profile!

http://www.snopes.com/info/news/ebolazombie.asp

Two Ebola patients, who died of the virus in separate communities in Nimba County have reportedly resurrected in the county. The victims, both females, believed to be in their 60s and 40s respectively, died of the Ebola virus recently in Hope Village Community and the Catholic Community in Ganta, Nimba.

But to the amazement of residents and onlookers on Monday, the deceased reportedly regained life in total disbelief. The New Dawn Nimba County correspondent said the late Dorris Quoi of Hope Village Community and the second victim only identified as Ma Kebeh, said to be in her late 60s, were about to be taken for burial when they resurrected.

More:  http://allafrica.com/stories/201409240829.html

[this_is_who_we_are]

ITEM:

CDC Remove 2 From Newark Flight After Possible Ebola Scare
Saturday, October 04, 2014
http://7online.com/health/cdc-investigating-possible-ebola-scare-on-newark-flight-/336774/

NEW YORK -- CDC officials have removed passengers from a plane that landed in Newark Saturday afternoon following a possible Ebola scare.

United flight 998 from Brussels landed at Newark Airport and has been met by Centers for Disease Control officials based in Newark after passengers on board, believed to be from Liberia, exhibited possible signs of Ebola.

The flight was scheduled to land around noon.

Officials with the CDC removed two passengers from the plane. A man had been traveling with his daughter and both were removed by a CDC crew in full HAZMAT gear. Other passengers remain aboard.

The airline issued a statement confirming that crew needed to assist an ill customer. "Upon arrival at Newark Airport from Brussels, medical professionals instructed that customers and crew of United flight 988 remain on board until they could assist an ill customer. We are working with authorities and will accommodate our customers as quickly as we can," said a statement from the airline."

[thorfourwinds]

Published on Sep 28, 2014
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One milliLiter of aerosolized Ebola infected blood is capable of infecting 10,000,000 people.

One DROP of aerosolized Ebola infected blood is capable of infecting 500,000 people.

Those are the maximum boundary conditions for Airborne Ebola infection based on USAMRIID's report that an airborne dose of less than 10 Plaque Forming Units [PFU] is capable of creating an infection. Research indicates that one mL of Ebola infected blood often contains on the order of 100,000,000 PFU's.

Of course this begs the question, how much could one sneeze in a room infect?

The Answers:

One milliLiter of Ebola infected blood, at maximum, is capable of infecting a 22,072 Square Foot room to the extent that taking one breath of air from that room would infect a person.

One DROP of Ebola infected blood, at maximum, is capable of infecting a 1,104 Square Foot room to the extent that taking one breath of air from that room would infect a person.

The key take away from this analysis is that an INSANELY small amount of Airborne Ebola has a MASSIVE infectious potential. In fact Ebola's infectious potential is so great that its not the amount of Ebola that is the infectious constraint, rather the constraint is how long Ebola can survive in the Air.

Unfortunately, According to the US Army's  Center for Aerobiological Sciences, Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases at Fort Detrick, Maryland:

(1) Ebola has an aerosol stability that is comparable to Influenza-A

(2) Much like Flu, Airborne Ebola transmissions need Winter type conditions to maximize Aerosol infection

"Filoviruses, which are classified as Category A Bioterrorism Agents by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Atlanta, GA), have stability in aerosol form comparable to other lipid containing viruses such as influenza A virus, a low infectious dose by the aerosol route (less than 10 PFU) in NHPs, and case fatality rates as high as ~90% ."

"The mode of acquisition of viral infection in index cases is usually unknown. Secondary transmission of filovirus infection is typically thought to occur by direct contact with infected persons or infected blood or tissues. There is no strong evidence of secondary transmission by the aerosol route in African filovirus outbreaks.

However, aerosol transmission is thought to be possible and may occur in conditions of lower temperature and humidity which may not have been factors in outbreaks in warmer climates [13]. At the very least, the potential exists for aerosol transmission, given that virus is detected in bodily secretions, the pulmonary alveolar interstitial cells, and within lung spaces"


In summary:
Quite possibly the only thing standing between us and a massive EBOLA outbreak is, Winter Weather and ONE Ebola infected sneeze.

[this_is_who_we_are]

I see you've also noticed how they are retreating from admitting aerosol transmission.

I read the same article on aerosol transmission.

I've scanned threads and reports elsewhere referencing the USAMRIID's report on aerosol transmission and it's miniminization in the media.


A little late for the media to try to hide that, as the documentation is readily available.
But the masses sleep, and are trained to accept whatever the television says is fact without question.

Did you notice how the headlines leading up to yesterday's White House press conference were changed? The word "Pandemic" in the headlines was quickly changed to "Epidemic".

"When they say don't panic, that's when it's time to panic." Didn't John Cusack say something like that in the film "2012".

Have any extra room down there in Georgia?

[ArMaP]

I've scanned threads and reports elsewhere referencing the USAMRIID's report on aerosol transmission and it's miniminization in the media.

