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Welcome back!

I just knew that you couldn't stay away once the new figures came out! :) Don't let one uncivil editor change your sunny disposition and your ability to always create a sense of harmony and a willingness to compromise at the Ebola article. You are needed and you were missed. Gandydancer (talk) 15:36, 30 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

welcome back indeed! thank you again for accepting my apology.Jytdog (talk) 15:45, 30 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Gandydancer, Jytdog thanks and sorry for throwing my toys out of the cot' Greetings Brain BrianGroen (talk) 16:16, 30 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Looking back on the incident, perhaps part of the problem was that Jytdog had not yet had the chance to get to know you as the others at the article had. I have been rather harsh and quick to judge myself, with a person that I did not yet know very well. Gandydancer (talk) 16:26, 30 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

All Gandy good no hard feelings .. Im sure Jytdog just had the best intention as well. and i had a bit of a rough couple of days. MS brain fog. BrianGroen (talk) 16:37, 30 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

As someone who was watching what happened from a distance, I also want to say that I am very happy to see you back! --Tryptofish (talk) 00:22, 1 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I am also delighted to see your work in keeping the Ebola article updated. =)

Focus on svg version

The vector image (File:2014 ebola virus epidemic in West Africa.svg) didn't render that well initially in the article, so that's why I preferred the raster on (File:2014 Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa.png). However, the image is obviously being updated quite often, and with some modification the svg file renders acceptably and is now the image used in the Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa article. Therefore, I think it's enough to update the png file once or twice every month, thus just focusing on the svg file. Mikael Häggström (talk) 08:29, 5 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Error in updating Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa page

Hi there. In this diff, you changed {{As of|2014|10}} to {{As of|2014|15}}. This changed the words "As of October 2014" to "As of March 2014", which probably wasn't what you intended: I imagine that you wanted to update the day, but instead inadvertently changed the month. I've now fixed it in the article. -- Impsswoon (talk) 20:39, 15 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

DRC figures for Ebola

Hi Brian, thanks for the ongoing changes to the Ebola article. I'm not sure where the different numbers for the DRC you have changed are from. I was looking at the latest WHO report which had the numbers in Annex 2:

ANNEX 2. EBOLA OUTBREAK IN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO As at 9 October 2014, and following a retrospective laboratory review of cases, there have been 68 cases (38 confirmed, 28 probable, 2 suspected) of Ebola virus disease (EVD) reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, including eight among health-care workers (HCWs). In total, 49 deaths have been reported, including eight among HCWs. 852 contacts have now completed 21-day follow-up. Of 269 contacts currently being monitored, all (100%) were seen on 9 October, the last date for which data has been reported. This outbreak is unrelated to that affecting Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal and Sierra Leone.

If there is a more recent update you've found (or I'm missing something in the report) please let me know/update the ref. Thanks, |→ Spaully ^τ 10:12, 16 October 2014 (GMT)

Hi Spaully sorry my fault previous report stated 71, 43 [1] WHO must have downgraded will fix quickly.. Greetings BrianBrianGroen (talk) 10:40, 16 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

ZMab versus ZMapp

Hi Brian, Zmab is one of 3 components which are blended to ZMapp (there is no ZMapp available at the moment, the other 2 components are n/a)

I can only find one source that says it was administered, mostly say that it was available, so I regard the NY Daily news as speculative. She was definitely given serum from survivors.

CHeck these: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/10/12/us-health-ebola-spain-idUSKCN0HZ0U920141012 http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/oct/12/spanish-ebola-nurse-shows-signs-improvement http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/ebola/11156705/Spanish-Ebola-victim-conscious-and-sitting-unaided.html

Cheers, Bob Robertpedley (talk) 07:43, 17 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

HI Bob Robertpedley, there is another news bulletin as well, but i have chance the wording to "may" for now.. will keep a look out for more.. else i will remove..[2]. I think the makers are reluctant to release news that a "substandard" drug tested on animal was used. greetings Brian. BrianGroen (talk) 14:26, 17 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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ebola /westAfrica

hi, Brian sorry to bug you with this question again, but it seems the gap between both Sierra Leones and Liberia "cases" and "fatalities" has grown even wider. Aside from WHO is their any other reliable source we could take up for those "fatality" numbers. The CFR is nowhere in the ballpark of 50%(+ or -). Whatsmore, theoretically lets suppose the fatality numbers exist, both governments simply are under reporting,then could we place a asterisk to indicate this. Why?...the reader will see 14,000 cases, but then think , well its just fatal 37% of the time.What do you think?--Ozzie10aaaa (talk) 22:32, 31 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

p.s. Happy Halloween!--Ozzie10aaaa (talk) 23:17, 31 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Ozzie10aaaa Sierra leone i can straight forward tell you that the death rate is definitely wrong.. [3] seems SL are only counting deaths in the hospital while cases outside the the hospital with Ebola is counted but not deaths. In fact Slyphia Blyden the executive PA to president reported this in her news paper as well. she has been sack from her job since then. [4] In Liberia there seem to an issue of corruption in death certificates being issue. [5] . and here is our problem we, the CDC,WHO AND OCHA gets there numbers from the governments,. But this weill change now that UNMEER is involved. . Happy Halloween to you too...BrianGroen (talk) 04:41, 1 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Editor of the Week

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		Your ongoing efforts to improve the encyclopedia have not gone unnoticed: You have been selected as Editor of the Week, for consensus-driven editing on Ebola-related articles. Thank you for the great contributions! (courtesy of the Wikipedia Editor Retention Project)

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I nominate BrianGroen as Editor of the Week because, as editors that have worked with him have said, "(He) brings a sunny disposition and (an) ability to always create a sense of harmony and a willingness to compromise...". Only editing since early August of this year, his main focus has been the important and timely article Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa where he has graciously shared his knowledge while endeavoring to promote a collaborative spirit. He correlates tedious statistics and numbers and verifies their accuracy. Striving for accord and understanding amongst fellow editors, he almost always explains his edits by using the edit summary. His willingness to "give and take" with other editors makes editing more joyful and less difficult. Faced with challenges that may stop some, he continues to be a fine addition to Wikipedia.

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Thanks again for your efforts! Go Phightins! 13:07, 2 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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 Hi [[User:Ozzie10aaaa|Ozzie10aaaa]] Sierra leone i can straight forward tell you that the death rate is definitely wrong.. [http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/10/03/health-ebola-data-idUSL6N0RY15X20141003] seems SL are only counting deaths in the hospital while cases outside the the hospital with Ebola is counted but not deaths. In fact Slyphia Blyden the executive PA to  president reported this in her news paper as well.  she has been sack from her job since then. [http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Peace/2014/09/30/Local-Media-Sierra-Leone-Government-Cannot-Account-for-More-than-1-000-Ebola-Patients]  In Liberia there seem to an issue of corruption in death certificates being issue. [http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/oct/19/ebola-liberia-death-toll-data-sorious-samura] . and here is our problem we, the CDC,WHO AND OCHA gets there numbers from the governments,. But this weill change now that UNMEER is involved. .   Happy Halloween to you too...[[User:BrianGroen|BrianGroen]] ([[User talk:BrianGroen#top|talk]]) 04:41, 1 November 2014 (UTC)
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