For a long time, while Ebola was dreaded by the Western world the impact on the general populace was quite minimal mainly because the consensus was that the disease was confined mainly to Africa.
This however is no longer the case because not only has Ebola spread with a tenacity never seen before, but it has gone far beyond its borders, reaching the US and European shores as well.
Just a little over 24 hours ago, all the news agencies in the United States went crazy with the news that the US had its first Ebola patient and that the CDC was about to hold a high priority news conference.
After the conference, this much is clear; the US Ebola patient was basically walking around for 4 days sans isolation during which the patient was highly contagious. This is an epidemiologists nightmare and has exposed the potentially lethal chinks in the purported US armor against the disease.
In view of this very serious development, the next 2 weeks will be critical in showing the direction of Ebola in the US. Consequently, it is best to be on top of the situation by monitoring key sources of information.
Here are some valuable resources for the current Ebola crisis:
CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Ebola Resources
United Nations WHO Global Alert and Response Resources for Ebola
US Department of Health and Human Services Ebola Outbreak 2014 Resources
The Lancet Ebola Resource Center
The New England Journal of Medicine Ebola Outbreak page
Link to the Ebola Response Roadmap download page from the World Health Organization
Ebola Educational Materials from International SOS
Information Graphic from the National Post
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