Talk:Western African Ebola epidemic/Archive 1

Unsourced alarmism in infobox
Removing the weirdness about dozens of unquarantined cases in the US. Aside from being obviously untrue, I can't find any reliable sources for it elsewhere, and its not mentioned in the article body. 2601:A:4E00:1EA:21F:5BFF:FEBF:3D3E (talk) 19:24, 2 August 2014 (UTC)

Untitled
Re wrote the part about Conakry. Added the info aboit Senegal" Lozion (talk) 16:49, 30 March 2014 (UTC)

Read reference 3, which states a changed number of deaths but also a changed number of infected. The number of infected in the summary has not been adjusted. Should this be changed? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 46.145.39.42 (talk) 09:37, 2 July 2014 (UTC)

Capitalisation
As I mentioned at ITN, this should be moved to reflect the proper capitalisation which (as far as I'm aware) is Ebola or Ebola haemorrhagic fever for the disease, Ebola virus informally for the virus, technically Zaire ebolavirus species in the Ebolavirus genus. Espresso Addict (talk) 13:11, 31 March 2014 (UTC)

-Can someone help me fix the citation 7 error. I dont know how. txs. Lozion (talk) 20:26, 1 April 2014 (UTC)

Txs to all of you and especially User:The_Rambling_Man for your help.

I uploaded a new situation map and apparently it got flagged for copyright violation although I provided the info., at least to the 28 march (1st) version.


 * The map comes from http://ercportal.jrc.ec.europa.eu/Maps and clearly has "Copyright 2014 European Union" - it has no chance of staying. Only images that have a free licence (CC-BY; CC-BY-SA; PD; CC-zero) are allowed.  Ron h jones  (Talk) 22:37, 1 April 2014 (UTC)

-Even if I provided a link that is mentions reuse is ok? See here at bottom http://ercportal.jrc.ec.europa.euLozion (talk) 23:58, 1 April 2014 (UTC)


 * Surely someone on WP has the time to quickly put up a new map similar to this one, using the resources we already have here. Where can we submit a request for this, if anywhere? Skycycle (talk) 23:09, 1 April 2014 (UTC)

-I'll try to find one.Lozion (talk) 23:58, 1 April 2014 (UTC)

Death rate conflicted
The info box says 95 deaths, the article says 89, and the news says 84. What's up with the death rate? We need to find a single source (such as the WHO) and stick with it. IanSan5653 (talk) 14:44, 2 April 2014 (UTC)

Agreed, found this: http://crofsblogs.typepad.com/h5n1/2014/04/who-update-on-ebola-april-2.html Lozion (talk) 15:52, 2 April 2014 (UTC)


 * Various sources have various death tolls, which has a lot to do with the region's development and access to it. When I last updated the box toll, I put the latest figures' source there, for the ones in Liberia and Sierra Leone we have the Al Jazeera source - so not much left to do right now, and for the future we wait for a WHO update :) Skycycle (talk) 14:37, 4 April 2014 (UTC)


 * I bet for the Center for Dis. Contr. (CDC) Its accurate, update frequently and fast/easy to read. This is the one Im using for the time evolution. According to it, Guinea and Liberia are the only two under the outbreak. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Leopoldo Martin R (talk • contribs) 23:49, 10 April 2014 (UTC)

There is nothing on the CDC page (quote number 3) or any Al-Jazeera article regarding those cases in Sierra Leone. I could not find any source confirming what is written there. Suturn (talk) 07:56, 13 April 2014 (UTC)

MSF and OSM
Hello, I'm not so good at writing, so I'll leave it up to you...

I've received a lot of informations from MSF, which is the oragnization more or less in charge there ! They have nearly sixty medical staff on the field.

A link http://www.msf.org/article/guinea-mobilisation-against-unprecedented-ebola-epidemic

Also HOT has activated (https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/2014_West_Africa_Ebola_Response) I think it's worth mentioning.

