Monday, February 15, 2016

Valley, like country, prepares for Zika

As a result of the Ebola virus scare, a new procedure for tracking the disease has been enacted. Patients with Zika-like symptoms will be asked if they … Full Article http://j.gs/5sTq

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Sunday, February 14, 2016

Civil-military response to health emergencies: an appropriate last resort

The U.S. Department of Defense in collaboration with a team of engineers from the Armed Forces of Liberia construct a new Ebola treatment unit in … Full Article http://j.gs/5sTq

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Public health Ebola update

The latest Ebola virus (EBOV) epidemic was declared to be over on 14 January 2016, but a new case was confirmed in Sierra Leone just a few hours … Full Article http://j.gs/5sTq

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Vietnamese worker returning from W Africa cleared of Ebola

A Vietnamese man has been cleared of Ebola after returning from Sierra Leone with suspicious symptoms and being quarantined at a Ho Chi Minh … Full Article http://j.gs/5sTq

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In an Era of Pandemics, the WHO Must Step Up

Zika, the latest case in point, follows Ebola, SARS, MERS and H1N1 … the list goes on. This, unfortunately, is the new normal. A confluence of global … Full Article http://j.gs/5sTq

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Zika and the WHO: lessons learned from Ebola

WHO declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) on 1 February 2016, much earlier than they did during the Ebola crisis. Full Article http://j.gs/5sTq

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PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (14): updates, research, funding, vaccine, NGO

quarantine or admitted in any hospital for Ebola.“ 13 Feb 2016 USA, Liberia: Post-Ebola, U.S. soldiers still working to build Liberian armed forces Full Article http://j.gs/5sTq

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