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“The Level Of Alarm Is Extremely High” As Zika “Spreading Explosively” WHO Warns
“The Level Of Alarm Is Extremely High” As Zika “Spreading Explosively” WHO Warns Meet the new Ebola. Well over a year since the global fears over the Ebola epidemic sent US stocks reeling in late 2014 ahead of an even sharper rebound, today the head of the World Health Organization delivered a very stern warning […]
The Europe Question in 2016
The Europe Question in 2016 NEW YORK – At the cusp of the new year, we face a world in which geopolitical and geo-economic risks are multiplying. Most of the Middle East is ablaze, stoking speculation that a long Sunni-Shia war (like Europe’s Thirty Years’ War between Catholics and Protestants) could be at hand. China’s […]
New Ebola Cases Surface in “Ebola Free” Liberia: “The Threat Remains”
New Ebola Cases Surface in “Ebola Free” Liberia: “The Threat Remains” The threat from ebola remains quite real, and there is legitimate concern over whether or not the world’s health experts are really capable of containing it. The West African nation of Liberia has once again been reminded that it must remain vigilant and mindful […]
US Military Admits It “Misplaced” Black Plague Samples
US Military Admits It “Misplaced” Black Plague Samples Back in May, the US military was forced to admit that it had done something really stupid and what’s great about the story is that it requires very little in the way of explanation and/or added color to explain why what happened can be fairly classified as an example […]
Neoliberal Ebola: the Agroeconomic Origins of the Ebola Outbreak
Neoliberal Ebola: the Agroeconomic Origins of the Ebola Outbreak The notion of a neoliberal Ebola is so beyond the pale as to send leading lights in ecology and health into apoplectic fits. Here’s one of bestseller David Quammen’s five tweets denouncing my hypothesis that neoliberalism drove the emergence of Ebola in West Africa. I’m an “addled guy” whose “loopy […]
UN says Ebola outbreak ‘not yet finished’
UN says Ebola outbreak ‘not yet finished’ About 30 people are still getting infected with Ebola virus each week in West Africa, says UN’s envoy David Nabarro. The worst recorded outbreak of Ebola has already killed more than 11,200 people across West Africa [AP] Africa’s Ebola outbreak has not run its course and about 30 […]
Peabody Energy’s Insincere ‘Energy Poverty’ Campaign Takes Major Hit
Peabody Energy’s Insincere ‘Energy Poverty’ Campaign Takes Major Hit Two stories out late last week in the Guardian will seriously test the resolve of Peabody Energy’s “Advanced Energy for Life” campaign. The first Guardian article’s title says it all: “Exclusive – Energy giant exploited Ebola crisis for corporate gain, say health experts.” Ouch. Journalist Suzanne Goldenberg reports that as part of a “PR offensive […]
Ebola: Is it Already Here ?
Ebola: Is it Already Here ? Ebola is rarely in the news these days. What we should be asking is why it isn’t in the news. It hasn’t gone away, in fact, cases are actually on the increase. The World Health Organisation states: The steep decline in case incidence nationally in Sierra Leone from December until the […]
Nearly Halted in Sierra Leone, Ebola Makes Comeback by Sea
Nearly Halted in Sierra Leone, Ebola Makes Comeback by Sea FREETOWN, Sierra Leone — It seemed as if the Ebola crisis was abating. New cases were plummeting. The president lifted travel restrictions, and schools were to reopen. A local politician announced on the radio that two 21-day incubation cycles had passed with no new infections in his […]
Ebola-Like Symptoms At London, Ontario Hospital Prompt Lockdown
Ebola-Like Symptoms At London, Ontario Hospital Prompt Lockdown The London Health Science Centre said late Tuesday night that two patients had been admitted to the city’s Victoria Hospital with Ebola-like symptoms. “As a designated treatment hospital, at approximately 9:45 p.m. this evening, two patients currently under investigation for Ebola Virus Disease were referred to LHSC,” […]
Ebola outbreak: Virus mutating, scientists warn
Ebola outbreak: Virus mutating, scientists warn Scientists tracking the Ebola outbreak in Guinea say the virus has mutated. Researchers at the Institut Pasteur in France, which first identified the outbreak last March, are investigating whether it could have become more contagious. More than 22,000 people have been infected with Ebola and 8,795 have died in […]
Davos: Western world ‘vulnerable’ to epidemics, warns Ebola expert
Davos: Western world ‘vulnerable’ to epidemics, warns Ebola expert The Western world is “vulnerable” to epidemics such as Ebola, and must invest more in researching vaccines, a leading scientist has warned. Prof Peter Piot told the BBC that developed nations would be in “deep trouble” if they failed to adequately prepare for another outbreak. Speaking […]
RT trails Ebola’s path of devastation in Liberia
RT trails Ebola’s path of devastation in Liberia Behind the stark headlines of the Ebola outbreak, which has killed thousands of people in Western Africa, are endless tales of hope and courage as average people do what they can to help others. On March 31, 2014, the West African country of Liberia confirmed its first […]
Ebola outbreak: Quarantine ‘just like a jail’ in Sierra Leone
Ebola outbreak: Quarantine ‘just like a jail’ in Sierra Leone For 18 days, Alieru Deen Bangura’s family has been quarantined in a slum in Sierra Leone’s capital of Freetown. As part of the West African city’s efforts to stem the spread of the deadly Ebola virus, the family lives under the watchful eye of armed guards 24 hours a […]
Ebola crisis: Experts warn against complacency in fight to contain worst outbreak in history – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Ebola crisis: Experts warn against complacency in fight to contain worst outbreak in history – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). It has been one of the biggest stories of 2014 and it does not look like it is going anywhere. The Ebola crisis in West Africa has killed thousands of people and it will continue […]
