Posted on 09/22/2014 9:30:18 PM PDT by Kartographer
MARACAY, Venezuela—A string of deaths in a hospital here has sparked fears of a potent, mosquito-borne disease and led authorities to seek a doctor's arrest for allegedly sowing panic, leaving residents wondering how to explain their symptoms.
Angel Sarmiento, president of the College of Doctors in Aragua state, told reporters on Sept. 11 that a virus or bacteria may have been responsible for the deaths of eight patients in quick succession at the Central Hospital of Maracay. A ninth patient died three days after Dr. Sarmiento's comments.
Insisting there was no cause for general alarm, President Nicolás Maduro last week accused Dr. Sarmiento of "psychological terrorism."
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Ping!
Post to me or FReep mail to be on/off the Bring Out Your Dead ping list.
The purpose of the “Bring Out Your Dead” ping list (formerly the “Ebola” ping list) is very early warning of emerging pandemics, as such it has a high false positive rate.
So far the false positive rate is 100%.
At some point we may well have a high mortality pandemic, and likely as not the “Bring Out Your Dead” threads will miss the beginning entirely.
*sigh* Such is life, and death...
Better be careful if the Venezuelans are using Cuban supplied “antibiotics”. The joys of socialist medicine and pharmaceutical production.
So many people spout ideological rhetoric here regardless of the issue. No matter where antibiotics come from they won’t do any good. Chikungunya is a viral disease.
“We can’t supply toilet paper, but we can totally lick this disease thing.”
A link to this thread has been posted on the Ebola Surveillance Thread
In case this is related in some way.
Thanks for the ping!
No, but if the are contaminated they can make things a whole lot worse.
I aim to amuse.
Ebola jumps the pond?
You’re Welcome, Alamo-Girl!
Yeah, but this is sure to help
From http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-29308509
Venezuela’s Maduro launches civilian disarmament plan
Way back in July, I think, Black Agnes and I started talking about possible vectors.
Since a sample of less than 10 viruses can infect a human being, then it has to be what you’d now consider a likelihood that the virus can survive in a mosquito. Further, its also an excellent likelihood that this can be spread by mosquito.
If you are going to test one thing in a lab in the next two weeks or so, this is the thing I would test. I’d also test bedbugs, fleas, lice, and biting flies.
The only thing worse than its transmissibility via aerosol is its transmissibility via highly mobile parasites.
So riddle me this - man dies of Ebola and is left in the street, because nobody wants to be infected. Fine. Flies come and lay eggs, begetting more flies - all of whom are now potential supercarriers of Ebola Guinea. Blood runs into the sewer, which seeps into the water supply. Mosquitoes feast, etc.
Now, you are talking a potential R0 bump of scary proportions.
Nobody is talking about transmissibility via pest. There’s a Senator from I believe Tenn, or another southern state who is the point guy in the Senate on stuff like this. I saw him on the panel. He’d be able to get a question like this answered quickly.
Oh, and the reason why this is bad is because now Ebola Guinea doesn’t have to wait for a flight to see the Statue of Liberty. All it has to do is jump a freighter, and it can swim to the US just as easily, potentially. How long can it stay in a pest and be viable?
They want to arrest doctors and reporters who tell the truth about an epidemic
Pale green. Hmmm. Such an odd color. Now where have I seen that before ?
Uhh oh.
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