166 Dead, 372 Sick In Ebola Outbreak In Congo
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6990759.stm
Wednesday, 12 September 2007,
Major Ebola outbreak in DR Congo
Ebola outbreak in Kikwit DR Congo in 1995
More than 200 people died in a previous outbreak in Kikwit
An outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo has
been confirmed by the World Health Organization in Kasai province.
At least 166 people have died and WHO says it is aware of 372 other cases.
Specialist laboratories in Gabon and Atlanta in the US confirmed Ebola from
blood samples, saying they also showed the presence of Shigella dysentery.
Ebola is highly contagious. People contracting the disease suffer severe
stomach pain and internal bleeding.
The fatality rate for Ebola, which has no known cure, is as high as 90%.
WHO and Medecins sans Frontieres have despatched medical personnel to help the
Congolese contain the outbreak.
An emergency response team of clinicians, water and sanitation experts and
logisticians is on the way to organise clinical care and establish appropriate
isolation facilities.
Quarantine
WHO has also requested additional support from the global outbreak alert and
response network, and says specialised laboratories in Gabon, Canada and the
US will share the analysis.
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They say there could be a "possible concurrent outbreak of another etiology".
It is three months since people started falling sick from a mystery virus in
several villages around Kananga, the capital of West Kasai region.
Several villages are under quarantine, but WHO says so far there is no need
for any further restrictions on travel or trade with DR Congo.
The incident is the worst for several years and is likely to have serious
consequences for some time to come - even if the spread has been contained.
It is thought to be transmitted through the consumption of infected bush meat
and can also be spread by contact with the blood secretions of infected
people.
DR Congo's last major Ebola outbreak killed more than 200 people in 1995 in
Kikwit, about 400km (249 miles) west of the current outbreak.
The last major incidence of the disease was in Uganda in 2001 when more than
400 cases were reported and more than half of the patients died.
Uganda has issued a red alert to border posts neighbouring the DR Congo and
has instructed staff at Entebbe international airport to be on the look out
for passengers who show symptoms of fever.
MANFRED the heat seeking OBOE
> Wednesday, 12 September 2007,
>
> Major Ebola outbreak in DR Congo
Why aren't the LIBs celebrating?
We know at least one that must be...
http://www.kristv.com/global/story.asp?s=4720802
http://www.sas.org/tcs/weeklyIssues_2006/2006-04-07/feature1p/index.html
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=49555
Scientists cheer holocaust wish
Texas academy honors professor who wants
90% of human race exterminated by Ebola
LIBs, they have SUCH sights to show you.
Why not pity the Devil for being Evil?
This is Clinton's Bridge to the 21st Century.
HELLWORLD stands for HILLARY.
mich
"MANFRED the heat seeking OBOE" <exPre...@au.revoir.gov> wrote in message
news:13eiijs...@corp.supernews.com...
Given the serious situation, why is it obvious that some people will use it
for irrelevent political comments?
MANFRED the heat seeking OBOE
>>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6990759.stm
>>> Wednesday, 12 September 2007,
>>>
>>> Major Ebola outbreak in DR Congo
>> ...
>>
>> Why aren't the LIBs celebrating?
>> We know at least one that must be...
>>
>> http://www.kristv.com/global/story.asp?s=4720802
>> http://www.sas.org/tcs/weeklyIssues_2006/2006-04-07/feature1p/index.ht
>> Scientists cheer holocaust wish
>> Texas academy honors professor who wants
>> 90% of human race exterminated by Ebola
>>
>> LIBs, they have SUCH sights to show you.
>> Why not pity the Devil for being Evil?
>>
>> This is Clinton's Bridge to the 21st Century.
>> HELLWORLD stands for HILLARY.
>
> Given the serious situation, why is it obvious that some people will
> use it for irrelevent political comments?
Why would LIB men of science cheer the extermination of the Human race?
Is that the only Earth in Balance that they can conceive of?
With assets to seize and people to burn,
why would they hesitate?