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Topic: 16,000 cases of Ebola "reported"
Posted: November 26 2014 at 10:43am

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Posted: November 26 2014 at 12:27pm

GENEVA (Reuters) - The death toll in the world's worst Ebola epidemic has risen to 5,689 out of 15,935 cases reported in eight countries by the end of Nov. 23, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday.

Almost all cases and all but 15 deaths have been in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia - the three hardest-hit countries, which reported 600 new cases in the past week, the WHO said in its latest update.

"The total number of cases reported in Sierra Leone since the outbreak began will soon eclipse the number reported from Liberia," it said. The former British colony has reported 6,599 cases against 7,168 in Liberia.

Transmission of the virus remains intense in Sierra Leone, apart from the southeast, with the capital Freetown still the worst affected area, it said.

"Liberia and Sierra Leone report that fewer than 70 percent of patients are isolated, though there is wide variation among districts," the WHO said.

Peter Piot, a leading specialist on the disease, said on Wednesday that West Africa's Ebola epidemic could worsen further before abating, but that but new infections should start to decline in all affected countries by the end of the year.

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Posted: November 26 2014 at 1:39pm

http://awoko.org/2014/11/26/sierra-leone-news-trends-ebola-deaths-double-in-last-3-weeks/

Sierra Leone News: Trends: Ebola deaths double in last 3 weeks

The official death from Ebola over the past 3 weeks has more than doubled from 52 to 131 per 7day week. In the 7 day week of 4 to 10th November 52 people died of Ebola according to the NERC figures. This shows a death rate of 12.3%.
This increased by 3.6% to 15.9% in the following second 7day week of 11 to 17 November with 85 deaths recorded.
In the third succeeding 7day week of 18 to 24th November the figures increased heavily from 85 to 131 showing an increase of 46 deaths and a jump in the death rate of 18.1% from 15.9% to 34% over the previous 7day week.
On the other hand the number of confirmed cases fluctuated from 421 in the week of 4 to 10th November to 533 for the week of 11 to 17 November showing an increase of 112. The succeeding week of 18 to 23rd November, the number of confirmed cases fell by 148 from 533 to 385.
These figures do not in anyway tell the story most Sierra Leoneans would want to hear which is that Ebola is going away. The depressing revelation however is that in the last 21 days the death rates have more than doubled from 52 a week to 131 last week. This shows that the Ebola Virus Disease shows no sign of “burning out” or reaching the peak before starting to come down as it has done in Guinea and Liberia.
Wednesday November 26, 2014

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	GENEVA (Reuters) - The death toll in the world's worst Ebola epidemic has risen to 5,689 out of 15,935 cases reported in eight countries by the end of Nov. 23, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday. Almost all cases and all but 15 deaths have been in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia - the three hardest-hit countries, which reported 600 new cases in the past week, the WHO said in its latest update. "The total number of cases reported in Sierra Leone since the outbreak began will soon eclipse the number reported from Liberia," it said. The former British colony has reported 6,599 cases against 7,168 in Liberia. Transmission of the virus remains intense in Sierra Leone, apart from the southeast, with the capital Freetown still the worst affected area, it said. "Liberia and Sierra Leone report that fewer than 70 percent of patients are isolated, though there is wide variation among districts," the WHO said. Peter Piot, a leading specialist on the disease, said on Wednesday that West Africa's Ebola epidemic could worsen further before abating, but that but new infections should start to decline in all affected countries by the end of the year. http://news.yahoo.com/nearly-16-000-ebola-cases-worldwide-sierra-leone-183213042.html
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	http://awoko.org/2014/11/26/sierra-leone-news-trends-ebola-deaths-double-in-last-3-weeks/ Sierra Leone News: Trends: Ebola deaths double in last 3 weeks The official death from Ebola over the past 3 weeks has more than doubled from 52 to 131 per 7day week. In the 7 day week of 4 to 10th November 52 people died of Ebola according to the NERC figures. This shows a death rate of 12.3%. This increased by 3.6% to 15.9% in the following second 7day week of 11 to 17 November with 85 deaths recorded. In the third succeeding 7day week of 18 to 24th November the figures increased heavily from 85 to 131 showing an increase of 46 deaths and a jump in the death rate of 18.1% from 15.9% to 34% over the previous 7day week. On the other hand the number of confirmed cases fluctuated from 421 in the week of 4 to 10th November to 533 for the week of 11 to 17 November showing an increase of 112. The succeeding week of 18 to 23rd November, the number of confirmed cases fell by 148 from 533 to 385. These figures do not in anyway tell the story most Sierra Leoneans would want to hear which is that Ebola is going away. The depressing revelation however is that in the last 21 days the death rates have more than doubled from 52 a week to 131 last week. This shows that the Ebola Virus Disease shows no sign of “burning out” or reaching the peak before starting to come down as it has done in Guinea and Liberia. Wednesday November 26, 2014 Comments are closed.