Friday, 3 October 2014

The richer end of the world finds creative ways to spread Ebola virus... [UPDATED x2]

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ProMED MODERATOR JW SUGGESTED SOME ASPECT OF THIS WAS A HOAX (HEADLINE).  http://promedmail.org/direct.php?id=20141004.2832236 Amendme...

It's what falls out of the aerosol that matters....

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v2 031014 "Aerosol" is a messy word. It means different things to different people. So does "airborne". What'...
Wednesday, 1 October 2014

Australia's response to Ebola virus disease in West Africa: is too little enough?

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Written by Dr. Katherine E. Arden and Dr. Ian M. Mackay The outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) began in December 2013 in Guinea. It s...

The United States of America is the 6th country to host a 2014 West African Ebola virus variant..

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v4 08102014 07:00am AEST First thing... CALM DOWN! This (announced 30-Sept) is the first case of Ebola virus infection to arrive in...
Monday, 29 September 2014

The numbers are underestimates...

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Ebola virus numbers. Sorry but D'uh - yes the numbers during the Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak happening since December in Guinea...

The control gap...

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This post has been moved to the new Virology Down Under platform on WordPress. You can get to this specific post by clicking on the link be...
Friday, 26 September 2014

MERS-CoV data request: A response from the Ministry of Health

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Four days after I posted a blog requesting missing data on retrospective Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) detection...
Monday, 22 September 2014

Ebola virus, HCWs infections and personal protective equipment..

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No one could offer anything but our deepest and most heartfelt thanks and a feeling of pride in the selfless, essential and humanitarian wor...
Saturday, 20 September 2014

MERS risk reduction and signs of illness to watch for during hajj and umrah...

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I love a good infographic and this one ticks a lot of boxes for getting a clear message out about the Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS...
Friday, 19 September 2014

To the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Health: A request for missing data on retrospective MERS-CoV detections

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From : Ian M Mackay To : The Office of the Minister of Health, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia I write to humbly ask for your help on a matter o...