Was it an important turning point in America? Yes. And I think the dead should now be remembered privately, 17 years on.
So -- let us focus on a "right now" emergency: the deaths and confirmed cases of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo continue to inch northward -- into major urban centers. That is a cause for grave concern -- yet the vaccine rings (when contacts may be reached) are working well. So here is the latest, from WHO:
. . . .In recent weeks, we observed a slight increase in case incidence (see at right). The focus of transmission has shifted from in and around Mangina in Mabalako Health Zone to the city of Beni; 15 of the 22 confirmed and probable cases in Beni, and at least 3 confirmed cases in other health zones, have been linked to a single transmission chain. Since the last Disease Outbreak News on 31 August (data as of 29 August), 13 new EVD cases (12 confirmed and one probable) were reported, including eight confirmed and one probable from Beni, two from Mabalako, and one each from Mandima, Butembo and Masereka health zones. While the situation has significantly improved in Mangina and Mandima health zones, sporadic cases are still being observed. The risk of spread was heightened by the movement of two, subsequently confirmed, cases from Beni to the city of Butembo and a nearby village in Masereka Health Zone (Figure 2). Given the mobility of populations in the affected areas, these two cases were expected, rapidly detected and additional response measures swiftly activated to interrupt further spread of the virus.. . .
The city of Beni is home to nearly a million people. We need to be aggressive and vigilant, right now. Onward. And keep a good thought for the nearly one million under Florence evacuation orders, on the Carolina seaboard. Ever. . . onward.
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