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2005-04-26 Africa: Subsaharan

Healers may be spreading (Marburg) virus

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Posted by phil_b 2005-04-26 12:51:49 AM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The international experts who have rushed to Angola have been so busy trying to contain the epidemic that they have had no time to trace its origins. Ultimately, though, finding the source of the disease may help health authorities to prevent future outbreaks.

"We can do that once the situation here is better under control," said Dr. Thomas Grein of the World Health Organization.

This really insensed me. To ##%%% busy holding press conferences saying what a great job they are doing. Even I know that finding the source of infection is job1 when dealing with an infectious disease of unknown origin.

Posted by phil_b 2005-04-26 7:15:10 PM|| 2005-04-26 7:15:10 PM|| Front Page Top

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