Sorry I don't do the work myself, regards. H mlet (talk) 10:50, 4 April 2014 (UTC)

Mali possible
see the  telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/mali/10743721/Mali-reports-three-suspected-Ebola-cases.html  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 49.49.27.50 (talk) 14:57, 4 April 2014 (UTC)


 * Reuters is now reporting Mali as possible at http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/04/us-guinea-ebola-mali-idUSBREA3310M20140404 as of 4 April 2014. Geraldshields11 (talk) 21:28, 4 April 2014 (UTC)

riot
http://www.theguardian.com/world/feedarticle/11280669 i think shows a public panic which is interesting — Preceding unsigned comment added by 223.205.218.167 (talk) 14:58, 5 April 2014 (UTC)
 * > Mob attacks Guinea Ebola treatment centreLihaas (talk) 17:47, 5 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Comparable story, although less violent, in New Kru Town, Monrovia. Nyttend (talk) 13:48, 7 April 2014 (UTC)

Links
>> WHO: Ebola outbreak among 'most challenging'Lihaas (talk) 17:28, 8 April 2014 (UTC)

not in Mali
http://www.ctvnews.ca/health/health-headlines/west-africa-ebola-outbreak-toll-increases-mali-tests-negative-1.1776327 was it ever? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 223.206.9.62 (talk) 17:37, 15 April 2014 (UTC)

figures revised down
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-04-19/guinea-halves-ebola-toll-after-some-deaths-captured-three-times — Preceding unsigned comment added by 49.49.38.61 (talk) 06:19, 20 April 2014 (UTC)

Getting reports that it's hit Europe
Anyone else heard anything? Can we get sources placed here before they are confirmed so the information can be included in the article as soon as possible? 106.69.174.251 (talk) 05:32, 21 April 2014 (UTC) Harlequin

www.infowars.com/report-ebola-suspected-in-europe-broken-through-all-containment-efforts/ infowars.com is fringe, does not meet our sourcing guidelines and should not be used

but how trustable is the news service? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 49.49.39.170 (talk) 06:58, 23 April 2014 (UTC)

This is reliable news service, direct from Italy. It is one of the many references. http://www.vnews24.it/2014/04/19/ebola-epidemia-italia

So far it hasn't been confirmed as Ebola but an entire hospital has been put under quarantine because of roughly 40 infected individuals suffering from severe fever and conjunctivitis in Pisa, Italy. That the government there is refusing to state why an entire hospital is under quarantine has enraged local families. Can we get some Western journalistic sources? Understandably the Italian government would refuse to disclose information like this because of tourism. As such there have been no articles shutting down any alternative sites claiming it, which is odd since that's usually the quickest thing to happen when fake news pops up.

Archiving of coverage under an official source can be established would be the best way to finding out whether or not this is true. 124.148.216.118 (talk) 11:51, 23 April 2014 (UTC) Harlequin


 * It is yet to appear at a reputable source; all that has appeared are poorly-written articles with multiple false statements appearing at sites built around conspiracies, prepping and anti-immigration sentiments. The Vnews24 report, cited above as reliable, makes a snide remark about immigration, states that the virus is common in Africa, refers to confirmed cases in countries which have no confirmed cases and offers no sources. If that's the best that can be produced, this "news" is totally unreliable. Donners (talk) 03:04, 24 April 2014 (UTC)

Phylogenetic position of the Ebola strain in West Africa.
http://currents.plos.org/outbreaks/article/phylogenetic-analysis-of-guinea-2014-ebov-ebolavirus-outbreak-2/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.174.201.130 (talk) 21:10, 1 June 2014 (UTC)

The data from Sierra Leona doesnt match the patterns
The mortality rate is much lower than the others. Or there are much more deaths or the cases are much less than the reported now. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Leopoldo Martin R (talk • contribs) 21:48, 9 June 2014 (UTC)


 * The outbreak has only just begun. Many of the reported cases are "suspected" cases which means they may turn out to not have Ebola. Also, many are current patients, which means that they may yet die. Finally, the CDC misreported the data - there are 81 cases, not 112 (they added the confirmed cases to the total, rather than including them within the 81). Donners (talk) 01:46, 10 June 2014 (UTC)


 * The data of Sierra Leone is not confirmed on any source. No deaths or cases there. I'm going to edit the source.

