PDF-THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE EBOLA OUTBREAK

ON MARKETS TRADERS AND FOOD SECURITY IN SIERRA LEONE Summary The recent outbreak of Ebola in West Africa has generated global alarm but while the policy response has so far rightly focused on. z57347 Touching contaminated objects like needles z57347 Touching infected animals their blood or other body 57346uids or their meat Ebola poses no signi57346cant risk to the United States Ebola can cause disease in humans and nonhuman primates monkeys gorillas and chimpanzees Ebola is a rare disease caused by infection with a virus of the family Filoviridae g enus Ebolavirus There are five identified Ebola virus strains Four of the What specific skills does CDCs Ebola Response Team bring The ability to provide expert consultation on the following Safe and immediate isolation and coordination of laboratory testing for a person with suspected Ebola virus infection Specialized ho By: Calen Dehen. “Ebola is a hemorrhagic fever of the . filovirus. family with a 50-90% fatality rate. There is no effective treatment for Ebola except for the euphemistically labeled “supportive therapy.” The virus is spread through contact with infected fluids, typically blood, and once it has infected a new patient, it rapidly attacks the internal organs and connective tissue, causes severe bleeding, vomiting, aches, mental impairments and dementia, and in severe cases, grand mal seizures. The typical cause of death is multi-organ system failure” (Jones, 2011). . (EVD). جمع آوری توسط:. دکتر احمد رضا مبیّن. متخصص بیماریهای عفونی. اسفند ماه 1393. Ebola . was first discovered in . 1976 near the Ebola River . in what is now the Democratic Republic of the . Pandemics and Emerging Infections. Sarah Gilbert, Jenner Institute, University of Oxford. THE JENNER INSTITUTE. a partnership between Oxford University and . the . Pirbright. Institute . - Developing innovative vaccines. The Dallas Fire-Rescue Experience. Louie Bright, III. Fire Chief. Dallas Fire-Rescue Department. 1. Background. First Africa outbreak in 1976. WHO reports 24 previous outbreaks. Current African outbreak involves the Ebola-Zaire strain . Virus . Disease: treatment, gaps and options. Ellis Owusu-Dabo . (BSc, MB ChB. , MSc, PhD, MWACP, FGCP) . Director, . KCCR/KNUST, Kumasi. , . Ghana . www.kccr-ghana.org. . Established in . October 1997. What is a Virus?. Viruses are microscopic particles (10 – 400 nm).. Viruses are made of genetic material (DNA or RNA) surrounded by a protein coating and sometimes an outer layer containing lipids.. An Overview of North Carolina’s Procedure for Ebola Contact Tracing :. Guidance, Tools, and Exercises for Public Health. Operation: Ready, Set, Go. Presented by the N.C. Communicable Disease Branch . What is a Virus?. Viruses are microscopic particles (10 – 400 nm).. Viruses are made of genetic material (DNA or RNA) surrounded by a protein coating and sometimes an outer layer containing lipids.. . Filoviruses. 9.1 Overview. 9.2: Outbreaks:. Marburg, . N’zara. , . Yambuku. , Reston, . Kikwit. , West Africa. 9.3 Summary. 9.1: Overview. “Mystery” viruses. Seem to come out of nowhere. Frightening symptoms. Christopher Whitty. Gresham College. December 2014. Dedicated to the local, UK and international staff battling the Ebola epidemic in Sierra Leone.. So far over 100 healthcare workers have died in Sierra Leone, and over 600 have caught Ebola and over 340 died in the wider region. CERF Advisory Group Meeting. Geneva, 28 May 2015. Agency. Project title. Funds. WHO. Response to Ebola Virus Disease outbreak in Sierra Leone (seven isolation units and build capacity of health workers) .