An Ebola training exercise at Madigan Army Medical Center's Andersen Simulation Center, in the US. John Liston/Army Medicine/ flickrThis article is a foundation essay. These are longer than usual and take a wider look at a key issue affecting society. The global health threats posed by recent viral epidemics, such as avian flu, H1N1, Ebola and Zika, have been happening too … [Read more...] about Ebola and Zika epidemics are driven by pathologies of society, not just a virus | The Conversation
Ebola
The plunder of West Africa Ebola funds
In early 2014, when the Ebola virus began ravaging three West African countries, it came with an all-shattering venom. Although Nigeria, Senegal, Mali and the Congo were all affected, the real devastation occurred in Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone. In these three countries, humans were crushed by the virus. Dozens died long before medics reached […] The post The plunder … [Read more...] about The plunder of West Africa Ebola funds
Fears in Libera after new Ebola fatality
A teenager has died in Liberia in the first such death since the country was officially declared free of the virus in September, according to an official. Francis Karteh, head of Liberia’s national Ebola crisis unit, told AFP news agency on Tuesday that the teenager’s parents had also tested positive for the virus and were under […] The post Fears in Libera … [Read more...] about Fears in Libera after new Ebola fatality
