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Body of 'African' stowaway found on US military plane prompts fears over Ebola virus containment
Fears over the ability to contain the spread of the Ebola virus have been heightened after the body of a young stowaway was found hidden on a US military plane.
The Pentagon says the young boy, believed to be of African origin, was found near the wheel well of a US cargo plane which landed in Germany.
The plane which was on a routine mission in Africa and had made stops in Senegal, Mali, Chad, Tunisia and Naval Air Station Sigonella in Sicily before arriving at Ramstein.
It is believe the boy climbed aboard in Mali.
The West African county is on high alert for Ebola outbreaks as it shares a border with Guinea...
At least four vaccines are being developed to protect people against Ebola, including one that protects monkeys completely against the deadly virus. Several groups are also working on treatments, but one of the most promising is stuck in safety testing.
They might be farther along if not for one problem: money.
Even though Ebola is burning out of control in West Africa, it’s not a huge potential market for a large pharmaceutical company to sink its teeth — and its assets — into developing. That leaves the U.S. government and small, niche biopharmaceutical companies.
originally posted by: AutumnWitch657
a reply to: SLAYER69
Actually they have not been studying this for very long at all. The first known cases only showed up in humans around 1997. That's only 17 years. There is a lot that is not known about this virus . For instance they only recently found out that there are four different types of the virus that cause hemorrhagic fever. This fourth one the type circulating in west Africa now is a more deadly type than three previously known types. Which begs the question of mutation. This latest type is also not dying off on its own like other types have in the past.
I'm not an alarmist and I still believe this will be contained like previous outbreaks have been within that same region. I am not at this time worried about a world wide plague of Ebola.
That being said, still it won't be good if scores of people start leaving the area.
I hate to say it but that regions poverty will assist in this regard as they won't 've boarding planes in droves to leave. Again, that being said, there are some who have relatives in the states and western Europe who may subsidise the escape of some residents. .
originally posted by: AutumnWitch657
I just read this on theWHO web site. If you have info from a different source please link it. I am not above mistakes. Lol. A reply to: texasgirl
originally posted by: AutumnWitch657
Oh hello! 'Reston Virginia is driving distance from me. I'm in Hampton Virginia.
I revisited the WHO site and I had the dates wrong. It did say 76' I don't know why my brain thought 97'. Must be some weird form of dyslexia. a reply to: texasgirl