Santé : Une étrange fièvre se déclare à Macenta, plusieurs cas de ... - Africaguinee.com
"A new disease that we do not know the name was reported in the prefecture of Macenta located 800 KM from Conakry, killing 8 people dead and several others contaminated learned Africaguinee.com."
Symptoms "manifested by anal and nasal bleeding."
Seems to resemble Lassa Fever.
Mystery hemorrhagic fever kills 23 in Guinea - The Standard Digital News
"An outbreak of hemorrhagic fever has killed at least 23 people in Guinea's southeastern forest region since February when the first case was reported, health authorities in the West African nation said on Wednesday."
Guinea: 35 suspected cases, 23 deaths
"Symptoms appear as diarrhoea and vomiting, with a very high fever. Some cases showed relatively heavy bleeding."
Most of the victims had been in contact with the deceased or had handled the bodies
Samples sent to Senegal and France for further tests
Death Toll from Guinea Hemorrhagic Fever Rises to 29 - Voice of America
Guinea: 49 suspected cases, 29 deaths
French tests inconclusive so far
"However, we are narrowing it down to Ebola and Marburg Hemorrhagic Fever (MHF)," Sakoba Keita, a Guinea health ministry official, said.
"The first case of the outbreak in Guinea was reported on Feb. 9."
"Cases have been recorded in three southeastern towns and in the capital Conakry."
Guinea hemorrhagic fever may have crossed into Sierra Leone - KDAL
"An outbreak of hemorrhagic fever that has killed 29 people in Guinea may have spread across the border into neighboring Sierra Leone, according to a World Health Organisation (WHO) document and a senior Sierra Leone health official."
Suspected Death: 14-year-old boy in the town of Buedu, eastern Kailahun District, Sierra Leone
Boy had travelled to Guinea to attend the funeral of one of the outbreak's earlier victims
Ebola virus cause of hemorrhagic fever in Guinea - P.M. News
"The Ebola virus has been identified as the source of an outbreak of hemorrhagic fever in southern Guinea."
"Scientists in the French city of Lyon confirmed it was Ebola, the Guinean health ministry said."
Guinea: 49 suspected cases, 34 deaths
Guinea confirms fever is Ebola, has killed up to 59 - Reuters UK
Guinea: 59 deaths
"Six of the 12 samples sent for analysis tested positive for Ebola, Dr. Sakoba Keita, who heads the epidemics prevention division at Guinea's health ministry, told Reuters."
Ebola epidemic spreads to Guinea's capital - Geo News, Pakistan
"An Ebola epidemic which has already killed dozens of people in Guinea's southern forests has spread to the capital Conakry, the United Nations Children's Fund said on Sunday."
Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever in Guinea - World Health Organization (press release)
"The Ministry of Health (MoH) of Guinea has notified WHO of a rapidly evolving outbreak of Ebola hemorrhagic fever in forested areas south eastern Guinea. As of 22 March 2014, a total of 49 cases including 29 deaths (case fatality ratio: 59%) had been reported. The cases have been reported in Gueckedou, Macenta, Nzerekore and Kissidougou districts. In addition, three suspect cases including two deaths in Conakry are under investigation. Four health care workers are among the victims. Reports of suspected cases in border areas of Liberia and Sierra Leone are being investigated."
Ebola Threatens Sierra Leone - Patriotic Vanguard
"There has been an outbreak of the deadly disease called Ebola in neighbouring Guinea-Conakry and experts say it’s likely to spread in Sierra Leone, Guinea, Liberia, Guinea Bissau and Mali, five countries that share borders with Guinea-Conkary."
Virus in Guinea capital Conakry not Ebola - BBC News
"Tests on suspected cases of deadly Ebola virus in Guinea's capital Conakry are negative, health officials say."
Guinea Ebola outbreak believed to be deadly Zaire strain - Reuters UK
"Scientists tackling an outbreak of Ebola in Guinea believe they have identified the virus as the Zaire strain, the most lethal of all that 'raises the already high level of concern', according to France's Institut Pasteur."
Ebola outbreak in West Africa kills at least 61 - Parent Herald
Guinea: 87 suspected cases, 61 dead
Ebola Deaths Suspected in Liberia as UN Responds in Guinea (3) - Businessweek
. Five people are suspected to have died from the disease in Lofa county in northern Liberia, Bernice Dahn, Liberia’s chief medical officer, said at a briefing today
Five dead of Ebola in Liberia - Africa | IOL News | IOL.co.za
"Five patients have died in Liberia of suspected Ebola fever, the government said on Monday, as neighbouring Guinea battled an outbreak of the virus which has killed dozens."
“As of this morning six cases have been reported of which five have already died Ä four female adults and one male child. One of the suspected cases, a female child, is under treatment,” Health Minister Walter Gwenigale said in a statement
Canadian man hospitalized with Ebola-like virus after trip to West Africa - U.S. News & World Report
"A man who recently traveled to West Africa is seriously ill and being kept in isolation in a Canadian hospital with symptoms of a hemorrhagic fever resembling the Ebola virus, Saskatchewan health officials said."
"#Canada #Ebola suspect tests NEGATIVE for Ebola, Marburg, Lassa, CCHF, RVF @WHO @pahowho at Winnipeg BSL4 lab"
11 suspected Ebola virus cases registered in Liberia, five dead - The Voice of Russia
Liberia: 11 suspected cases, 5 deaths
At least 61 have died in Guinea Ebola outbreak - euronews
Guinea: 61 deaths
"This is the first time Ebola has been recorded in Guinea."
Canadian man tests negative for Ebola, UN Health Agency says - Montreal Gazette
"A man from Saskatchewan who showed symptoms similar to Ebola after traveling to Liberia tested negative for the virus, the World Health Organization said."
Health Officials Scramble to Contain Guinea Ebola Outbreak - Voice of America
"Health officials are also investigating suspected cases in Sierra Leone."
Guinea Ebola outbreak thought to have spread to Sierra Leone - GlobalPost
"Karbo said one of the cases concerned a 14-year-old boy who is thought to have died two weeks ago in Guinea and then been taken back to his village on the Sierra Leonean side of the border. The second suspected case, in a patient who has not died, was in the northern border district of Kambia."
Ebola has now spread into Liberia, say Irish aid workers - thejournal.ie
"An Irish Aid agency has confirmed that the deadly Ebola virus has spread from Guinea into the neighboring West African state of Liberia. The report released by Plan Ireland confirms two separate cases of Ebola infection in Liberia, fuelling claims that the outbreak is becoming a regional epidemic."
"Travel has been restricted in ‘high risk areas’ of Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia alongside the implementation of a host of safety precautions. Those working or living in affected areas have been advised to travel only if on essential business, to regularly wash hands, and to avoid eating bush meat."
Guinea Ebola outbreak: Bat-eating banned to curb virus - BBC News
"Guinea has banned the sale and consumption of bats to prevent the spread of the deadly Ebola virus, its health minister has said."
"Bats, a local delicacy, appeared to be the 'main agents' for the Ebola outbreak in the south, Rene Lamah said."
Guinea: 62 deaths
Ebola Patients Transferred to JFK - AllAfrica.com
"At least two patients suspected to have contracted the Ebola virus were on Sunday, March 23 transferred from neighboring Guinea to Liberia, specifically in Nimba County."
Guinea: 86 suspected cases, 60 deaths
"The cases have been reported in Guekedou, Macenta, and Kissidougou districts. As of 25 March 2014, a total of 86 suspected cases including 60 deaths (case fatality ratio: 69.7%) had been reported. Four health care workers are among the victims. Reports of suspected cases in border areas of Liberia and Sierra Leone are being investigated."
Liberia Declares Ebola Outbreak a National Emergency - AllAfrica.com
"On Tuesday during their separate regular sessions, the issue of the outbreak of the disease was discussed with consensus for collaborative efforts with the Executive Branch of government through the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare in tackling the spread of the disease."
"In the letter, Representative Kaprkar requested plenary to mandate the health committee to work in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare to hasten the necessary preventive and remedial measures to protect Liberians against the deadly Ebola disease."
Death toll rises to 63 in Ebola outbreak in West African nation of Guinea - U.S. News & World Report
Guinea: 63 deaths
"Health officials in the West African nation of Guinea say the death toll from a rare Ebola outbreak has risen to 63."
No "confirmed" ebola case in Sierra Leone: Chief Medical Officer - Shanghai Daily (subscription)
"The Chief Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health and Sanitation said Wednesday that there is no 'confirmed' ebola case in Sierra Leone."
Guinea says Ebola outbreak contained, but death toll rises - The Globe and Mail
Guinea: 63 suspected cases
"Guinea said on Wednesday it had stopped an outbreak of deadly Ebola fever from spreading beyond the country's remote southeast, although the number of deaths from suspected infections rose to at least 63."
"'The epidemic is not spreading to other regions,' Guinean Health Minister Remy Lamah told Reuters by telephone from the affected area in Guinea's remote Forest region. 'Medical equipment has been shipped in,' he said. 'MSF is helping us to control the outbreak.'"
Liberia: 'No Ebola in Monrovia' - Diagnosis of Suspected Cases Negative - AllAfrica.com
"Confirmed health authorities in Liberia say there have been no new suspected deaths from the deadly Ebola virus since the admission early this week of four (2 in Guinea, 1 in Foya and 1 in Zorzor) reported cases."
"'I can confirm to you that there has been no reported case of Ebola on admission in any of Liberia's hospitals. Samples from suspected persons have been provided to MSF in Guinea for preliminary examination. Further confirmation from the preliminary findings will be provided from Lyon, France,'"
Ministry of Health Statement/Advisory on Ebola Situation - AllAfrica.com
"The Ministry of Health and Social Welfare would like to inform the public that the number of suspected viral hemorrhagic fever cases remains at six with four deaths as of March 26, 2014. The two cases and one death reported from Curran Ho spital in Zorzor yesterday did not meet the case definition of viral hemorrhagic fevers. Hence, this has reduced the cumulative number of suspected cases and deaths."
Four cases of Ebola confirmed in Guinean capital Conakry- Minister - Thomson Reuters Foundation
"Four cases of infection by the deadly Ebola virus have been confirmed in Conakry, Guinea's Health Minister Remy Lamah said on Thursday, marking the first confirmed spread of the disease from rural areas to West African state's capital."
Ebola Death Toll Rises to 66 as Cases Reported in Guinea Capital - Businessweek
"Guinea’s Health Ministry reported five suspected cases of Ebola in the capital, Conakry, as the death toll from the hemorrhagic fever increased to 66. At least 15 suspected cases of the infectious disease were registered yesterday, including those in Conakry, the ministry said in an e-mailed statement yesterday. A total of 103 suspected cases have now been registered, while there has been one death in the capital, it said."
Guinea: 103 suspected cases, 66 deaths
"Health officials in the West African nation of Guinea say they're now treating eight cases of Ebola in the capital."
10 new Ebola cases with 7 deaths reported in Guinea - Shanghai Daily (subscription)
"Ten new cases of Ebola with seven deaths were reported on Friday in Guinea, bringing the total number of cases to 112 and 70 deaths since the declaration of this deadly epidemic, a source from the health ministry has said."
Guinea: 112 suspected cases, 70 deaths
Liberian health authorities confirm two cases of Ebola: WHO| Reuters
"The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Sunday that Liberia has confirmed two cases of the deadly Ebola virus that is suspected to have killed at least 70 people in Guinea."
Liberia: 2 confirmed cases
Ebola Confirmed in Liberia as Guinea Death Toll Rises to 78 - Bloomberg
"Two cases of Ebola were confirmed in Liberia as the death toll from Guinea’s outbreak, called “unprecedented” by an international aid organization, climbed to 80. One of the confirmed cases in Liberia has died, while a second person who died with a suspected Ebola infection tested negative for the virus, the World Health Organization said in a statement. Both confirmed cases in Liberia were exposed to Ebola in Guinea, Gregory Hartl, a WHO spokesman, said on Twitter."
"With eight confirmed cases of Ebola reported in the capital Conakry, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is facing an unprecedented epidemic in terms of the distribution of cases now scattered in several locations in Guinea."
Ebola's Death Toll Reaches 80 in 'Unprecedented' Outbreak - Bloomberg
Guinea: 80 deaths; Liberia: 2 confirmed cases, 1 death
WHO plays down Guinea Ebola outbreak despite 80 deaths - Channel 4 News
"The World Health Organisation says an outbreak of the incurable disease in Guinea is still 'relatively small' compared to past epidemics, after charity workers called it 'unprecedented' in scale."
Worst Ebola outbreak in seven years fuels concern as death toll climbs to 83 - Hamilton Spectator
"The death toll from the worst Ebola outbreak in seven years climbed to 83 in Guinea as the aid organization Doctors Without Borders said the disease's geographical spread marks the flare-up as unprecedented."
Guinea: 83 deaths
Death toll in Guinea's Ebola epidemic hits 84 - Xinhua
Guinea: 129 suspected cases, 84 deaths
Miners in lock-down as Ebola death toll hits 83 in Guinea - Reuters Africa
"Foreign mining firms have locked down operations in Guinea and pulled out some international staff, executives said on Wednesday, as the death toll from suspected cases of Ebola there hit 83."
Race to find up to 400 carriers of Ebola - The Times (subscription)
"A spokesman for the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Guinea, which has born the brunt of the outbreak, said they were trying to trace at least 375 people thought to have had close contact with existing patients."
Liberia reports first Ebola case - eNCA
"Liberia said Thursday, April 3 it was dealing with its first suspected Ebola case thought to be unconnected to the epidemic raging in Guinea and to have originated separately within its borders.If confirmed, the case in the eastern town of Tapeta would mark a worrying development in the fight against Ebola, as cases so far have been attributed to people returning with the infection from neighboring Guinea, where 84 people have died."
Two New Ebola Deaths in Liberia, Health Minister Confirms, Seven Total - AllAfrica.com
"A woman confirmed to have traveled to the Firestone Plantation Camp in Liberia with the deadly Ebola virus has been pronounced dead. Health and Social Welfare Minister Dr. Walter Gwenigale told the weekly Ministry of Information press briefing Thursday that the death now brings to total death in Liberia since the outbreak started to seven."
Liberia: 7 deaths
Mali reports three suspected Ebola cases - SBS
"Mali says it has detected three suspected victims of Ebola, the deadly disease that has killed 84 people in Guinea. Three suspected cases of haemorrhagic fever have been detected in the country. Samples have been taken and sent abroad for analysis, the country's health minister Ousmane Kone said on Thursday."
Mali: 3 suspected cases
04/04/2014Plane from Guinea briefly quarantined in Paris after Ebola scare - Expatica France
"An Air France plane from the Ebola-hit west African country of Guinea was quarantined in Paris for two hours Friday after the crew suspected a passenger may have the deadly disease, the airline said. The flight from the Guinean capital Conakry landed at Paris's Charles De Gaulle airport at 5:28 am (0328 GMT) with 187 passengers and 11 crew members on board."
Angry mob attacks Ebola treatment centre in Guinea - Reuters Africa
"An angry crowd attacked a treatment centre in Guinea on Friday where staff from Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) were working to contain an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus, forcing it to shut down, a spokesman for the medical charity said."
Fears of Ebola virus spur protests in Mali capital city - TheCelebrityCafe.com
"People in Mali began protesting in the country's capital of Bamako because of increasing worry over the spread of the Ebola virus in West Africa."
Ebola toll rises to 86 in West Africa - kdvr.com
West Africa: 137 suspected cases, 86 dead
"The death toll from an Ebola outbreak in coastal West Africa has risen to 86, with dozens more ill, aid workers reported Friday."
Ghana records first suspected case of ebola - GhanaWeb
"XYZ News can report that blood sample from a 12-year-old girl has been sent to the Noguchi Memorial Institute for tests to confirm if Ghana has recorded its first case of ebola."
Ebola 'ruled out' in Ghana girl, Guinea and Liberia numbers grow - The Global Dispatch
"The suspected case of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in a young girl in Ghana has been ruled out by laboratory testing , according to a World Health Organization (WHO) update today."
Guinea raises Ebola death toll to 95 - RTE.ie
"Guinea's government raised the death toll in the Ebola epidemic raging through its southern forests and capital to 95. The health ministry added nine deaths to the toll of 86 given before the weekend, saying that 52 cases had been confirmed in laboratories to be the killer tropical virus.Up to now, the Guinean authorities have registered 151 suspect cases and 95 deaths, the ministry's chief disease prevention officer Sakoba Keita told AFP, without specifying the locations of the new deaths."
Guinea: 151 suspected cases, 95 deaths
Ebola Virus Disease in West Africa (07 April 2014) - WHO | Regional Office for Africa
"Guinea: A cumulative total of 151 clinically compatible cases of Ebola virus disease (EVD) including 95 deaths had officially been reported from Guinea . 65 samples were tested of which 34 are tested positive for Ebola. The date of onset of the most recent laboratory confirmed case is 3 April. 14 of the cases including 8 deaths are health workers of which 11 are laboratory confirmed cases. Liberia 21 clinical cases of EVD, including 10 deaths, have been reported from Liberia. All 5 of the laboratory confirmed cases have died Sierra-Leone 2 probable cases of EVD were reported from Sierra Leone in one family who died in Guinea and their bodies repatriated to Sierra Leone. Mali 4 patients suspected to have a viral haemorrhagic fever who presented for health care in Sibiribougou, Koulikoro Region of Mali. Two of the suspected cases had travelled from Guinea."
'Lab Tests On Ebola Proves Negative'- Says Director of Health Promotion - AllAfrica.com
"Laboratory tests for the specimens taken to the Pasteur Institute in Dakar, Senegal, from the two patients who were under investigation have indicated negative for Ebola. This recent development, he said, has therefore ruled out Ebola in the Gambia as of now."
2 Out Of 3 Suspected Ebola Cases In Mali Turned Negative - Leadership Newspapers
"Two out of three suspected Ebola cases in Mali “do not contain the Ebola virus,’’ the Malian government said on Tuesday. “The results of the third suspected case are still under examination,’’ the government said, adding that so far there was no confirmed Ebola case in Mali."
12 Ebola Deaths Reported - AllAfrica.com
Liberia: 22 suspected cases, 12 dead
10/04/2014WHO unveils emergency moves against Ebola onslaught in Guinea - Expatica Switzerland
"The World Health Organization launched a raft of emergency measures in the Guinean capital Conakry Thursday to control an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus that has so far killed a hundred people across the country."
Our update on #Ebola in #Guinea http://t.co/RVP8Z1JlvV Scaling up response, key work with partners
Guinea: 157 suspected cases, 66 confirmed cases, 101 deaths
10 April update on #Ebola virus disease, West Africa http://t.co/pWJyx2XYpH
"As of 10 April, the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MOHSW) of Liberia has reported a cumulative total of 5 laboratory confirmed cases and 20 suspected cases of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD). The date of onset of the most recent confirmed case is 6 April, with 6 patients currently hospitalised. Lofa County accounts for 32% of the clinical cases reported to date (4 laboratory confirmed and 6 suspected cases) followed by Margibi County (27%, 1 confirmed and 5 suspected cases). Other Counties at risk include Bong (4 suspected cases) and Nimba (3 suspected cases). Montserrado and Grand Cape Mount Counties have each reported one suspected case. At present 32 contacts remain under medical observation. The cumulative number of 12 deaths are being attributed to EVD; Lofa (9), Nimba (1), Margibi (1) and Montserrado (1). All 5 laboratory confirmed cases have died. Laboratory confirmed deaths have occurred in Lofa County (4) and Margibi County (1)...As of 10 April, the Ministry of Health (MOH) of Mali reports a cumulative total of 6 suspected cases after 2 suspected cases tested negative for ebolavirus and other viral haemorrhagic fever viruses in assays conducted by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta."
Liberia: 20 suspected cases, 5 confirmed cases; Mali: 6 suspected cases
Guinea: 168 suspected cases, 108 deaths
West Africa Ebola Is Novel Strain - MedPage Today
"In March 2014, the World Health Organization was notified of an outbreak of a communicable disease characterized by fever, severe diarrhea, vomiting, and a high fatality rate in Guinea. Virologic investigation identified Zaire ebolavirus (EBOV) as the causative agent. Full-length genome sequencing and phylogenetic analysis showed that EBOV from Guinea forms a separate clade in relationship to the known EBOV strains from the Democratic Republic of Congo and Gabon. Epidemiologic investigation linked the laboratory-confirmed cases with the presumed first fatality of the outbreak in December 2013. This study demonstrates the emergence of a new EBOV strain in Guinea."
Liberia: 28 suspected cases, 13 deaths
Guinea: 197 suspected cases, 101 confirmed cases, 121 suspected deaths, 56 confirmed deaths
Update #Ebola virus disease outbreak, West Africa http://t.co/DK5BhyWR9j
"As of 18:00 on 20 April, the Ministry of Health (MOH) of Guinea has reported a cumulative total of 208 clinical cases of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), including 136 deaths. To date, 169 patients have been tested for ebolavirus infection and 112 cases have been laboratory confirmed, including 69 deaths. From 13 March, the date of onset of the first laboratory confirmed case in Liberia, to 21 April, the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare of Liberia has reported a total of 34 clinically compatible cases of EVD; 6 confirmed cases, including 6 deaths, 2 probable cases and 26 suspected cases.As of 22 April 2014, clinical samples from 19 clinically compatible cases of EVD have been tested at the Kenema Government Hospital. All 19 samples tested negative for ebolavirus."
Guinea: 224 cases (of which 121 confirmed), 143 deaths
"As of 18:00 on 1 May 2014, the Ministry of Health (MOH) of Guinea has reported a cumulative total of 226 clinical cases of Ebola virus disease (EVD), including 149 deaths. Of 210 patients tested for ebolavirus infection, 127 cases have been laboratory confirmed by PCR, including 81 deaths...The Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MOHSW) of Liberia has completed the process of revising clinical cases of EVD based on their final laboratory results. All cases which tested PCR positive or ebolavirus IgM positive have been reclassified as “confirmed acute” cases. PCR negative but ebolavirus IgG positive cases are considered “confirmed convalescent” cases. Following the reclassification of suspected cases, as of 2 May the total number of clinical EVD cases reported in Liberia is 13 (6 confirmed, 2 probable and 5 suspected cases), including 11 deaths. There were 2 confirmed cases in HCWs, both of whom died. There have been no new clinical cases in Liberia since 6 April."
Guinea Ebola death toll at 155 - The Global Dispatch
"The Ministry of Health (MOH) of Guinea has reported a cumulative total of 231 clinical cases of Ebola virus disease (EVD), including 155 deaths, according to a World Health Organization (WHO) update today...The geographical distribution of clinical cases of EVD since the beginning of the outbreak is: Conakry (53 cases, including 24 deaths), Guekedou (145/105), Macenta (22/16), Kissidougou (6/5), Dabola (4/4) and Djingaraye(1/1). There have been no new cases of EVD in Kissidougou since 1 April and in Macenta since 9 April. In Djingaraye and Dabola, no new cases have been reported since the end of March 2014."
