http://www.ndtv.com/world-news/liberia-confirms-new-ebola-case-as-outbreak-spreads-781553

Monrovia:  A Liberian woman has died of Ebola in a hospital in Monrovia shortly after being admitted, becoming the sixth confirmed case and second death since the virus resurfaced last month, a senior medical official said on Tuesday.

The victim, Kebbeh Kollie, lived near the capital, Monrovia. She was the sister of Cassius Kollie, one of five Ebola cases discovered in neighbouring Margibi County, where the disease re-emerged after a seven-week lull.

Her detection raised fears that the infection may be spreading in the Montserrado County area of Liberia, which includes the capital.

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http://www.newindianexpress.com/world/Ebola-Toll-Exceeds-11250-in-West-Africa-WHO/2015/07/17/article2925715.ece

Published: 17th July 2015 05:32 PM - India - Indian Express

GENEVA: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said the number of people killed by Ebola in West Africa has exceeded 11,250.

A total of 27,643 cases of the Ebola virus disease (EVD) have been reported since the outbreak of the disease, TASS reported on Friday.

The maximum number of Ebola-related deaths has been registered in Liberia (4,806 deaths and 10,666 total cases) in the country while the average death rate is 50 percent.

comment: This is not the characteristic death rate for Ebola. Even last year in West Africa it rose to 70%.

http://www.myfoxla.com/story/26781168/world-health-organization-ebola-death-rate-rises-to-70-percent

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http://in.reuters.com/article/2015/07/20/health-ebola-liberia-idINKCN0PU1FF20150720

The last four cases of Ebola in Liberia were discharged from a treatment clinic in the capital of Monrovia on Monday, meaning there were no more confirmed carriers of the deadly virus in the West African country.

The group of four, released from the ELWA treatment unit to cheers and applause, were part of new wave of Ebola infections in Margibi County just outside Monrovia discovered in late June.

Two other confirmed cases have since died, including the sister of one of the released patients.

"The (Ebola treatment unit) is not a death camp; you can come here and survive," said Tolbert Nyenswah, head of Liberia's Ebola response. "This is what we can demonstrate even if Ebola comes back."

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http://apps.who.int/ebola/ebola-situation-reports

http://www.greenfieldreporter.com/view/story/baf9b28ab2ec4e9a87b6d66dc10a7d27/AF--Ebola-West-Africa

Ebola is still in Sierra Leone. While this is spun to project the country will be clear that is the same story that was told two months ago. All cases in the country are not detected. Once recent study showed that 20% of the cases are missed and there could still have been cases through the period when it was said there was none.

Why are we so concerned about Ebola? Is it a total certainty it will not reach the U.S. and spread?  Ebola is a very contagious and high fatality disease. It can reach a 70% or more fatality rate and if it did become more airborne it would be a problem in the U.S. It can be spread by sneezing and droplets. While it may not meet the precise definition for an "airborne bio-weapon" it can be spread through the air.

The best defense if a good offense and an aggressive and daily monitoring of this disease in West Africa as well as the U.S.  The deaths of many West Africans were terrible and we should not insulate ourselves in Western arrogance as so many have died.

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FREETOWN, Sierra Leone — Sierra Leone has only four recorded cases of Ebola, the West African nation's head of Ebola said Thursday, adding that he is hopeful the countdown to zero can soon begin.

Two of the cases have proven negative after treatments, and the other two, in the north Tonkolili district, are in treatment, said National Emergency Response Center chief Alfred Palo Conteh.

"The end of this virus is in sight," he said.

comment: I do not think an end is in sight. Perhaps lulls and temporary reports of no cases, but with the current sanitation issues and few doctors it is going to continue to fester and remain in West Africa.

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What is the real news about Ebola? It is a problem and those in the health industry and world health organizations are bracing for another serious outbreak.

http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2015/08/ebola-cases-stay-single-digits-all-pose-high-risks

The number of new Ebola cases in West Africa's outbreak region stayed in the single digits last week, but two of the infections involved high-risk health-setting exposures, which has medical officials bracing for more cases, the World Health Organization (WHO) said today.

A total of three lab-confirmed Ebola illnesses were reported last week, up slightly from the two reported the previous week. Two were from Guinea and one from Sierra Leone. No new cases have been reported from Liberia since the middle of July, and as of Aug 3, the monitoring period has ended for all contacts there.

The WHO added that the total for the previous week has been revised upward from two the three, after one retrospective case from Sierra Leone's Tonkolili district were added to that country's tally.

Overall, the number of confirmed, probable, and suspected cases in the three most affected countries stands at 27,929, including 11,283 deaths, according to the WHO. No new healthcare worker infections were reported for the second week in a row, keeping that total at 880, including 512 deaths.

New case details

Adding to concerns about further transmission, only one of the three cases reported last week—a patient from Guinea—involved a registered contact, the WHO said. However, it added that the patient was lost to follow-up and could have triggered many high-risk contacts in several health centers in Conakry, the country's capital, since the individual was seen at several health facilities while symptomatic and before the disease was confirmed. Several of the contacts are healthcare workers.

Guinea's other case was found after a 26-year-old woman in Forecariah district died in the community, raising fears of an undetected transmission chain in one of the country's recent Ebola hot spots. Responders suspect that her illness and death are linked to a family member's unsafe burial several weeks ago.

Sierra Leone's latest case-patient, from Freetown, is an 8-month old girl who got sick on Aug 4 and was admitted to the hospital 2 days later. The WHO said the illness is linked to a known transmission chain in Western Urban Area and that so far 29 of her high-risk contacts have been identified, including 24 in voluntary quarantine.

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http://www.chinapost.com.tw/international/africa/2015/09/01/444728/New-Ebola.htm
September 1, 2015

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone--Health officials in Sierra Leone on Sunday confirmed an Ebola death less than a week after the country's last known patient was discharged from a hospital.

Samples from the body of a 67-year-old woman who died recently in Kambia district in the country's north came back positive for the deadly disease, said chief medical officer Dr. Brima Kargbo.

Last Monday, the last known Ebola patient was released from a hospital in Sierra Leone, a milestone that allowed the West African nation to begin a 42-day countdown toward being declared free of Ebola transmission.

comment: Ebola is not gone from West Africa or Sierra Leone. Not all Ebola cases are reported or recorded and it is hard to know during these "no Ebola periods" how many people are either dying are still infected.

It's not over.

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http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2015/09/guinea-reports-ebola-free-week-sierra-leone-has-5-cases

In Sierra Leone, new cases have been detected in two areas: Kambia district, which is battling a cluster of cases, and Bombali district, where a 16-year-old girl's Ebola death triggered the deployment of a rapid response team.

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