MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'congo'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:25:42 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5060634&cid=t_215943_46_f&fid=38787&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmsf.ca%2Fblogs%2Fphotos%2F2011%2F07%2F25%2Fcholera-in-dr-congo%2F Mbandaka, DR Congo – July 7, 2011 The plastic sheeting fence surrounding MSF’s CTC in Mbandaka has slits at regular intervals to slot it being blown down in strong gusts of wind. But these slits let curious passers-by look in to see what goes on inside the CTC. A cholera epidemic has spread more than 1,000km from Kisangani down the Congo river to the outskirts of Kinshasa, causing major outbreaks in several towns along the way including Bolobo in Bandundu Province and Mbandaka in Equateur Province where MSF’s Emergency Team (PUC – Pool d’Urgence Congo) has managed the medical aspects of the response. At the time of writing (18 July 2011) the CTC in Mbandaka is receiving around 20 patients a day and the PUC is evaluating the need for an emergency response in Ki... MSF Blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5060634 Mon, 25 Jul 2011 10:10:07 +0100 5060634 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4800872&cid=t_215943_46_f&fid=38787&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmsf.ca%2Fblogs%2Fphotos%2F2011%2F05%2F09%2Fcongo-15%2F Lubutu, DR Congo – February 2011 Nurse Innocent Cigangu caring for a patient on the way back to Lubutu hospital in the MSF ambulance. MSF took over the running of Lubutu General Reference Hospital in Maniema Province, DRC in 2006. The aims were to reduce the extremely high mortality levels in this remote rural area and to share with the Ministry of Health and other interested parties MSF’s experiences of how best to reduce mortality in DRC when in full control of a hospital. The hospital is due to be handed back to the Ministry of Health in December 2011 after 5 years of MSF management. (Source: MSF Blogs) MSF Blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4800872 Mon, 09 May 2011 12:08:25 +0100 4800872 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4676318&cid=t_215943_139_f&fid=38879&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FVirologyBlog%2F%7E3%2FvZKUw_w3RLQ%2F Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Rich Condit Vincent, Alan, and Rich explore a novel bunyavirus isolated in China, the recent polio outbreak in Republic of the Congo, and cell to cell transmission of a retrovirus by biofilm-like extracellular assemblies. Click the arrow above to play, or right-click to download TWiV #127 (62 MB .mp3, 86 minutes). Subscribe to TWiV (free) in iTunes , at the Zune Marketplace, by the RSS feed, by email, or listen on your mobile device with the Microbeworld app. Links for this episode: Novel bunyavirus isolated in China (NEJM) Bunyavirus page at ViralZone Polio outbreak, Republic of the Congo (MMWR) Poliovirus isolation from Republic of the Congo polio outbreak (Eurosurveillance) HTLV-1 transmission by biofilm-like extracellular assemblies (Na... virology blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4676318 Sun, 03 Apr 2011 19:06:09 +0100 4676318 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4657248&cid=t_215943_46_f&fid=38787&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmsf.ca%2Fblogs%2Fphotos%2F2011%2F03%2F30%2Fcongo-14%2F Lubumbashi – February 12, 2011 Children’s fingers are marked with purple ink after vaccination by MSF and MoH teams, Kitulizo school. Over the past six months a measles epidemic has been sweeping through the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is raising the alarm and calling for concerted action to halt the spread of the disease. “The measles epidemic is spiralling out of control,” said Gaël Hankenne, MSF head of Mission in the DRC. “Since September 2010, we have vaccinated more than 1.5 million children in response to the crisis, but the disease is spreading like wildfire. All parties involved in health in the DRC must now make this epidemic a national priority.” (Source: MSF Blogs) MSF Blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4657248 Wed, 30 Mar 2011 10:46:01 +0100 4657248 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4303215&cid=t_215943_10_f&fid=35345&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.GIDEONonline.com%2F2011%2F01%2F02%2Fcrimean-congo-hemorrhagic-fever-in-south-africa%2F A report of recent cases in Northern Cape reminds us that the rate of Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever in South Africa has changed little during the past 25 years. See graph: The following background information is abstracted from the Gideon e-book series. 