Medical expert talks Infectious Disease preparedness In the wake of Wednesday night’s malaria scare on the Mississippi, members of the medical community are talking preparedness.
Ship travels to New Orleans after malaria-striken … The Marine Phoenix is traveling up the Mississippi River to New Orleans, Thursday. The ship was in a holding pattern in Belle Chasse overnight, as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed sick crew members evacuated from the oil tanker have malaria.
CDC says crew members aboard a ship at Belle Chasse … The Marine Phoenix is in a holding pattern in the Mississippi River at Belle Chasse. The Center for Disease and Control said sick crew members aboard the oil tanker have malaria.
African ship carrying sick crewmen to dock in New … Three sick passengers aboard a ship which traveled near western Africa were transported to West Jefferson Medical Center Wednesday, Plaquemines Parish President Billy Nungesser said.
CNN Poll: One in four Americans worry about getting … While President Barack Obama acknowledged Tuesday that the chances of an Ebola outbreak in the United States “are extremely low,” roughly one in four Americans are worried that they or someone in their family will become a victim of the virus, according to a new survey.
The reason Ebola isn’t being stopped When she was an undergraduate at Princeton University, books like “The Hot Zone” and “Virus Hunters” captivated Rebecca Levine, inspiring her to become a disease detective.
Another American doctor tests positive for Ebola An American missionary doctor working in Liberia has tested positive for Ebola, his organization, SIM USA, said Tuesday.
A Worried World Watches as Ebola Death Toll Rises (CNN) — A nurse in Nigeria. A businessman in Saudi Arabia. A Spanish priest in Liberia. With the World Health Organization announcing Wednesday that 932 deaths had been reported or confirmed as a result of Ebola hemorrhagic fever, Saudi Arabia joined the list of countries with suspected cases. “This is the biggest and most […]
New York Patient Being Tested for Ebola ATLANTA (CNN) — A patient admitted to a New York City hospital with a high fever and gastrointestinal symptoms Monday is being tested for Ebola. He recently traveled to a country in West Africa where Ebola has been reported, Mount Sinai Hospital said in a statement. The patient was placed in strict isolation, and doctors […]
Ebola Drug Maker’s Stock Surges NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — There is no cure for Ebola. But don’t tell that to traders. Shares of a Vancouver-based company working on a drug to treat the infectious disease surged nearly 40% last week. Tekmira Pharmaceuticals popped on much higher trading volume than usual because investors are hopeful that health agencies in the […]
Secret Serum Likely Saved Ebola Patients (CNN) — Three top secret, experimental vials stored at subzero temperatures were flown into Liberia last week in a last-ditch effort to save two American missionary workers who had contracted Ebola, according to a source familiar with details of the treatment. On July 22, Dr. Kent Brantly woke up feeling feverish. Fearing the worst, […]
Ebola Outbreak Could Have ‘Catastrophic’ Consequences (CNN) — Fear over Ebola is growing as international leaders and health organizations struggle to try to stop the deadly epidemic in West Africa. The Ebola outbreak “is moving faster than our efforts to control it,” Margaret Chan, director-general of the World Health Organization, said in a statement Friday. “This is an unprecedented outbreak […]