In Sierra Leone, as more Ebola Cases are confirmed, mixed messages and ... - Sierra Express Media
"Yet on May 25, 2014 the sad news came as a rude awakening for the health authorities and the people of Sierra Leone, Ebola had struck in the very place everyone had been looking; Koindi, Kissy Teng chiefdom, in the Kailahun district east of Sierra Leone near the border with Guinea."
9 May update on Ebola virus disease, West Africa http://t.co/yu22voURzB
"On 7 May 2014, the Ministry of Health (MOH) of Guinea has reported a cumulative total of 236 clinical cases of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), including 158 deaths... As of 7 May, 113 experts have been deployed to assist in the response. This includes 54 experts deployed through the global WHO surge mechanism, 33 international experts from among partner institutions of the Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN), 10 externally recruited consultants, 16 WHO staff who were locally repurposed."
"May 12, Guinean Ministry of Health reported 248 cases of clinical cases, 171 cases of death. Where: 138 confirmed cases and 92 deaths; 67 cases (57 deaths) were classified as probable cases, 43 cases (including 22 deaths) were classified as suspected cases. Conakry: 40 cases (20 deaths), the final case report time is April 26 - Gueckedou: 83 cases (60 deaths), the final case report time was May 11. Ma Sangda: 12 cases (10 deaths), the final case report time is April 9. Kissidougou: 2 cases (1 death), the final case report time is April 1. Dabola: 1 case (1 death), the final case report time is the end of March."
Latest update on #Ebola in West Africa http://t.co/Vt8pXeBodk (24 May 2014)
"As of May 23, 2014, 8 new cases and 3 new deaths were reported from one newly affected district, Telimele (3 cases and 0 deaths) and two existing affected areas, Gueckedou (2 cases and 0 deaths) and Macenta (3 cases and 3 deaths). Since the beginning of the outbreak, the cumulative total number of clinical cases of EVD is 258, including 174 deaths. The geographical distribution of the clinical cases of EVD is as follows: Conakry (50 cases, including 25 deaths), Gueckedou (170/121), Macenta (22/17), Kissidougou (8/6), Dabola (4/4), Djinguiraye (1/1) and Telimele (3/0)"
UPDATE 1-West Africa Ebola outbreak still spreading, "situation serious" -WHO - Reuters
"Guinea's govt previously said outbreaks were contained; New areas affected, including spread into Sierra Leone; Families remove four patients from Sierra Leone clinic (Adds patient removals)"
West Africa Ebola outbreak still spreading -WHO - www.worldbulletin.net
"The WHO has documented a total of 281 clinical cases of Ebola, including 185 deaths in Guinea since the virus was first identified as Ebola in March. The disease is thought to have killed 11 people in Liberia, thought there have been no new cases there since April 9. Sixteen cases - seven of them confirmed through laboratory testing and another nine suspected - have been reported in Sierra Leone's Kailahun district, where four people were believed to have died of the disease."
Ebola cases in Sierra Leone triple, to 50 - CIDRAP
"Cases of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in Sierra Leone have more than tripled in just 3 days, from 16 reported on May 27 to 50 reported today by the World Health Organization (WHO). The agency also reported 10 new EVD cases in Guinea and 1 in Liberia...The 34 new cases in Sierra Leone include 7 confirmed, 3 probable, and 24 suspected, as well as 1 (suspected-case) death in five districts. The WHO said that the country now has a total of 14 confirmed, 3 probable, and 36 suspected EVD cases, including 6 deaths...Guinea's 10 new cases bring the country's total to 291, including 193 fatal cases. The WHO broke down the cases as 172 confirmed (including 108 deaths), 71 probable (62 fatal), and 48 suspected (23 fatal). Seven of the 10 new cases were fatal...The WHO also reported a new fatal case in Foya district in Liberia...Liberia had not reported an EVD case since Apr 9 and now has 35, according to previous reports."
Ebola Disease Takes Toll On Guinea, Sierra Leone, Other West African Countries - CHANNELS
WHO update: May 29th, 34 new cases in Sierra Leone (7 confirmed, 3 probable, 24 suspected, including 1 death) and 10 new cases in Guinea. New case totals: Sierra Leone has 14 confirmed, 36 suspected cases, including 6 deaths. Guinea has 291 cases including 193 deaths.
Four Die of Ebola in Sierra Leone - Sierra Express Media
Director of Disease Prevention and Control, MOHS Dr. Amara Jambai confirmed 4 deaths in Sokoma village, Kailahun District on May 26. The virus has allegedly killed 15 in Koindu.
Ebola in West Africa. Is it the worst Ebola outbreak ever? - The Global Dispatch
367 total clinically compatible cases: Guinea has 291, Sierra Leone has 50, Liberia has 26.
Ebola virus death toll hits 113 in Guinea - www.worldbulletin.net
"Guinean Health Minister, Remy Lamah on Sunday...'113 deaths are been recorded out of the 178 confirmed cases throughout the Guinean territory," said Lamah, during a press conference. He added that the virus has gained ground around the country because of "laxness" and "lack of information.' "
Sierra Leone raises Ebola... - Rappler
Health ministry spokesman Yaya Tunis announced a fifth death due to Ebola. The updated case count is 15 confirmed cases out of 36 suspected cases.
Christian Aid responds to Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone - Christian Aid (press release)
Christian Aid is collaborating with the Council of Churches, Sierra Leone (CCSL) and district health authorities to prevent the spread of disease. There are now five confirmed deaths and a further 31 suspected cases.
Ebola Virus Disease in West Africa: 10 New Cases, 7 Deaths - Infection Control Today
In Guinea, the classification of cases is as follows: 172 confirmed cases and 108 deaths; 71 probable cases and 62 deaths; 48 suspected cases and 23 deaths. The breakdown of cases and deaths by affected areas is as follows: Conakry, 53 cases and 27 deaths; Gueckedou, 179 cases and 133 deaths; Macenta, 40 cases and 23 deaths; Kissidougou, 7 cases and 5 deaths; Dabola, 4 cases and 4 deaths, Djinguiraye, 1 case and 1 death; and Boffa, 4 cases and 0 deaths. In Sierra Leone, the geographical distribution of these cases and deaths is as follows: Kailahun (37 cases and 6 deaths), Kenema (1 case and 0 death), Koinadugu (1 case and 0 death), Bo (1 case and 0 death), Moyamba and (1 case and 0 death). As of May 29, 1 new suspected case who died in Foya district, Liberia was reported.
Ebola outbreak: UK firm London Mining evacuates staff - BBC News
A number of "non-essential" staff at iron ore company London Mining have left Sierra Leone following the Ebola outbreak. Non-essential travel to the area has been restricted.
Hon. Robin Faley On Ebola Sensitization In The East - Cocorioko
Robin Faley, All Peoples Congress (APC) National Publicity Secretary embarked on campaign to educate residents, particularly in Kailahun and Kenema Districts, on Ebola signs, symptoms, transmission, prevention, and treatment.
Guinea, Sierra Leone see spike in Ebola cases: WHO - KDAL
WHO reports 328 cases in Guinea, of which 193 are confirmed. There have been 208 deaths. In the period between May 29 and June 1, at least 21 people died and 37 new suspected cases were reported. During this period, Sierra Leone recorded 3 new confirmed and 10 suspected cases
Suspected Case of Ebola Virus in Freetown - Sierra Express Media
One suspected but unconfirmed case has been recorded in Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone.
Ebola Death Toll Rises In Guinea And Neighbouring Countries - malaysiandigest.com
79 confirmed and suspected cases have been recorded in Sierra Leone to date. The death count has jumped from one death a week ago to six currently. Liberia has not had new cases for two months. The suspected death in Foya is attributed to an individual believed to have been infected in Kailahun, Sierra Leone, and was taken back to Kailahun to be buried.
Ebola update: 11 new cases in Guinea, nine in Sierra Leone - The Global Dispatch
WHO reports 11 new cases (8 confirmed, 1 probable, 2 suspected) and 3 new deaths in Guinea between June 2 and 3. The breakdown is as follows: Conakry (7 new cases and 1 death), Gueckedou (2 new cases and 1 death), Telimele (1 new case and 0 deaths), and Boffa (1 new case and 1 death). There are now 344 cases in Guinea (207 confirmed, 81 probable, and 56 suspected cases) including 215 deaths. The geographical distribution of these cases and deaths is as follows: Conakry, 65 cases and 27 deaths; Gueckedou, 193 cases and 143 deaths; Macenta, 44 cases and 26 deaths; Dabola, 4 cases and 4 deaths; Kissidougou, 7 cases and 5 deaths; Dinguiraye, 1 case and 1 death; Telimele, 23 cases and 5 deaths; and Boffa, 7 cases and 4 deaths. In Sierra Leone, WHO reports 9 new suspected cases between June 2 and 5. The current case count is 81 (31 confirmed, 3 probable, 47 suspected) including 6 deaths. Most cases are from Kailahun district. Liberia has not had any new confirmed cases since April 6.
Deadly Ebola Outbreak Threatens to Swamp Volunteers - NBCNews.com
"The World Health Organization says 22 new cases of Ebola virus were reported in Sierra Leone between May 29th and June 5. WHO counts 81 cases with 6 deaths but Sierra Leone’s health ministry says it has a total of 95 confirmed and suspected cases...At least 35 lab-confirmed cases have been traced to a traditional healer whose grieving patients handled her infected body at her funeral."
Sierra Leone News: Ebola hits Mambolo, Kambia as Kailahun Weeps from its ... - Awareness Times
Ebola has moved to the northern town of Mambolo in the Kambia district, where 2 cases have been confirmed and 10 suspected cases are awaiting test results.
Ebola death toll in Sierra Leone continues to grow - Techsonia
The number of deaths from Ebola in Sierra Leone has doubled from 6 to 12 in the last week, according to Sierra Leonian health authorities. There may be more unconfirmed deaths. Director of Disease Control and Prevention for Sierra Leone, Amara Jambai, said there have been 42 confirmed cases of Ebola in Sierra Leone.
Ebola death toll climbing in West Africa - Times LIVE
"At least 231 people have died since the outbreak of the fearsome disease, which causes bleeding internally and externally and for which there is no known cure. Guinea has recorded just over 200 deaths, along with about a dozen each in Sierra Leone and Liberia"
Ebola kills paramount chief's wife - Sierra Express Media
Ebola has killed the senior wife of Paramount Chief of Jawei Chiefdom, Madam Amie Ngumbu Klah (Kailahun District, Sierra Leone)
Sierra Leone Ebola update – June 10, 2014 - Cocorioko
"In Sierra Leone, 114 suspected cases have been tested for Ebola, with 43 confirmed cases and 16 deaths. All deaths are confirmed cases from the Kailahun district, two of which traveled from Kailahun to Kambia district."
Sierra Leone News: Ebola, 17 Deaths - Awoko
Chief Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health and Sanitation, Dr. Brima Kargbo, has confirmed 17 deaths due to Ebola. There have been 117 suspected cases, 43 of which have been confirmed.
Sierra Leone shuts borders, closes schools to fight Ebola - Thomson Reuters Foundation
On June 11, Sierra Leone shut its borders to trade with Guinea and Liberia and closed schools, cinemas, and nightclubs in a frontier region to slow the spread of Ebola. Health checkpoints will be established in the eastern Kailahun district and Ebola victims must be buried under supervision of health personnel.
Sierra Leone declares health emergency from Ebola outbreak in Kailahun ... - The Tribune
The Sierra Leone government has announced a state of emergency in the Kailahun district due to the Ebola virus that has killed 17 in the nation. According to government figures, there have been 122 suspected and 46 confirmed cases in the district.
Ebola update as of June 12, 2014 - Sierra Express Media
Sierra Leone's Ministry of Health and Sanitation has confirmed 50 cases of the 132 tested cases. There have been 17 deaths. The Ministry is not restricting the movement of people but is implementing screening at checkpoints and border crossing areas.
More: Sierra Leone Confirms Number of Ebola Cases Rises to 52 - Businessweek
The number of lab-confirmed cases has risen to 52 in Sierra Leone, according to an emailed statement from the Health Ministry. The number of suspected cases rose to 138 and the number of deaths to 19.
Liberia: Fresh Ebola outbreak in Monrovia - StarAfrica.com
"Liberia’s Health and Social Welfare Ministry (MOHSW) has confirmed a fresh outbreak in New Kru Town with seven cases reported...six have been confirmed dead." These cases are attributed to a woman who traveled to Kailahun District, Sierra Leone and settled in New Kru Town with family members, as well as six contacts. Since the start of the outbreak in Liberia, there have been 17 deaths out of 31 reported cases.
Liberia: Deadly Ebola Bounces Back in Liberia - 10 Unconfirmed Deaths - AllAfrica.com
"On June 10, 2014, The Ministry of Health (MoH) of Guinea reported 376 suspect and confirmed cases of Ebola hemorrhagic fever (EHF), including 241 fatal cases and 233 laboratory confirmed cases. New cases were reported in Gueckedou, Telimele, and Boffa districts and follow-up investigations continue in Conakry, Boke, and Dubreka districts in the west, and Macenta, and Kouroussa districts in the south. The Ministry of Health and Sanitation of Sierra Leone reported 117 suspect cases, 19 fatal cases, and 43 laboratory confirmed cases on June 9, 2014. Confirmed cases have been reported from the Kailahun district, near Gueckedou, Guinea, and for the first time in Kambia and Port Loko districts in northwest Sierra Leone. Reports of and investigations of suspect cases continue in Kailahun, Kenema, Kono, Bo, Moyamba , Kambia, Koinadugu, Port Loko, Tonkolili, Bombali, and Western area districts. Laboratory testing is being conducted in Kenema city. Sierra Leone and WHO have sent experts to aid in the response and investigation. On June 7, 2014, the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare of Liberia reported 1 laboratory confirmed EHF case and 1 new death in the Foya District of Liberia. This is the first reported case since April 6, 2014."
Ebola deaths on rise in Sierra Leone - Daily Sun
Sierra Leone's Ministry of Health and Sanitation has confirmed 53 cases of 138 tested cases. There have been 19 deaths.
3 Ebola cases reported in Liberia's Foya district - StarAfrica.com
"Dr. Aaron Kollie, Health Officer of Lofa County, has reported a new outbreak in Foya district, Lofa County." Three cases have been reported, of which one is confirmed and two are suspected.
AIRTEL partners with AWOL to fight against Ebola - Sierra Express Media
Mr. Charles Mambu, head of Health For All Coalition, said that 62 cases have been confirmed of 157 tested. 19 have died.
Journalist dies of Ebola - Sierra Express Media
"Sources close to the Ebola treatment center in Daru, Jawei Chiefdom, Kailahun district have reported 34 deaths, of which 33 have been in Daru town and one in Koindu."
Liberian official: 7 more deaths linked to Ebola - The Herald | HeraldOnline.com
Deputy Health Minister Tolbert Nyenswah reported seven new deaths from Ebola in Monrovia, Sierra Leone's capital. One of the deaths was a woman who had traveled to an infected area in Sierra Leone and is believed to have brought the disease back with her to the capital city. Four of the seven deaths have been confirmed to be victims of Ebola. Nyenswah reports 16 deaths in the country so far.
Ebola Fears Spark Random African Minerals Health Checks - Businessweek
Miatta Kargbo, minister for health and sanitation in Sierra Leone, told lawmakers that 83 cases have been confirmed of 193 tested, and 20 people have died.
New Ebola outbreak in Liberia - StarAfrica.com
Director of the Community Health Department in Voinjama, Lofa County, Edmund Esiah, reports nine new cases of Ebola at the Tellewoyan Hospital in Voinjama. Six have been confirmed and the remaining three are suspected, awaiting lab confirmation. One person has died. The victim had traveled from Sierra Leone to the Tellewoyan Memorial Hospital to seek treatment.
Ebola Kills Nine in Lofa - AllAfrica.com
Nine deaths have been reported from Lofa County: eight in Foya and one in Voinjama.
Ebola death toll rises to 337, outbreak spreading: WHO - CTV News
A WHO update states that over 500 cases have been recorded (confirmed and suspected combined), while 337 are reported to have died. Affected countries are Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia.
Ebola outbreak update: New cases in Guinea, Sierr... - The Global Dispatch
According to a WHO update, Guinea saw 7 new cases and 5 new deaths between June 14 and 16 (Gueckedou had 4 cases and 5 deaths, Boffa had 3 cases). To date, there have been 398 cases (254 confirmed, 88 probable and 56 suspected) and 264 deaths. The geographical breakdown is as follows: Conakry, 70 cases and 33 deaths; Gueckedou, 224 cases and 173 deaths; Macenta, 41 cases and 28 deaths; Dabola, 4 cases and 4 deaths; Kissidougou, 8 cases and 5 deaths; Dinguiraye, 1 case and 1 death; Telimele, 30 cases and 9 deaths; Bofa, 19 cases and 10 deaths; and Kouroussa, 1 case and 1 death. Sierra Leone had 31 new cases and 4 new deaths between June 15 and 17 (Kailahun had 29 cases and 4 deaths, Kono had 1 case, and Western had 1 case). To date, Sierra Leone has had 97 cases (92 confirmed, 3 probable, and 2 suspected) and 49 deaths. The geographical distribution is as follows: Kailahun, 92 cases and 46 deaths; Kambia, 1 case; Port Loko, 2 cases and 1 death; Kono, 1 case; and Western, 1 case and 1 death. Liberia had 9 new cases and 5 new deaths between June 11 and 16 (Lofa had 6 cases, Montserrado had 3 cases and 5 deaths). The cumulative total of cases is 33 (18 confirmed, 8 probable, and 7 suspected) with 24 deaths. The geographical distribution of these cases and deaths is as follows: Lofa, 21 cases and 14 deaths; Montserrado, 8 cases and 8 deaths; Margibi, 2 cases and 2 deaths; and Nimba, 2 cases and 0 deaths. Since the beginning of this outbreak, West Africa has had a total of 528 confirmed and suspected cases (combined), including 337 deaths.
Which doctor? - The Economist (blog)
Many people in Sierra Leone have refused to accept Western approaches to dealing with the disease. They prefer to use traditional healers, which may help the disease spread faster. Some believe that victims have been cursed by a "witch gun," and that only a witch doctor can remove the curse. Official healthcare workers have been denied access to the sick or refused blood samples. In one case, health workers were stoned by villagers who were trying to remove ebola patients from a healthcare center. "Given a health-care system lacking decent equipment, qualified staff and affordable drugs (rather than the more popular counterfeit ones), a lack of faith in Western medicine is understandable. The ministry of health has put out flyers with answers to questions such as “Is it true Ebola is a curse?” and “Can a mix of ginger, honey, garlic, onion and vinegar cure ebola?” At the same time, the authorities have used mobile-phone networks to warn people by text to avoid eating the meat of bats, one of the disease’s prime carriers. A band based in neighbouring Liberia, which also has the scourge, has released a catchy new song with lyrics such as “Ebola, ebola in town/Don’t touch your friend/No eating something/It’s dangerous”."
Ebola virus kills 26 in Sierra Leone: health ministry - Shanghai Daily (subscription)
Miata Kargbo, Health Minister of Sierra Leone, has confirmed 103 cases and 26 deaths in the country. 246 cases were investigated. There have been 12 survivors.
Ebola 'Out of Control': Doctors Without Borders - ABC News
A senior official for Medecins Sans Frontiers (MSF, or Doctors Without Borders) has declared West Africa's Ebola outbreak "totally out of control." Armand Sprecher, a public health specialist with MSF, said it "is the highest outbreak on record and has the highest number of deaths, so this is unprecedented so far."
Eight Now Dead from Ebola Virus in Liberia's Capital - VICE News
Liberia's Ministry of Health and Social Welfare has declared eight deaths in Monrovia since June 8. The country's total number of lab-confirmed deaths is 17, and there are at least seven suspected deaths.
21/06/2014Ebola spread due to 'relaxation' of efforts: WHO - Expatica Switzerland
Pierre Formenty, a WHO specialist, attributes the recent resurgence of Ebola in West Africa to a "relaxation" of efforts to contain the virus. Although the first wave of cases began to diminish by the end of April, a second wave that began in early May is now hitting West Africa. Formenty stresses that one cas can restart an entire epidemic. WHO, Medecins Sans Frontiers (Doctors Without Borders), and other international partners have sent 100-160 international experts to work on the ground to get the outbreak under control.
4 new Ebola cases reported in Guinea - GlobalPost
Guinean health authorities have reported 258 cases and 160 deaths--significantly lower numbers than what the WHO reports. Four of these cases are recent, three from Guekedou and one from Boffa. Recent deaths include two in Tielimele and one in Boffa.
Ebola cases rise in Africa - 10News
A WHO update shows 567 cases and 350 deaths in Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia. While most of the deaths are in Guinea, the growth of cases has been greater in Sierra Leone recently. Medecins Sans Frontiers has stated that the outbreak will require a "massive deployment of resources."
Health Official - Ebola Death Toll Hits 11 in Lofa - AllAfrica.com
A Lofa County health official has stated that the death toll in the county has risen to 11.
Sierra Leone collaborates with MRU sister states to fight Ebola - Cocorioko
"The Minister of Health and Sanitation, Miatta Kargbo and Team has concluded a one day Mano River Union (MRU) Ministers of Health Meeting in Conakry, Guinea to strengthen collaboration, communication and coordination in the fight against the spread of the Ebola disease."
Ebola Virus Disease in West Africa: 10 New Cases, 15 Deaths - Infection Control Today
According to a WHO update, Guinea now has 390 reported cases (260 confirmed, 87 probable, and 43 suspected) and 270 deaths. The geographical distribution is as follows: Conakry, 65 cases and 33 deaths; Gueckedou, 226 cases and 177 deaths; Macenta, 41 cases and 28 deaths; Dabola, 4 cases and 4 deaths; Kissidougou, 6 cases and 5 deaths; Dinguiraye, 1 case and 1 death; Telimele, 25 cases and 9 deaths; Boffa, 21 cases and 12 deaths; and Kouroussa, 1 case and 1 death. Currently, 19 patients are in EVD Treatment Centres in Conakry (9), Gueckedou (9), and Telimele (1). Between June 18 and 20, there were no new cases but 3 new deaths in Guinea (2 from Gueckedou and 1 from Telimele). In Sierra Leone, there are now 158 reported cases (147 confirmed, 8 probable, and 3 suspected) and 34 deaths from confirmed cases. Between June 18 and 20, no new cases were reported but 4 new deaths occurred in Sierra Leone (3 from Kailahun and 1 from Kenema). The geographical breakdown of the total cases and deaths is as follows: Kailahun, 135 cases and 32 deaths; Kambia, 1 case and 0 deaths; Port Loko, 2 cases and 0 deaths; Kenema, 19 cases and 2 deaths; and Western, 1 case and 0 deaths. Currently, 52 patients are in EVD Treatment Centres in Kenema (12) and Kailahun (40). In Liberia, 10 new cases and 8 new deaths were reported between June 19 and 22 (Lofa: 8 cases, 6 deaths; Montserrado: 2 cases, 2 deaths). The total number of cases in Liberia is now 51 (34 confirmed, 10 probable, and 7 suspected) with 34 deaths. The geographical breakdown is as follows: Lofa, 36 cases and 21 deaths; Montserrado, 11 cases and 11 deaths; Margibi, 2 cases and 2 deaths; and Nimba, 2 cases and 0 deaths.
