Western African Ebola virus epidemic

Dylan George joins Ginkgo Bioworks to grow the company's global biosecurity efforts

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Thursday, April 22, 2021

"\n"Global biosecurity has to be at the foundation of Ginkgo\'s platform, because biology doesn\'t respect borders," said Jason Kelly, CEO of Ginkgo Bioworks.

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  • "\n"Global biosecurity has to be at the foundation of Ginkgo\'s platform, because biology doesn\'t respect borders," said Jason Kelly, CEO of Ginkgo Bioworks.
  • "\nAt Ginkgo, Dylan George joins a robust biosecurity team, working across Concentric by Ginkgo, Ginkgo\'s horizontal cell engineering platform, and a rich set of partnerships with government and industry efforts to maximize the effectiveness of biosecurity interventions, and minimize the negative economic and social impacts of biosecurity threats.
  • Among other efforts at OSTP, George supported the global response to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.
  • Ginkgo is also actively supporting a number of COVID-19 response efforts, including community testing, epidemiological tracing, vaccine development and therapeutics discovery.

Ebola virus disease in Nzérékoré – Guinea

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Tuesday, February 16, 2021

On 14 February 2021, an Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak was declared in the rural area of Gouk in NZerekore region, Guinea, by national health authorities.

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  • On 14 February 2021, an Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak was declared in the rural area of Gouk in NZerekore region, Guinea, by national health authorities.
  • Samples from the confirmed cases have been sent to the Institut Pasteur in Senegal for full genome sequencing in order to identify the strain of the Ebola virus.
  • Significant developments have been made in the prevention of Ebola virus disease, with two vaccines now licensed for use in several countries.
  • For other EU/EEA citizens living in or travelling through Guinea, the likelihood of exposure is very low, as is the likelihood of introduction and further spread of the Ebola virus within the EU/EEA.

Outbreak of Ebola virus disease in North Kivu – Democratic Republic of the Congo – 2021

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Tuesday, February 16, 2021

On 7 February 2021, the Minister of Health of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) declared an outbreak of Ebola virus disease after a laboratory-confirmed case was detected.

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  • On 7 February 2021, the Minister of Health of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) declared an outbreak of Ebola virus disease after a laboratory-confirmed case was detected.
  • This current outbreak constitutes the 12th outbreak of Ebola virus disease in the DRC.
  • Her husband was an Ebola virus disease survivor whose biological samples had tested negative twice since 28 September 2020; she died on 4 February 2021.
  • In addition, as the virus is present in the animal reservoir in many parts of the country, Ebola virus disease outbreaks are recurrent.

PAE to Provide COVID-19 Testing Services for the NCAA Southeastern Conference

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Wednesday, September 23, 2020

PAE's experience in complex project management and operational logistics is key to meeting the SECs need for a COVID-19 test provider.

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  • PAE's experience in complex project management and operational logistics is key to meeting the SECs need for a COVID-19 test provider.
  • Having served on the front lines of the Ebola crisis in Liberia, PAE has the skills, knowledge and capabilities to respond effectively to the current pandemic.
  • President and CEO John Heller said PAE will provide expertise acquired supporting other infectious disease outbreaks on the SEC contract.
  • PAEs expeditionary skillset will be applied to deploying and managing testing services across the SEC.

Housing Rights Advocates Call on Billionaire Landlord Geoffrey Palmer to Stop Putting Profits Above People

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Friday, July 10, 2020

Now more than ever, we need people to come together to help solve the issues that burden our neighbors and communities.

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  • Now more than ever, we need people to come together to help solve the issues that burden our neighbors and communities.
  • Lets call out predatory landlords like Palmer, who continue to fight against every effort to keep families in their homes.
  • AIDS Healthcare Foundation, the parent non-profit of Housing Is A Human Right and Healthy Housing Foundation, has long addressed public health emergencies -- from the AIDS epidemic to the Ebola crisis to Californias homeless crisis.
  • AHF will do everything it can to help the vulnerable during this difficult time.