Deadliest Ebola Outbreak
I think we should include a section about this theme: high number of affected countries, cases and of deaths and why has Ebola been so hard to stop in West Africa. I suggest this article: http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2014/06/18/323213138/doctors-aren-t-sure-how-to-stop-africa-s-deadliest-ebola-outbreak Mtchief (talk) 15:05, 19 June 2014 (UTC)


 * I've just added a "complications" section which addresses some of these issues. Donners (talk) 23:45, 20 June 2014 (UTC)


 * The name "complications" seems undescriptive, although I can't think of anything better off the top of my head.--'Prisencolinensinainciusol 04:09, 28 June 2014 (UTC)


 * I'm open to a change. "Factors inhibiting containment" maybe? Donners (talk) 05:40, 28 June 2014 (UTC)


 * I went ahead and changed it to Containment complications, and moved the Doctors w/o Borders quote about the complications they've had with containment into that section. Seemed pretty straightforward, but let me know if you disagree. The Cap&#39;n (talk) 00:34, 1 July 2014 (UTC)


 * I had no issue with that at all, but somebody else's update seems to have reverted your changes, and a few others. Not sure what has happened there. Donners (talk) 09:44, 2 July 2014 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the heads up, Donners, they also seem to have not only changed the title section, but removed the entire Drs w/o Borders quote about the failure to control the situation (apparently due to "sensationalism?"). I think that quote is an important assessment by a reputable organization that is in a better position to accurately assess the situation than nearly anyone else, and the risk of Ebola spreading is legitimately catastrophic, not sensationalist.  That quote should really be reinstated, but I'd rather let someone else take a crack at it, in case I'm biased toward my own version. The Cap&#39;n (talk) 16:18, 3 July 2014 (UTC)


 * Thanks to everyone for all the information is this article. Is there any further update since July 3, I've been trying to find current news on this outbreak and found nothing new?? Is it under control now or still spreading?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.6.44.184 (talk) 19:45, 7 July 2014 (UTC)


 * A plea. Someone has altered the name of "Médecins Sans Frontières" (MSF) to "Doctors without Borders". In most of the world - including the UK - they are known under their French name, not under the English translation; it's only in North America that the English translation in used. I would be grateful if you would make the reference into "Médecins Sans Frontières ("Doctors without Borders")". Rif Winfield (talk) 08:58, 4 July 2014 (UTC)


 * As as american who reads foreign news articles - you indeed are correct. - Will revert changes --Aflafla1 (talk) 21:46, 5 July 2014 (UTC)

Situation map
There is a new version of the situation map which can be retrieved from www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/images/outbreaks/7_17_WAfEbolaENG_L.zip -- 23:55, 21 July 2014 (UTC)

Nigerian case
Can we please hold off on adding the Nigerian case to the table at the bottom. Those figures come from regular reports posted by the WHO and CDC. Just adding it to an old report renders it incorrect. Please just wait for the next report. The Nigerian case can be, and is, mentioned elsewhere in the article.Donners (talk) 09:12, 26 July 2014 (UTC)
 * What other facts do we have about the Nigeria case?,because most of the Nigeria population already feel that everyone is infected and its really complicated with no real news anywhere it would be really nice if you can update the numbers of cases and deaths in Nigeria(41.215.170.39 (talk) 17:54, 31 July 2014 (UTC))
 * There is at present one "probable" case of Ebola, the person who travelled from West Africa and died in Nigeria. It has not yet been confirmed as Ebola by the WHO. No others have tested positive for Ebola, though people who had contact with that original person are being monitored for symptoms. People who did not have direct contact with that person are not at risk. Donners (talk) 22:58, 31 July 2014 (UTC)
 * Google "nigeria ebola", then news such as this come up http://www.voanews.com/content/nigeria-tracking-30000-people-at-risk-of-contracting-ebola/1967845.html However, this is all speculation for now and under ongoing investigations, we need official sources who confirm whatever the outcome might be. Though maybe we could add more details about the Nigerian response. prokaryotes (talk) 18:05, 31 July 2014 (UTC)