Ebola Center Opened At ELWA Hospital - AllAfrica.com
A new center has opened for Ebola patients at the ELWA Hospital in Paynesville (outside Monrovia, Liberia). Some see the opening of this center as dangerous and worrisome, in part because of its nearness to the hospital laboratory and Nurses' Station, where visitors and family members come in and out daily.
Ten more Ebola cases confirmed in Liberia - London South East
Liberia's Assistant Health Minister, Tolbert Nyensweah, reports a total of 29 confirmed cases of Ebola in the country, after the discovery of 10 new cases. According to the government, there are an additional 14 suspected cases. Of the confirmed cases, 21 are in Lofa County and eight are in Monrovia. Three more deaths were confirmed recently, with over 30 deaths total.
New WHO reporting method for Ebola reduces death toll in Sierra Leone - CTV News
The WHO has altered its fatality reporting in Sierra Leone at the request of the government. Previously, the death count had reached 58, with both probable and suspected deaths included. Now, the WHO will only report lab-confirmed cases in Sierra Leone's death count, lowering the number to 34. Fatality reporting in Guinea and Liberia will remain unchanged. There have been a total of 599 cases and 338 fatalities in West Africa due to the Ebola outbreak.
Ebola kills 46 in Sierra Leone - APA
The Sierra Leonean Chief Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health, Brima Kargbo, has stated that 46 people have died in the country during the outbreak. Kargbo reported 163 confirmed cases, 142 of which are from the Kailahun district.
Ebola outbreak in West Africa: MSF says 'We... - The Global Dispatch
"Dr. Bart Janssens, MSF director of operations said, 'The epidemic is out of control. With the appearance of new sites in Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia, there is a real risk of it spreading to other area'. He goes on to say, 'We have reached our limits', noting the organizations inability to send teams to the new outbreak sites."
Ebola Awareness Team Chased in Lofa - AllAfrica.com
Several health workers were chased by a number of citizens of Konia Town, Zeyeama Clan in Zorzor District, Lofa County (Liberia) as they tried to raise awareness about Ebola. The citizens claimed that reports of the Ebola outbreak were false.
26/06/2014WHO urges 'drastic action' on Ebola, calls 11-nation meeting - Expatica Switzerland
There have now been 635 confirmed, probable, and suspected cases of Ebola in West Africa, with 399 deaths. This is the largest outbreak in history "in terms of the number of cases and deaths, as well as geographical spread." The WHO has called for "drastic action" to be taken against the disease. WHO will convene a meeting of health ministers from 11 countries in Accra, Ghana "to discuss the best way of tackling the crisis collectively as well as develop a comprehensive inter country operational response plan."
OFWs from Sierra Leone choose to come home after Ebola tagged 'out of control' - InterAksyon
At least 20 OFWs (Overseas Filipino Workers) have chosen to return to the Philippines from Sierra Leone following declarations that the Ebola outbreak is "out of control." The OFWs' manning agencies requested the DFA to help remove them from the area.
Medics Vent Anger at Government Inaction over Ebola - Naharnet
Medics in Guinea have expressed their frustration with how government officials have handled the Ebola outbreak. "They lied, so our partners, and even the local population, put down their guard. And this is the result -- the epidemic has spread throughout the country," says Dr Alphadio of the Donka hospital. The Guinean president, Alpha Conde, has been criticized for saying that the outbreak was "well in hand" during a visit to WHO headquarters in Geneva in April. Religious leaders are also telling the government to take action. An imam, Thierno Ousmane Camara, recently called on the president "not to play down this disease, which, sadly, is causing so much grief to families." Similar frustration against the government exists in Liberia, where the government has not conducted any public awareness campaigns or implemented specific prevention measures against Ebola.
Ebola epidemic in Guinea: 'People think it's made-up' - The Observers
Where cases have disappeared or results have returned negative, people think that Ebola is "make-believe" or that it never existed. Hygiene measures are no longer followed: people shake hands and kiss at the market and buckets of chlorinated water for hand-washing have disappeared from restaurants. "Some even believe that the virus was in the chlorinated water," says Simon Gbanamou, a resident of Macenta with a degree in medicine helping to raise public awareness. Vigilance has diminished, even though MSF and WHO have warned not to claim victory against the disease just yet.
Expanding Ebola toll and reach prompts high-level meeting - CIDRAP
WHO reports that Guinea now has 396 cases and 280 deaths, Sierra Leone has 176 cases and 46 deaths, and Liberia has 63 cases and 41 deaths. In total the 3 nations have had 635 cases and 367 deaths. Over 150 experts have been deployed by the WHO to help stop the spread of Ebola.
Churches Are Not Hospital for Curing Ebola - Chief Medical Officer Warns - AllAfrica.com
Some infected patients are being kept in churches so that they can be healed through prayer. Liberia's Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Bernice Dahn, has warned churches to stop keeping infected people from going to hospitals. Three suspected Ebola patients died in a church in New Kru Town when they went in for prayer. "The churches are not hospitals," said Dr. Dahn.
Runaway Ebola Patient Strikes Terror - Sierra Express Media
An Ebola patient, recently diagnosed positive for the virus, fled the Kenema Government Hospital and caused serious alarm. The Ministry of Health and Sanitation issued a press release warning people to be vigilant and to report the patient's presence to prevent the spread of disease. The patient reported fled with his mother and other family members to Bo City.
Those providing shelter to Ebola-infected patients will be punished: Sierra Leone - CTV News
Sierra Leone's Health Ministry has warned that it is a serious crime to shelter someone infected by Ebola. The Health Ministry also laments the fact that some patients have discharged themselves from the hospital and gone into hiding. "The Health Ministry wishes the general public to know that any person who obstructs or interferes with the performance of the medical team in any of the ebola observation and treatment centres, would be guilty of an offence and liable to punishment," said the statement.
Ebola outbreak 'not out of hand', UN health agency says readying response - UN News Centre
Pierre Formenty of the WHO told journalists in Geneva, "The situation is not out of hand." He continued, “WHO has been supporting the three affected countries and their Ministries of Health staff, and are working with them on a daily basis to try to contain the outbreak.”
Guinea's Ebola death toll rises to 182 - Business Standard
Guinea has had 286 confirmed cases of Ebola so far, with 182 deaths. 27 health workers were affected and 20 have died.
Getting Rid of Ebola Dead Bodies a Daunting Task for Liberia - AllAfrica.com
"We need to find a special place to bury these corpses, if not, the bodies will keep piling up on us. If we don't bury them, they will begin to decompose and then that will be trouble for all of us," said a burial team member. Sometimes citizens chase burial teams away. They also try to wait for consent from the family before burying, and some family members are afraid to come up to identify the bodies of relatives.
Ebola Death Toll Rises - AllAfrica.com
Liberian health authorities have reported 61 confirmed and probable cases, of which 35 are confirmed deaths: 21 in Lofa County, 13 in Montserrado County, and one in Margibi County.
Liberia president vows to prosecute anyone caught hiding suspected Ebola ... - The Tribune
Liberia's health ministry has now reported 49 deaths including 26 confirmed deaths.
Liberian president Sirleaf expresses concern about resurgence of the ebola virus - Times LIVE
"Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf expressed concern about a resurgence of Ebola in the country: 'As the number of cases and deaths of Ebola virus disease continues to rise in our sub region, we are all gravely concerned by the rate at which this cross-border transmission is taking place.' The virus is currently affecting Lofa, Montserrado, and Margibi County. The Ministry of Health reports 90 confirmed cases in Liberia, including 49 deaths."
Fear, suspicion undermine fight against Ebola - The Japan Times
"Dr. Amara Jambai, Sierra Leone's director of disease prevention and control, said at least 57 suspected and confirmed Ebola cases have gone "missing," as victims have fled treatment centers and gone into hiding. 'My biggest problem, as it stands, is getting people to accept the disease,' said Sheik Umar Khan, the doctor leading the fight against Ebola in Kenema's hospital."
At Redemption Hospital - Fear Grips Nurses, Patients After Ebola Outbreak - AllAfrica.com
"Fear of contracting Ebola has slowed patient turnout at the Redemption Hospital in the Borough of New Kru Town (Liberia). The has virus killed at least four patients and a nurse at the hospital. Most patients are now requesting to be taken to the outpatient department rather than the inpatient department so they can leave the same day. Nurses have been working in fear of contracting the disease."
DEATH TOLL FROM EBOLA VIRUS IN GUINEA, LIBERIA AND SIERRA LEONE ... - Reuters Africa
West Africa: 759 suspected cases, 467 deaths
"The number of deaths attributed to an epidemic of Ebola virus in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone stood at 467 by Monday, out of 759 known cases in total, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday."
Red Cross suspends Guinea Ebola treatment after staff attacked - TrustLaw
The Red Cross temporarily removed international staff from an Ebola center in Gueckedou, in the southeast of Guinea. Operations were suspended following a threat on a Red Cross vehicle by locals wielding knives. MSF has faced similar threats.
Alert level 2 up in 3 countries over Ebola - Sun.Star
The Philippines' Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has raised the alert on Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia to Level 2 (Restriction Phase). This alert level restricts non-essential movements of Filipinos in these countries and warns them to avoid public places and take extra precautions.
Liberia: Nurses Flee Ebola - CH Rennie Hospital the Latest Hit - 441 Persons ... - AllAfrica.com
Nurses at the C.H. Rennie Memorial Hospital in Kakata, Liberia have fled their work due to fear of contracting Ebola. The nurses blame the lack of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) needed to treat suspected Ebola patients, saying this endangers their lives and puts their families and communitites at risk. The nurses have refused to work until the PPEs and other safeguards are provided.
Ugandan Doctor Latest Ebola Casualty in Liberia, Toll Rising - AllAfrica.com
A Ugandan doctor serving at Redeption Hospital in New Kru Town has died of Ebola. This is the fourth death of a healthcare worker nationally. There have been 17 newly reported Ebola cases in the country.
Ebola Deaths Swell to 90 - AllAfrica.com
"UNICEF reports 90 deaths in Liberia. Of the confirmed cases, 26 are from Lofa County, 1 is from Margibi County, and 16 are from Montserrado County. 9 cases have been healthcare workers, of which 5 have died."
Liberia: 90 deaths
Ebola: President Koroma's Address to the Nation - Patriotic Vanguard
Sierra Leone's President Koroma reported 199 lab-confirmed cases of 388 tested cases, including 65 confirmed deaths and 23 discharged cases in an address to the nation. He adds, 'This is a national fight, and all must be involved. And I strongly believe that our country has the goodwill, the resilience and the determination to scale this challenge.'
Sierra Leone: 199 lab-confirmed cases, 65 confirmed deaths
Liberia's Ebola deathtoll rises to 66 - The New Age Online
Liberia: 104 suspected cases, 48 confirmed cases, 66 deaths
Liberia's Health Ministry reports 104 suspected and 48 confirmed cases in the country, including 66 deaths. 35 of these deaths were reported from Lofa County, 2 from Margibi County, and 29 from Montserrado County.
UN says Ebola epidemic will 'last months' - Sky News Australia
WHO expects outbreak to continue for "several months".
Keiji Fukuda, the WHO assistant director-general of health security, said 'I certainly expect that we are going to be dealing with this outbreak, minimum, for a few months to several months.' He expressed hope that a turnaround would come, with a decrease in cases over the next several weeks.
As ebola virus spreads in West Africa, some blame health workers - Los Angeles Times
Guinea: MSF/Doctors Without Borders no longer allowed to visit 20 villages in southern Guinea due to hostility.
Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF/Doctors Without Borders) can no longer visit 20 villages in southern Guinea, where healthcare workers have faced too much hostility. “A worrying issue is that because of the lack of understanding of the disease there’s a real problem in communities in southern Guinea with growing hostility towards any foreigners. And this is really due to a lack of effort to explain well enough the reality of the disease,” said Bart Janssens, the MSF director of operations. Janssens stated that MSF, "which has sent 300 staff members and 40 tons of equipment, has reached the limits of what it can do."
African ministers agree on Ebola plan; cases swell to 779 - CIDRAP
West Africa: 779 suspected cases, 481 deaths
The WHO reports a total of 779 cases including 481 deaths in Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia. Between July 1 and 2, the countries reported 21 new cases and 14 new deaths.
Ebola epidemic unlikely to spread beyond Africa, experts say - Daily Digest
Public health officials warn that there is a high risk of spread beyond the 60 locations already affected. According to CBC news, however, many experts believe that the Ebola outbreak in West Africa is unlikely to spread outside of Africa. Some of the main factors allowing the virus to spread so rapidly are cultural practices that are not practiced elsewhere.
Ebola: Experts highlight problems in Sierra Leone - Yahoo News
Grassroots doctors published a letter in The Lancet warning that many cases in Sierra Leone are going undetected. Their explanation cited Sierra Leone's poverty and lack of doctors, diagnostic tools, a disease-monitoring network, and protective clothing for healthcare workers as reasons why the country is struggling to contain the Ebola outbreak. Many cases are unreported because sick people may choose to self-treat or use traditional medicine rather than go to a hospital. In addition, diagnostic tests are expensive and diagnosis may stigmatize a patient.
Sierra Leone Ministry Says 73 Deaths Linked to Ebola Virus - Businessweek
Sierra Leone: 254 confirmed cases, 73 deaths, 92 patients undergoing treatment
"The Ministry of Health and Sanitation in Sierra Leone said there have been 73 deaths as a result of 254 confirmed cases of the Ebola virus. There are 92 patients currently in treatment centers, the ministry said today in an e-mailed statement. Cases of the hemorrhagic fever have killed 467 people, including at least 32 health workers, in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia, the World Health Organization said yesterday."
Survivor brings hope for others hit by Ebola - eNCA
An Ebola patient in Guinea has survived the disease after receiving treatment at a MSF center in southern Guinea. His survival has sparked hope that others will beat the odds as well.
Suspected Ebola case reported in Accra - Citifmonline
"An American (name withheld) has been quarantined at the Nyaho clinic in Accra for a suspected Ebola case."
The individual had previously visited Sierra Leone before arriving in Ghana. Test results have not yet returned.
Guinea: 413 suspected cases, 303 deaths
Liberia: 107 suspected cases, 65 deaths
Sierra Leone: 239 suspected cases, 99 deaths
West Africa: MSF activities in Ebola outbreak - Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) International
"In Conakry, MSF has treated 59 Ebola patients, 33 of whom have recovered. In Gueckedou, they have treated 130 patients, and 31 have recovered. In Telimele, they have treated 21, and 16 have recovered. In Macenta, 7 people were treated and 2 recovered. In Sierra Leone, MSF is operating in Kailahun, Kenema, Koindu, and Daru. They treated 45 in Kailahun; 12 died. In Liberia, an MSF team of 4 is supporting the MoH in the fight to stop the spread of Ebola in Monrovia. MSF is handing over operations in Foya to another NGO."
"The US citizen quarantined in Ghana suspected of having Ebola has tested negative for the deadly disease. The Ministry of Health said preliminary tests undertaken by the Noguchi Memorial Research Institute proved negative."
Health Official - Ebola Deaths Rise to 66 - AllAfrica.com
Liberia: 104 supected cases, 48 confirmed cases, 66 deaths
"Liberia's Health Ministry has disclosed that the total number of deaths from the Ebola virus in the country has risen to 66 as of July 2. Addressing the Ministry of Information regular press briefing in Monrovia, Assistant Health Minister for Preventive Services, Tolbert Nyenswah said of the 66 deaths, Lofa County accounts for 35. Montserrado County, which hosts the Liberian capital Monrovia, accounts for 29, while two deaths are recorded in Margibi County. Mr. Nyesuah put the cumulative probable and suspected cases at 104 and total confirmed cases at 48."
FIFTY NEW EBOLA CASES AND 25 DEATHS REPORTED IN SIERRA LEONE ... - Reuters Africa
West Africa: 844 suspected cases, 518 deaths
"In a statement, the United Nations agency said that the latest figures from health ministries in the three countries showed a total of 844 cases including 518 deaths in the epidemic that began in February."
Death toll in West African Ebola... - Rappler
Liberia: 131 suspected cases, 84 deaths; Sierra Leone: 305 suspected cases, 127 deaths; Guinea: 408 suspected cases, 307 deaths
"The total number of laboratory-confirmed, probable or suspected cases of Ebola in the region has now risen to 844, the WHO said. The hardest-hit country remains Guinea, with 408 cases and 307 deaths. Liberia reported 16 new cases and nine deaths, bringing its overall count to 131 cases, with 84 fatalities. Sierra Leone's figures showed 34 new cases and 14 deaths. That took its case-count to 305 and its death toll to 127."
US$1.5 Million Needed to Fight Ebola - AllAfrica.com
Liberia: 138 suspected cases, 43 deaths
"Making the disclosure yesterday at Capitol Hill during the Senate 45th day sitting in its chambers, Grand Kru County Senator, Dr. Peter S. Coleman, told Plenary that it is essential that funds should be allotted in order to equip the Health Ministry to combat the virus."
"Senator Coleman, who won on the ticket of the opposition Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) in his presentation to his colleagues in chambers, disclosed that there are 138 cases of Ebola in the country currently with 43 deaths recorded. Out of these 43 deaths, 10 health workers have also died in the process."
Sierra Leone hospital battles Ebola - Gant Daily
Kenenma Hospital, Sierra Leone: "The government hospital in Kenema, Sierra Leone has been hit hard by Ebola; to date, 7 healthcare workers infected at the hospital have died. Health workers, some of whom are volunteers, have been working long hours in close contact with the disease. Workers in the Ebola ward went on strike, saying that the 100,000 leone (US$23) monthly bonus was inadequate considering the risks associated with working with Ebola patients."
Liberia's Ministry of Health and Social Welfare is holding information sessions for community leaders in Montserrado, Margibi, and Lofa Counties with support from the WHO. Sessions are also being conducted around the country for religious leaders.
Liberia reports two new Ebola cases - StarAfrica.com
Liberia: 143 suspected cases, 64 confirmed cases, 81 suspected deaths, 38 confirmed deaths
"Liberia’s Ministry of Health (MOH) has reported two new Ebola cases, bringing the cumulative cases to 143 including 64 confirmed. According to Assistant Health Minister for Preventive Services Tolbert Nyensuah, one new death was reported, bringing the total number of deaths to 81, including 38 confirmed deaths."
Sierra Leone News: 28 people survive Ebola in Salone - Awoko
"Ever since the outbreak of Ebola, he explained that out of the 433 Screened Ebola cases, 211 have been confirmed positive of the dreadful disease. Out of the 211, Kailahun he expressed has 165; Kenema has 42; Kambia 1; Port Loko 2 and Bo 1. And out of the 211 total infected cases within the country, 67, he revealed, have died of the disease."
Kailahun: 165.
Kenema: 42
Kambia: 1
Bo: 1
Port Loko: 2
Sierra Leone: 211 confirmed cases; 67 deaths
Ebola claims more lives - Washington Post
"The World Health Organization reported Friday 44 new cases of Ebola in West Africa and 21 more deaths between July 6 and July 8. The total in the worst outbreak of the deadly virus now stands at 888 cases, including 539 deaths since February, according to Reuters."
West Africa: 888 suspected cases, 539 deaths
Guinea: 409 suspected cases
Sierra Leone: 337 suspected cases
Liberia: 142 suspected cases
Guinea reported 1 new case and 2 new deaths between July 6 and 8. During this period, Liberia reported 11 new cases and 4 new deaths while Sierra Leone reported 32 new cases and 15 new deaths.
Guinea: 309 deaths (197 confirmed, 96 probable, and 16 suspected)
Sierra Leone: 142 deaths (127 confirmed, 11 probable, and 4 suspected)
Liberia: 88 deaths (44 confirmed, 28 probable, and 16 suspected)
These death counts go along with the case counts from the most recent WHO report.
Ebola Spreads to Sierra Leone Capital of Freetown as Deaths Rise - Businessweek
Sierra Leone's Ministry of Health reports 315 lab-confirmed Ebola cases including 99 deaths. The disease has reached the capital after an Egyptian patient traveled from Kenema to Freetown.
"There have been 99 Ebola deaths in Sierra Leone out of 315 laboratory-confirmed cases, the ministry said in an e-mailed statement today. The ministry said yesterday that 92 people had died out of 305 cases. Cases of the hemorrhagic fever have killed more than 540 people in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia in an outbreak that according to the World Health Organization may last another three to four months."
Religious Leaders Adopt Action Plan to Fight Ebola in Liberia - AllAfrica.com
"The religious leaders amongst several things agreed to provide Ebola education in their various churches and Sunday schools, homes and communities."
West Africa: 930 suspected cases, 580 deaths
The WHO stressed the importance of contact tracing as one of the most important ways to control the outbreak, which has resulted in about 930 cases and 580 deaths thus far.
West Africa's Ebola Outbreak Is Now the Largest on Record - The Wire
A tweet from ActionAid UK reports -- West Africa: 888 suspected cases, 584 deaths
West Africa: 964 suspected cases, 603 deaths
Guinea: 406 suspected cases,304 deaths
Liberia: 172 suspected cases, 105 deaths
"In Guinea, there were six new reported cases and three deaths. 'As of 12 July 2014, the cumulative number of cases attributed to EVD in the three countries stands at 964, including 603 deaths,' WHO said. 'The distribution and classification of the cases are as follows: Guinea, 406 cases and 304 deaths; Liberia, 172 cases and 105 deaths; and Sierra Leone, 386 cases and 194 deaths.'"
Between July 8 and 12, 68 new deaths were reported in the three countries. Only three of those deaths were from Guinea; the rest were from Sierra Leone and Liberia. MSF reports facing hostility, mistrust, and intimidation tactics.
Sierra Leone News: 15 Health Personnel die of EBOLA - Awoko
Sierra Leone: 346 lab-confirmed cases of 687 suspected cases, 110 deaths.
15 of those deaths were health personnel
Liberia's suspected Ebola death toll rises to 94 - GlobalPost
Liberia:163 suspected cases, 94 deaths
"Among the cases, 104 are from Lofa County in northern Liberia where the disease first entered the country from neighboring Guinea, 55 from Montserrado County, 3 from Margibi County and 1 from Bomi County. Of the 94 deaths, 42 have been lab-confirmed."
WHO Opens Regional Ebola Response Center - Infection Control Today
Following requests made during an 11-nation meeting in Accra, Ghana, the WHO has activated a Sub-regional Outbreak Coordination Center in Conakry, Guinea. The center will be responsible for tasks including ensuring effective use and deployment of limited, critical resources based on prioritization and objectives.
Gov't Alarms Over Fake Ebola Vaccine - AllAfrica.com
"A senior health official here has alarmed of the issuance of 'false Ebola vaccine' by imposters, acting as health workers in Monrovia and surroundings. Deputy Health Minister for Research Planning, Ms. Yah Zolia told UNMIL radio Wednesday, July 16 that the Health Ministry is receiving reports of imposters offering Ebola vaccine in some communities."
