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Michigan #Zika Cases Increase To 57 Map Update #microcepahly [link to recombinomics.co]

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Henry L Niman PhD &#8207;@hniman 3m
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North Carolina #Zika Cases Increase To 66 #microcepahly [link to recombinomics.co]

Our favorite plane has flown back to west africa. Interesting...

Appears another #Ebola outbreak is underway as Ebola air ambulance #N173PA is being deployed to #Africa after just returning from #Trinadad
[link to twitter.com (secure)]

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#Ebola air ambulance #N173PA makes unusual trip to #Trinidad
Must have been bad since it had to fly by #HurricaneMatthew to get there
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ALERT! 2nd #Ebola air ambulance #N163PA appears to be returning from #Africa
This is a very high level of #MedEvac deployment for these AC
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Rise in new cases shows Ebola has not released its deadly grip

Liberia has long since celebrated a momentous milestone, being declared Ebola-free, with no new cases in months. But for the second week in a row, the number of new cases is up in both Sierra Leone and Guinea.

[link to gnnliberia.com]

Thread: Refugee dies from illness after arriving in Chicago

[link to chicago.cbslocal.com]

8-Year-Old Refugee Dies After Flight To O’Hare
October 5, 2016 6:10 PM

An 8-year-old refugee from Congo died Tuesday after landing at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport.

David Dieme, an 8-year-old boy landed Tuesday at approximately 4:30 p.m. with a refugee family at O’Hare International Airport.

Dieme was traveling with his father and several other children, who arrived to Chicago on a flight from Dubai.

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Emergency Medical SerThe CDC spokesman said it has been determined the child did not have a disease that posed a threat to public health.vices was immediately notified and arrived at the terminal. Standard procedures are in place to address sick passengers, according to a spokesman for the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention. Dieme was sick prior to the flight, but did not report any symptoms on the flight. He was examined at the airport by CDC officials, in an isolated room. Dieme’s temperature was taken, but he had no fever. He experienced diarrhea and vomiting. It was determined he should be taken to the hospital.

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If more information comes forward that results in contacting passengers, action will be taken.

Boy was reportedly from the Congo, recently they experienced a small Monkeypox outbreak. Nearby, it killed 10 out of 19 people seeking treatment. Way beyond the typical death rate from this illness. This is strange.

[link to www.africanews.com]

At least 10 people have died after an outbreak of monkeypox disease in the east of the Central African Republic.

The country’s Ministry of Health confirmed on Wednesday that the 10 died out of 19 patients who were undergoing treatment.
Several months ago, cases of the monkeypox were detected in the Bangassou region at the border of DR Congo.

Mexico: Five cases of Zika-linked Guillain-Barre syndrome reported
To date, Mexico has reported a total of 3,268 locally acquired cases of the Zika virus ...

[link to indianexpress.com]

Ebola nurse Pauline Cafferkey to remain in hospital for second day

Isn't this her forth time in the hospital since "recovering" from Ebola?

[link to www.dailyrecord.co.uk]

Like we said on this thread years ago, a person may never get fully rid of Ebola:

[link to cid.oxfordjournals.org]

A guy who has live virus in him for over 500 days. Wow.

I wonder if central Africa is just a pitri dish for exotic and civilization devastating diseases...

Each outbreak is rolling the dice.

In addition to the recent monkeypox outbreak in the Congo, the CCHF Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic fever, and the fact that ebola is known to have outbreaks every few years in that area.

Now finally there are 7 suspected cases of Yellow Fever. All this in addition to the viruses which we do not yet know about. The place is a breeding ground for viruses of all sorts. Media reporting on these outbreaks is often slow and limited.

H5N6 spreading in China.

Has shown up in two provinces likely to be in more....not sure if I can post the link but this is something to keep an eye on. Showed up in 2014 and since has been quite deadly.

This one is high on my list for watching.