Dont add Nigeria to table just yet
There may not be any more cases that show up in Nigeria. This lone case is easily handled with a statement at the top and doing so avoids taking up a lot of extra space for the table that buys you nothing. --66.41.154.0 (talk) 21:46, 1 August 2014 (UTC)

Also, in just a few more weeks, the number of rows in the table will start to get excessive. Something will need to be done about that, like make a single entry that covers a week or two. This outbreak will be a long affair. It's not ending anytime soon. --66.41.154.0 (talk) 21:54, 1 August 2014 (UTC)
 * The same is true of Morocco following Minister Dukuly's announcement; a simple footnote will work for both Morocco and Nigeria. Nyttend (talk) 15:57, 2 August 2014 (UTC)


 * The problem is that the table is stated as using data from the WHO updates. The WHO is now including numbers for Nigeria - 3 cases (2 suspected) and 1 death as of the latest update. Picking and choosing parts of the table to show is a little misleading. For now it's not such an issue, but any further cases should be included in a column.Donners (talk) 01:15, 3 August 2014 (UTC)
 * It is confirmed that the two suspected cases tested negative to the virus.1 2--Jamie Tubers (talk) 01:31, 3 August 2014 (UTC)

Really shouldn't all WHO cases that they have be counted, as i agree it is picking and choosing. Unless the section and how it is displayed is changed, the Nigerian case should be their with the others. Rump1234 (talk) 14:55, 3 August 2014 (UTC)
 * Reasons for not adding Nigeria columns for the table at the present time are given above. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.41.154.0 (talk) 17:40, 3 August 2014 (UTC)
 * But those reasons don't seem fair. Adding Nigeria doesn't take up that much space... 132.216.227.241 (talk) 21:57, 3 August 2014 (UTC)

Sources for one suspected case in Brazil? It's a big claim to make
I have found no reliable source for the claim of a suspected Ebola patient in Brazil. Shouldn't this be removed from the tally at the top of the page? It's too bold a claim to make without any evidence to support it. --Delta1989 (talk) (contributions) 12:37, 4 August 2014 (UTC)


 * There is video of a CDC office in which the coast of Brazil has been marked red (the same shade used for the confirmed cases in Africa). Either the patient flew from western Africa, or Hurricane Bertha is carrying contaminated material past the Bahamas and toward the east coast of the US.


 * Does anyone know why Brantly was allowed to enter Emery by crossing the loose rock they use for landscaping? The minute after he left the ambulance seems to have had the greatest potential for widespread exposure in the dubiously justified process of retrieving him.  Suppose he had stumbled — and was his footwear rated for that terrain?


 * 64.134.228.127 (talk) 04:27, 5 August 2014 (UTC)

Suggestion: adding a section on containment and screening
I thought it would be informative, beneficial to the article, to include a section on screening measures adopted by airports/countries and such, with a focus on the technologies involved. Currently there is some info on how laboratories treat the virus or how on the local level help workers run isolation units, or containment challenges.prokaryotes (talk) 16:31, 4 August 2014 (UTC)

Morocco Case
I see that this has been added to the casualty list at the top of the page. If it is the same person referred to in this article - http://www.le360.ma/fr/societe/panique-a-casablanca-autour-de-lebola-19159 - then the person did not have Ebola.

"The Department of Health said Thursday that a Liberian citizen died at the Mohammed V International Airport in Casablanca of a heart attack and not the disease Ebola. "A Liberian national, aged 44, from Monrovia, died suddenly Tuesday, July 29, in the transit area of ​​the airport Mohammed V in Casablanca. After analyzes conducted at the Pasteur Institute of Casablanca, it is found that the Liberian was not carrying the Ebola virus, death being due to a heart attack, "reassured the Ministry of Health in a statement. These analyzes were performed in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO)"

Unless it is clearly another case, that should be removed.