Where can we see that report?

[this_is_who_we_are]

Where can we see that report?

Since 1969, USAMRIID has served as the Department of Defense's (DoD) lead laboratory for medical biological defense research. While our core mission is to protect the warfighter from biological threats, we also investigate disease outbreaks and threats to public health.
[link to www.usamriid.army.mil]

Lethal experimental infections of rhesus monkeys by aerosolized Ebola virus.
E. Johnson, N. Jaax, J. White, and P. Jahrling
US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Frederick, Maryland 21702-5011, USA.
Int J Exp Pathol. Aug 1995; 76(4): 227–236.
PMCID: PMC1997182

Abstract:
Lethal experimental infections of rhesus monkeys by aerosolized Ebola virus.
E. Johnson, N. Jaax, J. White, and P. Jahrling
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7547435

Full text:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1997182/


Highlights:

"Discussion: This study demonstrates aerosol transmission of Ebola virus to non-human primates. Inhalation doses as low as 400 PFU of virus caused a fatal illness clinically similar to that previously reported for monkeys infected by parenteral inoculation (Baskerville et a/. 1978; Bowen et at. 1978; Fisher-Hoch et a/. 1985). The illness was characterized by fever, anorexia and a petechial rash. Fibrin deposition and fibrin thrombi throughout the vascular system in all monkeys suggested that disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) may have also played a role in the clinical manifestations of Ebola virus infection.
Our aerosol infectivity findings for Ebola virus support Dalgard's and Pokhodyaev's observations that suggested a role for aerosol transmission of filoviruses in monkeys. Epidemiology studies of human disease outbreaks in sub-Saharan Africa did not suggest that aerosol transmission of filoviruses was likely in that setting."

"Although coughing was common among the human Ebola haemorrhagic fever cases in Africa, there was no direct evidence for the aerogenic spread of Ebola virus in human populations.  Several potential explanations might account for this situation. It is possible that the quantity and distribution of the virus within most patient's respiratory tracts may have been below the level needed to establish effective aerosol transmission. "

"We also demonstrated aerosol transmission of Ebola virus at lower temperature and humidity than normally present in sub-Saharan Africa. Ebola virus sensitivity to the high temperatures and humidity in the thatched, mud and wattle huts shared by infected family members in southern Sudan and northern Zaire may have been a factor limiting aerosol transmission of Ebola virus in the African epidemics." 

"Both elevated temperate and relative humidity (RH) have been shown to reduce the aerosol stability of viruses (Songer 1967). Our experiments were conducted at 24 degrees C and less than 40% RH, conditions which are known to favor the aerosol stability of at least two other African haemorrhagic fever viruses, Rift Valley fever and Lassa (Stephenson et al. 1984; Anderson et al 1991)."

"If the same holds true for filo viruses, aerosol transmission is a greater threat in modern hospital or laboratory settings than it is in the natural climatic ranges of viruses.  The route of infection, or the degree of the pulmonary involvement of the primary cases may also be an important factor to consider when evaluation the natural aerosol transmissibility of the filoviruses."

"While both parenteral and aerosol exposure to Ebola virus causes systemic disease involving all organs, monkeys exposed to the viral aerosols during our study developed strong immunoreactivity for Ebola Virus antigen in airway epithelium. In oral and nasal secretions, and in bronchial and tracheobronchial lymphoid tissue. By electron microscopy, viral replication after aerosol exposure occurred in the lungs and tracheobronchial lymph nodes, and extracellular virus accumulated in alveoli of the lung."

"Copious extracellular Ebola virus antigen was present in secretions on the mucosal surfaces of the nose, oral cavity and pulmonary airways of aerosol exposed monkeys, strong evidence to support the potential for secondary spread of Ebola virus by aerosol.  As previously stated, aerosol spread was implicated in the spread of disease among the monkeys at Reston (Dalgard et al. 1992; Geisbert 1992) and may have occurred between monkeys and animal handlers who were in close contact with infected monkeys (CDC 1990)"

"Finally, host sensitivity to filovirus infections may also be a significant factor influencing the degree of aerosol transmissibility Asian (Macaca fascicularis) and African (Cercopithecus aethiops) monkeys know to be disseminating hosts for filoviruses (Gear et al 197; CDC 1990). Virus replicates extensively in Ebola virus infected non-human primates, reaching high concentrations in tissues (consistently greater than 6 log 10/g of tissue or serum for Reston virus,; P. Jahrling unpublished).  Quantitate data for viraemia levels in humans are lacking as are estimates of minimal infections aerosol doses. Certainly filoviruses have infected humans with no known history of parenteral or ocular inoculation of the viruses. (Martini 1971; CDC 1990) and a respiratory route of infection cannot be rule out (Simpson 1977). Those cases may have resulted from exposures to unusual concentrations of aerosolized virus not often encountered naturally. In that regard, retrospective examination of any available archived human tissues by immunocytochemistry could prove to be helpful. "


