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Ebola update
The December 17, WHO situation update is available here. According to this report, some progress is being made in Sierra Leone, which has replaced Liberia as the nation reporting the most incidents of...
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When the fever breaks
According to the most recent WHO update Ebola has caused over 8300 deaths since the outbreak began in late 2013. New disease transmissions are occurring, but the rate of transmission has been...
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Epidemiology of violence
About this time last year I first heard about a few cases of Ebola in the Guinea Highlands. It was, I thought , a bit strange. A long way from the Congo River basin, with which Ebola is usually...
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Watch carefully, explain frequently
According to the World Health Organization, deaths from the year-plus outbreak of Ebola now exceed 10,000. But as of Friday, March 13 it has been three weeks since a new transmission was confirmed in...
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Graphic display of how disease migrates
From Wired: See How Diseases Spread in These Mesmerizing Graphics YOU’RE AN H1N1 influenza virus—swine flu—just hanging out in Hanoi, Vietnam. But now it’s time to spread and infect. How should you go...
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Belatedly Recognizing EMS Week
Last week was actually EMS Week, but I thought it is never too late to recognize the job that EMTs and Paramedics do during disasters, such as the flooding in Texas and Oklahoma, and everyday when they...
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Don’t Sleep on MERS
In the wake of an overblown reaction to Ebola (in the U.S.), the public might be a little tired of hearing about the next dire threat to everyone’s public health. Hopefully some are paying attention...
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HHS emPOWER Map – how many rely on electric powered medical equipment in your...
HHS has developed an online tool that maps the number of people using electric powered equipment for their health down to the zip code level. This could include things such as ventilators, wheelchairs,...
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Critical and creative as complementary
Last week the Secretary of Homeland Secretary presented awards recognizing, “the work, sacrifice, and professional excellence of employees from components all across the Department of Homeland...
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How to Save a Life – Bystander CPR
[This post was written by Frank Leeb] Earlier this morning, I was on the elliptical at the gym in my home town where I proudly serve as a volunteer firefighter. Like every call for help in my...
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