More encouraging news about controlling Ebola

Things are looking better now on the Ebola fronts, especially here in the U. S.  First, the 43 people in Texas, who had been exposed to the Liberian man who died in Texas Presbyterian Hospital, have finished the 21 day quarantine without evidence of the disease.   This includes his fiancee who had extensive contact with him after he became symptomatic.

Second, the CDC has now issued more stringent guidelines for health care workers' protection.   They are similar to techniques used by Doctors Without Borders* for its hundreds of health care workers in West Africa.  No one, who has followed those guidelines, has become infected.   

Third, the World Health Organization has declared Nigeria an Ebola-free nation, following 10 deaths there back in the summer.   It has been long enough since then, without any of their contacts becoming infected, so that they can declare the outbreak over in Nigeria.    This is a very important success story.

Fourth, it's only two more weeks to go until the election . . . and then maybe we can return to sanity, as politicians stop fomenting fear and portraying themselves as having the answer to what we need to do to protect us from Ebola.    Another 2016 presidential hopeful has just jumped on the "ban air travel" bandwagon.   He almost waited too late, because the crest of the fear wave is about over -- and the fear-mongers may start to look . . . well, look like fear-mongers. 

Banning air travel is a bad idea for this country, for reasons explained in previous posts, and as President Obama and CDC officials have also said.   Now if someone would just start saying all this on FoxNews.

Ralph

PS:   Doctors Without Borders is a wonderful international organization (originally French, I believe) that provides medical care throughout the world's neediest places, primarily in the developing world.   They are one on the front line in West Africa dealing with Ebola patients.   I just sent them a donation, and would encourage others to do so at:
          www.doctorswithoutborders.com