Ebola virus spreads in four more Liberian counties - Press TV
"New cases of Ebola virus have been found in four additional counties in Liberia, raising the number of affected counties to seven out of a total of 15."
WHO reports 18 new Ebola cases in West Africa - CIDRAP
"Cases of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in West Africa continue surfacing at a steady clip, as the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed 18 new illnesses and 11 new deaths over 2 days. The new figures expand what is by far the largest and deadliest Ebola outbreak in history to 982 cases and 613 deaths."
Sierra Leone creates Ebola emergency center as deaths top 127 - Akron Beacon Journal
"Sierra Leone, one of three West African nations hit by the worst-ever outbreak of the Ebola virus, will create an emergency center to coordinate responses to contain a disease that’s killed 127 people in the country. The center, which will be located at the World Health Organization’s office in the capital Freetown, will act as a central command unit to link district health officials with regional authorities, the health ministry said in an e-mailed statement. Sierra Leone has 397 confirmed cases of Ebola."
Ebola 2014: West Africa outbreak tops 1000 cases, situation remains 'serious' - The Global Dispatch
"The Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in West Africa has hit a new “milestone” as the World Health Organization reports in an update today than the number of cases have exceeded 1,000...The WHO says as of 17 July 2014, the cumulative number of cases attributed to EVD in the three countries stands at 1,048, including 632 deaths. The breakdown by country is as follows: Guinea, 410 cases (301 confirmed, 95 probable, and 14 suspected) and 310 deaths (203 confirmed, 95 probable, and 12 suspected); Liberia, 196 cases (76 confirmed, 56 probable, and 64 suspected) and 116 deaths (54 confirmed, 40 probable, and 22 suspected); and Sierra Leone, 442 cases (368 confirmed, 48 probable, and 26 suspected) and 206 deaths (165 confirmed, 35 probable, and 6 suspected)."
Four Nurses in Ebola Web At Phebe Hospital - AllAfrica.com
"Four nurses working at the Phebe Hospital in Suakoko, Bong County, have reportedly contracted the Ebola virus, while the test result of the fifth nurse is yet to be released. All four nurses, whose names were not disclosed, have since been transferred to the John F. Kennedy Hospital in Monrovia and the ELWA Hospital in Paynesville where they are being treated and monitored by doctors."
Good News: Health Ministry says almost 100 have survived Ebola and been ... - Awareness Times
Sierra Leone's Ministry of Health & Sanitation reports a total of 409 confirmed cases including 139 confirmed deaths. 98 patients have survived and been discharged.
Ganta Records First Ebola Death - AllAfrica.com
The United Methodist Hospital has reported the first Ebola death in Ganta, Liberia. The patient was a man from Monrovia who was transferred to the hospital.
Ebola infects doctor leading Sierra Leone's fight against outbreak - The Globe and Mail
Sheik Umar Khan, a Sierra Leonean virologist credited with treating over 100 Ebola patients, has contracted the disease himself. 3 nurses working alongside Khan also caught the disease and died. Approximately 100 healthcare workers have been infected so far and 50 have died.
Ebola Strikes Doctor At Phebe - AllAfrica.com
"A doctor at the Phebe Hospital in Bong County has tested positive for Ebola...[he] was transferred to Monrovia for testing along with four nurses, three of whom died yesterday."
Operational Update: The Ebola outbreak in West Africa - Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) International
There have now been 1093 cases including 660 deaths. Cases in Guinea have declined significantly, but the situation continues to worsen in Sierra Leone and Liberia. Sierra Leone is now the epicentre of the outbreak, reporting 454 cases.
Has Ebola spread to Nigeria? Liberian man is being tested for the deadly virus in ... - Daily Mail
A Liberian man is being tested for Ebola in Lagos, Nigeria. This would be the country's first case. Nigeria is Africa's most populous nation, with 170 million people, and Lagos is the country's commercial capital.
Ebola Kills More Women - AllAfrica.com
Liberian authorities have announced that 75% of the country's 129 Ebola deaths have been women. Liberia has reported a total of 249 cases so far. Many women are vulnerable because they engage in cross-border trade between Liberia and Guinea.
JFK to Shut Down! Ebola Kills Chief Medical Doctor - AllAfrica.com
Authorities at Liberia's JFK Memorial Hospital are considering a shutdown of hospital activities for 21 days due to the increase in reported Ebola cases. JFK is one of the biggest state-run referral hospitals. Dr. Samuel Brisbane, one of the hospital's senior medical practitioners, died on Thursday, July 24. Some nurses have fled due to fear of contracting the disease and the hospital's supposed refusal to pay their salary and incentives.
First case of ebola reported in Africa's most populous city Lagos - The Guardian
The Liberian man who was being tested for Ebola in Lagos has died and been confirmed as Nigeria's first Ebola case. He arrived and collapsed at the airport in Lagos from Monrovia after a brief stopover in Togo.
Ebola virus disease, West Africa – update 25 July 2014 - WHO | Regional Office for Africa
The WHO reports 108 new cases and 12 new deaths between July 21 and 23. Guinea had 12 new cases and 5 deaths, Liberia had 25 new cases and 2 deaths, and Sierra Leone had 71 new cases and 5 deaths. The total number of cases is now 1201 including 672 deaths. The distribution is as follows: Guinea, 427 cases (311 confirmed, 99 probable, and 17 suspected) and 319 deaths (208 confirmed, 99 probable, and 12 suspected); Liberia, 249 cases (84 confirmed, 84 probable, and 81 suspected) and 129 deaths (60 confirmed, 50 probable, and 19 suspected); and Sierra Leone, 525 cases (419 confirmed, 56 probable, and 50 suspected) and 224 deaths (188 confirmed, 33 probable, and 3 suspected). The WHO is also conducting tests to confirm Nigeria's first suspected case and death. Initial tests conducted at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital were positive for the virus.
Ebola outbreak: Sierra Leone escaped patient dies - BBC News
Dr. Samuel Brisbane, a prominent doctor in Liberia, has died after a three-week battle with Ebola. A U.S. doctor, Kent Brantly, has also been infected and is being treated in Monrovia.
High Alert In Nigeria Over Potential Ebola Outbreak - SaharaReporters.com
Nigeria is on high alert after the death of a Liberian man in Lagos. Officials in Togo also went on high alert. "Wider screening and re-checking of patients entering local hospitals have been stepped up...Nigerian airports are now setting up holding rooms to [be] ready in case another Ebola victim arrives in the country."
Liberia President declares Ebola outbreak a national emergency - StarAfrica.com
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has declared the Ebola outbreak a national emergency. A National Task Force has been formed to combat the outbreak.
2 Samaritan's Purse Workers Contract Ebola in Liberia - TWC News
Two Americans have now contracted Ebola while working to combat the disease in Liberia. Dr. Brantly and missionary Nancy Writebol were both working at a Samaritan's Purse compound in Liberia when they fell ill.
Ebola Outbreak: Sierra Leone Nurse Says Virus Is a Ruse Meant to Encourage ... - Latin Post
A former nurse in Kenema, Sierra Leone, has called Ebola a ruse "aimed at carrying out cannibalistic rituals." The rumor spread when she spoke to local residents at a fish market.
First Ebola victim in Sierra Leone capital: ministry - eNCA
A woman suffering from the first confirmed case of Ebola in Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone, has died of the disease. She was forcibly removed from the hospital by relatives and later died en route to an Ebola treatment center when she decided again to seek treatment.
KATH dismisses rumour of Ebola outbreak - GhanaWeb
The Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region of Ghana has dismissed claims about an Ebola outbreak. The suspected patient was rumored to have been traveling with the disease from Liberia, but authorities say they are about 90% sure the patient is not suffering from Ebola.
Liberia shuts border crossings, restricts gatherings to curb Ebola spreading - Yahoo News UK
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf closed the nation's borders except at major entry points. She said public gatherings such as marches and demonstrations would also be restricted.
Lagos quarantines hospital where Ebola victim died - BusinessDay
The hospital where a Liberian man died of Ebola has been quarantined and hospital staff who had close contact with the victim have been isolated. The hospital will be closed for a week. Nigerian airports, seaports, and borders are on "red alert."
Nigeria places 59 people under Ebola surveillance - Times LIVE
Nigeria has placed 59 people under surveillance who had contact with the Liberian man who died of Ebola. In addition, the Nigerian airline Arik Air has suspended flights to Liberia and Sierra Leone.
Ebola Scare - Finance Ministry Shut Down - AllAfrica.com
The Liberian Ministry of Finance and Development Planning has shut down temporarily for sanitizing following the death of Patrick Sawyer, Coordinator of the ECOWAS National Unit. Mr. Sawyer's death was the first confirmed case in Nigeria. All senior officials who had contact with Mr. Sawyer have been placed under surveillance and requested to telecommute.
Sierra Leone Is Epicenter of Ebola as Guinea Clinic Shut - Businessweek
Sierra Leone has become the epicenter of the Ebola outbreak. MSF is scaling up its response in the country with 22 international and 250 local staff currently working to control the outbreak. The situation is worsening in Liberia, where 7 counties are affected. New cases in Conakry and Gueckedou (Guinea) have been slowing, and MSF has closed a center in Telimele where 75% of patients have recovered.
PCI Responds to Ebola Outbreak in Liberia with Supplies, Awareness Campaigns - DigitalJournal.com
Project Concern International (PCI) is working with partners to procure critical emergency supplies locally and send donations from the U.S. to Liberia.
Two sick passengers were tested for Ebola in Hong Kong and the UK - Quartz
Two sick passengers have been quarantined and tested for Ebola; one in Hong Kong and one in Birmingham, England. The case in Hong Kong is a woman who recently returned from Africa with Ebola-like symptoms and is in a hospital isolation ward while testing is conducted. The Birmingham case is a man who arrived from Nigeria and was taken to hospital isolation after reporting that he felt feverish.
Peace Corps pulls volunteers over Ebola outbreak - Port Huron Times Herald
Peace Corps announced it will withdraw 340 volunteers from Ebola affected countries after two of its aid volunteers were exposed to an Ebola infected patient. The exposed volunteers are to be quarantined until cleared by doctors.
Amid Ebola, Buses, Taxi Cabs Ordered to Reduce Passengers - AllAfrica.com
Liberian Justice Minister Christian Tah ordered buses and taxis to reduce their passenger loads or face criminal charges. "The Justice Minister promised to provide police protection for health workers because of a number of threats coming out of some communities". It was reiterated that all border points would be manned by health workers conducting screenings.
Ebola toll jumps to 181 in Liberia-Official - StarAfrica.com
New report by Liberia's health ministry puts Ebola case counts as follows: Total deaths: 181. "Of these, the total confirmed deaths are 82, total suspected deaths 23 and total probable deaths 76" Total cases: 360. "Of these, total suspected cases stand at 101, total probable cases 158 and total confirmed cases at 101". The report indicated that there have been 47 cases of health workers infected with Ebola in the country, of which 28 have died.
W. Africa Ebola outbreak tops 700 deaths - Kansas City Star
"Ebola now has been blamed for 729 deaths in four West African countries this year: 339 in Guinea, 233 in Sierra Leone, 156 in Liberia and one in Nigeria." Authorities in Sierra Leone vowed to quarantine at home all those who refuse to go to treatment centers. Health workers will be conducting house-to-house inspections in Freetown looking for patients.
As Ebola threat grows, CDC calls for halt to nonessential travel to West Africa - Sacramento Bee
The CDC upgraded its previous Level 2 travel warning for Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone to a Level 3. This level warns against all non-essential travel to these countries.
WHO, leaders launch Ebola battle plan - Independent Online
"Dubai's Emirates became the first global airline to announce it was suspending flights to the stricken area"
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION CHIEF SAYS EBOLA OUTBREAK IS ... - Reuters Africa
"World Health Organization chief Margaret Chan told the presidents of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone at a meeting in Conakry...'This outbreak is moving faster than our efforts to control it. If the situation continues to deteriorate, the consequences can be catastrophic in terms of lost lives but also severe socioeconomic disruption and a high risk of spread to other countries'."
Ebola deaths in West Africa top 800 - Outbreak News Today
West Africa: 1,440 suspected cases, 826 deaths
"According to the UN health agency as of 30 July 2014, the cumulative number of cases attributed to EVD in the four countries (Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea and Nigeria) stands at 1,440 including 826 deaths."
"The distribution and classification of the EVD cases are as follows: Guinea, 472 cases (337 confirmed, 122 probable, and 12 suspected) including 346 deaths; Liberia, 391 cases (109 confirmed, 181 probable, and 101 suspected) including 227 deaths; Sierra Leone, 574 cases (507 confirmed, 41 probable, and 26 suspected) including 252 deaths; and Nigeria, 3 cases (1 probable and 2 suspected) and 1 death."
Ebola outbreak: Infected US missionary arrives back home for treatment - The Independent
"Dr Kent Brantly touched down in Atlanta, Georgia, on Saturday to receive specialist care at Emory University Hospital after contracting the deadly disease, which has killed more than 700 people in west Africa. Missionary Dr Brantly, who became infected in Liberia, will be joined by fellow aid worker Nancy Writebol, 59, in a few days. Both are thought to be in a critical condition and will be admitted to an isolation unit for infectious diseases, in a hospital reportedly well equipped to deal with dangerous viruses."
Tragic visitor tested for Ebola - News Guardian
"An elderly woman who died shortly after arriving in the UK from West Africa has tested negative for the Ebola virus. The woman, thought to be in her early 70s, arrived at Gatwick Airport on a Gambia Bird flight from The Gambia and health officials said she was tested for the deadly virus that has struck in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia."
Nigerian doctor has Ebola, officials say - KCRA Sacramento
"A Nigerian doctor has been diagnosed with Ebola, nearly three weeks after a Liberian-American man with Ebola died after traveling to Lagos, Nigerian officials said Monday."
Troops deploy in Sierra Leone, Liberia to try to stop Ebola spread - Reuters
"Hundreds of troops deployed in Sierra Leone and Liberia...to quarantine communities hit by the deadly Ebola virus, as the death toll from the worst-ever outbreak reached 887 and three new cases were reported in Nigeria."
WHO reports 163 new Ebola cases and 61 new deaths - WCNC
New WHO case counts bring outbreak total to 1,663 cases, 887 deaths.
Liberia's Ebola Death Toll Rises To 268 - London South East
"A total of 268 people had died of the virus as of August 2, said Assistant Health Minister for Preventive Services Tolbert Nyenswah. On July 28, the Health Ministry had recorded 181 deaths, a week earlier 130 deaths. Among the dead were 37 health workers"
Second American aid worker with Ebola arrives in Atlanta - Vallejo Times-Herald
"The second American aid worker recently diagnosed with Ebola in west Africa landed via chartered plane in the Atlanta area Tuesday morning, three days after the first American patient's arrival, and was headed to the same specialized isolation unit for treatment. The second patient arrived at Dobbins Air Reserve Base in Marietta, Georgia, late Tuesday morning in a plane from Monrovia, Liberia's capital, and was headed to Emory University Hospital."
First Bassa Ebola Case Confirmed - AllAfrica.com
"Grand Bassa County Superintendent Etweda Cooper said the first case of Ebola has been reported in the county. Speaking over the weekend in Buchanan, Madam Cooper said an unidentified man died at the Catholic Health Center in Buchanan and was buried on Thursday. She added that his blood sample was taken to the laboratory and was tested and confirmed positive the next day."
"She added that the two health workers that came in contact with this man at the Catholic Health Center are currently undergoing observation at medical facilities in Buchanan."
Nigerian official says 7 more show Ebola symptoms - WFTV Orlando
"Nigerian health authorities acknowledged Tuesday that they did not immediately quarantine a sick airline passenger who later died of Ebola, announcing that eight health workers who had direct contact with him were now in isolation with symptoms of the disease."
"A doctor who cared for Sawyer has tested positive for the disease, and seven other health workers are now showing symptoms so have been placed in isolation. They are among 14 people who had "serious direct contact" with Sawyer, most of them at the hospital, Idris said. Authorities say they are also following the conditions of 56 other people who had "primary contact" with Sawyer — presumably less at risk than those in the first group."
Nigerian Nurse Dies of Ebola as 5 Others Confirmed With Disease - Businessweek
"A Nigerian nurse became the second person to die of the Ebola virus in Africa’s most populous nation, Health Minister Onyebuchi Chukwu said, while officials suspected a patient died of the disease in Saudi Arabia."
"The Nigerian health worker, who died yesterday, had helped treat Liberian Patrick Sawyer, who fell ill from the virus after arriving on a flight to Lagos, the commercial capital. He was taken to a hospital in the city and died five days later on July 25."
"Nigeria has five other confirmed cases of Ebola in Lagos, a city of about 20 million people, Chukwu said in a statement handed to reporters today in Abuja, the capital of Africa’s biggest economy."
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION SAYS EBOLA DEATH TOLL RISES TO 932 ... - Reuters Africa
West Africa: 1,711 suspected cases, 932 deaths
Saudi being tested for Ebola dies in hospital - Charlotte Observer
"A Saudi national, who fell ill after returning from Sierra Leone, died early Wednesday in his hospital isolation ward where he was being tested for the Ebola virus, said the Saudi Health Ministry. The 40-year-old returned on Sunday from Sierra Leone, where there has been an Ebola outbreak, and was then hospitalized in Jiddah after showing symptoms of the viral hemorrhagic fever."
Global health experts to meet over Ebola outbreak - Famagusta Gazette
"... Emergency Committee meeting to ascertain whether the ongoing Ebola outbreak in West Africa constitutes a 'public health emergency of international concern'...This is the first time the WHO Emergency Committee is being convened to deliberate on the Ebola Virus."
Liberia's president declares state of emergency amid Ebola outbreak | The ... - The Tribune
"Liberia's president has declared a state of emergency in the West African nation amid an Ebola outbreak that shows no signs of slowing. President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf made the announcement on national television late Wednesday, saying that some civil rights may have to be suspended as a result of the crisis."
CDC ramps up Ebola response to highest level - Bellingham Herald
"The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday placed their emergency operations center in Atlanta on the highest response level because of the worsening Ebola outbreak in West Africa. The move comes as more cases of the deadly virus have migrated from rural villages and towns in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone to urban areas in Nigeria, where it could spread more quickly."
Ebola Outbreak a National Emergency, Says Health Minister - AllAfrica.com
Nigeria's Minister of Health, Onyebuchi Chukwu, says Ebola outbreak a "national emergency"
Ebola outbreak prompts Liberia state of emergency, Sierra Leone blockades - CBC.ca
"Police and soldiers in Sierra Leone blockaded rural areas hit by the deadly Ebola virus on Thursday, a senior officer said, after neighbouring Liberia declared a state of emergency to tackle the worst-ever outbreak of the disease, which has killed 932 people."
"In eastern Sierra Leone — the worst-hit area of the country — the head of police said security forces deployed last night "to establish a complete blockade" of Kenema and Kailahun districts, setting up 16 checkpoints on major roads. "No vehicles or persons are allowed into or out of the districts," Alfred Karrow-Kamara told Reuters, saying the measures would last for an initial 50-day period. He said traders who had registered with security agencies would be able to bring in food and medicines. Security forces would mount foot patrols to ensure civilians did not slip past their roadblocks through the bush."
WHO: Ebola outbreak is a public health emergency
"The World Health Organization has declared the Ebola outbreak in West Africa to be an international public health emergency that requires an extraordinary response to stop its spread. On Friday, WHO announced the Ebola outbreak — the largest and longest in history — is worrying enough to merit being declared an international health emergency. WHO declared similar emergencies for the swine flu pandemic in 2009 and for polio in May. This agency had convened an expert committee this week to assess the severity of the ongoing epidemic in West Africa. The current outbreak of Ebola began in Guinea in March and has since spread to Sierra Leone and Liberia. There is no licensed treatment or vaccine for Ebola and the death rate has been about 50 percent."
Man in Brampton, Ont. being treated for Ebola-like symptoms - The Weather Network
"A man from Brampton, Ontario is being treated for Ebola-like symptoms after travelling to West Africa but doctors are warning the public not to jump to conclusions, as the presence of Ebola has not been confirmed."
Guinea shuts borders with Sierra Leone, Liberia in bid to halt Ebola - Reuters Africa
"Guinea announced the closure of its borders with Sierra Leone and Liberia on Saturday in a bid to halt the spread of Ebola, a virus that has killed nearly 1,000 people in the three countries this year. "We have provisionally closed the frontier between Guinea and Sierra Leone because of all the news that we have received from there recently," Health Minister Rémy Lamah told a news conference, noting that Guinea had also closed its border with Liberia."
Deceased Saudi Arabian negative for Ebola in first test results - Middle East Eye
"A Saudi Arabian man who died of a heart attack on Wednesday while showing signs similar to Ebola was not infected with the virus, early test results show."
Suspected Ebola patient in Kenya tests negative - Shanghai Daily (subscription)
"Kenya's health officials confirmed Saturday a man who had been put in isolation with fever had tested negative for the deadly tropical disease Ebola. Director of Medical Services in the Ministry of Health, Nicholas Muraguri told Xinhua by telephone that the passenger from Entebbe, Uganda en route to DR Congo who had been isolated earlier at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) tested negative after intensive screening."
Ebola outbreak traced back to death of toddler last year - 9news.com.au
"Researchers have revealed the Ebola outbreak currently sweeping across West Africa may have begun with the death of a two-year-old boy in December. The team of contagious disease experts traced the outbreak to the village of Guéckédou in Guinea, where a toddler died after falling ill with Ebola-like symptoms. A week after the child’s death on December 6, several members of his family including his mother and grandmother also fell ill and died."
UPDATE 4-Liberia president apologises for high toll for Ebola health workers - Reuters Africa
"Liberia president apologises for high toll for Ebola health workers"
"Guinea borders with Sierra Leone, Liberia stay open"
"Sierra Leone doctor confirmed with Ebola"
"Zambia, Gambia impose new restrictions (Recasts, adds that Guinea says it has not closed its borders, contrary to an earlier announcement"
Suspected case of Ebola: Passenger from Guinea kept under observation in ... - Times of India
"A male passenger, who landed in Chennai from Guinea on Saturday night, has been kept under observation for suspected case of Ebola. Senior officials in the health department said the man, hailing from Theni district of Tamil Nadu, approached the health facility at the airport and asked to be checked."
Ebola outbreak: FG bans movement of corpses across states - DailyPost Nigeria
Nigeria's Minister of State for Health, Dr. Khalliru Alhassan says that the "federal government has banned movement of corpses from one state of the federation to another until there a noticeable reduction in the spread of the disease."
"According to the Minister, all dead bodies would be buried wherever they die so that the chances of transporting the disease either from within or outside would be curtailed."
Ghana: Three suspect: Reports say three persons have b - Codewit World News
In Ghana: "Reports say three persons have been isolated at the Nsawam Government hospital in the Eastern Region for supposedly showing signs of the Ebola attack. MultiTV's Matilda Womegah, who visited the hospital, said blood samples of the patients have been taken for medical testing at the Noguchi Memorial Institute."
