CIENCIASMEDICASNEWS: CDC Around the World: Ebola

martes, 16 de diciembre de 2014

CDC Around the World: Ebola

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PHOTO OF THE WEEK

CDC and partners are working hard to prevent the further
spread of Ebola. View full-sized photo

Spotlighted Topic of the Week: Ebola

CDC Ebola Updates

In the News

Blog of the Week

A DAY IN LIBERIA – John Logan Town

I am not a morning person. In a typical week, it takes a long shower and a cup or two of coffee before I hit my stride. This was not the case for me on October 30^th. I sprung out of bed at 5:00am and was ready to start the day’s mission. We were heading to John Logan Town in Grand Bassa County, Liberia to investigate if there was active transmission of Ebola. John Logan Town, which is not directly accessible by road, is home to 20,000 people. It is locally called the “City in the Jungle”...read blog

Infographic of the Week

IS IT FLU OR EBOLA?

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Video of the Week

AFRICA UNITED: WEST AFRICA VS. EBOLA FT. IDRIS ELBA

This is no ordinary game. This is life or death. Idris Elba gives a team talk to West Africa. watch video

Story of the Week

CDC’S DISEASE DETECTIVES RESPOND TO THE 2014 EBOLA OUTBREAK: NEIL

Ambulance chasing is a discouraged practice
in the US – but in Liberia it’s exactly what Neil,
a CDC disease detective in the Center for Global Health, had to do as part of his efforts
to stop the spread of Ebola at its
source…read story