Date: Wed 12 Oct 2016
Source: RCN Radio [in Spanish, trans. Mod.LK, edited]
[link to www.rcnradio.com]


Acute respiratory infection - Colombia: 468 deaths in under 5 year old children and 123 deaths in the indigenous population
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The National Institute of Health has reported that to date in the country, 468 deaths have been reported in children under 5 years old from an acute respiratory infection. According to the Institute, the highest number of deaths from this cause have been in Bogotá (95) and the departments of Antioquia (51), La Guajira (38), Chocó (36) and Cundinamarca (25).

For its part, the Ministry of Health has reported that 17 territorial entities reported death rates higher than the national average for acute respiratory infection (IRA). The director of epidemiology and demography of the Ministry of Health and Social Protection, Sandra Girón, said that these deaths are 11.5 per cent higher than in the previous year [2015].

Entities like Tolima, Meta, Putumayo, Vichada, Guainía and Vaupés show a significant rise, contributing 12.7 per cent of the total number of reported cases (58). 123 deaths have been reported in the indigenous population, and that corresponds to 26.3 per cent of the national report, she said.

Date: Thu 13 Oct 2016
Source: WHO Emergencies Preparedness, Response [edited]
[link to www.who.int]


On 6 Sep 2016, Ministry of Health staff from Haute-Kotto health district alerted the central level of suspected monkeypox cases admitted at Ira Banda health centre. The index case was a hunter who fell ill on 17 Aug [2016] and died in his village without specimens being collected for laboratory testing. Between 4 Sep and 7 Oct [2016], 26 cases have been admitted and of these, 3 have been laboratory confirmed for monkeypox. Epidemiological investigations are currently on-going to evaluate the magnitude of the outbreak.

third plane n186pa, is returning from west africa. Plane has been idle for several months. That makes a few trips from W.A. in the last couple weeks.

I'd love to get to the bottom of what is going on here...anyone have any input??

Well? What are the guesses? Who or what are they flying?

N186pa just made it back to GA

There are a lot of nasties in Africa that would require specialized EVAC.

MERS kills man in Hofuf and infects five others in a week

[link to www.zawya.com (secure)]

23 October 2016

RIYADH: With the onset of winter, fresh incidents of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) are being recorded in some parts of the Kingdom, according to figures released by the Ministry of Health here on Friday.

During the past seven days, six new cases of MERS, including one death, were reported in the Kingdom.

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According to doctors, the patients in Riyadh and Abha are in critical condition getting treatment in the intensive care unit.

Delhi zoo shut down after bird flu deaths

[link to indianexpress.com]

The National Zoological Park (Delhi zoo) was shut down indefinitely Tuesday following confirmation that the death of at least eight water birds recently was due to bird flu, said sources. The death of a few ducks had been noticed about “four to five days” ago and a few pelicans were also found dead later, the sources added, terming the shutdown a “precautionary measure”.

Development and General Administration Minister Gopal Rai said, “Officials in charge of the zoo informed us about the flu infecting birds. The flu has been diagnosed as H5 avian influenza. The zoo has been closed for now and we are taking all necessary measures.”

Comment: H5N8

Delhi bird flu scare: 17 more ducks die in Deer Park

[link to www.asianews.online]

By Asia News - October 22, 201605


New Delhi: Seventeen more ducks died on Saturday due to bird flu in the now closed Deer Park here, the highest number so far in a day.

Six birds had died on Friday. The Deer Park will remain shut until normalcy returns, authorities said.

Thanks Nawty, but we know how expensive these flights are..Somewhere around 250K per flight. Just doesn't make sense for them to be flying people with the less deadly viruses that are common to occur there. It would seem only fit to fly people with diseases that do not have an accepted treatment or are highly deadly.

Finally found some answers as to some of the flights. Who knows just how true they are. Below is one of them that occurred in August. Used as training exercises.

Airmen practice Ebola safetyduring Exercise Mobility Solace

[link to www.bnd.com]

This does not explain all the others, lots of drills ??

[link to www.stripes.com]

New modules created to be used in military cargo planes. Very cool idea.