Nigerian man in Hong Kong suspected to have Ebola - Channel News Asia
"A Nigerian man in Hong Kong has tested negative for the deadly Ebola virus, said Chinese media. He had been placed in quarantine after he was suspected of carrying the virus."
Isolated Canadian Patient Not Infected with Ebola - Reports - RIA Novosti
"Test results of the Canadian citizen, who was hospitalized in Toronto with Ebola symptoms after he came back from Nigeria, showed no indication of the deadly virus, Reuters reported citing local doctors"
Suspected Ebola case: Man discharged from Chennai hospital - Times of India
"A 25-year-old man who was being monitored for Ebola in an isolation ward at the Government General Hospital in Chennai was discharged on Sunday afternoon. Doctors at the hospital said the man showed no symptoms of being infected and all his vitals were normal. He was taken to his hometown in Theni district on Tamil Nadu on a 108 ambulance. The man arrived in Chennai on Saturday night from Guinea. He had approached the health facility at the airport asking to be tested for the virus."
To Contain Ebola - No Access to Bomi - AllAfrica.com
"The Government of Liberia (GoL) has deployed soldiers of the Armed Forces of Liberia(AFL) in Bomi County, one of the four counties the government had declared a no go area. In an effort to combat the fast growing Ebola virus in the country, the government declared Lofa, Bong, Bomi and Grand Cape Mount Counties as no go area. Liberia's Information Minister Lewis G. Brown said the four counties, including Montserrado County had been identified as "intensively" affected areas by the virus."
Patient Suspected of Ebola Infection Placed in Quarantine in Rwanda - Report - RIA Novosti
"Rwanda’s health officials placed a patient allegedly infected with the Ebola virus in quarantine, said a statement on the website of the Rwandan government. “Today late in the afternoon, a patient at King Faisal Hospital with Ebola-like symptoms has been put in isolation as we wait for his test results,” the statement said. The results of the tests are expected within 48 hours. The suspected case is a medical student from Europe, although his nationality is not specified."
Man Isolated At JKIA for Fear He Had Ebola Test Negative - AllAfrica.com
Kenya: "A passenger from Entebbe isolated earlier on Saturday at JKIA for fear of having Ebola virus has tested negative the ministry of health has announced."
"In Uganda, health officials on Friday announced a man they had isolated since Wednesday at Entebbe, suspecting he had Ebola, tested negative."
Mumbai man suspected to have contracted Ebola virus - Daily News & Analysis
"A 31-year-old man from Mumbai who has returned from Nigeria is suspected to be infected with the deadly Ebola vius, the worst outbreak of which is raging in four countries in West Africa. The man, who was in Nigeria for some work, returned to Mumbai from West Africa after the Ebola outbreak. But soon afterwards, he began experiencing body pains and diarrhoea, and got in touch with the Health Department. "
Mauritania bans entry of citizens from Ebola-hit states - Middle East Eye
"Mauritanian authorities on Sunday decided to deny entry to citizens from African countries hit by Ebola to prevent the spread of the deadly virus. In a statement, the Health Ministry said the decision applies to the citizens of Liberia and Seirra Leone. Mauritania stepped up health checks at its border with Senegal and Mali, a Mauritanian health ministry official said, but so far no suspicious cases had been detected."
CIV bans flights from Ebola countries - iAfrica.com
"The Ivory Coast announced Monday that it has banned all flights from countries hit by the deadly Ebola virus. The government said in a statement that it has banned all carriers from transporting passengers from these countries. It has also suspended flights by its national airline to and from these locations."
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION SAYS DEATH TOLL FROM WEST AFRICAN ... - Reuters Africa
"The death toll from the worst ever outbreak of Ebola has reached 1,013 after another 52 people died in the three days to Aug. 9 in three West African countries, the World Health Organization said on Monday. The largest number of reported new deaths were in Liberia, where 29 people died, followed by 17 in Sierra Leone and six in Guinea, the WHO said in a statement on its website. The total number of cases rose to 1,848, it said."
US FDA, Obama OK use of experimental Ebola drug in Liberia - presidency - Yahoo News UK
"U.S. President Barack Obama and the Food and Drug Administration have approved a request from Liberia's government to send sample doses of an experimental drug to treat Liberian doctors infected with Ebola, the Liberian presidency said in a statement. The statement, posted on the Liberian presidency's official website, said the experimental drugs would be delivered to the West African country this week by a representative of the U.S. government, following a direct appeal to Obama on Friday by Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf."
"Margaret Chan, the head of the World Health Organization, has also authorised the dispatch of additional doses of the experimental drug to Liberia to support the treatment of affected doctors, the statement said. Those doses will be delivered by a WHO expert this week."
'Ethical' to use experimental drugs in Ebola fight: WHO panel - Yahoo News
"A panel of medical experts has determined it is ethical to provide experimental treatments to patients infected with the deadly Ebola virus, the World Health Organization said Tuesday as the global death toll topped 1,000."
"In the particular circumstances of this outbreak, and provided certain conditions are met, the panel reached consensus that it is ethical to offer unproven interventions with as yet unknown efficacy and adverse effects, as potential treatment or prevention," the UN's health agency said in a statement."
LIBERIA ASKED MAPP BIOPHARMACEUTICAL FOR EXPERIMENTAL ANTI ... - Reuters Africa
"Liberia will receive enough of an experimental Ebola drug to treat just two infected Liberian doctors, Information Minister Lewis Brown said, after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved its export. Brown said Liberia's Health Ministry had contacted the U.S. manufacturer of ZMapp, Mapp Biopharmaceutical, and asked the FDA to quickly approve its export. The doctors had consented in writing to the treatment, the minister said."
Guinea-Bissau shuts border with Ebola-hit Guinea: PM - Focus News
"Guinea-Bissau is closing its border with Guinea, one of the west African countries hardest hit by the deadly Ebola virus, Prime Minister Domingos Simoes Pereira said Tuesday, cited by AFP. "In light of information provided by the health ministry and after a series of consultations, the government of Guinea-Bissau has decided to close its southern and eastern borders" with Guinea "until further notice," Pereira told a press conference."
Ebola Kills ECOWAS Staff Member Who Assisted Patrick Sawyer In Lagos - SaharaReporters.com
"The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, announced today the death of Jatto Abdulqudir, a member of its staff, from the Ebola virus. Abdulqudir is the third person in Nigeria to die of the disease, following the initial Liberian case, Patrick Sawyer, and a nurse who attended to him after he collapsed in Lagos."
Liberia Applies Experimental Vaccine against Ebola - Prensa Latina
"Liberia will begin to apply today an experimental vaccine against Ebola virus, said Health Minister, Walter Gwenigale."
Officials: Nigerians suspected Ebola in İstanbul have malaria - Today's Zaman
"Officials from the Health Ministry have said that two Nigerian passengers, who were put under medical supervision at the İstanbul Atatürk Airport on suspicions that they have the Ebola virus, are suffering from malaria. The officials added that whether the passengers have the Ebola virus has not yet been determined, but the passengers are still being medically examined. A female passenger and her child from a Turkish Airlines (THY) flight traveling from Lagos, Nigeria, to İstanbul on Tuesday morning were put under medical supervision at İstanbul Atatürk Airport after they showed symptoms of fever and vomiting."
"Sidie Yayah Tunis, director of communications for the Ministry of Health and Sanitation, announced that Modupeh Cole died Wednesday. The U.S.-trained Cole was one of the lead doctors working in the Ebola isolation ward in Connaught Hospital in Freetown, the capital."
Ebola Outbreak: 56 People Dead In Two Days - Yahoo News UK
"There have been 56 more deaths in a 48-hour period in West Africa's ebola outbreak, bringing the total number of fatalities to 1,069."
"In the two days to August 11, there were 128 new cases, meaning a total of 1,975, according to the World Health Organisation."
"There have also been three deaths in Nigeria, following the worst-ever outbreak which began in March."
Ebola: FG says 198 Nigerians quarantined - The Punch
"The Federal Government on Wednesday said a total of 198 persons are currently being quarantined for the Ebola Virus Disease. It said while 177 are being quarantined in Lagos where the index case was reported, 21 persons are being attended to in Enugu."
"Maku said Enugu came into the picture because one of the nurses that treated the American-Liberian, Patrick Sawyer, who brought the virus to the country disobeyed medical advice and travelled to Enugu. He said all those the nurse had contacts with, including her husband, are currently being quarantined."
Guinean President Declares National Health Emergency Over Ebola Outbreak ... - RIA Novosti
"Guinean President Alpha Conde late on Wednesday declared a national health emergency over Ebola virus outbreak, according to Agence France-Presse. "The World Health Organisation has declared a global health emergency over Ebola. Considering that Guinea is a signatory to the WHO constitution I declare Ebola a national health emergency in Guinea," Conde said in a statement."
Ebola - Nurse, Husband Who Escaped Quarantine Relocated to Lagos in ... - Vanguard
"Nigerian Minister for Health, Professor Onyebuchi Chukwu has confirmed that the Lagos nurse who travelled to Enugu against medical advice is now back in Lagos and is under quarantine with her husband. The suspect, identified as a nurse, said to have travelled to her home town to visit her family, is now under surveillance with 20 others she came into contact with in the city."
Ebola patient's family, colleagues seek help from US, others - The Guardian Nigeria
Nigeria's Minister of Health, Onyebuchi Chukwu gave a news briefing on the Ebola outbreak: " 'Nigeria has now recorded 10 confirmed cases of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD). Out of these, four have died and eight are currently under treatment. It is important to note that the number of confirmed cases remains 10 as at today and not 11 as earlier announced this morning.' ... The fourth death recorded today was a Nigerian nurse who participated in the initial management of the index case. 'The total number of persons under surveillance in Lagos is now 169. These are all secondary contacts as all the primary contacts have completed the 21-day incubation period and have been delisted to resume their normal lives.' "
WHO | Ebola virus disease update - west Africa
WHO released new outbreak case counts. Outbreak total: 2127 cases, 1145 deaths.
Guinea: 519 cases, 380 deaths.
Liberia: 786 cases, 413 deaths.
Sierra Leone: 810 cases, 348 deaths.
Nigeria: 12 cases, 4 deaths.
Kenya shut borders to Ebola hit countries - P.M. News
"Health Minister James Macharia said Kenya is closing its borders to travellers from Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone — the countries most affected by the worst-ever Ebola outbreak. National carrier Kenya Airways also said it would suspend its flights to Freetown and Monrovia when the ban takes effect on Wednesday."
Ebola Sufferers Flee Attack On Liberia Clinic - Orange UK News
"At least 29 ebola patients have reportedly fled a treatment centre in Liberia after it was attacked by armed men. "They broke down the doors and looted the place. The patients all fled," Rebecca Wesseh, who witnessed the attack, told AFP news agency. Local residents and the head of Health Workers Association of Liberia confirmed the attack had taken place."
17 Ebola patients 'missing' in Liberia after raid on hospital - Times of Oman
"Seventeen Ebola patients are missing after fleeing an attack on an isolation ward in Monrovia by armed youths claiming the epidemic does not exist, training the spotlight on the struggle to raise awareness in the fight against the deadly virus."
"The head of Health Workers Association of Liberia, George Williams, said the unit housed 29 patients who "had all tested positive for Ebola" and were receiving preliminary treatment before being taken to hospital. "Of the 29 patients, 17 fled last night (after the assault). Nine died four days ago and three others were yesterday taken by force by their relatives" from the centre, he said. "
Cameroon closes all borders with Nigeria over Ebola outbreak - GlobalPost
"Cameroon has closed all its land, sea and air borders with Nigeria in a move to help prevent the spread of the Ebola virus...No cases of Ebola have been recorded so far in Cameroon which shares a nearly 2,000-kilometre-long (1,240-mile) border with Nigeria, where the virus has claimed four lives with about a dozen people infected."
Liberia finds missing Ebola patients - Blouin News Blogs
"Seventeen suspected Ebola patients who went missing in Liberia after a health centre in the capital was attacked have been found, a minister has said. The BBC reports: 'They were traced and finally they turned themselves in' at a treatment centre, Lewis Brown, an information minister, told the BBC. The government had previously denied they were missing...The Liberian information minister said the missing patients were now at the newly expanded treatment unit opened over the weekend at the John F Kennedy Memorial Medical Center in the capital, Monrovia. Mr Brown also said the health of three Liberian doctors infected with Ebola had improved after they receiving the experimental drug Zmapp."
WHO says Ebola has killed more than 1200 - WNCN
"More than 1,200 people have died of Ebola in Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Nigeria in the current outbreak, and more than 2,200 have been sickened, the WHO said...The WHO said it is seeing some encouraging signs in other parts of West Africa. In Guinea, people from villages that had previously rejected outside help were beginning to seek medical care, according to a WHO statement. The statement said the situation is 'less alarming' in Guinea than in Liberia and Sierra Leone. Although the outbreak began in Guinea, Liberia has now recorded the highest number of deaths and Sierra Leone the most cases. The WHO also said there is 'cautious optimism' that the spread of the virus in Nigeria can be stopped. So far, all recorded cases have been linked to one man, who flew from Liberia to Nigeria while infected."
Liberia imposes Ebola quarantine and curfew in a Monrovia slum - Los Angeles Times
"Liberia's president declared a curfew and ordered security forces to quarantine a slum in Monrovia that is home to at least 50,000 people late Tuesday as the West African country battled to stop the spread of Ebola in the capital. Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf announced a curfew from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. Security forces also will be ensuring that no one enters or leaves West Point, a slum in the capital where angry residents attacked an Ebola observation center over the weekend. Johnson-Sirleaf declared a state of emergency early this month. 'We have been unable to control the spread due to continued denials, cultural burying practices, disregard for the advice of health workers and disrespect for the warnings by the government,' she said. 'As a result and due to the large population concentration the disease has spread widely in Monrovia and environs.' 'May God bless us all and save the state' ."
Nigeria's Ebola death toll hits five as Liberia imposes Ebola curfew - eNCA
"Nigeria's toll from Ebola hit five as another death was reported, according to the local newspaper Vanguard...Nigerian doctor Ameyo Stella Adadevoh contracted the virus while treating Liberian government consultant Patrick Sawyer"
Over 300 Ebola deaths traced back to a healer in Sierra Leone - eNCA
"The outbreak need never have spread from Guinea, health officials told AFP, except for a herbalist in the remote eastern border village of Sokoma. 'She was claiming to have powers to heal Ebola. People from Guinea were crossing into Sierra Leone for treatment,' Mohamed Vandi, the top medical official in the hard-hit district of Kenema, told AFP. 'She got infected and died. During her funeral, women around the other towns also got infected'."
Nigeria may be Ebola-Free in a Week, Minister says - BusinessDay
"Onyebuchi Chukwu Nigeria’s Minister of Health has said the nation may be free of Ebola within a week as the number of people being treated for the virus dropped to two. 'It will be a matter of maybe one week’s time because we have only two cases now of Ebola virus disease and both of them are in an isolation ward,' ... The country has enough equipment to contain the outbreak, Chukwu said."
Death toll from Ebola outbreak in West Africa rises to 1350 - Reuters
"The death toll from the Ebola oubreak in West Africa has risen to 1,350, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday, with 106 new deaths reported between August 17-18 in three countries."
At least 70 dead from hemorrhagic illness in northern Congo: WHO| Reuters
"At least 70 people have died in northern Democratic Republic of Congo from an outbreak of hemorrhagic gastroenteritis, the World Health Organization said on Thursday, denying that the illness was Ebola. A WHO report dated Thursday and seen by Reuters said that 592 people had contracted the disease, of whom 70 died. Five health care workers, including one doctor, are among the dead."
'Let Experts Lead in Ebola Fight', Former Diplomat Asserts - AllAfrica.com
"As Liberia struggles to contain the outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus which is new to the country, a former Liberian diplomat to France, the People's Republic of China, the United Nations, Cuba, other countries, says it is time that the Government of Liberia turns over full executive control of international efforts to fight Ebola to the international partners who have come to assist in fighting the scourge."
Senegal closes its borders with Guinea over Ebola fears: interior ministry - The Daily Star
"Senegal closed its borders with Guinea on Thursday over fears of the Ebola epidemic, more than three months after it re-opened them, said a statement from the interior ministry. 'Senegal has decided to once again close the land borders with the Republic of Guinea," the statement said, adding that this extends to "air and sea borders for aircraft and ships from the Republic of Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia'."
Nigeria confirms 2 new Ebola cases - The Olympian
"Two alarming new cases of Ebola have emerged in Nigeria, widening the circle of people sickened beyond the immediate group of caregivers who treated a dying airline passenger in one of Africa's largest cities...Nigeria's total of confirmed infections is now 16. Five of them have died and five have recovered; the rest are being treated in isolation in Lagos, the commercial capital where Sawyer's flight landed."
Last Ebola free region of Liberia falls to virus - Capital FM Kenya
"Every region of Liberia has now been hit by Ebola, officials said Friday, as other affected west African nations scrambled to contain the spread of the killer virus. After seeing people fall to the deadly disease in area after area, Liberia said two people had succumbed to the virus in Sinoe province, the last Ebola free bastion in a country that has seen the biggest toll with 576 deaths."
WHO warns of 'shadow zones', hidden cases in Ebola outbreak - WTAQ
WHO reports 2615 cases and 1427 deaths.
"Families hiding infected loved ones and the existence of 'shadow zones' where medics cannot go mean the West African Ebola epidemic is even bigger than thought, the World Health Organization said on Friday."
"'We think six to nine months is a reasonable estimate,' Keiji Fukuda, the WHO's Assistant Director-General for Health Security, said during a visit to Liberia, speaking of the time the agency now believes will be required to halt the epidemic."
Senegal blocks Ebola aid flight, imposes travel curbs - Fox News
"Regional humanitarian hub Senegal said on Friday it had blocked a regional U.N. aid plane from landing and was banning all further flights to and from countries affected by Ebola, potentially hampering the emergency response to the epidemic."
"Chad closed its border with Nigeria and South Africa said it was banning all travellers from Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone from entering its territory, barring its own citizens."
Ebola outbreak widens in Nigeria; Liberia death toll tops 1000 - Waterloo Record
"On Friday, the Central African country of Gabon announced it was barring all flights and ships from Ebola-stricken countries."
Ivory Coast shuts border with Liberia over Ebola - The Daily Star
"Ivory Coast has closed its land borders with Ebola-affected West African neighbors Guinea and Liberia."
"'Faced with new outbreak sites and the reactivation of old sites ... the Ivorian government decides to close its land borders with sister republics Guinea and Liberia,' said a statement read on state-owned television late on Friday."
UN vows to radically scale up Ebola fight as 'invisible' caseloads are escaping ... - indiablooms
David Nabarro, Senior United Nations System Coordinator for Ebola stated that the UN is looking to significantly scale up their response to the outbreak.
"In parts of Liberia, WHO said, a phenomenon is occurring that has never before been seen in an Ebola outbreak. As soon as a new treatment facility is opened, it is immediately filled with patients, many of whom were not previously identified."
"'This phenomenon strongly suggests the existence of an invisible caseload of patients who are not being detected by the surveillance system,' the UN health agency said."
"WHO reiterated that it does not recommend any ban on international travel or trade. It stresses that closing borders doesn’t work and is detrimental, as affected countries will be pushed towards a humanitarian crisis and the international community’s ability to fight and reverse the Ebola outbreak will be hampered."
New Sierra Leone law makes it illegal to hide Ebola patients - Minneapolis Star Tribune
"Sierra Leone has passed a new law imposing possible jail time for anyone caught hiding an Ebola patient — a common practice that the World Health Organization believes has contributed to a major underestimation of the current outbreak."
Lawmaker, Ansumana Jaiah Kaikai said "the measure was necessary to compel residents to cooperate with government officials, noting that some residents had resisted steps to combat Ebola and build isolation centers in their communities."
Africa - DR Congo confirms first cases of Ebola - France 24
"The Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday confirmed its first two cases this year of Ebola but claimed they were unrelated to the epidemic ravaging West Africa. 'The results are positive. The Ebola virus is confirmed in DRC,' Health Minister Felix Kabange Numbi told AFP"
"Earlier this week Kabange had announced the deaths of 13 people with haemorrhagic symptoms, and had said dozens of others who had come into contact with them were being monitored."
WHO Expert in West Africa Infected by the Ebola Virus - The Cubic Lane
"An expert from the World Health Organization, operating in Sierra Leone to fight against the Ebola epidemic, contracted the deadly virus, according to a statement released on Sunday by the WHO. According to a spokesman for the WHO in Geneva, the person in question is an expert in epidemiology. This is the first time, the WHO added, that a member of its teams on the field is infected with the virus. The person 'is receiving the best possible treatment,' and an evacuation to another clinic is being considered."
Nigeria revises confirmed Ebola cases from 14 to 13 - Medical Xpress
"Nigeria on Monday revised down the number of confirmed Ebola cases in the country to 13, including five deaths, blaming the reporting of a 14th case on a false positive."
"All five deaths from Ebola and confirmed cases have occurred in the country's financial capital, Lagos, from a single chain of transmission."
NIGERIA HEALTH MINISTER SAYS COUNTRY HAS
"Nigeria's health minister said on Tuesday authorities had 'thus far contained' the Ebola outbreak that started last month, with only one out of 13 confirmed cases still being treated in isolation in the commercial capital Lagos. Onyebuchi Chukwu said of the other cases that five had died and the other seven had been discharged. The remaining one was the spouse of one of the doctors who treated Patrick Sawyer, the Liberian who brought the virus to Africa's most populous nation."
Death toll in Congo Ebola outbreak reaches 13 - ITV News
"A total of 13 people, including five health workers, have now died from Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to a report by the UN. The government has said it will be quarantining the area around the town of Djera, in the northwestern jungle province of Equateur, where a high number of suspected cases has been reported."
UPDATE 1-Ebola toll tops 1550, outbreak accelerates - WHO - Reuters
"The Ebola outbreak in West Africa has killed more than 1,552 people out of 3,069 known cases in four countries and 'continues to accelerate', the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Thursday. The epidemic in the region, the deadliest since the disease was first discovered in 1976, has killed nearly as many people as all the previous known outbreaks combined. 'More than 40 percent of the total number of cases have occurred within the past 21 days. However, most cases are concentrated in only a few localities,' the United Nations health agency said in a statement."
Ebola outbreak 'could top 20000' - Irish Independent
"The Ebola outbreak in West Africa could eventually exceed 20,000 cases - more than six times the current level, the World Health Organisation says. SHARE A new study by the UN health agency also assumes that in many hard-hit areas the actual number of cases may be two to four times higher than is currently reported."
"At least 40% of the cases have been in the last three weeks, the WHO said, adding that 'the outbreak continues to accelerate'."
