U.S., Brazil, Argentina To Inspect Ships At Entry Ports To Control Potential Ebola Importation October 9, 2014 News Summary Reuters: Ports tighten ship entry procedures as Ebola fears spread “Brazil, Argentina, and the United States have tightened port entry procedures for ships that have sailed from West Africa in a bid to control the potential spread of the deadly Ebola virus…” (Saul et al., 10/8).
U.S. Trains Health Care Workers To Respond To Ebola In West Africa October 9, 2014 News Summary Wall Street Journal: U.S. Steps Up Training of Health Workers in Ebola Fight The newspaper describes “…a three-day course set up by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to prepare medical workers to deploy to West Africa. … The CDC course is instructing 36 medical staff this week, and…
Texas Ebola Patient Dies October 9, 2014 News Summary News outlets report on the death of Thomas Eric Duncan, the first patient to be diagnosed with Ebola in the U.S. The Atlantic: The Texas Ebola Patient Has Died “Thomas Eric Duncan, the first patient to be diagnosed with Ebola in the U.S., died [Wednesday] morning, a spokesman for the…
WHO Says No Signs Of Ebola Slowing, While Liberian President Says Outbreak Might Be ‘In Decline’ October 9, 2014 News Summary News outlets report on the latest WHO data showing confirmed Ebola cases and deaths. While the agency says there is no sign of the epidemic slowing, Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf told Reuters there are signs the disease might be “in decline” in that country. Al Jazeera: WHO says no…
U.K. Commits Military Personnel, Resources To Ebola Response In Sierra Leone October 9, 2014 News Summary News outlets report on a pledge from the U.K. to send military personnel and other resources to Sierra Leone to help contain Ebola. Agence France-Presse: Britain sends 750 military personnel to combat Ebola “Britain is sending 750 military personnel, a medical ship, and three helicopters to Sierra Leone to help…
European Nations Work To Ramp Up Ebola Efforts In West Africa October 9, 2014 News Summary New York Times: European Leaders Scramble to Upgrade Response to Ebola Crisis “…Now, with Europe grappling with the first case of Ebola transmitted on its soil after news on Monday that a nurse in Madrid had been infected, European leaders are scrambling to coordinate and ramp up their response to…
Spanish Ebola Case Likely Due To Human Error October 9, 2014 News Summary News outlets continue to report on the first case of Ebola transmission outside of West Africa and how the Spanish nurse with Ebola may have contracted the disease. New York Times: Officials Cite Error With Gloves in Spanish Case of Ebola “Spanish health officials began to explain Wednesday how an…
World Bank’s Jim Kim Says Global Ebola Response ‘Failed Miserably’; Report Estimates Economic Loss From Ebola October 9, 2014 News Summary News outlets report on the World Bank President Jim Kim’s appeal for Western countries to support a $20 billion global health fund for reacting instantly to public health emergencies, as well as findings from a World Bank report estimating the potential economic loss caused by Ebola in West African countries.…
Ebola Raises Questions On Incentives For Drug, Vaccine Research October 9, 2014 News Summary TIME: Ebola Should Change How We Fund Drugs for Emerging Disease “Emerging and infectious diseases are having a moment for all the worst reasons, with credit due to the Ebola outbreak. But scientists studying other emerging diseases beyond Ebola are hopeful that the attention on the disease — and what…
Financial Times Examines Ebola’s Potential Economic Impact In West Africa October 9, 2014 News Summary Financial Times: Ebola is one of several risks facing West Africa “…The predictions of economic losses [from Ebola] vary from apocalyptic billions of dollars in the worse-case scenario to only a few millions of dollars if the outbreak if stopped soon. … Regardless of the final toll, what is already…