1,2 Primary references are available on request. Time and Place: The first indigenous case of CCHF in South Africa was reported in 1981 – fatal infection acquired in Transvaal. At the time of the report, 7% of persons in the area were found to be seropositive. - Most cases are reported in the Karoo, the Western Free State, the Northern Cape and North West Province; and most are farmers, farm laborers, hunters or abattoir workers. – Twenty-seven fatal cases were reported during 1983 to 2009. – 16 outbreaks were repo... GIDEON blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4303215 Sun, 02 Jan 2011 11:17:25 +0100 4303215 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4232855&cid=t_215943_139_f&fid=38879&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.rawvoice.com%2Fpmn_twiv%2Ftraffic.libsyn.com%2Ftwiv%2FTWiV110.mp3 Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, and Rich Condit On episode #110 of the podcast This Week in Virology, Vincent, Alan, Rich, and Dickson discuss bacteria that can utilize arsenic in place of phosphorus, the passing of Frank Fenner, polio outbreak in The Congo, solving criminal cases of HIV transmission, and classifying viruses by capsid structure. Download TWiV #110 (68 MB .mp3, 93 minutes). To download, right-click or control-click on the link, then select save as. Subscribe to TWiV (free) in iTunes , at the Zune Marketplace, by the RSS feed, or by email, or listen on your mobile device with Stitcher Radio. Links for this episode: Bacteria that utilize arsenic (Ed Yong’s view) Frank Fenner passes away Polio outbreak in The Congo (virus isolation) Solving c... virology blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4232855 Mon, 06 Dec 2010 03:18:40 +0100 4232855 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3717295&cid=t_215943_46_f&fid=38787&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmsf.ca%2Fblogs%2Fphotos%2F2010%2F07%2F01%2Fcongo-12%2F A woman walks in the rain in North Kivu Province, Democratic Republic of Congo, October 15, 2009. In the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, long-standing conflict has pushed farmers off their land, forced family to flee violance continually, and robbed children of the nutritious foods they need to grow up and develop. Watch the new #STRVD film from Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders: “CONGO: The Malnutrition That Shouldn’t Be” (Source: MSF Blogs) MSF Blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3717295 Thu, 01 Jul 2010 08:59:10 +0100 3717295 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3448822&cid=t_215943_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2F173783%2F From Oprah to Congo: Time Magazine interviews Lisa Shannon, one of Blisstree’s “For Women, By Women” featured non-profit founders. Post from: BlissTree (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3448822 Thu, 08 Apr 2010 15:10:36 +0100 3448822 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3350334&cid=t_215943_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F03%2F10%2Fapply-for-a-mental-health-journalism-fellowship-at-carter-center%2F Applications from U.S. residents are now being accepted for six one-year journalism fellowships with the Carter Center’s Mental Health Program. These fellowships aim to enhance public understanding of mental health issues and reduce stigma and discrimination against people with mental illnesses through balanced and accurate reporting. The postmark deadline for applications is April 19, 2010, and the fellowship recipients will be announced July 9, 2010. The 2010-2011 fellowship year begins in September 2010. “Informed journalists can have a significant impact on public understanding of mental health issues, as they shape debate and trends with the words and pictures they convey,” says former First Lady and Carter Center Mental Health Program Founder Rosalynn Carter. Each fellow is aw... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3350334 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:56:21 +0100 3350334 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3354291&cid=t_215943_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fwomen-do-all-the-hard-work%2F Ladies don’t have it easy: we’re the ones who get pregnant, give birth, nurture, and in the developing world we literally do all the heavy lifting.  