PAHO preps Caribbean for potential importation of Ebola/Ebola case confirmed in Glasgow hospital
From GuyanaTimes Although the United States is the only country to date that has registered cases of Ebola imported from the current outbreak in West Africa, countries in Latin America and the Caribbean are working with support from the Pan…
Can the blood of Ebola survivors create a cure?
From Fox News For months, Vanderbilt University researcher Dr. James Crowe has been desperately seeking access to the blood of U.S. Ebola survivors, hoping to extract the proteins that helped them overcome the deadly virus for use in new, potent…
Fuse ODG: ‘Why I turned down Bob Geldof and Band Aid 30’
By Dionne Grant Afrobeats star says the lyrics were ‘not in line’ with his personal message Afrobeats artist Fuse ODG has confirmed he declined Sir Bob Geldof’s invitation to feature on this year’s Band Aid charity anthem aimed to raise…
More on Ebola preparedness from Cayman Islands Ministry of Health
Although there are no reported cases of Ebola neither in Cayman Islands nor in the Caribbean, local medical personnel and the Ministry of Health are continuing preparations for the unlikely event of an Ebola (EVD) patient requiring care. Dr. James…
The State of the Ebola crisis
By Ashley Kindergan From The Finacialist For the first time since Ebola surfaced in Uganda in 1976, an outbreak has exploded beyond rural Africa to reach eight countries, including the U.S. and Spain. For all its notoriety, the most serious…
Makers of KitKat and MilkyWay join Ebola fight
By Ben Rooney From CNN The world’s largest chocolate companies are joining the fight against Ebola. West Africa is where most of the world’s cocoa beans are grown and the companies are concerned that the virus could disrupt supply of…
Caribbean leaders agree on 10-point plan to tackle Ebola and Chikunguyna
From Caribbean360 PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, Tuesday November 4, 2014, CMC – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders have ended a three-hour special summit here on Tuesday agreeing to a 10-point plan to deal with the outbreak of the Chikunguyna virus and any possible…
Visitor to Cayman rushed to hospital in Ebola scare
Health officials take precautions with visitor A female visitor to the Cayman Islands taken to Government Hospital this morning does not meet the criteria for the Ebola virus. Emergency Medical Services were called to a house in East End early…
Imbalanced media reports: Ebola vs ChikV
By Vinette K. Pryce From Caribbean Life It might be irresponsible to describe the incessant media coverage about the Ebola virus in Shakespearean terms — much ado about nothing. However, every day Americans die from cancer, influenza, heat-stroke, freezing temperatures,…
Ebola could be mutating to become more contagious, scientist warns
From Caribbean360 VIRGINIA, United States, Monday October 20, 2014 – Amid warnings from the World Health Organisation (WHO) that there could be up to 10,000 new cases of Ebola per week within 60 days, a leading US scientist has said…