Aviation and the Ebola epidemic in West-Africa

[airazurxtror]

The Obama administration is considering quarantining healthcare workers returning to the United States from the Ebola hot zone of West Africa, after a New York doctor who treated Ebola patients there tested positive for the virus.

Tom Skinner, a spokesman for the US Centres for Disease Control, told Reuters on Friday that quarantine is among a number of options being discussed by officials from across the administration.

"There are a number of options being discussed pertaining to the monitoring and mobility of healthcare workers who are returning to the United States from affected countries," Mr Skinner said


http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-10-25/d ... us/5841062

[Passenger]

The Obama administration is considering quarantining healthcare workers returning to the United States from the Ebola hot zone of West Africa, after a New York doctor who treated Ebola patients there tested positive for the virus. Tom Skinner, a spokesman for the US Centres for Disease Control, told Reuters on Friday that quarantine is among a number of options being discussed by officials from across the administration. "There are a number of options being discussed pertaining to the monitoring and mobility of healthcare workers who are returning to the United States from affected countries," Mr Skinner said

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-10-25/d ... us/5841062

And once again you have forgotten a relevant quote from the Obama administration press conference:

"Officials do not believe there is a risk of transmission from someone not exhibiting Ebola-like symptoms, but they want to reassure the public, the administration official said".

[sn26567]

Mali's health minister reports first case of Ebola in fourth West African country affected, as two-year-old girl tests positive and eventually dies. (Source: AP & BBC)

[sn26567]

The doctor, Craig Spencer, a member of Doctors Without Borders who had been working in Guinea,... returned to Brussels Oct. 16.

According to BBC, Dr Spencer left Guinea on 14 October, and returned to New York City on 17 October via Europe.

Meanwhile, two nurses infected with Ebola while caring for a dying patient in Dallas have been declared free of the virus.

[Passenger]

A day in the life of Alexander James, an MSF ebola worker in Monrovia:

http://www.msf.org/article/my-son-msf%E ... a-survivor

[Passenger]

Mali's health minister reports first case of Ebola in fourth West African country affected, as two-year-old girl tests positive and eventually dies. (Source: AP & BBC)

Confirmed by the WHO, except that the WHO states "the patient is a two-year-old girl..."
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/ebo ... r-2014/en/

[FlightMate]

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/10/27/ebola-wars

A very interesting article about ebola.

[airazurxtror]

The "fourth west african country" is Mali : Brussels Airlines sould open a line to Bamako !

[nordikcam]

The "fourth west african country" is Mali : Brussels Airlines sould open a line to Bamako !

Hope they will return soon there. Tired flying with AF via CDG. Thx SN for flying West African countries !

[Homo Aeroportus]

The two-year old girl had travelled with her grand mother by bus from Kissidougou, Southern Guinea, to Kayes, Mali, via Bamako. A 1100+km trip.
She was symptomatic while travelling, with fever and nose bleeding.

Quoting Reuters : Mali, together with cocoa producer Ivory Coast, has put in place border controls to stop Ebola at its frontiers. However, a visit to Mali's border with Guinea by Reuters this month showed vehicles avoiding a health checkpoint set up by Malian authorities by simply driving through the bush.

H.A.

[airazurxtror]

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-10-2 ... f339f1bb3a

Extract :

New York and New Jersey will quarantine on arrival at the area’s airports anyone who had direct contact with Ebola patients, Governors Andrew Cuomo and Chris Christie said.
The stricter rules were announced yesterday, shortly after a top U.S. health official said the federal government also was considering tighter measures nationwide that may put anyone returning from Ebola zones into quarantine or under strict monitoring.
Under the changes, quarantines for high-risk travelers from any of the three West African nations most affected by the Ebola outbreak would last 21 days. Others who travel from the region and haven’t had direct contact with virus patients will be actively monitored and quarantined only if necessary, they said.

[Passenger]

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-10-2 ... f339f1bb3a

Extract :

New York and New Jersey will quarantine on arrival at the area’s airports anyone who had direct contact with Ebola patients, Governors Andrew Cuomo and Chris Christie said. The stricter rules were announced yesterday, shortly after a top U.S. health official said the federal government also was considering tighter measures nationwide that may put anyone returning from Ebola zones into quarantine or under strict monitoring. Under the changes, quarantines for high-risk travelers from any of the three West African nations most affected by the Ebola outbreak would last 21 days. Others who travel from the region and haven’t had direct contact with virus patients will be actively monitored and quarantined only if necessary, they said.

