So Much for Ebola: U.S. Loses Interest in Virus as Cases Dwindle

Mediaite ^ | 11/4/2014 | by Evan McMurry

[SeekAndFind]

In the past ten days the U.S. has lost interest in the virus that recently dominated headlines and threatened to metastasize across the 2014 midterm election.

Less than two weeks ago the presence of a case in New York City augured to some the pivotal moment when the virus leapt from some Dallas hospital room to the dense urban jungle of Gotham, where it could not be controlled. Instead, Dr. Craig Spencer is now the only ebola patient in the United States, and the two Dallas health care workers who represent the sole cases of ebola transmission in the U.S. are both clear of the virus. With only one fatality out of nine cases in the U.S., the country has an ebola mortality rate of 11%, far below the global average of non-west African countries.

Sure enough Google Trends finds the interest in ebola declining beneath the levels preceding the virus’ stateside arrival. Interest initially surged after the CDC announced Thomas Eric Duncan had tested positive for ebola on September 30. Attention peaked on October 16 following the announcement that infected nurse Amber Vinson had flown from Cleveland to Dallas just before becoming symptomatic, a news cycle that coincided with heavy criticism of Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital’s ebola protocols. Interest spiked one last time when Spencer tested positive.

[Slyfox]

Forget about ebola, I lost interest in this guy’s article about the time he began to lambast a Republican.

[Rockitz]

This is just the mid-term election ebola news blackout instigated by the administration. Zero had to stop the hemorrhaging coming to democrats at the polls somehow. There will be new cases by week's end.

[cripplecreek]

Yet the number being observed continues to grow.

[A_Former_Democrat]

And so this is why what’s-his-name, the shyster, self quarantined

Even if, lots of early voters out there during the height of the crisis

[goldstategop]

As long as its Africans who are doing the dying...

Wait, that’s waaaacist! Which is why Obama opposes a quarantine on Ground Zero.

[Eddie01]

Could be the elections have us momentarily distracted.

By the end of the week, we'll learn the condition of Nina Pham's boyfriend who has been under a media blackout leading up to the election.

More Ebola is coming to the US.

[garyb]

Maybe there is less to know about the Ebola.... because the AP has decided to minimize reporting about it.

http://www.newrepublic.com/article/119889/ap-offers-good-guidance-reporting-ebola-cases

Our bureaus monitor them, but we have not been moving stories or imagery simply because a doctor suspects Ebola and routine precautions are taken while the patient is tested. To report such a case, we look for a solid source saying Ebola is suspected and some sense the case has caused serious disruption or reaction. Are buildings being closed and substantial numbers of people being evacuated or isolated? Is a plane being diverted? Is the suspected case closely related to another, confirmed Ebola case?

[First_Salute]

Credit Obama’s Make EBOLA NEWS GO AWAY “Czar” who is, himself, ALSO NOT IN THE NEWS?!

[goldstategop]

The real mystery is why the media didn’t embargo all the bad news until after the election.

[digger48]

Gee...10 days now. Isn’t that conveniently about the number of days the Ebola propoganda czar has been on duty?

[indthkr]

"US Loses Interest in Virus as Cases Dwindle"

The government needs to divert those research dollars toward Obola & The Wookiee's next 8-figure vacation to Hawaii.

[alloysteel]

And the nurse up in Maine, Kaci Whatziss, will turn out to be a carrier, and has spread it to many hundreds of her fellow Mainers.

Big Obama fan, she is, too.

[PghBaldy]

Good point. Maybe there is not just enough good news?

[DJ MacWoW]

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[TexasCajun]

Cases Dwindle ???

Are we sure?

[huldah1776]

Slowing in Liberia (CNN + USA today Oct 30) so quick send our troops to Sierra Leone so they can unpack the medical supplies that were sitting on the docks for 2 months as of Oct 5 (NYTimes) while their cases go higher.

[blackdog]

As reports of cases and those being monitored dwindle.......

Emphasis being on "Reports" of.........

[NELSON111]

>>>Yet the number being observed continues to grow.

Not here. It is WAY overblown hype...both in the media and here.

Not one case from contact with someone at random (who didn't knowkingly have contact with a known victim).

I was holding off any opinion on the matter until 3 weeks after the Hajj ended. I fully anticipated to see massive infections worldwide within 1-2 weeks of Oct 8th because of the Hajj and so many from Africa would be going. The fact that not one case as shown up due to the Hajj speaks VOLUMES....more than any "fear mongering" could ever speak.

And because we passed the Hajj without any rise in infections...I think its pretty safe to say that in this country...people need to be a lot more worried about getting killed by someone texting or drinking while driving than they do Ebola.

[wtd]

Loses interest? Wanna bet?

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  US Loses interest? Don't think so . . .ALL CULLED - with little effort - FROM THIS MORNING'S NEWS HEADLINES