There are a lot of dubious suspected cases being reported at the moment - the data for these on the page should be limited to a single source, namely the regular WHO reports. Donners (talk) 05:02, 5 August 2014 (UTC)
 * If it's disputed by the Moroccan authorities, don't mention it in the casualty list, but it definitely warrants some sort of appearance elsewhere per WP:NPOV; as the MOHSW bossman, Morris Dukuly is definitely a weighty personality, and such a statement coming from him shouldn't be ignored, just as we wouldn't ignore a comparable statement by Sylvia Mathews Burwell of the American counterpart to MOHSW. Right now, the "Morocco" section simply says "Minister Dukuly said X", which doesn't assume the correctness of his statement.  Nyttend (talk) 05:22, 5 August 2014 (UTC)


 * WHO have indicated that they are not aware of an Ebola case in Morocco - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showpost.php?p=541313&postcount=9 Unfortunately, now other agencies are picking up the old report and distributing it as fresh news. Another example of the complexities introduced by widespread media coverage. Donners (talk) 00:57, 6 August 2014 (UTC)

$200 M from the World Bank

 * 

Should be added -- -- CFCF  🍌 (email) 08:57, 5 August 2014 (UTC)

International organizations removing people from area
I'm not 100% sure, so I thought I would ask. Are International organization removing people from the area? I know of at least one, but if it's an isolated event, I didn't think it was notable enough to add.
 * See

--ARTEST4ECHO (talk) 12:50, 5 August 2014 (UTC)

CNN source video
please add, CNN source video, Dr Sanjay Gupta: U.S. Health Authorities Concealing Number of Suspected Ebola Victims From Public, test results from 6 isolated patients with suspected exposure - 1:50  https://www.youtube.com/... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.121.16.108 (talk) 19:39, 5 August 2014 (UTC)


 * You keep posting this incorrect description of Dr Gupta's statement — but "concerns" about "early symptoms" of potential Ebola cases are quite different from "probable" or "suspected" cases. People who might have been exposed to Ebola are monitored and tested as obvious precautions against further spreading the virus. So far, none of these 6 are "suspected." Dr Gupta did not use the term, and Wikipedia must not misrepresent or exaggerate his statement. —Patrug (talk) 19:14, 6 August 2014 (UTC)


 * The NYC patients were tested for Ebola as a precaution, and now the testing proves they did not have Ebola. They were not "suspected" of Ebola. Authorities were not "concealing" suspected patients. The YouTube video does not contain either of these two words, and it violates CNN's copyright, and the headline of the YouTube video misrepresents Dr Gupta. So, the link must not appear on Wikipedia, and I have removed it from this page. –Patrug (talk) 19:24, 7 August 2014 (UTC)

Ebola pandemic?
Pandemic? --2A02:1810:111:9A00:9DD7:ADFF:CFC4:1805 (talk) 18:51, 6 August 2014 (UTC)

in what state of USA is testing of patients?
www.breitbart.com/Big-Peace/2014/08/06/CDC-Refuses-to-Identify-Where-Previous-Ebola-Tests-Originated breitbart.com is fringe, does not meet our sourcing guidelines and should not be used

CDC refusing to divulge. please the needful to add. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.121.16.108 (talk) 20:41, 6 August 2014 (UTC)


 * No, this encyclopedia article should not add non-information about non-Ebola patients. —Patrug (talk) 02:39, 7 August 2014 (UTC)

Spain
Does it not seem premature to add Spain to the list of countries affected given the repatriation of the individual has not yet occurred. As such, there has been no reported cases of Ebola on Spanish soil at this point. 132.216.227.13 (talk) 03:04, 7 August 2014 (UTC)
 * According to The New Dawn (Monrovia), the repatriation has now happened. Nyttend (talk) 05:05, 7 August 2014 (UTC)
 * Thanks for this link. The information about repatriation was added. 132.216.227.141 (talk) 17:40, 7 August 2014 (UTC)

