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Updates from Charities: Part 2

Below are updates from some of the charities working to stop Ebola. 1. Canadian Red Cross “With the support of donors – Red Cross scales up Ebola response in Sierra Leone” The Sierra Leone Red Cross Society, with support from the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), has launched the expansion of its Ebola operations in Sierra Leone with a three-day

Outbreak Update from CDC

Outbreak Update On the morning of October 14, a second healthcare worker at Texas Presbyterian Hospital who provided care for the index patient reported to the hospital with a low-grade fever and was isolated. The healthcare worker tested positive for Ebola according to preliminary tests. On October 10, a healthcare worker at Texas Presbyterian Hospital who provided care for the index patient reported a low-grade

Updates from Charities on the Ground

Global Medic: Today is the first day of the three day shutdown across Sierra Leone. So far there has been calm. According to government sources, 30,000 volunteers are going door to door distributing soap and information on Ebola and setting up community style surveillance units. There is an expectation that they will find a large number of new suspected Ebola cases and take them to

Ebola FAQs from The World Health Organization

1. What is Ebola virus disease? Ebola virus disease (formerly known as Ebola haemorrhagic fever) is a severe, often fatal illness, with a death rate of up to 90%. The illness affects humans and nonhuman primates (monkeys, gorillas, and chimpanzees). Ebola first appeared in 1976 in two simultaneous outbreaks, one in a village near the Ebola River in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the