Congo Ebola Outbreak Declared An International Emergency Unparalleled Situation Is Impeding Control Measures Epidemiologists Banned From Participating In Hot Zone An outbreak of Ebola in the Congo has persisted for a year with 2,512 probable or confirmed cases and killed at least 1,650 persons as of mid-July without showing signs of abating. An estimated 12 new cases are being reported each day or about 80 per week, and this number is believed to be an underestimate. The case fatality rate for confirmed cases is 67% and there is
special concern that approximately 30% of the cases are children under 18 years. Health workers are accounting for 5% of the cases. Expanded Risk Now, the report of a new case in the highly populated region of Goma, a - Congo cont'd on page 2
University Of Michigan Psychiatric Epidemiologist Now Blogging For Psychology Today Magazine Recognized Problem
Briana Mezuk, an Associate Professor of Epidemiology at the University of Michigan School of Public Health is adding another dimension to her public health career. Starting in July, Mezuk initiated a feature in Psychology Today entitled “Ask an Epidemiologist”. Her column is aimed at helping readers of the magazine better assess the quality of the research findings they read about.
July 2019
The problem Mezuk addresses is a familiar one to epidemiologists concerned about maintaining public confidence in research findings, especially epidemiologic studies. Such studies can and do report findings that appear to contradict one another, and they confuse the public. According to - Blogger cont'd on page 4 •
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In This Issue -3Saxon Graham Lecture -5Update: 10 Commandments Contest -9Notes on People -11Near Term Epidemiology Event Calendar -12Marketplace