ebola gp laboratory medicine update meeting 4 december 2014 dr lorna willocks consultant in public...
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EBOLA
GP Laboratory Medicine Update meeting4 December 2014Dr Lorna Willocks
Consultant in Public Health Medicine
4th December 2014
Ebola Summary as at 25 Nov
• 16,000 cases• 7,000 deaths• 120 new cases in Freetown in last week• Mali 7 cases, all died• Nigeria, Senegal cleared
Likelihood of presentation at GP
• University students• Boarding schools
• Armed forces• Humanitarian healthcare workers
Advance preparation
• Posters• Alert reception staff• Single room• PPE and know where it is
Websites
• http://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/travel/viralhaemorrhagicfever.aspx?subjectid=00C
• https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/ebola-virus-disease-clinical-management-and-guidance