Marburg outbreak now devastating all age groups

[Lori Price CLG]

Marburg outbreak now devastating all age groups

The outbreak of the deadly Marburg haemorrhagic fever sweeping across northern Angola is now devastating all age groups - and no longer predominantly young children - say epidemiologists on the ground.

The rare but deadly virus has been rampaging through the Angolan province of Uige since March 2005, leading to the worst outbreak yet known. In the early weeks of the outbreak, the virus mysteriously appeared to be striking down mainly children under five. Before this happened, cases in children were considered extremely rare.

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Lori Price

[Rainscents]

1. This virus looks very scary... 90% death rate.

[WindRavenX]

2. However, unlike Ebola

It seems that this is not spread in the air. Bodily fluids are the main vehicle of infection, and many people are becoming needlessly infected when they kiss or handle their deceased kin...

[Paulie]

9. WHOH! Ebola and Marburg are related and NOT airborne!

They are both filo viruses. Marburg has a 50% mortality rate, Ebola, depending on strain, has 0% (Ebola Reston) to 90% (Ebola Zaire).

Neither are airborne, they primarily pass through blood contact.

More Info: http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/spb/mnpages/dispages/filoviruses.htm

[thecrow]

12. I thought Ebola Reston WAS airborne

because it killed all the monkeys in the facility... Since they had no contact with each other (being caged) this was a very scarey outbreak but fortunately it was not tranmittable to humans.
I read about it in the book "Virus Hunters".

[Paulie]

15. As I recall

It was the tight confinement and poor sanatary conditions. Monkey's like to throw feces around, and hosing down the cages would make an aerosol.

[NickB79]

16. There are three strains of Ebola: one is airborne

Ebola Sudan and Ebola Zaire are both like Marburg: spread by person-to-person contact via bodily fluids. They have a 50-90% fatality rate in known outbreaks so far.

Ebola Reston was the airborne strain found at the primate center in Reston, Virginia that killed all the monkeys in the facility. Even monkeys in seperate wings of the facility were dying, indicating the disease was airborne and spreading through the ventilation ducts. Employees were tested, and four of them DID test positive for antibodies to Ebola, implying they were infected but their immune systems successfully defeated the virus. So, it was transmissible to humans, just not lethal to or transmissible between humans.

One fear is that someday a person may be infected with both Ebola Reston and either Ebola Sudan or Ebola Zaire, creating a recombinant airborne Ebola capable of killing humans.

[thecrow]

17. Exactly

Thank you

[ladeuxiemevoiture]

3. is there an effective treatment or remedy?

eom

[BeHereNow]

4. Sorry, but everytime I hear about these "viruses"

My mind goes tripping back to the PNAC document,
"Rebuilding America's Defenses."
I just can't get that little sentence about
bio-genetic specific chemical warfare outta my head!
Especially when these "viruses" keep appearing
in people of color lands.
Tinfoil hat firmly on.
BHN

[Lori Price CLG]

6. BeHereNow, pls. check out this webpage (US biowarfare plans, etc.)

Flu 'Oddities'
http://www.legitgov.org/flu_oddities.html

Here's a good one from that page:

Coroner Wants to Shrink-Wrap Bodies --Coroner Wants to Shrink-Wrap Bodies in the Case of a Natural Disaster or Terrorist Attack 19 February 2005 - In the case of a natural disaster or terrorist attack, some emergency officials in Western Washington plan to be prepared with a large, shrink wrap machine. The Thurston County Coroner's Office recently won approval to purchase a machine able to shrink-wrap human remains. The process would make it easier to transport a large number of bodies. The coroner's office has already started a bidding process to find a company to build the machine. A Homeland Security grant will pay for the machine, which will cost an estimated $50,000. http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=514058

Lori Price

[BeHereNow]

8. Oh, that is SO gross...

Shrink wrapped bodies?
My browser wouldn't open the ABC link-
but I got the gist of it from the abstract
on your site.
Disgustipated,
BHN

[cyberpj]

10. You're not alone. I have no doubts and don't care who calls me crazy.

:tinfoilhat:

These guys will do anything and they're getting away with it.

[Lori Price CLG]

11. It's so obvious that the light from obvious will take 10 billion years...

...to reach the earth, <g>.

The Bush terror team will stop at *nothing* to perpetuate their fascist regime. There is *no way* (and Rove's 'internal polling' would confirm) that the GOP can legitimately 'win' in 2006 and 2008. If the pre-election polling gap widens (beyond that which can be stolen via vote fraud), Bush will launch the bioterror attacks, to keep his regime in power.

Cheers,
Lori Price

[cyberpj]

14. Thank you for posting this

It led me to the CLG site and I've spent the last hour and 1/2 reading up on some things I hadn't seen before - and I've been reading stuff on this Buscist admin since 2000.

If you're the chief cook and bottlewasher - GOOD JOB! And I'll be directing some friends there. As soon as my laid-off IT husband finds work again -- I'll also be supporting your efforts.

And still, you're able to sign off with a "Cheers" ?

I'm losing all hope of a coup or a win-back or anything right now, feeling as if we're at the point of no return lately. It will pass (I think) but I'm really down there today.

[Lori Price CLG]

19. Thanks so much, cyberpj!! I am glad you liked the website...

:)-Lori

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[Lori Price CLG]

20. Well, polio 'just happened to show up' in Indonesia - first time in ten...

years ...right after the U.S. showed up there to 'help.' Now our tax dollars can provide the pharmaceutical corpora-terrorists with oh-but-another windfall, to pay for the vaccines to prevent diseases the U.S. has spread.

Lori Price

[antigone382]

5. More from article: 311 confirmed cases (possibly 327), 271 dead.

According to the latest figures the MSF team has received, the number of cases had snowballed to 311 in Uige on 7 May, including 271 deaths. Most cases have occurred in the province but there have been cases elsewhere. Some reports suggest there may be 327 people affected in Angola.

“But we can’t say if the outbreak is slowing down or not,” says Depoortere. “At this point it’s really difficult to have all the information.”

In another new development, Zambia announced a Marburg alert on Wednesday, according to the Zambian Red Cross in Lusaka. This was after a man living in Mongu - a western province on the Angolan border - visited Angola and then died from what is suspected to be Marburg disease.

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This outbreak of Marburg - which is related to the Ebola virus - is the worst ever seen, though only a handful of outbreaks have been documented since the virus’s discovery in 1967. The Marburg virus also appears even deadlier than its fearsome relative in this outbreak, killing over 90% of its victims, according to the WHO.

[kodi]

7. mother nature strikes back. gotta' stop eating that bushmeat

this type of disease is why the UN is important and why we fund the CDC.

this and ebola are worse than plague and if it ever got out of the insolation of small towns in africa or asia and into the general interconnected globalized society the world would go mad.

[thecrow]

13. Where did I read recently that the CDC is UNDERfunded?

On Edit:
Ah yes, here:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=114&topic_id=14367