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Zimbabwe Cholera Epidemic Growing
As of 25 December 2008, a total of 26 497 cases, including 1 518 deaths, have been reported by the Ministry of Health in Zimbabwe. Cases are now being reported from all 10 of the country’s provinces. Harare, particularly Budiriro suburb in the south west, accounts for the majority of cases, followed by Beitbridge in Matabeleland South and Mudzi in Mashonaland East. The current outbreak is the largest ever recorded in Zimbabwe and is not yet under control. In fact, the epidemiological week ending 20 December saw over 5 000 new cases – an increase in the number of weekly cases relative to previous weeks – and an increase in deaths outside treatment/health centres. The overall Case Fatality Rate (CFR) has risen to 5.7% – far above the 1% which is … Read entire article »
Filed under: Medicine
Small Ebola Outbreak in the Congo
2 January 2009 — The Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is continuing to respond to the ongoing outbreak of Ebola haemorrhagic fever in the Mweka health zone, Province of Kasai Occidental with the support of a wide range of international partners. As of 31st December there has been a total of 3 laboratory-confirmed cases of Ebola haemorrhagic fever. WHO is aware of 36 additional suspected cases including 12 deaths associated with this outbreak. A further 184 contacts have been identified and are being followed up. Laboratory analysis was undertaken at the Institut National de Recherches Biomédicales (INRB) in Kinshasa , DRC , the Centre International de Recherches Médicales de Franceville (CIRMF), Gabon, and the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), South Africa. The WHO Country Office, … Read entire article »
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WMD Course Off Track
I just returned from a mandated course on Weapons of Mass Destruction that is required for my NYS EMT recertification. It was a steaming pile of crap. The “All Hazards” approach is the one being taught now. So, for the first 45 minutes we talked about how little money the US has offered Burma for cyclone relief and how the “government” failed the people of New Orleans. You see, all those people who had been cared for by the government for four generations were abandoned and they didn’t know enough to evacuate on their own. So, the talk began with liberal politics and continued in that manner. Explosives has been added to the list of Weapons of Mass Destruction. Follow me on this, it’s interesting. The instructor points to Oklahoma City, then moves … Read entire article »
Influenza – Week 10 2008
CDC During week 10 (March 2 – 8, 2008), influenza activity continued to decrease in the United States. One thousand nine hundred thirty-six (21.6%) specimens tested by U.S. World Health Organization (WHO) and National Respiratory and Enteric Virus Surveillance System (NREVSS) collaborating laboratories were positive for influenza. The proportion of deaths attributed to pneumonia and influenza was above the epidemic threshold for the ninth consecutive week. The proportion of outpatient visits for influenza-like illness (ILI) was … Read entire article »
Influenza Week 8 2008
CDC During week 8 (February 17 – 23, 2008), influenza activity decreased slightly in the United States. Two thousand three hundred twenty-one (30.0%) specimens tested by U.S. World Health Organization (WHO) and National Respiratory and Enteric Virus Surveillance System (NREVSS) collaborating laboratories were positive for influenza. The proportion of deaths attributed to pneumonia and influenza was above the epidemic threshold for the seventh consecutive week. The proportion of outpatient visits for influenza-like illness (ILI) and acute … Read entire article »
Two Children Dead of Flu
We’re just above the epidemic threshold for influenza, according to the CDC. These might be the first pediatric deaths this flu season. It’s not too late to get the vaccine. I noted at the hospital today that the place was packed with respiratory patients. All the hospitals are packed. R News The New York State Health Department reports two child deaths linked to the flu. A seven-month-old infant in Monroe County and a seven-year-old in Orange County both tested positive for influenza A and influenza B, respectively. The deaths prompted the health department to once again urge parents to get their children the flu shot. Doctors say it is especially important for children ages six months to five years. Immunization against the flu develops approximately two weeks after the vaccination. Last year, there … Read entire article »
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