Ebola has been confirmed in the United States

[spacemaverick]

Sierra Leone shuts down US Bioweapons Lab:

http://birdflu666.wordpress.com/2014/07/24/sierra-leone-orders-us-bioweapons-lab-at-centre-of-ebola-outbreak-to-be-relocated-tulane-university-to-stop-ebola-testing/

In a sign that the Sierra Leone goverment has begun to fight back against the orchestrated ebola outbreak, The Ministry of Health and Sanitation announced yesterday it had ordered Tulane University to stop ebola testing and the US bioweapons laboratory at Kenema to be relocated in response to growing anger from locals.

The sensational announcement — posted on the health ministry's facebook page — strongly suggests the notion that the diagnosis of Ebola using Tulane University kits at Kenema have been found to be  false or faked.

The Kenema bioweapons lab is the only testing centre for ebola in Sierra Leona and holds the highest number of victims. Tulane University conducts bioweapons research on behalf of the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID).

The Sierra Leone government said the US bioweapons lab in Kenema hospital is to be  moved another location "as requested by health workers and the people of Kenema." In addition, all new confirmed cases are be admitted to Kailahun hospital, which means that the US bioweapons lab at Kenema has been effectively closed down.

See link for whole article....

[spacemaverick]

Ministry of Health Facebook entry:

This is the full text posted on facebook:

Ministry of Health and Sanitation, Sierra Leone


16 hours ago

Ebola outbreak update: As of today, 23rd July 2014, we have 108 cumulative number of survivors, 427 confirmed Ebola cases and 144 Ebola confirmed deaths. 65 patients are currently admitted at the Ebola treatment centers in Kenema and Kailahun. The Ministry of Health & Sanitization and the World Health Organization have established a dedicated Ebola Emergency Operations Center (EOC) at the WHO... Country Office in Freetown. The EOC is co-Directed by the Minister of Health, Ms. Miata Kargbo and the WHO Representative for Sierra Leone, Dr. Jacob Mufunda and consists of leaders and partners involved in our fight against Ebola. The EOC will serve as the Sierra Leone National Central Command and Control Center for Outbreak Response activities and meets every day. The EOC members under the leadership of the Honourable Minister of Health and Sanitation unanimously decided at the July 22nd 2014 meeting that the following actions be effected immediately: • That all new confirmed cases be admitted at the Treatment Center in Kailahun whiles the Ministry and its partners work on relocating the Treatment Center in Kenema out of the Kenema Government Hospital Premise to another location as requested by health workers and the people of Kenema • The existing patients at the treatment center in Kenema continue to be cared for at that center with enhanced Infection Prevention Control and nursing care • More health personnel be trained in Infection Prevention Control and nursing care • Tulane University to stop Ebola testing during the current Ebola outbreak • Center for Disease Control (CDC) to officially send their findings and recommendations from the assessment of the laboratory and treatment center in Kenema • The Ministry of Health and Sanitation to proceed with the procurement of three vehicles currently in country for contact tracing and surveillance The EOC wishes the general public and all partners working in the healthcare sector to know that Dr. Shiekh Umar Khan is still alive and responding to treatment contrary to social media report of his demise.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ministry-of-Health-and-Sanitation-Sierra-Leone/281064805403702?hc_location=timeline

[zorgon]

Sierra Leone shuts down US Bioweapons Lab:

The Sierra Leone government said the US bioweapons lab in Kenema hospital is to be  moved another location "as requested by health workers and the people of Kenema."

Hmmm so MOVED not actually SHUT DOWN

Interesting

[zorgon]

The EOC wishes the general public and all partners working in the healthcare sector to know that Dr. Shiekh Umar Khan is still alive and responding to treatment contrary to social media report of his demise.

So social media LIES?   

Say it ain't so?

[Pimander]

Why would the USA have a bioweapons lab in Sierra Leone?

[Wrabbit2000]

What I read was that the virus has been detected in sperm more than 40 (I think) days, but that was in a sample stored in a refrigerator.

I found that here with lab data and details supporting it. This was the result for a quick summary though.

As indicated by RT-PCR and ELISA antigen results from blood (data not shown), the shedding of EBOV in saliva corresponded almost exactly to the period of viremia, with the last positive saliva specimen noted at day 8 after disease onset. In contrast, specimens of breast milk and semen were found to be culture positive and RT-PCR positive at days 15 and 40 after disease onset, respectively, when EBOV was already cleared from the blood.

Source: Journal of Infectious Diseases

People remain infectious as long as their blood and body fluids, including semen and breast milk, contain the virus. Men who have recovered from the disease can still transmit the virus through their semen for up to 7 weeks after recovery from illness.

Source: World Health Organization

That gives a bit of context. This is a resilient sucker, even on the way out.