In honor of International Women’s Day, The Times columnist Nicholas D. Kristoff made a video about what he calls the “Congo Exercise Plan,” demonstrating how in many of the poorest countries, much of the hardest manual labor is still seen as women’s work: “International Women’s Day: What Are You Carrying” Video from The New York Times Post from: BlissTree (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3354291 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:52:53 +0100 3354291 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3025392&cid=t_215943_46_f&fid=38787&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmsf.ca%2Fblogs%2Fphotos%2F2009%2F11%2F25%2Fcongo-11%2F Photo: Martin Beaulieu Rutshuru, North Kivu Province – September 2009 Françoise Kavira and her mother in the hospital of Rutshuru. Françoise is recovering from severe burn wounds after bandits set fire to her house. More photos & stories from Eastern Congo at Condition: Critical (Source: MSF Blogs) MSF Blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3025392 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:54:57 +0100 3025392 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2885485&cid=t_215943_46_f&fid=38787&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmsf.ca%2Fblogs%2Fphotos%2F2009%2F10%2F13%2Fdr-congo-4%2F Photo: Julie Rémy Niangara, Oriental Province, DR Congo – September 2009 Centre of Africa monument in Niangara facing the ruins of the ancient Niangara tribunal of first instance for Bas and Haut-Uélé. Which was feared and nicknamed Niangara ‘cata’ during the Belgian colonisation. (Source: MSF Blogs) MSF Blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2885485 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:07:00 +0100 2885485 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2741086&cid=t_215943_139_f&fid=38879&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.rawvoice.com%2Fpmn_twiv%2Fwww.twiv.tv%2FTWiV042.mp3 Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dick Despommier, Alan Dove, and Delthia Ricks In episode #42 of the podcast “This Week in Virology”, Vincent, Dick, Alan, and Delthia Ricks discuss a new influenza virus-like particle vaccine, dog flu, ultrasensitive pen-sized virus detector, imported rabies in the US, Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, and next season’s flu vaccines. Download TWiV #42 (40 MB .mp3, 58 minutes) Subscribe to TWiV in iTunes, by the RSS feed, or by email Links for this episode: Trivalent virus-like particle vaccine Canine flu virus vaccine Ultrasensitive virus detector Rabies imported into the US Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever in Kazakhstan FDA approves seasonal flu vaccine for fall Yields of 2009 H1N1 vaccine are low FDA may fast-track approval of 2009 H... virology blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2741086 Sat, 25 Jul 2009 13:00:23 +0100 2741086 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2609179&cid=t_215943_46_f&fid=38787&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmsf.ca%2Fblogs%2Fphotos%2F2009%2F06%2F26%2Fsleeping-sickness%2F Photo: Francesco Zizola / Noor Isangi, Oriental Province, DR Congo - June 2005 Sleeping sickness is transmitted by the tsetse fly. Patients at the advanced stage of the disease - the second stage - suffer neurological problems that cause convulsions. This 13-year-old girl is suffering a seizure. The disease has left her in a state of mutism that has isolated her from the rest of the world for weeks. Isangi, Province Oriental, RD Congo - juin 2005 La maladie du sommeil est provoquée par la piqûre de la mouche tsé-tsé. Les patients au stade avancé de la maladie -le second stade-, souffrent de problèmes neurologiques qui génèrent des moments de crises, comme pour cette jeune fille de 13 ans, dont le court délire fera rapidement place au mutisme et à l’isolement qui la coupent... MSF Blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2609179 Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:17:29 +0100 2609179 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2609181&cid=t_215943_46_f&fid=38787&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmsf.ca%2Fblogs%2Fphotos%2F2009%2F06%2F23%2Fcongo-6%2F Photo: Roger Job Kenya Kamalondo health center, Lubumbashi - August 1999 A man fans his pregnant wife in the maternity ward where the fans are no longer working. (Source: MSF Blogs) MSF Blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2609181 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:36:38 +0100 2609181 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2609137&cid=t_215943_46_f&fid=38791&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmsf.ca%2Fblogs%2Febolablog%2F2009%2F01%2F12%2F7%2F Last night we admitted two new patients suspected with Ebola: the daughter (3 years of age) of a woman who died in Kampungu at the start of the epidemic and her aunt who was taking care of her. They are both doing quite well, it would seem, and the disinfection of their house was easier to arrange since the members of the household must have performed the same “ritual” when the mother died at the end of December. Of course, the father is very shocked, given the death of his wife and now the isolation of his daughter. It is not an easy situation to deal with. But he remains very