and now there is an Ebola Outbreak

[Marshtit]

no proven cure,
fatality is around 50%

that is a worry

That's a huge assumption on your part. I am concerned, in fact I work in international development, but I also know the large impacts an outbreak like this can have on livelihoods and wider society in these types of settings. A big outbreak of Ebola can set back all of those other things you have mentioned. Being concerned about one thing doesn't mean i can't be concerned about other things as well.

OP you need to educate yourself.

Now then, that sort of sensible, measured attitude isn't welcome here 😁

Well what else can we say? If we all just reply with “ yes it’s awful” what’s the point in that?

quite
why bother posting

Perhaps you could answer your own question?

Assuming you think there’s no point in just posting “it’s all very sad” why did you bother posting?

So why are you posting? Ebola outbreaks are quite frequent in Africa. If you are worried about others you would be better off posting about the HIV/Aids problem that is still not controlled in Africa and many other parts of the world.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebola_in_the_United_Kingdom

The risks are always present.

In 2016, proceedings were initiated against Cafferkey by the Nursing and Midwifery Council alleging that she had allowed an incorrect temperature to be recorded during the screening process upon returning to the UK from Sierra Leone in 2014. Following a hearing in September 2016, the charges against her were dismissed after the disciplinary panel was told that she had been impaired by illness at the time.[26]

those of you who show concern for fellow mumsnetters may also extend your concern worldwide
or do you own research
or dont bother commenting as it doesnt affect you

What point do you honestly think you're making?

And those of us who do care @Marshtitdon’t start posts with the title “And now there is Ebola to worry about ..” as if they are enjoying the drama. You are correlating two separate issues and being disingenuous as I’m sure absolutely no one in DRC is worried about Hantavirus

I’m not quite sure what you’re looking for in terms of responses to this thread.

Then what are you worrying about?

People die, all over the world, all the time, of many many diseases and illnesses. It's pointless stressing about them when we can't do anything about them.

Do you think people in the DRC are worrying about our massively rising cases of colon cancer?

A vanishingly small risk though.

As i've said repeatedly on this thread, your risk of dying of anything else in the world including falling down the stairs is much higher than the ebola risk so..what is your point?

I really want to understand.

Outbreaks on the current scale happen every two to three years.

I think ebola is last on the list of worries of people arriving on boats.

Get a grip.

Well whether there's a cure for Ebola or whatever other bollocks causes frothing on here or not I conclude there really is no cure for stupid

Having seen how USAID money was spent, I doubt if that will have any effect.

As a previous poster said, avoid the DRC.

I would add, avoid anyone who has been to the DRC (not a large number I would imagine) and if you have been there, get yourself medically checked.

This current epidemic is the 17th in DRC.
There have been 88 deaths and about 300 cases. It impacts 3 health zones.
There have been 2 deaths in Kampala, Uganda.
It is suggested that there should be border checks and WHO has sent people to help.

There are approximately 30 000 deaths every day in Africa. I can’t find figures for East Africa. In October more than 500 people died in Tanzania in the post election violence. Did you post about that OP or is that less significant to you?

Interesting. I’ve only heard Elon’s defunct DOGE team say that about USAID’s role in Ebola outbreak containment and they appeared to mostly be teenage boys. What did you see?

What's the incubation period

Up to 3 weeks I believe.

Wow that's long isn't it !

Not really. It’s just “up to”. But it won’t be the norm. Plenty of viruses have long “up to” incubation periods, Covid is up to 2 weeks. Measles is up to 3 weeks. Chicken Pox is up to 3 weeks. Hantavirus is up to 8 weeks. But for most of these the average is shorter.