EBOLA: Rivers health official who secretly treated ebola patient in an hotel dies - Osun Defender
"The unnamed doctor, according to news website, Sahara Reporters, secretly treated a diplomat who had contact with Patrick Sawyer, the Liberian-American, who brought the virus to Nigeria. The doctor reportedly died on Friday, while his wife had also taken ill and now quarantined in Port Harcourt. The diplomat treated by the doctor is still alive, the report said. The diplomat is believed to be among those who met Mr. Sawyer on his arrival in Lagos. He then flew to Port Harcourt where he took ill. He was treated at an unnamed hotel in the Rivers state capital, an official said."
"This development, if confirmed will be a big blow to Nigeria’s effort to contain the deadly virus. With only one case being treated in Lagos, the Minister of Health had declared Tuesday that Nigeria had succeeded in checkmating the spread of the virus in the country."
First case of Ebola confirmed in Senegal - health minister| News by Country| Reuters
"The first case of Ebola has been confirmed in Senegal, a major hub for the business and aid community in West Africa, Health Minister Awa Marie Coll Seck told a news conference on Friday. The minister said the case was a Guinean national who had arrived from the neighbouring West African country, where the deadly virus was first detected in March."
Ebola rumours spark riots in Guinea - Independent Online
"Riots broke out in Guinea's second-largest city Nzerekore over rumours that health workers had infected people with the deadly Ebola virus, a Red Cross official and residents said on Friday. A crowd of young men, some armed with clubs and pistols, set up barricades across the southern city on Thursday and threatened to attack the hospital before security forces moved in to restore order. Gunshots were fired by the rioters and several people were injured, said Youssouf Traore, president of the Guinean Red Cross."
Liberia to lift cordon around slum neighborhood sealed off to stop Ebola's spread ... - The Tribune
"Liberia says it will open up a slum in its capital where thousands of people were barricaded to contain the spread of Ebola. Information Minister Lewis Brown says lifting the quarantine Saturday morning will not mean there is no Ebola in the West Point Slum. But authorities feel confident they can screen for the sick and that the community now actively fighting the disease. The slum of 50,000 people in Liberia's capital was sealed off more than a week ago, sparking unrest and leaving many without access to food or safe water."
Health workers strike at Sierra Leone Ebola hospital - Reuters Africa
"Health workers have gone on strike at a major Ebola treatment centre in Kenema, eastern Sierra Leone, over pay and poor working conditions, hospital staff told Reuters on Saturday. 'The workers decided to stop working because we have not been paid out allowances and we lack some tools,' said Ishmael Mehemoh, chief supervisor at the clinic. Clothing to protect health workers being infected from the deadly virus is inadequate and there is only one broken stretcher which is used to carry both patients and corpses, he added."
Ebola death toll in Guinea rises to 460 - Shanghai Daily (subscription)
"The latest data released by Guinea's health ministry shows that at least 690 Ebola cases have been confirmed in the country, out of which 460 people have died."
"A total of 143 patients were cured and discharged from treatment centers while 86 cases are still undergoing treatment in health centers. Since the Ebola outbreak in Guinea, 45 health workers have been infected with the virus and 26 of them have died while nine others are still hospitalized."
Port Harcourt elderly woman tests positive for Ebola Virus Disease - Osun Defender
"One of the three persons taken to the Ebola virus quarantine centre in Oduoha, Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State, has tested positive for the disease. The latest case, an elderly woman, contracted the virus in Good Heart Hospital, the health facility where Iyke Enemuo, the doctor who treated a Nigerian ECOWAS diplomat, Koye Olu-Ibukun, died last week."
"According to him, as of August 31, 2014, the total number of cases of EVD in Nigeria stood at 17 while the total number of cases treated at the isolation ward in Lagos State is 14. Also, the total number of those discharged is seven while the total number of deaths among those treated in Lagos is five. The total number currently under treatment in Lagos is two. Chukwu said the three confirmed cases not treated in Lagos comprised Olu-Ibukun, Enemuo and the elderly woman in Port Harcourt."
Nurses go on strike in Ebola-hit Liberia - Jamaica Observer
"Nurses at Liberia's largest hospital went on strike on Monday, demanding better pay and equipment to protect them against a deadly Ebola epidemic which has killed hundreds in the West African nation. John Tugbeh, spokesman for the strikers at Monrovia's John F Kennedy hospital, said the nurses would not return to work until they are supplied with "personal protective equipment (PPEs)", the hazmat-style suits which guard against infectious diseases. 'From the beginning of the Ebola outbreak we have not had any protective equipment to work with. As result, so many doctors got infected by the virus. We have to stay home until we get the PPEs,' he said."
Senegal monitoring contacts of 1st Ebola patient - CTV News
"Senegalese authorities on Monday were monitoring everyone who was in contact with a student infected with Ebola who crossed into the country, and who has lost three family members to the disease. An Ebola outbreak in West Africa has killed more than 1,500 people in Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Nigeria. The university student is Senegal's first case of the dreaded disease. The 21-year-old left Guinea on Aug. 15, just days after his brother died of the disease, according to Guinea's Health Ministry. It said that the brother apparently caught Ebola in Sierra Leone. The student travelled by road, crossing into Senegal despite a border closure. He arrived in Dakar, the Senegalese capital, on Aug. 20, according to the World Health Organization, and was staying with relatives on the outskirts of the city. The agency said that on Aug. 23, he went to a medical facility seeking treatment for fever, diarrhea and vomiting -- all symptoms of Ebola but also many other diseases. But he concealed from doctors that he had had contact with infected people. He was treated instead for malaria and continued to stay with his relatives before turning up at a Dakar hospital on Aug. 26. Senegal's Health Ministry said Sunday that it has since traced everyone the student came into contact with, and they are being examined twice a day."
Ebola death toll rises to 31 in DR Congo - Shanghai Daily (subscription)
Death toll from an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Cong) has increased from 13 to 31, an advisor to the minister of health said Tuesday. 'The official account was 13 deaths, and then we add the 18 deaths, giving us a total of 31 deaths,' said Dr. Shodu Lomani to Xinhua. The Ebola outbreak was recorded in Djera, a remote region in the country's northwest province of Equateur. The government has banned travels out of the affected region by any one who may show signs of the Ebola virus disease, said Lomani. It was the DR Congo's seventh Ebola outbreak, which the government and the World Health Organization (WHO) said has no links with the ongoing Ebola epidemic in West Africa."
Doctor Enemuo's Sister Quarantined - AllAfrica.com
"The sister of late Dr Iyke Enemuo who died of the Ebola virus in Port Harcourt has been sent to the Ebola quarantine centre in Emohua local government area, Rivers state. Rivers State Commissioner of Health, Dr Sampson Parker who made this known Monday said she had to be sent there because she showed symptoms of the disease, adding that result of the Ebola test done on her would be released later in the day."
Dr. Sampson Parker went on to say: "'Sister of Dr Iyke Enemuo who went to Abia State, we have brought her back. She is symptomanic and we have sent her to the quarantined centre. The three cases we had at the quarantine centre, two tested negative while one, an elderly lady who was in the same room with the late Dr Enemuo at the hospital where he was admitted tested positive. The two cases who tested negative were the doctor and Pharmacist at the late Dr Enemuo hospital. They have Left the quarantine centre but we are still watching them within the 21 days period.',"
Nigeria to get Japanese drug for Ebola treatment - India.com
"Nigeria will soon get a Japanese drug to treat Ebola, the country’s Health Minister Onyebuchi Chukwu said on Monday. The drug named Favipiravir and developed by a subsidiary of Fujifilm Holdings in Japan, could be delivered anytime soon in Nigeria, Xinhua quoted Chukwu as telling reporters here. Apart from the Japanese drug, the west African country had also applied for another anti-Ebola drug alongside two other vaccines which have been positively identified by the local Treatment Research Group (TRG) in Nigeria. 'The TRG has been working hard to identify experimental drugs like Zmapp, and also make recommendations to government on further research on these drugs as well as vaccines for EVD treatment and prevention,' Chukwu said. The Nigerian minister said the drug was considered as it has strong anti-viral property against Ebola virus in-vitro and in-vivo. 'These and the fact that it is considered safe, having passed through phases one and two clinical trails makes it good candidate drug for use in emergency situation as the EVD,' he added."
"Disruptions in food trade and marketing in the three West African countries most affected by Ebola have made food increasingly expensive and hard to come by, while labor shortages are putting the upcoming harvest season at serious risk, FAO warned today. In Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone, quarantine zones and restrictions on people's movement aimed at combating the spread of the virus, although necessary, have seriously curtailed the movement and marketing of food. This has lead to panic buying, food shortages and significant food price hikes on some commodities, especially in urban centers, according to a special alert issued today by FAO's Global Information and Early Warning System (GIEWS)."
Ebola outbreak: CDC director Tom Frieden gives update on visit to West Africa - CBC.ca
"The CDC director said it was upsetting during his visit to see the shortage of hospital beds and the lack of a rapid response needed to prevent a single cluster of Ebola from becoming a large outbreak. There is widespread transmission in Liberia and strong signs it will happen in Sierra Leone in the near future, he said. 'World is losing the battle' Frieden said more resources, expertise and a unified response are needed. 'The number of cases is increasing so quickly that for every day's delay it becomes that much harder to stop it'."
"In a speech to the United Nations on Tuesday, Dr. Joanne Liu, international president of Doctors Without Borders, denounced the lack of deployment of resources to address the outbreak, which the group says has overstretched ministries of health and private non-governmental organizations. 'Six months into the worst Ebola epidemic in history, the world is losing the battle to contain it' "
Another American Doctor Infected With Ebola in Liberia - Wall Street Journal
"A third American missionary has been infected with Ebola while working in Liberia and is being treated in an isolation unit in the Monrovia hospital where he works. The man, a doctor, was treating obstetrics patients, not Ebola patients. He is the second missionary working for SIM USA, a Charlotte, N.C.-based Christian organization, to contract the deadly disease. It isn't known how the doctor was infected, SIM USA said in a statement Tuesday. He isolated himself as soon as he felt symptoms and "is doing well and is in good spirits," the organization said."
Suspected Ebola patient dies at LUTH - Daily Sun
"The Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi Araba, was thrown into panic yesterday, following the admission of two patients suspected to be infected with the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) into the hospital. One of the patients later died after reportedly showing symptoms of the deadly disease."
Virological analysis: no link between Ebola outbreaks in west Africa and ... - HealthCanal.com
"Results from virus characterization, together with findings from the epidemiological investigation, are definitive: the outbreak in DRC is a distinct and independent event, with no relationship to the outbreak in west Africa."
"The response team has, to date, identified 53 cases consistent with the case definition for Ebola virus disease, including 31 deaths. Seven of these deaths were among health care workers. More than 160 contacts are being traced."
Suspected Ebola Case in Kaduna: ABU Student Tests Negative to the Virus - Nigerian Bulletin
"The 19-year old law student of the Ahmadu Bello University [ABU] suspected to manifest some symptoms of the Ebola Virus Disease [EVD] has tested negative to the virus. Authorities of ABU and the Kaduna State Government had sent the patient’s blood to Lagos for testing after he reportedly manifested some symptoms associated with Ebola while on admission at the Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital [ABUTH]."
Nigerian Ebola cases rise to 18, deaths up to 7 - Daily Mail
"Nigeria now has 18 Ebola cases, after a fourth case surfaced in Port Harcourt, home to Africa's biggest oil and gas industry, the health minister said on Wednesday. The Ebola outbreak in Africa's most populous country began on July 20 when a Liberian man with the disease collapsed at Lagos airport, spreading the virus to the hospital staff who treated him. A man who had travelled with him then skipped quarantine and travelled to Port Harcourt, bringing the disease there. A doctor died in the oil city last week. Health Minister Onyebuchi Chukwu said a patient he had treated had also now died. A total of 255 people were under surveillance in Port Harcourt, while 41 were in Lagos."
Guinea detects Ebola in new region as US warns outbreak out of control - Yahoo News UK
"Guinea's government said on Wednesday that Ebola had spread to a previously unaffected region of the country, as U.S. experts warned that the worst ever outbreak of the deadly virus was spiralling out of control in West Africa. Guinea, the first country to detect the haemorrhagic fever in March, had said it was containing the outbreak but authorities announced that nine new cases had been found in the southeastern prefecture of Kerouane. The area, some 750 km (470 miles) southeast of the capital Conakry, lies close to where the virus was first detected deep in Guinea's forest region."
Abia Declares Manhunt for 50 Suspected Ebola Victims Who 'Escaped ... - Nigerian Bulletin
Nigerian Commisioner for Health, Mr. Okechukwu Ogah said that the Abia State Government will "'work with neighbouring states to track down the 50 people that were said to have fled from Rivers State and put them on surveillance. We need to work together to rid Nigeria of Ebola; and if there is anybody hiding in Abia we will ask for their names and announce them on air for the public to help us track them.'"
Sister Of Late Port Harcourt Doctor Who Skipped Quarantine To Abia Has Ebola - SaharaReporters.com
"Total number of confirmed cases of Ebola Virus Disease in Nigeria is now eighteen (18). The 18th confirmed case is the sister of the late Port Harcourt doctor."
"Total number of cases successfully managed and discharged is now eight (8). The last case to be discharged, the first secondary contact to be diagnosed and a spouse of a primary contact of the index case, went home from the isolation ward in Lagos yesterday. (The 9th survivor is the ECOWAS Commission official who jumped surveillance in Lagos and travelled to Port Harcourt where he infected the doctor who attended to him)."
"Total number of deaths from Ebola Virus Disease in Nigeria is now seven (7). One (1), the index case, occurred in a private hospital in Lagos, four (4) in the Lagos isolation ward, one (1) in the Port Harcourt isolation ward (the female patient who was on admission in the same hospital where the late Port Harcourt doctor was also admitted), while another one (1) was the doctor who was infected by the ECOWAS Commission official in Port Harcourt and who did not come under the care and management of the Incident Management Committee."
"Total number of EVD patients currently under treatment is two (2), one in the Lagos isolation ward and another one (1) in the Port Harcourt isolation ward."
"Total number of contacts currently under surveillance in Lagos is forty one (41), while Port Harcourt has two hundred and fifty five (255)."
"Total number of contacts discharged in Lagos after they were observed for 21 days is 320. The minister also debunked rumours of EVD cases outside Lagos and Port Harcourt. These include the three (3) reported cases in the Federal Capital Territory and one case in Calabar."
Ebola outbreak: Nigerian doctor infected with Ebola operated on two patients ... - Radio Australia
"A Nigerian doctor with Ebola carried on treating patients and met scores of friends, relatives and medics before his death, leaving about 60 of them at high risk of infection, the World Health Organisation (WHO) says. The doctor, who has not been named, operated on two patients, according to the WHO."
"The doctor, whom the WHO did not name, was infected by a man who fled quarantine in Lagos, who was himself linked to the first case in Africa's most populous country, a Liberian man who sought treatment in Lagos. Doctor with Ebola operated on two patients: WHO The doctor's wife and one of his patients had since caught the deadly disease and 200 people who came into contact with him were being monitored for symptoms including fever and muscle pain, followed by vomiting and diarrhoea, the WHO said. Of these, around 60 are considered to have had high-risk or very high-risk exposure, it said. Two days after developing the symptoms on August 11, he went on treating patients at his private clinic and operated on two of them, the WHO statement said. 'Prior to hospitalisation, the physician had numerous contacts with the community, as relatives and friends visited his home to celebrate the birth of a baby,'"
WHO warning over Ebola in Nigeria's Port Harcourt - Channel News Asia
"An Ebola outbreak in Nigeria's oil producing hub of Port Harcourt could spread wider and faster than in the financial capital, Lagos, the World Health Organization warned on Thursday (Sep 4). The UN health body said the virus' arrival in Port Harcourt, 435 kilometres (270 miles) east of Lagos and home to oil and gas majors such as Shell, Total and Chevron, showed 'multiple high-risk opportunities for transmission of the virus to others'. Of the 255 people currently under surveillance for signs of the disease, the WHO said 60 were considered to have had 'high-risk or very high-risk exposure'."
Liberia: Ebola Casualties Reach 1015 - Government Announces - AllAfrica.com
"The Liberian Government has announced that confirmed, probable and suspected Ebola casualties in the country reach 1,015."
Sierra Leone contemplates nationwide shutdown over Ebola - NTV Uganda
"According to the Ministry of Health and Sanitation's Wednesday update, 1,146 cases have been reported and 399 people have died. Over 80 per cent of those who have died are from Kenema and Kailahun districts."
Liberia gives Ebola update - StarAfrica.com
"The Liberian health ministry says cumulative suspected, probable and confirmed Ebola cases for the period May 29 to September 1 now stands at 1,763."
"According to the report, the total number of patients discharged as of September 1 remains at 25. At the same time, Liberia’s case fatality rate in confirmed and probable Ebola incidence stands at 61.5 percent. Case fatality rate is the proportion of deaths within a designated population of cases over the course of a prevailing disease."
Patients Desert Hospital As Suspected Ebola Patient Storms FMC In Delta - SaharaReporters.com
"Patients as well as visitors and workers deserted the Federal Medical Centre, Asaba, Delta State capital [Nigeria] on Thursday, following the rushing to the hospital of a suspected patient who manifested symptoms of the dreaded Ebola Virus."
WHO: Use Ebola survivors' blood to treat patients - TheNewsTribune.com
"After convening a two-day meeting of more than 200 experts to figure out which experimental Ebola treatments should be used first, the WHO said survivor's blood could be used immediately, tapping into the thousands of people who have survived the virus which has about a 50 percent death rate and no licensed treatments. 'We have to change the sense that there is no hope,' Dr. Marie-Paule Kieny, a WHO assistant director-general, said during a press conference on Friday. The evidence for whether blood from survivors can help Ebola patients is mixed."
"Though Ebola clinics in West Africa are understaffed and often lack basic supplies, some said it is theoretically possible to offer the blood of survivors now. Experts believe the antibodies in the blood of people who have survived Ebola might help other patients stave off the virus long enough for their own immune systems to respond."
'No Ebola outbreak in Delta' - BusinessDay
"Delta State government has debunked story making the rounds that a patient died of Ebola disease in the state at the Eku Specialist Hospital, Eku. In a statement by Chike Ogeah, Delta commissioner for information, he said the story is completely false, noting that a diabetic woman who had earlier been undergoing treatment at Eku Specialist Hospital returned from a visit to Port Harcourt and reported at the hospital where she unfortunately died."
"The state government thereby assured all residents that there is no Ebola patient in the state."
Sierra Leone to impose 4-day, countrywide anti-Ebola
"Sierra Leone will impose a four-day, countrywide "lockdown" starting Sept. 18, an escalation of efforts to halt the spread of Ebola across the West African nation, a senior official in the president's office said on Friday. Citizens will not be allowed to leave their homes between Sept. 18-21 in a bid to prevent the disease from spreading further and allow health workers to identify cases in the early stages of the illness, said Ibrahim Ben Kargbo, a presidential advisor on the country's Ebola task force. 'The aggressive approach is necessary to deal with the spread of Ebola once and for all,' he told Reuters."
1 in 10 health-care workers treating Ebola get infected - WND.com
"One in 10 health-care workers treating Ebola patients in West Africa is becoming infected with the disease, the World Health Organization announced in Geneva Friday in an international media teleconference at the conclusion of an emergency meeting on the outbreak."
UN issues international rescue call for Ebola outbreak - Vatican Radio
"The death toll in the Ebola outbreak in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone totaled 2,097 as at Sept 5, out of 3,944 cases. A further eight people have died in Nigeria and there is 1 confirmed case in Senegal. That puts the death toll at a total of 2,105 and the number of patients infected so far at 3,968."
Health Workers Endangered as Ebola Spreads Through West Africa - Latin American Herald Tribune
"The deadly Ebola virus has claimed the lives of 134 health workers in West Africa, mostly doctors and nurses, World Health Organization spokesman Tarik Jasarevic said Friday. The total number of infected health workers is as high as 256, he said, while stressing the need to bolster the already inadequate number of medical personnel in the countries hit by the virus, which has a high mortality rate."
Ebola outbreak: Doctors Without Borders calls 'lockdown' a mistake - CBC.ca
"Sierra Leone's proposed countrywide "lockdown" will not help control an Ebola outbreak and could lead to the disease spreading further as cases are concealed, medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said on Saturday."
"'It has been our experience that lockdowns and quarantines do not help control Ebola as they end up driving people underground and jeopardizing the trust between people and health providers,' said the group. 'This leads to the concealment of potential cases and ends up spreading the disease further,' added the group which has been helping fight the world's biggest outbreak of the disease across West Africa."
"Sierra Leone's deputy information minister, Theo Nichol, said on Saturday the three-day shutdown would make it easier for medical workers to trace suspected cases. Nichol said the period may be extended if needed. A presidency official had earlier said the lockdown would last for four days. But MSF said door-to-door screening required a high level of expertise and, even when cases were found, there were a lack of treatment centres and other facilities to take them to."
Despite Ebola, 70000 Nigerian Hajis coming - Arab News
"Saudi Arabia has no plan to ban some 70,000 Nigerian pilgrims from performing Haj this year because of Ebola virus cases that have surfaced in the West African country, a senior Saudi health official said."
Ebola Hits Liberian Police, 1 Infected, 18 Quarantined At Depot - AllAfrica.com
"According to sources, one Police officer serving the Police Support Unit (PSU) contracted the virus and is currently undergoing treatment at the ELWA Ebola center. One senior Police source confirmed to FrontPageAfrica that the officer is in critical condition at the Ebola treatment center. The Police officer is said to have contracted the virus from his wife who is a nurse, who transferred the virus to her husband after also getting infested from work. The health of the PSU officer prompted the quarantining of Bloc C of the Police barracks where accordingly the 18 Police officers are residing."
Liberia and Sierra Leon update Ebola case counts - Examiner.com
"The governments of Sierra Leone and Liberia have begun to release regular updates on the number of Ebola cases and Ebola-related death in their nations. These reports provide data which is more current than that released by the World Health Organization. As of Sept. 7, Sierra Leone is reporting 1,409 suspected, probable and confirmed Ebola illnesses and 474 deaths. The latest report from Liberia on Sept. 6 shows 2,038 Ebola cases and 1,213 related deaths. Across the five countries in West Africa reporting Ebola cases, the total using the Sept. 5 WHO Ebola situation report, as well as the local reports, there have been 4,282 illnesses since the outbreak began in March and 2,212 Ebola deaths."
African Union says border closures hinder Ebola fight; Senegal to open ... - Brandon Sun
"Border closures, flight bans and mass quarantines are creating a sense of siege in the West African countries affected by Ebola, officials at an emergency African Union meeting said Monday, as Senegal agreed to allow humanitarian aid pass through its closed borders."
"The largest Ebola outbreak ever has killed more than 2,000 people and public health officials say it is out of control. But they have criticized some of the more extreme efforts to slow the disease's spread, saying that border closures have hampered the response by holding up shipments of aid. They have also noted that, in a highly mobile region like West Africa with several unofficial border crossings, closing frontiers is usually ineffective."
