Over 1,000 Children infected with suspected Human Enterovirus 68 (HEV68) Over one thousand children in the Midwest have presented with symptoms of suspected Enterovirus 68, a rare, highly infectious virus that affects children more severely than adults,...
EBOLA INFECTIONS GAINING MOMENTUM AS DEATH TOLL EXCEEDS 1,900
The World Health Organization’s chief, Margaret Chan, told reporters today that the death toll from the current West Africa Ebola outbreak exceeds 1,900, with over 3,500 cases identified. Other alarming statements included that the outbreak is fast...
Ebola Update: Stop Talking and Start Doing
In what seems like a rollercoaster ride of news and pronouncements concerning the 2014 Ebola outbreak, we have been told not to worry, Â it is a fragile virus that does not move easily between host and victim, it is not airborne, the US healthcare system can...
Bring In the Ebola
Ebola is Spreading Rapidly and is "Out of Control" in Africa As the death toll climbs toward 1,000 in the worst Ebola outbreak in history, two American Missionaries who contracted the disease while treating patients in West Africa, were scheduled to be...
The H1N1 Debacle of 2009 – Five Years on – Lessons Learned?
In 2009, we wrote a series of articles for the Washington Examiner about the waves of H1N1 spreading across the country and the Public Healthcare System's lack of preparedness. The following is a summary of the articles along with links to the originals....
Public Health BIO Update: EBOLA, TB, MERS
This post is a quick update on some important biological threats that we have noticed lately. It is not a deep analysis, relying on some good articles linked here with some important highlights. Ebola outbreak in West Africa To date, the mortality rate is...
MERS Threat to Public – First US Victim?
In what appears to be the first US case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), a man has been quarantined in Munster, Indiana with MERS. The disease has reportedly infected over 370 people in Saudi Arabia, with a 30% fatality rate. According to the Chicago...
BioError, BioTerror Update
The following excerpt is from our first book, Unready, published in 2010. The format of the text was based on a discussion of Myths and Realities regarding the state of Healthcare Emergency Readiness. Many of the issues have yet to be addressed and it could be...
CMS-3178-P Proposed Rule Official Comments
As All Hazards Readiness consultants we have been following the Proposed Rule CMS-3178-P with interest since it was slipped into the Federal Register during the holiday season (December 27, 2013). Being  a third party that is largely in the middle of the...
Why CMS-3178-P is Filling an Important Gap in Readiness, Pt. 2
Editor’s Note: As we see the CMS-3178-P Rule find its’ way into the Federal Register, we pulled out a few posts from 2009 that pointed to the need for tighter regulations, especially given the failures in preparation in Joplin and...
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