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-Signs, Portents, and the Weather-
WHO: 10,000 New Ebola Cases Per Week Could Be Seen
2014-10-15
[HOSTED.AP.ORG] West Africa could face up to 10,000 new Ebola cases a week within two months, the World Health Organization warned Tuesday, adding that the death rate in the current outbreak has risen to 70 percent.

WHO assistant director-general Dr. Bruce Aylward gave the grim figures during a news conference in Geneva. Previously, the agency had estimated the Ebola mortality rate at around 50 percent overall. In contrast, in events such as flu pandemics, the death rate is typically under 2 percent.

Acknowledging that Ebola was "a high mortality disease," Aylward said the U.N. health agency was still focused on trying to get sick people isolated and provide treatment as early as possible.
Posted by:Fred

#15  Bat hive in Iraq. Very old method of controlling insects in orchards.
Posted by: Besoeker   2014-10-15 15:16  

#14  If it can be validated that ebola has the potential to become aerosolized, that will be a massive game changer. Anyone recognize this cone shaped object ?

Posted by: Besoeker   2014-10-15 15:11  

#13  "I have to wonder if their already planning on a postponement of the November election."

I have no doubt they'll try, B. >:-(
Posted by: Barbara   2014-10-15 14:56  

#12  "As you will note, the mortalities are disproportionately democrat or potential democrats."

Where's the problem, B?

/(do I really need it?)
Posted by: Barbara   2014-10-15 14:55  

#11  Champ is said to now be getting involved, cancelling fund raisers and trips. The Dems are pulling their campaign machine out of Kentucky. Nothing from Boehner or the pubs regarding Ebola or much of anything else. I have to wonder if their already planning on a postponement of the November election.
Posted by: Besoeker   2014-10-15 14:15  

#10  Even if half the die-hard Democratic voters are dead by Election Day 2016, they will still vote the straight Dem ticket, you betcha.
Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418    2014-10-15 14:09  

#9  anon 1 - I believe that is the desired outcome. I'm becoming more of the opinion that there are entrenched minds that want ebola here in the US. Of course, being elites, they can safely manage the situation...as they see fit.
Posted by: Rex Mundi   2014-10-15 13:57  

#8  i cant help but think it was wrong of Obama to send the troops and meds to africa. they will get infected, come home and infect others
Posted by: anon1   2014-10-15 12:05  

#7  The upshot is that the human race is gone by Sept 2016, thereby saving us from the tyranny of a Hildebeast presidency.
Posted by: Rex Mundi   2014-10-15 10:38  

#6  At least we can stop worrying about peek oilz. And by gawd this Ebola stuff makes it to town Ima gonna say the hell with and by a couple cartons of Camels.
Posted by: Shipman   2014-10-15 08:25  

#5  I blame it on the man climate change and the republican led sequestration. As you will note, the mortalities are disproportionately democrat or potential democrats.
Posted by: Besoeker   2014-10-15 07:34  

#4  Yep, your average anumerate person doesn't get the exponential thingy.
Posted by: phil_b   2014-10-15 07:23  

#3  those figures are of new cases only. Of those, I estimate 50 per cent will die.

Basically within two years, half the world's population will be dead.
Posted by: anon1   2014-10-15 06:52  

#2  By my calculations, extrapolated from the WHO figures until they stopped printing them, we should be up for 7500 new cases this month.
November: 17,000 new cases.
Then it starts getting bigger exponentially
December: 38,000
January; 86,000
Posted by: anon1   2014-10-15 06:51  

#1  The only strategy that can work at this stage (and probably the last couple of months) is forced containment, ie shooting people who try and leave containment areas.

It means condeming thousands to tens of thousands to save millions.

I am certain no one will make that call until it is too late.
Posted by: phil_b   2014-10-15 00:42  

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