Separate national responses from international organisations'
The current subheadings are a bit confusing: responses by organisations are categorised other "Response by country". I propose to create two subheadings: "Response by country" and "Response by organisations". 132.216.227.141 (talk) 17:14, 7 August 2014 (UTC)
 * Good idea. But i would keep both under "Response" and then just "Countries" and "Organizations"?prokaryotes (talk) 17:28, 7 August 2014 (UTC)

Suggestion to remove "Containment" section and add relevant information under "Response" section
The "Containment" section is rather empty - except for a quote from a USA organisation - since most references to containment measures are already discussed in the "Response" section. 132.216.227.141 (talk) 17:48, 7 August 2014 (UTC)

Currently Epidemic
The USA, Spain,and Saudi Arabia should not be listed as currently epidemic until people are being infected domestically (and I would even exclude the doctors who directly treat the first imported case). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.111.130.183 (talk) 20:12, 7 August 2014 (UTC)
 * Seems a fair point to wish to differentiate between countries where there is transmission and where there are (for e.g., repatriated) cases. Distinction made using a new subheading. 132.216.227.31 (talk) 23:18, 7 August 2014 (UTC)
 * My opinion of this idea. Nyttend (talk) 00:01, 8 August 2014 (UTC)

Jeddah and the Hajj infected, Moslim pilgrimage
"On Wednesday a suspected case of Ebola killed a Saudi man in Jeddah who recently visited Sierra Leone on business, meaning human cases of Ebola - once entirely confined to Africa - now likely have traveled to four continents."

Please alerts to the people before more die from Moslim plague. http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/health/chi-ebola-outbreak-20140807-story.html#page=1 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.121.16.108 (talk) 22:49, 7 August 2014 (UTC)
 * WP:FORUM, also totally idiotic comment, and finally, Wiki is not for "warning" anyone, this is an online encyclopedia project.HammerFilmFan (talk) 23:25, 7 August 2014 (UTC)
 * Already removed this kind of stuff from the article twice. Nyttend (talk) 00:01, 8 August 2014 (UTC)

Remove UK from "suspected" list?
Public health officials have explained that the case of the British woman currently discussed in the article is one of an individual who MAY have been exposed to Ebola but who doesn't show any symptoms. The same health officials further say that "The reason we haven't spoken about this before is the individual is not currently a case of Ebola. There are dozens of these suspected cases all over the UK at the moment." (see: DailyMail article) In light of this, it seems premature to add the UK to the list of countries with suspected or non-transmissive cases, no? 132.216.227.161 (talk) 14:53, 8 August 2014 (UTC)

Spainaird priest case is confirm?
Is this confirmed he had the ebolas? Please advise the needful. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.121.16.108 (talk) 15:48, 8 August 2014 (UTC)
 * Yes. He is in a hospital in Madrid. --Menah the Great (talk) 22:51, 9 August 2014 (UTC)

dead now — Preceding unsigned comment added by 101.98.210.140 (talk) 13:00, 12 August 2014 (UTC)

Conspiracy theories
I don't imagine that it is beyond the scope of Wikipedia to discuss emerging conspiracy theories, but such discussions should be done using the same standards used throughout the encyclopedia. For this reason, I have removed the passage proposed by 213.113.169.11 and replaced it with one that seems more adequate. 132.216.227.161 (talk) 15:55, 8 August 2014 (UTC)

Potentially controversial wording
"The Ebola outbreak can also be a blessing for Africa in the area of pharmaceuticals startups in Africa. African brands in the medical industry can start looking for ways to solve their own problems."

Some readers may react to the wording of this, calling the outbreak a "blessing." Any suggestions for alternatives?

DarkLightA (talk) 20:56, 10 August 2014 (UTC)


 * I'd not seen this. It should be deleted as it violates WP:OR. SW3 5DL (talk) 21:13, 10 August 2014 (UTC)