"Regardless, we have shown that Ebola virus (Zaire strain) can be transmitted by aerosol in an experimental primate model. In light of the pathogenicity of human filovirus infections, health care personnel at risk of exposure should use precautions to minimize the risk of aerosol exposure while managing acutely ill haemorrhagic fever cases of unknown or filoviral etiology. The risk can be markedly reduced by adhering to sound and practical infectious disease management procedures. This requires curtailing aerosol generating procedures; using protective clothing including gloves and masks, adequately decontaminating potentially infectious material, and conducting viral diagnostic procedures in regional containment facilities capable of safely handling highly hazardous infectious agents (Comperts et al 1978; CDC 1988)."

[ArMaP]

Thanks, this_is_who_we_are.

[Wrabbit2000]

Published on Sep 28, 2014
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One milliLiter of aerosolized Ebola infected blood is capable of infecting 10,000,000 people.

One DROP of aerosolized Ebola infected blood is capable of infecting 500,000 people.

Of course this begs the question, how much could one sneeze in a room infect?

Thank you very much for addressing this and in a way that presents much better than I believe I could have. I've been avoiding this aspect of this entire subject due to the confusion almost inherent in saying 'airborne' vs. aerosolized.

The USAMRIID handbook I linked earlier on here covers this as well in it's chapter on Hemorrhagic Fever and Ebola in particular. Like everyone else, they are...cagey and almost coy about how they put everything. It's a 'this is real bad..but we can't prove it's bad so lets explain it to let you make your own decision' type of layout. Same with the Canadian MSDS also linked earlier and the Canadian Ministry of Health. The Canadians seem to be less interested in hype or hot air with more focus on the bare biologic facts about this bugger.

Nothing quite gets the point across like the drop to impact ratio tho...and I thought only presentations like VX gas could have quite that whammy to them. Hmm... I stand corrected in my thinking now. Ebola has the same impact for that style of explaining it.

I think the simple fear of public confusion leading to panic is the single reason that they are not being far more open and blunt about what they know, don't know and more than either of those? Just can't be sure of. After all, a public panic will negate any measures they COULD and should take if this breaks out.

[ArMaP]

That report is interesting, but also says that, although the provoked aerosol transmission worked in the experiment, it doesn't look like it has work in any human "natural" case, but they have one possible explanation for that:

Ebola virus sensitivity to the high temperatures and humidity in the thatched, mud, and wattel huts shared by infected family members in southern Sudan and northern Zaire may have been a factor limiting aerosol transmission of Ebola virus in  the African epidemics. Both elevated temperature and relative  humidity (RH)  have been shown to  reduce  the  aerosol  stability  of  viruses (Songer 1967).  Our experiments were conducted at 24ºC and < 40% RH, conditions which are known to favour the aerosol stability of at least two other African haemorrhagic fever viruses, Rift Valley fever and Lassa (Stephenson et a/.  1984; Anderson et a/.  1991). If  the same holds true for filoviruses, aerosol transmission is a greater threat  in  modern hospital  or  laboratory settings than it   is  in  the natural climatic ranges of viruses.

[this_is_who_we_are]

UPDATE: NEWARK

How did they determine so quickly it wasn't (or isn't) Ebola? And they've already deboarded the plane.

A Nightmare For 255 Passengers And 14 Crew On United Airlines Ended: No Ebola
http://www.eturbonews.com/51110/nightmare-255-passengers-and-14-crew-united-airlines-ended-no-eb?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Eturbonews-TravelAndTourismIndustryNews+%28eTurboNews+-+for+the+global+travel+professional%29

United Airlines released the following statement: Upon arrival at Newark Airport from Brussels, medical personnel met United flight 998 to assist an ill passenger on board. The passenger was taken to a local hospital and the other passengers deplaned the aircraft.

The B777 flight had 255 passengers and 14 crew on board

The scenario was scary. Being on board with 255 passengers on an airline, and one passenger starts developing warning signs for Ebola. This is currently the case at Newark Liberty International Airport.

United Airlines flight 998 landed at 12.15 pm today. A passenger on this Brussels- Newark flight began vomiting.

Officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention met the plane Saturday afternoon after it landed at Gate 54, according to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. The plane, United Flight 998, was carrying 255 people.

Eyewitnesses saw medical staff carrying out the sick passenger with a respiratory mask.

Initially it was not clear if passengers would be allowed to exit the plane.

The passenger, a father and his daughter from Liberia left the plane, after Officials in hazmat suits entered the plane.
The daughter was seen leaving without protective mask.

[ArMaP]

UPDATE: NEWARK

How did they determine so quickly it wasn't (or isn't) Ebola?

They probably just asked them. 

[Amaterasu]

LOL! ArMaP!  "Hey!  You got ebola?"  "N...[barf]...no."  "Righty-o.  All good here!"