Posted on 08/10/2014 12:46:23 AM PDT by Smokin' Joe
That Kano dot is bad news.
Kano is where Boko Haram hang out.
" like most of the people in Africa they still believe in magic, voodoo, evil spirits, and much, much, more. Remember, these are the people who believe if they paint themselves the right color (white, if memory serves) that bullets cannot harm them when they go to war"
In some countries, maybe. Nigeria, particularly the southern part where there’s been oil money for nearly 2 generations, is less like that than other countries in West Africa.
I’ve been looking at some of the pictures from Lagos, for example, and have a hard time reconciling those with my memories from 40+ years ago. It was mud huts and tin roofed shacks then. Now it’s townhouses and paved streets. It’s like Dubai’s change over the past decades, only in Africa.
“Passenger dies at Lagos Airport, as Chidoka tours facilities”
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/ebola-claims-third-victim/1307526.html?
An early false negative results in subsequent infections.
In a sense, yes it is bad news. If they decide to go seeking their 72 with it, and take it around on tour, that could be a problem. If they don’t seize that moment, it could effectively limit their abilities to carry on operations in the future. Cold as it sounds, that might not be such a bad thing.
Thanks for the clarification; I didn’t ask him what countries he was referring to. I do know he is still in contact with some people in Senegal.
Nigeria has had a lot of oil money since the 60’s. Lots of it spent on corruption, crack, hookers, etc. But lots of it still spent on infrastructure and education. There are still cultural practices that are dangerous wrt ebola though. I thought the ‘if someone is dead, he is dead, leave him there!’. exhortation was kind of funny, given the circumstances.
Senegal is a basket case in comparison though. One reason this spread so quickly early on I suspect was the reluctance of the governments to enforce quarantines and travel restrictions that might cause the Westerners to pull up stakes. It’s difficult to conceive, if you’re an American, just how desperately poor these countries are. Decisions that were made were the wrong ones, in hindsight. I have little faith that our ‘leaders’ will do any better wrt safety juxtaposed with money.
Forced to treat Ebola patients in Nigeria, 4 Indian docs want out
This one is interesting because the docs are in Abuja and I haven’t found any direct references to cases there. The lack of PPE provided is very disturbing.
I think a lot of the Ebola posters designed for African populations are meant for people who are illiterate. The sad thing is that the CDC’s Ebola poster seems to address a target audience that is only moderately more sophisticated than those is Africa.
The article indicates that the target audience for that poster is mostly illiterate.
I haven’t seen the CDC one for ‘us’. I’ll have to go look.
Maybe it didn’t come from CDC. But there is one that says you can’t get it from food, water, etc. I will see if I can find a picture.
Test Results Negative on Two Possible Ebola Cases in Benin Republic
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