jueves, 16 de octubre de 2014

CDC Around the World: Ebola

CDC Around the World: Ebola



CDC Around the World

IN THIS MESSAGE:
Photo of the Week
PHOTO OF THE WEEK
The best way to protect Americans from Ebola is to stop the
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



Blog of the Week
CDC DIRECTOR: WHY I DON’T SUPPORT A TRAVEL BAN TO COMBAT EBOLA OUTBREAK
The first cases of Ebola diagnosed in the United States have caused some to call on the United States to ban travel for anyone from the countries in West Africa facing the worst of the Ebola epidemic. That response is understandable. It’s only human to want to protect ourselves and our families. We want to defend ourselves, so isn’t the fastest, easiest solution to put up a wall around the problem? But, as has been said, for every complex problem, there’s a solution that’s quick, simple, and WRONG…read blog
Infographic of the Week
2014 EBOLA RESPONSE: CDC IN ACTION
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Infographic of the week
Video of the Week
WHO: EBOLA OUTBREAK RESPONSE IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO 
(from World Health Organization)
On August 24, the World Health Organization was notified of a further outbreak of the Ebola virus that had been detected in an extremely remote area of the Equateur Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This video tells how the first teams coordinated by the Ministry of Health and WHO arrived in the affected area. This outbreak is the country's seventh since the Ebola Zaire virus emerged there in an area bordered by the Ebola River…watch video
Video of the week
Story of the Week
CDC RESPONDS TO THE 2014 EBOLA OUTBREAK: RUTH
For Ruth, it’s not her title or paycheck that affirms her career choice. It’s a simple hug and kiss. Ruth is a senior health communications specialist in CDC’s Center for Global Health. She has been working with foreign governments on various public health messages for more than thirty years. Her job has taken her to Senegal, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana and South Africa. After a recent communications training session in South Africa, several participants hugged and kissed her as they left. "There were things that were troubling them about communications issues," she says. They told her she had helped answer their questions, and they were excited to take that information back out into the field. "That lets you know you are doing your job when someone thanks you in such a personal way. It is very moving"…read story
Story of the week
CDC Ebola Updates
Latest Outbreak Info
The World Health Organization has reported 8,400 cases of Ebola and 4,033 deaths worldwide…read more

Fact Sheet: CDC Taking Active Steps Related to Hospital Preparedness for Ebola Treatment

Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Hospitalized Patients with Ebola

Q & A: Ebola and Pets
Distribution map showing districts and cities reporting suspect cases of Ebola
In the News
CDC takes to Twitter to answer Ebola concerns
CBS News
October 8, 2014

Meet the disease detectives tracking Ebola at the CDC
PBS NewsHour
October 8, 2014

Ebola outbreaks in Nigeria, Senegal appear contained, CDC reports
Fox News
October 1, 2014
On the Calendar
October 16: World Food Day
October 17: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
October 20: World Osteoporosis Day
October 24: World Polio Day
October 29: World Stroke Day
November 12: World Pneumonia Day
November 14: World Diabetes Day

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