Ebola spread is exponential in Liberia, thousands of cases expected soon - WHO - Yahoo News UK
"The Ebola virus is spreading fast in Liberia, where many thousands of new cases are expected over the coming three weeks, the World Health Organisation said on Monday. 'Transmission of the Ebola virus in Liberia is already intense and the number of new cases is increasing exponentially,' WHO said in a statement. The organisation noted that motorbike-taxis and regular taxis are 'a hot source of potential virus transmission' because they are not disinfected in Liberia, where conventional Ebola control measures 'are not having an adequate impact'."
Fresh Ebola Case Hits Lagos – Minister - 360Nobs.com
"Lagos has recorded yet another Ebola case, the Minister of Health, Onyebuchi Chukwu, disclosed today September 8, through his Special Assistant on Media and Communication, Dan Nwomeh. Dan took to twitter to share some of the statements the minister made during a press conference held earlier today. The new confirmed case is the fiance of one of the primary contacts of the index case, Patrick Sawyer. However, the primary contact had made a full recovery. The new case brings the total number of Ebola cases in Nigeria to 19 with seven people dead from the disease while 10 others have recovered, the minister said. He noted that with the latest developments, the total number of people under surveillance in Lagos have reduced to 27 while Port Harcourt has 477."
African Union agrees to lift Ebola movement ban - www.worldbulletin.net
"Attendees of an emergency meeting of the African Union (A.U.)'s executive council held to address Africa's recent Ebola outbreak have agreed to lift a ban on the cross-border movement of people among member states. 'We have agreed that countries allow people to move,' Ncosazana Dlamini-Zuma, chairperson of the A.U. Commission, told reporters on Monday. Meeting participants also recommended that member states put screening mechanisms in place as a means of containing the deadly virus. No timetable has been given, however, for lifting the ban on cross-border movement."
With surge in Liberia, Ebola case toll above 4200 - NBC29 WVIR Charlottesville ... - NBC 29 News
"The outbreak sweeping West Africa is thought to have killed more than 2,200 people, and public health experts agree that it is out of control. More than 4,200 people have believed to have been sickened in Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Nigeria and Senegal. The disease is spreading particularly quickly in Liberia, where new WHO figures showed that more than 500 new cases were recorded in a week."
Sierra Leone to track down Ebola sufferers - Echonetdaily
"Sierra Leone has announced plans to visit every home in the country of six million to track down people with Ebola and remove dead bodies. More than 20,000 volunteers will go door-to-door as part of a three-day curfew announced on Saturday, Steven Ngaoja, the head of the country’s Ebola Emergency Operations Centre, told a news conference in Freetown. ‘From September 19 to 21, every household in the country will be visited. About 21,400 trained volunteers will be involved in the house-to-house sensitisation activity,’ Ngaoja said on Monday. ‘Likely Ebola cases will be identified or dead bodies will be referred to contact tracing, referral or burial teams.’"
Ebola seriously threatens Liberia's national existence: minister - GlobalPost
"Liberia's national existence is "seriously threatened" by the deadly Ebola virus that is "spreading like wild fire and devouring everything in its path," the country's national defense minister told the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday. Liberia is worst hit by West Africa's Ebola epidemic and will likely see thousands of new cases in coming weeks, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday. More than 1,000 people have already died in Liberia. "Liberia is facing a serious threat to its national existence. The deadly Ebola virus has caused a disruption of the normal functioning of our State," said Liberian Minister of National Defense Brownie Samukai."
UPDATE 2-Guinean who brought Ebola to Senegal recovers from virus - Reuters Africa
"The world's worst ever outbreak of the hemorrhagic fever has killed at least 2,296 people, mostly in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia. Senegalese authorities are still monitoring 67 people who came into contact with the Guinean student and trying to trace his route on the more than 1,000-km land journey across the border from southwest Guinea. Some 33 people have been placed under quarantine in the house in the teeming neighbourhood of Parcelles Assainies where he stayed with an uncle after arriving in Dakar in late August."
Ebola Outbreak: 200 Deaths From The Virus Reported In Just A Day (DETAILS) - Global Grind
"The World Health Organization said on Tuesday that the Ebola death toll increased by 200 in just a day, bringing the total number of dead to at least 2,296. As of Sept. 6, 4,293 cases have been recorded in five West African nations. But the WHO is having trouble compiling data on cases, especially in the nation of Liberia, which health officials say is the worst affected country. The U.N. health organization said they expect thousands of new cases in Liberia in the next three weeks."
No new case of Ebola in Nigeria, as one under quarantine in Ile-ife - WorldStage
"Nigeria’s Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu on Wednesday said that there is no new cases of Ebola Virus Disease in the country as a Ile-ife case has been quarantined and being investigated. The minister in a press statement signed by his media aide Mr. Dan Nwomeh said the number of people under surveillance in Lagos had reduced drastically to 16 with 400 in Port Harcourt. He said: 'There are no new cases of Ebola at present, there is no single current case of confirmed EVD in Nigeria. However, a suspected case of EVD from Ile-Ife, a university student who had contact with the late Port Harcourt doctor at a naming ceremony in Port Harcourt has been quarantined and is being investigated'."
WHO | Ebola virus disease – Democratic Republic of Congo
"Epidemiological situation Between 2 and 9 September 2014, there have been 31 more cases of Ebola virus disease (EVD) reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), increasing the cumulative number of cases to 62 (14 confirmed, 26 probable, and 22 probable). In total, 35 deaths have been reported (9 confirmed and 26 probable). No deaths have been reported among suspected cases. Nine health-care workers have been diagnosed with EVD, including 7 deaths. All the cases have been localized in Jeera county. The affected villages are Watsi Kengo, Lokolia, Boende, and Boende Muke. Currently, 9 cases have been hospitalized: 4 in Lokolia; 2 in Watsikengo; 2 in Boende; and 1 in Boende Moke. A total of 386 contacts have been listed and 239 contacts have been followed-up. All cases and contacts are linked to the initial index case reported to the World Health Organization on 26 August 2014."
Early transmission dynamics of Ebola virus disease (EVD), West...
"The effective reproduction number, Rt, of Ebola virus disease was estimated using country-specific data reported from Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone to the World Health Organization from March to August, 2014. Rt for the three countries lies consistently above 1.0 since June 2014. Country-specific Rt for Liberia and Sierra Leone have lied between 1.0 and 2.0. Rt<2 indicate that control could be attained by preventing over half of the secondary transmissions per primary case."
Fourth doctor dies of Ebola in Sierra Leone - CP24 Toronto's Breaking News
"Sierra Leone has lost a fourth doctor to Ebola after a failed effort to transfer her abroad for medical treatment, a government official said Sunday, a huge setback to the impoverished country that is battling the virulent disease amid a shortage of health care workers. Dr. Olivet Buck died late Saturday, hours after the World Health Organization said it could not help medically evacuate her to Germany, Chief Medical Officer Dr. Brima Kargbo confirmed to The Associated Press. Sierra Leone had requested funds from WHO to transport Buck to Europe, saying the country could not afford to lose another doctor. WHO had said that it could not meet the request but instead would work to give Buck "the best care possible" in Sierra Leone, including possible access to experimental drugs."
UPDATE 1-Liberia must wait weeks or months for new Ebola centres - WHO - Reuters Africa
Media reported case counts:
Guinea: 936 cases; Sierra Leone: 1602 cases; Liberia: 2407 cases
Obama: Ebola epidemic 'spiralling out of control' - BBC News
"US President Barack Obama has announced new support measures that will be put in place to help combat the deadly Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa. He said the spread of the disease was "spiralling out of control" and posed a potential threat to global security. Mr Obama confirmed plans to send US troops to the region and new teaching and treatment units to Liberia. The announcement was made after Mr Obama met officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta."
Death toll in W.Africa Ebola epidemic reaches 2,622 - WHO| News by Country| Reuters
"At least 2,622 people have died in the worst outbreak of Ebola virus in history, which has so far infected at least 5,335 people in West Africa, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Thursday."
Ebola outbreak accelerating: 700 more cases emerge in a week - CTV News
"The outbreak sweeping West Africa has also touched Liberia, Guinea, Nigeria and Senegal, and is believed to have sickened more than 5,300, according to figures released by the World Health Organization on Thursday. In a sign that the outbreak is picking up steam, more than 700 of those cases were recorded in the last week for which data is available."
"In an attempt to slow the outbreak and identify the sick in hiding, Sierra Leone's 6 million people must stay home starting Thursday at midnight, except for thousands of volunteers who will go house-to-house delivering bars of soap and information about how to prevent Ebola."
"Authorities have said they also expect to discover hundreds of new cases during the Friday, Saturday and Sunday exercise. Many people during this outbreak have not sought treatment for Ebola out of fear that hospitals are merely places people go to die. Still others have been turned away by centres overwhelmed by the increasing number of patients. Sierra Leone's government says it has prepared screening and treatment centres to accept the expected influx of patients after the shutdown."
WHO: Ebola Response Roadmap Situation Report 18 September 2014
Total (West African) case count reported by WHO: 5335 cases, 2622 deaths.
Number of newly reported cases in Guinea has not increased, however the Situation Report states: "there is no indication of a sustained reduction in case incidence in Guinea".
Number of newly reported cases in Liberia continues to rise, reclassifications of cases continues: "new figures will be published soon, and will reflect significant improvements in data collection, and therefore provide a more accurate understanding of the situation".
Over 200 newly reported cases in Sierra Leone in the past week: "Transmission remains high in the capital, Freetown, and the surrounding urban areas".
"As at 15 September 2014, there have been 71 cases (53 confirmed and probable, 18 suspected) of Ebola virus disease (EVD) reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). In total, 40 deaths have been reported. 11% of cases have occurred among health-care workers have been diagnosed with EVD."
Bodies Found After Ebola Health Care Workers Go Missing In Guinea (UPDATES) - Huffington Post
"A spokesman for the government in Guinea said on Thursday that eight bodies were found two days after a group of health workers and journalists went missing in the country. The journalists and officials came under attack near the southern city of Nzerekore, close to the Liberian border. One journalist was able to escape and later told reporters that she could hear villagers looking for her. The Associated Press said that the group "was doing disinfection and education on prevention methods" when it went missing. Doctors and researchers trying to contain the Ebola outbreak, which is deadlier than all previous outbreaks combined, have run up against a population deeply suspicious of medical personnel. Last month, riots broke out in the same Guinean city over rumors that health care workers were infecting people with the virus."
UN SECURITY COUNCIL DECLARES EBOLA OUTBREAK IN AFRICA
"The U.N. Security Council on Thursday declared the Ebola outbreak in Africa a 'threat to international peace and security' and called on all states to provide urgent resources and assistance to help tackle the crisis. The 15-member body unanimously adopted a resolution that also calls on states 'to lift general travel and border restrictions, imposed as a result of the Ebola outbreak, and that contribute to the further isolation of the affected countries and undermine their efforts to respond.'"
Sierra Leone begins three-day Ebola lockdown - Citifmonline
"A three-day curfew or lockdown to try to stop the spread of the Ebola virus has come into effect in Sierra Leone. The aim of the move is to keep people confined to their homes while health workers isolate new cases and prevent Ebola from spreading further."
"The medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) has been strongly critical of the lockdown, arguing that ultimately it will help spread the disease. MSF, whose staff are helping to tackle the outbreak, said in a statement this month that quarantines and lockdowns 'end up driving people underground and jeopardising the trust between people and health providers'. 'This leads to the concealment of potential cases and ends up spreading the disease further.'"
SENEGAL HEALTH MINISTER SAYS NO RISK OF EBOLA SPREADING FROM ... - Reuters Africa
"Senegal's health minister said on Friday there was no further risk of Ebola spreading in the West African country, following the end of a quarantine period for those who came into contact with an infected Guinean man. 'The risk of the Ebola virus spreading from the imported case is non-existent for our country,' Awa Marie Coll Seck told a news conference."
Sierra Leone's Ebola lockdown 5:34 - CBC.ca
"Health workers in Sierra Leone have come under attack while trying to bury the bodies of five Ebola victims east of the capital, a police official said. Sgt. Edward Momoh Brima Lahai said there was a confrontation Saturday between a group of youths and the burial team in the Waterloo district. A witness told state television the burial team initially had to abandon the five bodies in the street and flee. Lahai said the burial was successfully completed after police reinforcements arrived. Sierra Leone is in the middle of an unprecedented three-day lockdown intended to stop the spread of Ebola. Stephen Gauja, co-ordinator of an emergency operations centre in the capital, said Saturday that residents were "largely compliant" with health care workers and volunteers who distributed soap and information about the deadly disease."
S. Leone's Ebola shutdown uncovers 70 dead in capital - Ahram Online
"Sierra Leone wrapped up its 72-hour shutdown on Sunday, with authorities reporting that the action aimed at containing the Ebola epidemic had uncovered up to 70 dead bodies in and around the capital. Most of the west African country's six million people were confined to their homes for a third straight day, with only essential workers such as health professionals and security forces exempt."
"Deputy Chief Medical Officer Sarian Kamara revealed that the authorities had received thousands of calls but only a handful of new patients in the Western Area covering Freetown and its surroundings. 'We were... able to confirm new cases which, had they not been discovered, would have greatly increased transmission,' she said. 'Up to this morning, we had 22 new cases.'"
Ebola epidemic losing potency - DRC gov't - StarAfrica.com
"The Ebola epidemic plaguing Djera, in the Equateur province northwest of the Democratic Republic of Congo is on the verge of being contained, government spokesman Lambert Mende claimed. Speaking after Saturday’s cabinet meeting held in Kinshasa under the leadership of President Joseph Kabila, Mr. Mende said some success has been registered by the Congolese government and its partners to contain the epidemic where it was first detected 1200 km from the capital with a reduced infection rate. Over the past ten days, no new cases of Ebola have been detected in Djera, Mende noted."
92 BODIES AND AT LEAST 56 NEW EBOLA INFECTIONS DISCOVERED IN ... - Reuters Africa
"A three-day lockdown in Sierra Leone aimed at stemming the worst Ebola epidemic on record has identified at least 56 new infections, but has not reached everyone in the country and is likely to be extended, a senior official said on Sunday. Stephen Gaojia, head of the Emergency Operations Centre which leads the Ebola response, also said 92 bodies had been recovered across the country by the end of Saturday, the second day of the emergency measure."
Ebola Rages Hell in Bassa - 27 Dead - 43 Confirmed Cases - AllAfrica.com
"As Liberians battle the Ebola virus, the epidemic continues to spread throughout the country with Grand Bassa County is the latest political subdivision to be hit. The county superintendent, Madam Etweda Cooper, told a group of journalists over the weekend in Buchanan, Grand Bassa that her county is experiencing tough times with the virus. Supt. Cooper has said since the outbreak in July to present, the county has recorded 27 deaths, 43 confirmed cases, 281 contacts and 16 patients with barely three survivals."
Ebola outbreak 'pretty much contained' in Senegal and Nigeria - Reuters
"Two of the five countries affected by the world's worst ever Ebola outbreak are managing to halt the spread of the disease, the World Health Organization said on Monday, although the overall death toll rose to 2,793 out of 5,762 cases. "On the whole, the outbreaks in Senegal and Nigeria are pretty much contained," a WHO statement said. There were no new deaths in Guinea, four in Sierra Leone and 39 in Liberia. A separate Ebola outbreak has killed 40 people in Democratic Republic of Congo, where there have been 71 cases, it said in a statement on the situation as of Sept. 18."
WHO: Ebola Response Roadmap Update, 22 September 2014
"5843 (probable, confirmed and suspected; see Annex 2) cases and 2803 deaths have been reported in the current outbreak of EVD as at 20 September 2014 by the Ministry of Health of Guinea, as at 17 September 2014 by the Ministry of Health of Liberia, and as at 19 September 2014 by the Ministry of Health of Sierra Leone"
"Exposure of health-care workers (HCWs) to EVD continues to be an alarming feature of this outbreak. As of 22 September 2014, 348 HCWs are known to have developed EVD (67 in Guinea, 174 in Liberia, 11 in Nigeria, and 96 in Sierra Leone). 186 HCWs have died as a result of EVD infection (35 in Guinea, 85 in Liberia, 5 in Nigeria, and 61 in Sierra Leone)."
"As at 18 September 2014, there have been 68 cases (28 confirmed, 26 probable, 14 suspected) of Ebola virus disease (EVD) reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, including eight among health-care workers (HCWs). In total, 41 deaths have been reported, including eight among HCWs. 432 contacts have now completed 21-day follow-up. Of 488 contacts currently being monitored, 468 (96%) were seen on 18 September, the last date for which data has been reported."
Congo's Ebola Outbreak 'almost Over', Prime Minister Says - Business Insider
"An outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in Democratic Republic of Congo, unrelated to the epidemic in West Africa, is "almost over" with no new cases detected for several days, Prime Minister Augustin Matata Ponyo said. The government body coordinating the response to Ebola released data on Monday showing Congo had recorded 68 cases in Equateur province since August. Four previously suspected cases had tested negative, but one new case was added. Congo has registered 41 deaths from its outbreak. "Ebola outbreak in DRC almost over," Matata Ponyo said on his official Twitter account. "No new case recorded for nearly 10 days." Unlike West African states, Congo has experience fighting Ebola. However, aid workers are likely to be cautious about declaring victory over the disease after governments in West Africa appeared to downplay the threat of the virus there in the early stages of the outbreak."
Ebola could infect 1.4 million people by January - KSDK
"If the world doesn't get the Ebola outbreak in West Africa under control quickly, the disease could become a permanent fixture in the region, spreading as routinely as malaria or the flu, the World Health Organization warns today in a new report. In the worst-case scenario – if nothing is done to effectively control the outbreak -- there could be 1.4 million Ebola cases in Liberia and Sierra Leone by January 20, according to a report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention."
Red Cross Ebola team attacked in Guinea - CTV News
"A Red Cross team was attacked while collecting bodies believed to be infected with Ebola in southeastern Guinea, the latest in a string of assaults that are hindering efforts to control West Africa's current outbreak. One Red Cross worker is recovering after being wounded in in the neck in Tuesday's attack in Forecariah, according to Benoit Carpentier, a spokesman for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. Family members of the dead initially set upon the six volunteers and vandalized their cars, said Mariam Barry, a resident. Eventually a crowd gathered and headed to the regional health office, where they threw rocks at the building. The attack is the most recent in a series that have plagued teams working to bury bodies, provide information about Ebola and disinfect public places."
SLeone says 300 sick or dead found in Ebola lockdown - Capital FM Kenya
"Sierra Leone said on Wednesday around 100 bodies and 200 patients had been collected from homes during its three-day lockdown to stem the deadly Ebola epidemic raging in west Africa. Almost six million people across the country were confined indoors for 72 hours from Friday while 28,000 volunteers went door-to-door, giving out advice and identifying new suspected cases and deaths that had been kept from the authorities. 'Over 92 bodies were discovered nationwide during the three-day lockdown of the country,' Karamoh Kabbah, the deputy minister for political affairs, told a news conference in the capital Freetown. He said 77 of the bodies had been collected in the Western Area, a division including the city of 1.2 million and its immediate surroundings. 'Over 200 suspected cases were identified… of which, so far, 130 have been confirmed positive,' he added."
DRC sees Ebola breakthrough - News24
"The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has recorded no new cases of the Ebola virus in the past 12 days, a local official said on Tuesday, suggesting that the efforts to contain the outbreak have been successful. Nason Kabuya Ndowole, mayor of the eastern city of Goma, added that it was too early to assess whether the Ebola threat was over. Ebola cases in the DRC had previously been reported every 1-5 days, and the virus's incubation period - the time interval from infection to onset of symptoms - is between 2 and 21 days, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Earlier this month, the WHO reported that the number of suspected and confirmed Ebola infections in the DRC had doubled to 62 in a week's time."
No more patients under Ebola surveillance in Nigeria - GlobalPost
"Nigeria has cleared all patients under surveillance for the Ebola virus, the federal health ministry said on Wednesday. 'There is nobody again under surveillance for the Ebola virus in any part of Nigeria. All those under surveillance have completed their mandatory 21-day period stipulated by the WHO,' ministry's spokesman Dan Nwomeh told AFP, referring to the World Health Organization. But 42 days, the total of two incubation periods, must elapse before a country can be declared free of the disease, according to the WHO."
WHO: Ebola Response Roadmap Situation Report - 24 September 2014
New WHO case counts released: 6263 cases; 2917 deaths.
"The upward epidemic trend continues in Sierra Leone and most probably also in Liberia. However, the situation in Guinea, although still of grave concern, appears to have stabilized: between 75 and 100 new confirmed cases have been reported in each of the past five weeks."
Liberia: "Notably, there were no new reported confirmed cases from the capital, Monrovia, which in previous weeks has reported a surge in cases. These data differ from credible reports obtained from responders in Liberia, who indicate a deterioration of the situation in the country, and in Monrovia in particular."
Sierra Leone: "Nationally, the situation in Sierra Leone continues to deteriorate, with an increase in the number of new confirmed cases reported over each of the past five weeks. The increase is driven primarily by a sharp increase in the number of newly reported cases in the capital, Freetown. The neighbouring districts of Port Loko, Bombali, and Moyamba have also reported increases in the numbers of cases over the past four to five weeks. The numbers of newly reported cases in Kailahun and Kenema, which have previously been stable or slowly declining, have fallen over the past week, though further investigation will be required to confirm whether this fall is genuine. Cases and deaths found during the three-day house-to-house Ebola sensitization campaign, which came to an end on 21 September, are not yet included in official data."
Healthcare worker infection and and death continues to rise, with the largest jump seen in Sierra Leone. Healthcare worker case counts for Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Nigeria stand at 373 cases and 208 deaths.
WRAPUP 1-Ebola spread stabilising in Guinea as toll nears 3000 -WHO - Reuters Africa
"The spread of Ebola seems to have stabilised in Guinea, one of three West African states worst-hit by the disease, but a lack of beds and resistance in affected communities means its advance continues elsewhere, the World Health Organisation said."
Sierra Leone to quarantine 1m people - iAfrica.com
"Sierra Leone has ordered the quarantine "with immediate effect" of three districts and 12 tribal chiefdoms - affecting more than one million people - in the largest lockdown in west Africa's deadly Ebola outbreak. President Ernest Bai Koroma, in a national televised address late Wednesday, announced that the northern districts of Port Loko and Bombali were to be closed off along with the southern district of Moyamba - effectively sealing off around 1.2 million people."
"With the eastern districts of Kenema and Kailahun already under quarantine, more than a third of the population, in five of the nation's 14 districts, now finds itself unable to move freely. "The isolation of districts and chiefdoms will definitely pose great difficulty but the lives of everyone and the survival of our country takes precedence over these difficulties," Koroma said."
Grand Gedeh Records First Ebola Case - AllAfrica.com
"A 35-year-old man in Zwedru, Grand Gedeh County, has tested Ebola positive, making it the first case in the county since the outbreak of the disease in the country in March. The man...was showing signs and symptoms of the disease when the Grand Gedeh County Health Team (CHT) picked him up from the Zwedru Central Market last Friday. In a brief interview with the Liberia News Agency Wednesday, the Coordinator of the CHT, Netus Nowena, said the man migrated from Ganta, Nimba County to Grand Gedeh County following the death of nine of his family members from the disease early this month. According to Nowena, the health team was taking the man to Gbarnga, Bong County for treatment when they observed that he was showing signs and symptoms of the virus, adding that he later tested positive for the disease. According to Nowena, the 36 people who were at the holding center for 21 days of observation have been released without any signs or symptoms of Ebola."