calm, asks all the questions he has and respects our work. The same cannot unfortunately be said for everyone. Many think that the disease we call Ebola does not exist, that it is no more than witchcraft... MSF Blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2609137 Fri, 16 Jan 2009 20:26:27 +0100 2609137 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2609138&cid=t_215943_46_f&fid=38791&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmsf.ca%2Fblogs%2Febolablog%2F2009%2F01%2F10%2Fdisinfection%2F After a few days of calm, once again we’re seeing some action. At the beginning of the afternoon, two nurses and I went to check out new case alerts we had been informed about. We decided to admit one person into the isolation zone. A new admission means that both the medical staff and the “watsan” (water and sanitation) have a whole series of tasks to perform. First of all, the isolation zone must be prepared: a thorough disinfection of the area and everything in it, plus preparing all the various chlorinated solutions that will need to be used both inside and outside the isolation unit. And then there is also disinfection work in the home of the newly-admitted patient, to ensure that the changes of further transmission are immediately stopped. First of all, we have to expla... MSF Blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2609138 Sat, 10 Jan 2009 20:09:04 +0100 2609138 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2609139&cid=t_215943_46_f&fid=38791&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmsf.ca%2Fblogs%2Febolablog%2F2009%2F01%2F08%2Fisolation%2F Hello everyone, So here I am in Kampungu, in the Western Kasaï province, in the heart of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). I’d heard so much about this place from colleagues I met on past MSF projects, who had worked here during last year’s Ebola epidemic It’s so interesting to finally see everything in person. It’s also my very first mission in a forest, and though it’s not of those deep forests, where you can hardly see your hand in front of you, it’s still much greener and more humid that anything I’ve experienced up to now! I went into the isolation zone when our last patient was inside. Donning the full suit is a saga in itself, but it is nothing compared to taking it off again. When removing it you have to be so careful, because you are leaving « isolation » �... MSF Blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2609139 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:04:14 +0100 2609139 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2086918&cid=t_215943_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2009%2F01%2F07%2Fdoctors-without-bordersmedecins-sans-frontieres-2008-list-of-top-ten-humanitarian-crisis%2F Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), the international medical humanitarian organization, has been providing an annual list of the “Top Ten” humanitarian crises since 1998 in an effort to generate greater awareness of the magnitude and severity of crises that may or may not be reflected in media accounts.   In a year where most of the media has been focusing on the American elections, these are the ten Most unreported humantiarian stories of 2008…   Somalia’s Humanitarian Catastrophe Worsens Beyond the International Spotlight, Critical Health Needs in Myanmar Remain Unmet Health Crisis Sweeps Zimbabwe as Violence and Economic Collapse Spread Civilians Trapped as War Rages in Eastern Congo Millions of Malnourished Children Left Untreated Despi... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2086918 Wed, 07 Jan 2009 11:46:25 +0100 2086918 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1289804&cid=t_215943_10_f&fid=35345&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gideononline.com%2Fblog%2F2008%2F03%2F09%2Foutbreaks-of-hepatitis-e-in-sub-saharan-africa-are-rarely-reported%2F As reported in ProMED: Notwithstanding the recent episode in Uganda [see: ProMED-mail post Hepatitis E virus - Uganda 20080304.0894], outbreaks of hepatitis E in Sub-Saharan Africa are rarely reported. The following summary was abstracted from GIDEON. Botswana 1985 - An outbreak (245 cases) in Maun was ascribed to possible water contamination. Central African Republic 2002 - An outbreak (48 confirmed cases) in Bangui may have been caused by contaminated drinking water. 2004 - An outbreak (10 cases) in Bangui was caused by contaminated water sold by a street vendor. Chad 2004 - An outbreak (1442 cases, 46 fatal) was reported in Goz Amer and Goz Beida - Sudanese refugee camps. 2005 - An outbreak (50 or more fatal cases) was reported in the area of Goz Beida (eastern Chad). (more…) Sha... GIDEON blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1289804 Mon, 10 Mar 2008 06:20:19 +0100 1289804