Also in that article:

Spencer worked with Doctors Without Borders. The aid agency has previously said mandatory quarantines would be “excessive.” Its volunteers already take their temperature twice a day and contact the group if they get a fever or other symptoms. “Extremely strict procedures are in place for staff dispatched to Ebola-affected countries before, during, and after their assignments,” Sophie Delaunay, executive director of Doctors Without Borders in the U.S., said before the new guidelines were released. “Despite the strict protocols, risk cannot be completely eliminated. However, close post-assignment monitoring allows for early detection of cases and for swift isolation and medical management.”

We want to strike the right balance of doing what is best to protect the public’s health while not impeding whatsoever our ability to combat the epidemic in West Africa,” said Jennifer Routh, an NIH spokeswoman.

(end of quote)

Seems politicians disagree with the medical specialists. Few weeks ago, professor (MD) Alex Vespiognani (Northeastern University of Boston) warned against this ostrich policy: "ignore the problem and hope it goes away. And the Ebola epidemic isn’t going anywhere. It’s actually getting worse: the number of cases in West Africa continues to increase at an exponential rate”.

[airazurxtror]

It is actually forbidden to reproduce in full articles published elsewhere, they often are copyrighted.
That is why I copy here only a few important passages, and the reference where one can read the whole text.
You, Passenger, you delight in posting the whole text behind me : I warn you that you take upon yourself the full responsability for it.

[Passenger]

It is actually forbidden to reproduce in full articles published elsewhere, they often are copyrighted.
That is why I copy here only a few important passages, and the reference where one can read the whole text.
You, Passenger, you delight in posting the whole text behind me : I warn you that you take upon yourself the full responsability for it.

I did not post the whole article: I only added a few paragraphs = those with the reply from Doctors Without Borders on the full quarantine. Seems fair, isn't it?

And about your warning against me: can we leave that to the moderators?

[sn26567]

Why Brussels Airlines is a Central Figure in the Ebola Panic

http://www.jaunted.com/story/2014/10/24 ... bola+Panic

Excerpts:

Doctors Without Borders volunteer Craig Spencer flew Brussels Airlines for his travels to and from West Africa. Spencer returned from his trip to Guinea via Brussels, and arrived back in JFK on October 17 on Brussels Airlines flight 501.

Still, why is so much travel happening on Brussels Airlines in line with the Ebola panic?

The answer is surprisingly simple. Brussels Airlines has become the chief commercial airline for both medical staff, volunteers, and regular travelers needing to travel to West Africa. Since both British Airways and Emirates have temporarily suspended their service on routes to the region, Brussels is the only option for those coming from outside the African continent.

[Passenger]

"Should health care workers who treat Ebola in Africa be quarantined?"

pro's and contra's - CNN:
http://edition.cnn.com/2014/10/24/healt ... index.html

[OO-ITR]

The "fourth west african country" is Mali : Brussels Airlines sould open a line to Bamako !

Some background info because your knowledge seems to limit to your favourite Irish carrier.
SN used to fly to Bamako and stopped flying there when the unrest started and all commercial flights were stopped.
But who knows maybe SN can start flying there again. Thanks for the idea !!!

[sean1982]

The "fourth west african country" is Mali : Brussels Airlines sould open a line to Bamako !

Some background info because your knowledge seems to limit to your favourite Irish carrier.
SN used to fly to Bamako and stopped flying there when the unrest started and all commercial flights were stopped.
But who knows maybe SN can start flying there again. Thanks for the idea !!!

seriously?

[RoMax]

seriously?

Difficult to blame the by some so-called "SN camp" for this, who came up with this statement...

The "fourth west african country" is Mali : Brussels Airlines sould open a line to Bamako !

[sean1982]

seriously?

Difficult to blame the by some so-called "SN camp" for this, who came up with this statement...

The "fourth west african country" is Mali : Brussels Airlines sould open a line to Bamako !

I don't care who it is from ... it's tiring ....