 Johnson & Johnson Receives Positive CHMP Opinion for Janssen’s Investigational Preventive Ebola Vaccine Regimen

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Friday, May 29, 2020

If our investigational Ebola vaccine regimen is approved by the European Commission, this would be Janssens first vaccine approval and an important step forward in our efforts to help protect people at risk of Ebola Virus Disease.

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  • If our investigational Ebola vaccine regimen is approved by the European Commission, this would be Janssens first vaccine approval and an important step forward in our efforts to help protect people at risk of Ebola Virus Disease.
  • Johnson & Johnson has made a significant investment in the investigational Ebola vaccine regimen since its decision to accelerate the development program in 2014 in response to the Ebola crisis in West Africa.
  • Todays positive opinion follows the granting of an Accelerated Assessment for Janssens investigational preventive Ebola vaccine regimen MAAs by the CHMP in September 2019.
  • Discussions with the FDA are ongoing to define the required data set for filing Janssens Ebola vaccine regimen under the FDAs Animal Rule licensure pathway.

Small Country, Big Effort: How Georgia Became Exemplary in the Fight Against COVID-19

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Tuesday, May 12, 2020

How did Georgia manage to prevent the spread of the virus so effectively?

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  • How did Georgia manage to prevent the spread of the virus so effectively?
  • Two monthsafterthe firstconfirmedcase in the country, there has onlybeen517cases of infection, with 178of those infected having already recovered.
  • A month before the virus was detected in the country, Georgia already had the capacity to identify and diagnose COVID-19.
  • The main strategy that prevented the spread of the virus in Georgia was the isolation of everyconfirmed or suspected case.

Avadim Health’s Theraworx Protect Highlighted in National Association of Chain Drug Stores NACDS e-ssential Publication

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Monday, April 20, 2020

Theraworx Protect has been used in hospitals since 2013 and has been relied upon by the nations most recognizable institutions for the care of their most vulnerable patients.

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  • Theraworx Protect has been used in hospitals since 2013 and has been relied upon by the nations most recognizable institutions for the care of their most vulnerable patients.
  • Theraworx Protect has previously been shipped to Africa to fill a role in the Ebola crisis.
  • Now, the product is addressing one of the most vulnerable places on the bodythe T-zone (eyes, nose and mouth).
  • NACDS represents traditional drug stores, supermarkets and mass merchants with pharmaciesfrom regional chains with four stores to national companies.

AIDS Healthcare Foundation Offers Emergency Facility for COVID-19 Patients; Applauds Gov. Newsom’s Crisis Response

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Sunday, March 15, 2020

The building is operated by Healthy Housing Foundation ( HHF ), the housing provider division of AHF that offers low-income and homeless housing.

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  • The building is operated by Healthy Housing Foundation ( HHF ), the housing provider division of AHF that offers low-income and homeless housing.
  • AIDS Healthcare Foundation has long addressed public health emergencies -- from the AIDS epidemic to the Ebola crisis to Californias homeless crisis, said AHF President Michael Weinstein.
  • We will do everything we can to help the vulnerable during this difficult time.
  • AIDS Healthcare Foundation and Housing Is A Human Right ( HHR ), AHFs housing advocacy division, applaud the efforts of Gov.

STERAMIST IS MOBILIZED TO AID IN THE CONTROL SARS-CoV-2 IN DAEGU-KYUNGBUK PROVINCE, SOUTH KOREA

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Tuesday, March 10, 2020

In Korea, GDscience supplied SteraMist decontamination to the Korea Armed Force CBR Defense Command, a specialized team for the protection of life and death.

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  • In Korea, GDscience supplied SteraMist decontamination to the Korea Armed Force CBR Defense Command, a specialized team for the protection of life and death.
  • It was used in special areas such as hospital negative pressure isolation rooms, operating rooms, and pharmaceutical sterile rooms.
  • In the Ebola crisis in Africa, it [SteraMist] was designated as the official decontamination equipment to eradicate Ebola from all over the world.
  • Represented by the SteraMist brand of products, iHP produces a germ-killing aerosol that works like a visual non-caustic gas.