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Ebola Sample Is Mishandled at C.D.C. Lab in Latest Error – NYTimes.com

On: December 25, 2014

[I]t’s been a bumpy year for the CDC, and this latest error isn’t making any of us feel any better about the agency’s built-in safeguards. Here’s a snippet from the NY Times article this morning: The error occurred on Monday, when a high-security lab, working with Ebola virus from theContinue Reading

Update: Ebola Virus Disease Epidemic West Africa, November 2014

By: Sharon

On: November 18, 2014

In: Ebola

[F]or those who want to see the numbers over time for the West African Ebola Epidemic, here’s a link to the early release of this week’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) from the CDC. Note the included graph that shows the epidemiology over the outbreak period, March 29-Nov. 8,Continue Reading

CDC Increasing Supply of Ebola-specific Personal Protective Equipment for U.S. Hospitals | CDC Newsroom

By: Sharon

On: November 7, 2014

In: Biological Threats, Ebola, Emerging Diseases, Pestilence & Disease

[T]he following was just released by the CDC as an aid for US hospitals that face the task of caring for an Ebola or suspected Ebola patient. Much has been said about PPEs and their use, and a recent study revealed an aging stockpile of PPEs (that have already reachedContinue Reading