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1 World Health Organization 2014 All rights reserved Publications of the World Health Organization are available on the WHO website wwwwhoint or can be purchased from WHO Press World Health Organization 20 Avenue Appia 1211 Geneva 27 Switzerland tel. The report contains a review of the epidemiological situation and an assessment of the response measured against the core Roadmap indicators where available Additional indicators will be reported as data are consolidated The data contained in this r 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. The Ebola virus causes an acute, serious illness which is often fatal if untreated. . The most severely affected countries are: Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia. These country have very weak health systems, lacking human and infrastructural resources.. 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. Jeffrey Hoogheem. Texas Department of State Health Services. Introduction. The 2014 Ebola incident was historic and unlike anything we have faced before. Many of the challenges were not unique to Dallas or the state of Texas. 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 . October 1, . 2016. Executive summary. ~162,000 . stored samples . have been identified. . ~. 28,000 . are stored in Liberia, . ~58,000 . in Guinea. , . ~33,000 in Sierra Leone . and . ~42,000 . stored outside . Ebola is a hemorrhagic fever that can cause disease in humans and nonhuman primates (monkeys, gorillas, and chimpanzees). Ebola is spread through direct contact (through broken skin or unprotected mucous membranes) with:. Ithar . Hassaballa. 1. . Charles Sepers. 1. , Stephen Fawcett. 1. , Davison Munodawafa. 2. , Peter Phori. 2. , Ephraim Chiriseri. 2. , Florence . DiGennaro. Reed. 1. , and Jerry Schultz. 1. 1. Department . 1TRANSMISSION RESPONSE AND CONTROLWEEK 2STEP26 GRASSROOTS RESPONSES TO THE EPIDEMIC VIDEOLocal people have often taken measures into their own hands as governments and agencies fail to respond swiftly 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) .