PPT-Ebola: Progress with Vaccines

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. 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  . 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. 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). . Applying the . formula for a post . natural or man-made . crises, . to the hardest-hit countries of the MRU is fraught with risk. . Drawing from. . the case of SL the presentation . examines. . some of the . Ebola in Sierra Leone, a crisis out of control. Marian . kruijzen. , . Cordaid. HealthCare Sierra Leone. Overview of the presentation. Ebola in Sierra Leone, a crisis out of control. Causes of the Ebola crisis being out of control. Exploring the Hermeneutics of Risk and Crisis Communication from a Constitutive Approach. Joel Iverson, . Ph.d. University of Montana . Tomeka. Robinson, . ph.d. Hofstra University. Steven . Venette. 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. Current . S. tatus and Future Prospects. William Schaffner, MD. Professor of Preventive Medicine and Infectious Diseases. Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Consultant, Communicable Disease Control. Webinar. December 15. th. , 2015. Informational Webinar. Today’s Webinar Objectives. :. . Describe the Role of the National Ebola Training. . and Education Center (NETEC). Explore netec.org Website. 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..  . 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. 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.. Since 2014, West Africa has experienced the largest outbreak of Ebola in history, with multiple countries affected. . Two imported cases, including one death, and two locally acquired cases in healthcare workers were reported in the United States.. December 2014. Ebola . epidemics. “MSF has been working in ‘Ebola settings’ for almost 20 years, so we have an enormous amount of knowledge on safe behaviour, infection control and patient management.” - .