PPT-Ebola: the outbreak in West Africa.

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. 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  . Conakry, . January. 1st – . February. 12th . 2015. Dominique Jeannel. 1,2. , Laurel Delayo-Zomahoun. 1. , Emmanuel Heleze. 1. , . Mariame. Bah-Kante. 3. , . Cyrille. G. Diffo. 1. , André K. Missombo. 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. Recognizing patterns in reading and then writing your own. Finding a topic. Hot spot in the news: Ebola in West Africa. Subject: pandemic. Topic: Ebola. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNiH18JNmqA. . 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. Ebola Crisis. Take. The Quiz. Key facts about. Ebola. -Ebola is a severe, often fatal illness in humans. -The virus . was. . transmitted to people from wild animals and spreads in the human population through human-to-human . Where did they get it?. How do you get the virus? . The EBOLA Health Commissioner. The EBOLA Health Commissioner . Understand science of disease and its transmission. Interrupt the transmission of the virus. EBOLA. What is. EBOLA?. Ebola . is a virus that lives in bats and some other animals who live in Africa. .. What is. EBOLA?. People . can get Ebola in West Africa by preparing these sick animals for food. Type of Disease:. The . Ebola virus is classified under the Filovirus family. . There . are also four types of the Ebola virus: Ebola-Zaire, Ebola-Sudan, Ebola-Ivory Coast(Tai), and Ebola-Reston.. Description of Disease:. 2014 Ebola Virus Outbreak 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. Kim Yi Dionne. Smith College. Challenges. No recorded previous outbreak (though there is evidence of previous exposure).. Outbreak across borders requires coordination across governments.. Intensity of Spread. spread through direct contact (through broken skin or mucous membranes) with infected blood and body fluids . not spread through the air or by water. Individuals are only infectious when they have symptoms, which can appear up to 21 days after exposure. 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) .