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EBOLA

ToolBox Talk 14 August 2014


What is Ebola?
! Ebola virus disease (EVD), formerly known as Ebola hemorrhagic fever,
is a severe, often fatal illness in humans.
! EVD outbreaks have a case fatality rate of up to 90%.
! The virus is transmitted to people from wild animals and spreads in the
human population through human-to-human transmission.
! Fruit bats of the Pteropodidae family are considered to be the natural
host of the Ebola virus.
! Ebola first appeared in 1976 in 2 simultaneous outbreaks, in Sudan
and in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Then latter was in a village
situated near the Ebola River, from which the disease takes its name.
Transmission
! Ebola was introduced into the human population through close contact with the blood, secretions,
organs or other bodily fluids of infected animals (fruit bats, monkeys, etc, found ill or dead).
! Ebola then spreads through human-to-human transmission, with infection resulting from:
! Direct contact (through broken skin or mucous membranes) with the blood, secretions, organs or other bodily
fluids of infected people;
! Indirect contact with environments contaminated with such fluids (for examples through contact with soiled
clothing or bed-linen from an infected person).
! Burial ceremonies in which mourners have direct contact with the body of the deceased person can also play
a role in the transmission of Ebola.
! Men who have recovered from the disease can still transmit the virus through their semen for up to 7 weeks
after recovery from illness.
! Health-care workers have frequently been infected while treating patients with suspected or
confirmed EVD. This has occurred through close contact with patients when infection control
precautions are not strictly practiced.
Where is it currently?
! Guinea
! Liberia
! Sierra Leone
! Nigeria

Information Source: WHO Website, August 6th

The Minister of Health and Social Services,
Richard Kamwi, says there has been no Ebola
hemorrhagic fever case in the Southern African
Development Community (SADC) and this
includes the Democratic Republic of Congo.
We
are
here
Numbers
1711 reported
cases and 932
deaths

This is the
largest Ebola
outbreak ever
reported.

Source: World Health Organization www.who.int
Facts
It spreads
through
contact with
an infected
person's
bodily fluids.
! Ebola kills up to 90% of those infected, but patients have a better
chance of survival if they receive early treatment.
! Severely ill patients require intensive supportive care. No licensed
specific treatment or vaccine is available for use in people or
animals.
! As the outbreak continues, nations and medical facilities are
increasing their surveillance efforts to detect cases. This will lead to
more reports of both confirmed and suspected cases (some Ebola
symptoms are similar to common illnesses, including malaria. People
with many other disease may be reported as suspected cases of
Ebola).

Information
People have
been
spreading
rumors and
incorrect
information
about Ebola
outburst.
Inform
yourself!
The virus has since spread to Nigeria
via a passenger from Liberia who
collapsed in the busy Lagos airport
in late July and later died. Nigeria
Now has more than 10 confirmed
Ebola cases, its health minister said
on Monday.

As the disease spreads, the weakness of West African healthcare systems has been
exposed. Liberia, where the disease is spreading fastest, has only 51 qualified doctors
while Sierra Leone has just 136, according to political risk research company DaMina
Advisors.
Chinese state media said on Sunday that Chinese disease control experts planned to depart
to Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone to help control the virus. A Chinese plane carrying
protective suits, disinfectants, thermo-detectors and medicines arrived in Conakry on
Monday, it said.
Concerns
Companies
should
educate their
employees
now about
how Ebola
spreads and
how to
prevent
infection.
What will happen if Ebola spreads into other parts of the West Africa
Territories (WAT) or further afield?
! If Ebola spreads to other countries in West Africa, it is expected that
local authorities and international support organizations will respond to
prevent an outbreak. If proper infection control procedures are in place,
cases will be isolated and the disease will not spread to other people.
! 13 August: WHO Director-General addresses UN missions - The
speech referred to Ebola as a "a severe health crisis" which can be
controlled by preventive efforts. The advise was to focus on "Standard
measures, like early detection and isolation of cases, contact tracing
and monitoring, and rigorous procedures for infection control", these
measures "have stopped previous Ebola outbreaks and can do so again.
Compiled by
Serious about
Health and
Safety




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