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Ebola Outbreak Continues To Expand

Posted by samzenpus on from the mask-and-gloves dept.

symbolset writes in with the latest about an ebola outbreak spreading across West Africa. The World Health Organization (WHO) continues to monitor the evolution of the Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Guinea. The current epidemic trend of EVD outbreak in Sierra Leone and Liberia remains serious, with 67 new cases and 19 deaths reported July 15-17, 2014. These include suspect, probable, and laboratory-confirmed cases. The EVD outbreak in Guinea continues to show a declining trend, with no new cases reported during this period. Critical analyses and review of the current outbreak response is being undertaken to inform the process of developing prioritized national operational plans. Effective implementation of the prioritized plans will be vital in reversing the current trend of EVD outbreak, especially in Liberia and Sierra Leone.

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  1. Re:Think of it as evolution in action by rebelwarlock · · Score: 1, Funny

    A shame evolution can't do anything about your vocabulary.

  2. Does it have Cold resistance level 2 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    and Antibiotics1 and 2

  3. It is near by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Disease outbreak...check
    Pre-WW3 conflicts...check
    Justin bieber...check

    Ok im ready for Earth obliteration... time to reset society...

  4. Re:Think of it as evolution in action by TheRaven64 · · Score: 4, Funny

    I, for one, am in favour of removing bread from the human gene pool.

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  5. Re:Think of it as evolution in action by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    I knead to know why you think that.

  6. Re:Think of it as evolution in action by Applehu+Akbar · · Score: 3, Funny

    Speaking of bread in the gene pool, let's all hope that your hot dog never finds a hot dog bun.

  7. Re:Coming to a plane journey by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Wow. I thought my airplane travel was rough. Do you really routinely have "direct contact (through broken skin or mucous membranes) with the blood, secretions, organs or other bodily fluids of infected people, and indirect contact with environments contaminated with such fluids" while flying?