CIENCIASMEDICASNEWS: CDC Around the World This Week: Ebola

jueves, 18 de septiembre de 2014

CDC Around the World This Week: Ebola

IN THIS MESSAGE:

PHOTO OF THE WEEK

CDC and partners are actively engaged in responding to the
Ebola outbreak in West Africa. View full-sized photo

Spotlighted Topic of the Week: Ebola

CDC Ebola Updates

In the News

On the Calendar

Blog of the Week

WHAT IT'S REALLY LIKE FIGHTING EBOLA IN LIBERIA

During my time in Liberia, I have tried not to provide much detail to my family about the day-to-day work we are doing. I don’t want to cause alarm or propagate fear; conditions in Monrovia can at times be deeply troubling. I have spent the past month working to help control the Ebola outbreak in Liberia as part of the United States Government’s Disaster Assistance Response Team, or DART…read blog

Infographic of the Week

STOPPING THE EBOLA OUTBREAK

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Video of the Week

TESTIMONY OF HARRISON SAKILA, EBOLA SURVIVOR IN LIBERIA(from World Health Organization)

Harrison contracted Ebola when he assisted her sick mother. A week after her death, he too got sick. Health staff of Samaritan’s Purse saw him and took him to the treatment centre. “I didn’t refuse, I joined them, they tested me – it was positive. They took me to the area of the treatment centre for confirmed cases. After one week, they came for my blood test, it was negative. I came out. I am alright”…watch video

Story of the Week

CDC’S DISEASE DETECTIVE BEN HELPS RESPOND TO THE 2014 EBOLA OUTBREAK

When Ebola began to spread in Liberia, Ben’s background in education and prior Peace Corps experience were much-needed skills. He deployed in July and served on the ground as a health communications specialist. One of his primary objectives was to lay the groundwork for a health communication plan that could be used throughout the country, particularly around safe burial practices and improving healthcare-seeking behavior in resistant communities…read story

CDC Ebola Updates

Latest Outbreak Info
The World Health Organization, in partnership with Ministries of Health in West Africa, reported 3,707 suspected and confirmed cases of Ebola, including 2,106 lab-confirmed cases, and 1,848 suspected deaths…read more

Q & A on Ebola

Fact Sheet: CDC Ebola Surge – 2014