Jason Gale

@jasongale.bsky.social

Dad x3 | Snr editor | Bloomberg News | Melbourne Author of https://www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/53726/after-covid • public health • medicine • emerging infectious diseases • antimicrobial resistance • science Signal: Jasongale.89

Sadly, confirmed Ebola deaths in DR Congo climbed beyond 1,000 on Tuesday. # fatal cases has doubled in just over 2 weeks, with the INSP reporting 2,536 cases and 1,033 deaths today. The toll has climbed from 506 on July 4, with the epidemic spreading into Haut-Uele and Tshopo.

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1/4 As #Ebola's footprint widens in eastern Congo, attention is also turning to South Sudan. Study last week estimated ~70% chance of x-border spread. Samantha Nutt of War Child told me conflict, displacement + weakened health services have left region unusually vulnerable.

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1/ I've been following Congo's #Bundibugyo #Ebola outbreak through the government's daily situation reports. The latest report (No. 44, covering June 27) suggests an outbreak that's still expanding, even as the response becomes more organized. A few charts that stood out:

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The world's largest outbreak of Bundibugyo is giving researchers their best chance yet to understand one of the least-studied #Ebola viruses. As recoveries grow, doctors are learning how it behaves — and preparing the first clinical trial targeting the strain. 🎁🔗👇 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

As Recoveries Rise, Doctors Are Finally Learning How Bundibugyo Ebola Behaves

As more patients recover from the world’s largest recorded Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak, doctors are beginning to piece together how the rare virus behaves — offering the clearest picture yet of one of t...

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#Ebola patients are fleeing treatment centers in eastern Congo in search of food. Aid workers say hunger is an impediment to containing the outbreak, with >150 reported escapes from treatment and isolation facilities since late May. Latest with Michel Kavanagh for @bloomberg.com tinyurl.com/yredt92e

Ebola Patients Flee Treatment Centers in Congo for Food as Hunger Crisis Deepens

Ebola patients are fleeing treatment centers in the Democratic Republic of Congo in search of food, underscoring how hunger has become one of the biggest obstacles to containing the virus.

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It's with great sadness to share that Pa Goba passed away over the weekend after his prolonged battle w. PSP. Thanks to all who contributed to support him and his family - it made a big difference! We'll keep the fundraiser open a little longer to help support the family with memorial costs ✨🙏 .

It is with great sadness that we share that Mr. Augustine Goba passed away on June 6th after a prolonged battle with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP).

Mr. Goba dedicated his life to serving others, and your contributions provided a powerful reminder of the deep impact he had on everyone around him. Because of your kindness, we were able to ensure he received the best possible care, comfort, and peace in his final months, and for that, we are eternally grateful.

We will keep this page open for a little while longer to support the Goba family with final expenses and memorial costs. Thank you for your unwavering compassion and generosity, which have meant so much to all of us.Mr. Augustine Goba receiving the Presidential Medal from Sierra Leone's President Ernest Bai Koroma in 2015.Mr. Augustine Goba, Emeritus Director of the Kenema Government Hospital Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Laboratory in Sierra Leone.
Kristian G. Andersen@kgandersen.bsky.social · 8mo ago

I rarely ask for things, but I will make an exception for my colleague and friend, Augustine Goba, who dedicated his life to saving others. Augustine was Director of the hemorrhagic fever lab in Kenema, Salone, and is struggling with PSP. Please consider donating. www.gofundme.com/f/augustine-...

Jess Nix and I've spent much of the past 17 months reporting on cuts to int'l aid and the changing architecture of global health. The #Ebola outbreak spreading through E. Congo is a sobering reminder that those stories often play out in communities facing dire consequences. 🎁🔗⤵️ tinyurl.com/46fktezp

How Funding Cuts Left the World Vulnerable to Ebola

A strain with no known treatment or vaccine is spreading fast, and the international system built to contain outbreaks is in crisis.

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A new health zone, attacks on Red Cross burial teams, escaped patients, and contact tracing below 40% in the province driving the outbreak. The latest situation report offers a stark picture of the challenges facing #Ebola responders in eastern DR Congo. shorturl.at/DgPRk

Ebola Reaches New Congo Area as Contact Tracing Breaks Down

Ebola has reached a health zone more than 100 miles from the mining town where Democratic Republic of Congo’s outbreak is believed to have begun, as responders track fewer than 40% of known contacts i...

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20 years after a rare Ebola outbreak swept through western Uganda, scientists are returning to survivors in search of antibodies that might protect against multiple Ebola species — and perhaps even Marburg. My latest with Naomi Kresge on the work of immunologist Jennifer Serwanga shorturl.at/Zyx9p

Tracking Down Ebola Survivors in Remote Mountains to Find a Cure

One scientist studies blood samples, sees lasting effect almost 20 years after infection

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Ebola is a terrible disease because you often catch it while caring for someone you love – a husband, a child, a mother. Stopping transmission means helping communities recognize symptoms early, access testing quickly and get timely care. Learn more about ebola disease: www.who.int/health-topic...

A decade after West Africa’s #Ebola crisis, the world has vaccines & outbreak playbooks. But the strain now spreading in eastern Congo—Bundibugyo ebolavirus—has no approved vaccine or antibody treatment, exposing the limits of post-2014 preparedness. My latest for @bloomberg.com tinyurl.com/5j43jek2

The World Prepared for Ebola. Just Not This Ebola

Governments and drugmakers spent years building Ebola defenses after the 2014 crisis. A rare strain now spreading in Congo is exposing their limits.

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