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Current Ebola outbreak is shockingly traced traced to survivor of West Africa crisis 5 years ago

Sat, 2021-03-13 18:34 — mike kraft
Stunning analysis traces new Ebola outbreak to survivor of W. Africa crisis The analysis suggests that a survivor of the historic Ebola outbreak continued shedding the virus at least five years after being infected. Helen Branswell STAT

A survivor of the massive 2014-2016 West African Ebola outbreak almost certainly triggered an outbreak currently underway in Guinea, according to a new genetic analysis, news that has landed like a bombshell in the community of researchers who study the dangerous virus.

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Global Covid-19 recovery hampered by slow pace of vaccine deliveries to Africa

Tue, 2021-03-09 10:03 — mike kraft
Slow pace of vaccine delivery risks global COVID-19 recovery Jumbo jets carrying pallets of coronavirus vaccines touched down last week in Rwanda, Sudan, Kenya, the Gambia, the Philippines and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where pilots posed for happy, masked photographs with health ministers a Reid Wilson TheHill
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EBOLA: White House orders screening of airline passagers from affected African countries.

Sat, 2021-02-27 13:55 — mike kraft
White House orders enhanced airport screenings for Ebola The Biden administration is moving forward with plans to screen airline passengers from two African countries arriving in the U.S. for Ebola, which will involve sending them to one of about a half dozen designated airports, Yahoo News has learned. YahooNews
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New Ebola outbreaks in Africa need swift action to avoid ‘catastrophic consequences’ -- the White House

Tue, 2021-02-16 17:46 — mike kraft
White House says Ebola outbreaks in Africa need swift action to avoid 'catastrophic consequences' The reemergence of Ebola in Guinea and the DRC has global health specialists particularly concerned. Will Feuer CNBC
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    Congo facing new Ebola outbreak in eastern region

    Mon, 2021-02-08 10:40 — mike kraft
    Congo working to stop new Ebola outbreak in country's east BENI, Congo (AP) — Health officials in Congo confirmed another Ebola outbreak in the country’s east on Sunday, the fourth in less than three years. On February 3, a woman died in Butembo town in... AP NEWS
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    OPINION: Until Africans get the Covid vaccinations they need, the whole world will suffer

    Sun, 2021-02-07 22:08 — mike kraft
    Until Africans get the Covid vaccinations they need, the whole world will suffer | Paul Kagame We’re not asking for charity, but fairness – instead of hoarding and protectionism, says Paul Kagame, president of Rwanda the Guardian
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    From romance scams to phantom PPE, banks battle coronavirus crimewave

    Thu, 2020-12-10 20:01 — mike kraft
    From romance scams to phantom PPE, banks battle coronavirus crimewave Fraud risk analyst Rajendran Raj was used to the odd out-of-hours alert from authorities, but a call one Saturday in March heralded a new era, of tackling criminals seeking to cash in on coronavirus. Sinead Cruise, Lawrence White U.S.

    LONDON (Reuters) - Fraud risk analyst Rajendran Raj was used to the odd out-of-hours alert from authorities, but a call one Saturday in March heralded a new era, of tackling criminals seeking to cash in on coronavirus.

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    What the World Can Learn From Africa’s Covid-19 Response

    Fri, 2020-12-04 13:00 — mike kraft
    What The World Can Learn from Africa’s Covid-19 Response Where America has floundered, many African countries have succeeded Tiffany Onyejiaka Medium
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    African malaria deaths set to dwarf covid-19 fatalities as pandemic hits control efforts, WHO warns

    Fri, 2020-12-04 12:39 — mike kraft
    African malaria deaths set to dwarf covid-19 fatalities as pandemic hits control efforts, WHO warns Excess malaria deaths caused by pandemic driven shortfalls in prevention and treatment efforts will probably dwarf direct deaths from covid-19 in sub-Saharan Africa, the World Health Organization has warned. Progress against malaria—dramatic in the first decade of this century—had already stalled since 2016 as foreign donors drifted away. But 2020 is likely to be the first year in decades to see an increase in deaths, WHO warned in its 2020 World Malaria Report.1 About 1.5 billion malaria cases and 7.6 million deaths have been averted since 2000, WHO estimates.
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    Pandemic has increased poverty and starvation in many countries--UN and OECD studies

    Tue, 2020-12-01 12:03 — mike kraft
    Pandemic fills ranks of extreme poverty worldwide The coronavirus pandemic is pushing the number of people worldwide who need humanitarian assistance to survive to new highs, the United Nations said on Tuesday, dramatically increasing the ranks of extreme poverty in just one year. Matthew Lavietes U.S.
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