Bong County - 21 New Suspected Ebola Deaths Reported - AllAfrica.com
"Reports coming from the Central Province of Bong County say there were 36 new suspected Ebola cases in the County last week. This was disclosed by the head of the Bong County Ebola Response task force Superintendent Selena Polson Mappy last Thursday. Out the number, 21 died, she said. Superintendent Mappy also disclosed that four persons out of the number of confirmed cases that were treated at the Ebola Testing Unit have also died."
DEATH TOLL FROM WEST AFRICA EBOLA OUTBREAK RISES TO AT LEAST ... - Reuters Africa
"The death toll from an outbreak of Ebola in West Africa has risen to at least 3,091 out of 6,574 probable, suspected and confirmed cases, the World Health Organisation said on Friday. Liberia has recorded 1,830 deaths, around three times as many as both Guinea and Sierra Leone, the two other most affected countries, according to WHO data. Nigeria and Senegal, the two other nations that have had confirmed cases of Ebola in the region, did not record any new cases or deaths."
Liberia: Chief medical officer places herself under Ebola quarantine after ... - Newser
"Liberia's chief medical officer is placing herself under quarantine for 21 days after her office assistant died of Ebola."
Ebola-hit Liberia on brink of societal collapse – experts - Rappler
"With its collapsed health service, sick and poorly equipped security forces and broken economy, Ebola-hit Liberia finds itself on the brink of complete societal breakdown, experts warn. The already impoverished west African state was on the slow road to recovery after 14 years of ruinous civil war ended in 2003, following the deaths of 250,000 people. But Information Minister Lewis Brown recently warned that the epidemic, which has left more than 1,800 dead so far this year, risks plunging Liberians back into conflict. Many observers of the country's latest devastating crisis, while stopping short of talk of war, worry about the heightened risk of unrest in a country stalked by death."
"Several police stations in Monrovia have closed after officers died of Ebola fever, and a military camp on the outskirts of Monrovia has reported around 30 sick soldiers, according to a diplomat."
"The health system – embryonic at best before the crisis, with some 50 doctors and 1,000 nurses for 4.3 million people – has been hit hard, losing 89 health workers out of 184 infected, according to the World Health Organization (WHO)."
"Schools have been closed for months with no reopening date in sight, and unemployment is soaring as both the formal and black-market economies collapse."
CDC: Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak — West Africa, September 2014
CDC released new outbreak update for West Africa: "The updated data in this report were compiled from ministry of health situation reports and World Health Organization (WHO) sources."
"The highest reported case counts were from Liberia (3,458 cases), Sierra Leone (2,021), and Guinea (1,074)."
"Geographic distribution of the cumulative incidence of Ebola, as of September 23, indicates that the highest cumulative incidence (>100 cases per 100,000 population) was found in five districts in Guinea (Boffa, Dubreka, Gueckedou, Macenta, and Telimele), two districts in Liberia (Loffa and Margibi), and two districts in Sierra Leone (Kailahun and Kenema)"
CDC: Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak — Nigeria, July–September 2014
CDC released a report on the control measures used in the outbreak in Nigeria.
"Applying lessons from its NCDC and successful polio EOC, Nigeria quickly established a National Ebola EOC after importation of the disease on July 20, 2014. The early use of the EOC/IMS system enabled the country to streamline a coordinated and effective response in Lagos, (pop. 21 million) and to expand that response to Port Harcourt, another large city. As of September 24, a total of 894 contacts in three states had been monitored, and 20 confirmed or probable Ebola cases identified, of whom eight died. No new cases had occurred since August 31, suggesting that the Ebola outbreak in Nigeria might have been contained."
CDC: Importation and Containment of Ebola Virus Disease — Senegal, August–September 2014
CDC releasted a report on the control measures used in the imported case in Senegal. Please see report for full timeline of events.
Reports: CDC confirms 1st Ebola case diagnosed in US - FOX31 Denver
"The first confirmed case of Ebola has been diagnosed in the United States. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention made the announcement during a news conference late Tuesday afternoon. The patient is a man who traveled from Liberia to the U.S. September 19-20. He started exhibiting symptoms on September 24 and was admitted to Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas Sunday, September 28. Texas health officials say he is in 'strict isolation.' They also say there are no other suspected cases of Ebola in the state. Experts say the man did not exhibit symptoms of the disease on the plane, which is good news. Ebola does not spread until an individual is sick with the virus. It’s not spread through the air, it’s spread through direct contact with a person who is infected with it. This is the first case of Ebola where someone traveled to the United States and became sick after arriving in this country. 'There is no doubt in my mind that we will stop it here,' CDC Director Tom Frieden says."
DR Congo Ebola outbreak has killed 42 since August - Yahoo News
"The Democratic Republic of Congo raised its death toll from the Ebola virus to 42 on Wednesday as it struggled to contain the second outbreak of the disease in Africa this year. The latest figures include eight health workers, Health Minister Felix Kabange Numbi said in a message sent to AFP. Some 70 cases of the deadly virus have been confirmed in a remote region near the town of Boende some 800 kilometres (500 miles) northwest of Kinshasa, with a mortality rate of around 60 percent."
After Ebola Case in Dallas, Health Officials Seek Those Who Had Contact With ... - New York Times
"Health officials in Dallas are monitoring at least five schoolchildren in North Texas who came into contact with a man found to have Ebola virus, after he became sick and infectious. The authorities also said that an early opportunity to put the patient in isolation, limiting the risk of contagion, may have been missed because of a failure to pass along critical information about his travel history. The patient was identified by Liberian health officials and The Associated Press as Thomas Eric Duncan, a Liberian national. Mr. Duncan came to the United States on Sept. 20 aboard a commercial airliner and officials said that he had shown no symptoms of the disease while on the flight and that he had posed no threat to other passengers. Mr. Duncan worked at a shipping company in Monrovia, Liberia, but had just quit his job, giving his resignation in early September, his boss said. He had gotten a visa to the United States and had decided to go, his neighbors said. He lived alone, but has family in the United States, they said. Mr. Duncan may have become infected after his landlord’s daughter fell gravely ill."
"Even as public officials sought to reassure the public that the situation was under control, there were questions about how the patient was treated when he first went to a hospital on Sept. 26. Dr. Mark Lester, executive vice president of the Texas Health Resources System, said the hospital staff had been instructed to ask patients about their travel history, following the advice of federal authorities. That checklist, he said, was utilized by a nurse and the patient volunteered that he had just come from Liberia. 'Regretfully that information was not fully communicated' to the full medical team, Dr. Lester said. As a result, that information was not used in the clinical diagnosis and Mr. Duncan was sent home, with the diagnostic team believing he simply had a low-grade fever from a viral infection. He was rushed to the hospital in an ambulance two days later, his condition having significantly deteriorated. He remains in isolation at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas in serious condition. In the time between Mr. Duncan’s trips to the hospital, health officials said he came into contact with more people while he was symptomatic and infectious."
WHO: Ebola Response Roadmap Situation Report - 1 October 2014
New WHO case counts released: 7178 cases; 3338 deaths.
"Transmission remains persistent and widespread in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, with strong evidence of increasing case incidence in several districts. There are few signs yet that the EVD epidemic in West Africa is being brought under control."
Guinea: "Transmission is persistent in Gueckedou, the region in which the outbreak originated, which has reported between five and 20 new cases over the past 10 weeks. There has been a slight increase in the number of new cases reported in the capital, Conakry, with 27 new confirmed cases reported this week. Beyla district, which borders Côte d’Ivoire, has now reported its first confirmed case."
Liberia: "There remains compelling evidence obtained from responders and laboratory staff in the country that there is widespread under-reporting of new cases, and that the situation in Liberia, and in Monrovia in particular, continues to deteriorate...A large number of suspected new cases (and deaths among suspected cases) have been reported from Liberia over the past week.
Sierra Leone: "Nationally, the situation in Sierra Leone continues to deteriorate, with an increase in the number of new confirmed cases reported over each of the past six weeks. The neighbouring districts of Port Loko, Bombali, and Moyamba, which are adjacent to the capital, Freetown, have now been quarantined after a surge in new cases over the past four weeks. Tonkolili has also reported a rise in the number of new cases this week."
Health-Care Workers: As of 28th of September, 337 cases, 216 deaths.
U.S. Ebola patient in isolation - myfoxny.com
"A second person is being closely watched while at least 80 people are being monitored by health officials in Texas after having contact with Thomas Duncan, the first person to be diagnosed with Ebola in the United States. Five school-aged children are among the people the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Dallas County Health and Human Services are keeping a watchful eye on. None are showing symptoms, said Erikka Neroes, Spokeswoman for the Dallas County Health and Human Services. Duncan is critically ill and has been in isolation at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital since Sunday. The children are being monitored at home. Authorities have been tracking down family, friends and anyone else who may have come in close contact with him and could be at risk. Several close family members are required by a special state order to remain at home and comply with CDC testings until Oct. 19."
4 People Quarantined Over Ebola Fears, About 100 More Being Assessed - TIME
"Health officials in Dallas were assessing about 100 people for possible contact with the Ebola virus Thursday, while four family members of the Texas hospital patient diagnosed with the disease were placed under quarantine Wednesday night to stem its potential spread."
Report: American cameraman in Liberia has Ebola - KEYT
"An American cameraman working for NBC News in Liberia has tested positive for Ebola, the network reported Thursday. He will return to the United States for treatment."
WHO: EBOLA RESPONSE ROADMAP UPDATE 3 October 2014
New WHO case counts released: 7470 cases; 3431 deaths.
"In Guinea, the district of Lola, which borders Liberia and Côte d'Ivoire, has reported its first two confirmed cases."
"Exposure of health-care workers (HCWs) continues to be an alarming feature of this outbreak. As of 1 October, 382 HCWs are known to have developed EVD (69 in Guinea, 188 in Liberia, 11 in Nigeria and 114 in Sierra Leone). 216 HCWs have died as a result of EVD infection (35 in Guinea, 94 in Liberia, five in Nigeria, 82 in Sierra Leone).
"On 30 September 2014, the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) was informed of the first confirmed imported case of EVD in the United States of America. The patient is an adult with recent travel history to West Africa who developed symptoms compatible with EVD on 24 September 2014, approximately 4 days after arriving in the United States of America. The patient sought medical care on 26 September 2014, and was admitted into isolation on 28 September 2014 at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas. Samples were sent for testing to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia, and to the Texas state laboratory. Results were positive for Ebola virus."
DR Congo: 70 cases, 43 deaths.
Ebola Virus US 2014: Homeless Man With Possible Ebola Found - International Business Times
"Texas authorities found a homeless man at risk of Ebola, NBC News reported Sunday. He reportedly came into contact with Thomas Eric Duncan, the first person in America to be diagnosed with the virus. Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins said the person, who was preliminarily identified as Michael Lively, was a “low-risk individual.”"
Spanish Nurse Is Suspected of Ebola Infection - ABC News
"In what is the first reported incident of Ebola transmission outside Africa, a Spanish nurse who treated a missionary for the disease at a Madrid hospital tested positive for the disease, Spain's health minister said Monday. The female nurse was part of the medical team that treated a 69-year-old Spanish priest who died in a hospital last month after being flown back from Sierra Leone, where he was posted, Health Minister Ana Mato said. The woman went to the Alcorcon hospital in the Madrid suburbs with a fever and was placed in isolation. Mato said the infection was confirmed by two tests and that the nurse was admitted to a hospital on Sunday. The woman's only symptom was a fever, Antonio Alemany, Madrid director of primary health care, told a news conference. Alemany said authorities are drawing up a list of people the nurse had contact with."
Ebola Outbreak: 56 Being Monitored In Spain - Orange UK News
"Spain's health authorities said they had been in touch with a total of 22 people who are thought to have been in contact with the 40-year-old nurse, whose name has not been released. They are also monitoring around 30 other members of the health care team that treated one of the missionaries. Officials added that although the nurse began a holiday after one of the missionaries she had been caring for died on 25 September, she did not leave Madrid during this time. She began feeling ill on 30 September and was diagnosed with ebola on Monday, but is in a stable condition."
Sierra Leone strike halts burial of Ebola dead - Chron.com
"Burial teams in Sierra Leone abandoned the dead bodies of Ebola victims in the capital after going on strike this week, though an official claimed Wednesday the situation had been 'resolved.' In neighboring Liberia, health workers said they planned to strike if their demands for more money and safety equipment were not met by the end of the week. The Sierra Leone Broadcasting Corporation reported that bodies of Ebola victims were being left in homes and on the streets of Freetown because of the strike by burial teams, who complained they had not been paid."
Dallas Ebola victim who flew to US from Liberia dies - KRMG
"The first known Ebola patient in the United States has died. Thomas Eric Duncan was pronounced dead about 8:00 a.m. Wednesday Central Time at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas. "
WHO: Ebola Response Roadmap Situation Report 8 October 2014
New WHO case counts released: 8033 cases; 3865 deaths.
"A confirmed case of EVD has been reported in Spain, but because the case was confirmed during the week ending 12 October (epidemiological week 41), information on this case will be included in the next Ebola Response Roadmap update."
"The past week has seen a continuation of recent trends: the situation in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone continues to deteriorate, with widespread and persistent transmission of EVD. Problems with data gathering in Liberia continue. It should be emphasized that the reported fall in the number of new cases in Liberia over the past three weeks is unlikely to be genuine. Rather, it reflects a deterioration in the ability of overwhelmed responders to record accurate epidemiological data."
"There is no evidence that the EVD epidemic in West Africa is being brought under control, though there is evidence of a decline in incidence in the districts of Lofa in Liberia, and Kailahun and Kenema in Sierra Leone."
Guinea: "Transmission in Guinea is persistent (figure 1), with approximately 100 new confirmed cases of EVD reported in the past week. For many weeks the outbreak in Guinea has been driven by transmission in three areas: the capital Conakry, Macenta, and Gueckedou, the region in which the outbreak originated...In the east of country, on the border with Côte d’Ivoire, the district of Lola has now reported cases of EVD for the first time (three confirmed cases; figure 4). The neighboring district of Beyla reported its first confirmed cases the previous week."
Liberia: "Approximately 200 new probable and suspected cases, but very few confirmed cases, have been reported in the capital Monrovia in each of the past three weeks...The district of Margibi continues to report high numbers of new confirmed and probable cases (31 in the past week), while the district of Grand Cape Mount has reported new cases for the first time in three weeks. There continues to be a fall in the number of new cases reported in Lofa, which borders Gueckedou in Guinea, with 12 confirmed and probable cases reported this week compared with 39 the previous week. This appears to be a genuine reduction."
Sierra Leone: "Nationally, the situation in Sierra Leone continues to deteriorate, with an increase in the number of new confirmed cases reported over each of the past seven weeks"
United States: "48 contacts are being followed up."
Treatment center capacity versus estimated requirements for countries with widespread transmission: Guinea: 160 beds, 210 required; Liberia: 620 beds, 2930 required; Sierra Leone: 304 beds, 1148 required.
DR Congo: 71 cases, 43 deaths.
Sharp Increase Of Ebola Cases Reported In Guinean Capital - RTT News
"The medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) has reported a sharp increase of Ebola cases in the Guinean capital, Conakry, where there were glimpses of hopes three months ago that the disease was being stabilised. In July, case numbers appeared to decrease in Guinea, suggesting the end of the outbreak might be near. But Médecins Sans Frontières, or Doctors Without Borders, (MSF) is now caring for more than 120 patients, of whom 85 are confirmed to have the virus, in its two case management facilities in the country, Conakry and Guéckédou."
WHO: EBOLA RESPONSE ROADMAP UPDATE 10 October 2014
New WHO case counts released: 8399 cases; 4033 deaths.
Countries with widespread transmission: "8376 (probable, confirmed and suspected; see Annex 2) cases and 4024 deaths from EVD have been reported up to the end of 7 October 2014 by the Ministries of Health of Guinea and Liberia, and up to the end of 8 October by the Ministry of Health of Sierra Leone (table 1)."
United States: "On 30 September 2014, the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) was informed of the first confirmed imported case of EVD in the United States. The patient passed away on 8 October."
Spain: "On 6 October 2014, WHO was informed of the first confirmed case of human-to-human transmission of EVD in Spain, after a HCW tested positive for EVD after treating a patient who had repatriated from West Africa. This case represents the first human-to-human transmission of EVD outside Africa. So far there have been no further reports of EVD infection in Spain or the United States of America."
Liberia bans journalists from Ebola centres - Capital FM Kenya
"Liberia said on Friday it was banning journalists from Ebola clinics, defying media rights campaigners who have warned panicked African governments against 'muzzling' reporters in response to the crisis."
"The minister told the Monrovia based station he would insist that journalists report his statements from now on rather than what they saw for themselves. 'There is no protest, everything is fine with the healthcare workers and patients are well taken care of,' he said of the clinic. Earlier, a caller identifying himself as a nurse at the centre told the station that patients had been dying because they were not receiving adequate care."
United Nations Quarantines 41 Personnel in Ebola-Hit Liberia - NDTV
"The United Nations said on Friday it had quarantined 41 personnel from its Liberia mission, including 20 soldiers, following a second infection among its staff of the deadly Ebola virus. The measure came two days after the mission, known as UNMIL, announced an 'international staff member' working in its medical department tested positive after complaining of symptoms consistent with the Ebola virus. 'Following the discovery on October 5 that an UNMIL medical staff member was symptomatic for Ebola, the mission conducted robust contact tracing to ensure all people that came into contact with the staff member while they were symptomatic are assessed and isolated as necessary,' it said in a statement."
"The announcement of the infection came a week after UNMIL said a Liberian employee had died of probable Ebola. The mission said it would extend a review of its actions launched after the first case to investigating the circumstances of the latest infection."
Staff protest and resign as 'fear' of Ebola takes hold - Olive Press
"Medical staff at Madrid’s Carlos III hospital are unwilling to treat Ebola patients and suspected cases while cleaning staff refused to clean infected areas. Cleaning staff did not want to sanitise the emergency room where Ebola infected nurse Theresa Romero was treated on Monday. Labour unions demanded that better protocols be put in place to protect workers as they voiced their fears over the current situation. On the other hand, medical staff complained about inadequate safety measures and lack of training for dealing with Ebola cases. The provincial Vice-Secretary of the SAE nursing assistants’ union, Elvira González, explained: 'There are staff members who are handing in their notice so that they don’t have to enter.' She added that medical staff could accuse the hospital’s administration of a public health offence should they be forced to work under inadequate conditions."
Texas Health Care Worker Tests Positive for Ebola: Hospital - NBCNews.com
"A health care worker at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital who cared for dying Ebola patient Thomas Eric Duncan, has tested positive for the virus after a preliminary test, officials said early Sunday. If confirmed, it would be the first known person-to-person transmission of the disease in the United States. Confirmatory testing of the second case on U.S. soil will be conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, the statement from the Texas Department of State Health Services said. The worker reported a fever late Friday and was isolated and referred for testing. 'We knew a second case could be a reality, and we've been preparing for this possibility,' said Dr. David Lakey, commissioner of the Texas Department of State Health Services. 'We are broadening our team in Dallas and working with extreme diligence to prevent further spread.' The statement added that people who had contact with the health care worker after symptoms emerged 'will be monitored based on the nature of their interactions and the potential they were exposed to the virus.'"
"Thousands of Liberian health care workers are set to begin an indefinite strike at midnight on Monday that could undermine the country’s effort to stop the spread of the deadly Ebola virus and leave several hundred patients without care. Health workers in the West African nation threatened to abandon hundreds of patients in Ebola treatment units, clinics and hospitals if demands for better incentives, working conditions and protective equipment were not met. A meeting to resolve their grievances on Oct. 10 ended in a deadlock with the government refusing the meet their demands, said George Williams, secretary general of the National Health Workers Association of Liberia."
43 Ebola Suspects Resist Quarantine - AllAfrica.com
"Forty-three Ebola suspects resident in Bo-Waterside in Tewor District, Grand Cape Mount County have refused to be quarantined. Authorities want the forty-three persons quarantined because they interacted with a suspected Ebola patient who died later. According to the Liberia News Agency correspondent in the county, this was disclosed by the county Assistant Superintendent for Development, Tenneh Simpson Kpedebah, Wednesday during the County Ebola Task Force coordination meeting held in Sinje. She expressed fear that the refusal of the people to be quarantined in accordance with Ministry of Health regulations could lead to the spread of the Ebola virus in the county."
"Kpedebah said the citizens are refusing to be quarantined on grounds that they need supplies such as mattresses, clothes and cooking utensils. Madam Kpedebah explained that the citizens said they will not honor the quarantine regulations if the county Ebola Task Force fails to supply them with the needed items. She noted that presently, Grand Cape Mount County does not have any withholding Center; so they are quarantining people in their respective homes. She said the lack of withholding centers is one of the major challenges facing the county task force in the fight against the spread of the Ebola disease."
WHO Chief Calls Ebola Outbreak a 'Crisis for International Peace' - New York Times
"The Ebola outbreak in West Africa is 'unquestionably the most severe acute public health emergency in modern times,' Dr. Margaret Chan, the director general of the World Health Organization, said Monday. Dr. Chan, who dealt with the 2009 avian flu pandemic and the SARS outbreaks of 2002-3, said the Ebola outbreak had progressed from a public health crisis to 'a crisis for international peace and security'."
"'I have never seen a health event threaten the very survival of societies and governments in already very poor countries,' she said in a statement delivered on her behalf to a conference in Manila and released by her office in Geneva. 'I have never seen an infectious disease contribute so strongly to potential state failure.' More than 4,000 people have died from the Ebola virus, all but a handful of them in the West African nations of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, according to W.H.O. estimates issued last week. Dr. Chan declined to expand on those figures because they were still rising 'exponentially'."
"Conakry, the first major city to be affected by the West Africa Ebola outbreak, is currently seeing a massive spike in cases. The Donka Ebola management centre, situated inside the Ministry of Health hospital complex in Conakry, has been particularly badly affected. The facility admitted 22 patients in one day (6 October), 18 of them coming from the Coyah region, 50 kilometres east of Conakry."
Bong Ebola Cases Triple - Health Workers Strike Enters Second Day - AllAfrica.com
"The Bong County Health Team has reported 73 new cases of Ebola for the period of one week. According to the administrator of the County Health Team Fartormah Jusu, out of the number, nine were confirmed and forty- nine suspected and probable."
"He named Gbarpolu County as the latest epic center of the virus. The disclosure was made Monday during a regular weekly briefing by the County Health Team. The latest increase in the number of suspected Ebola cases in Bong County comes amid an ongoing back off by Health Workers around the country."
Death rate in Ebola outbreak has risen to 70 percent: WHO - Firstpost
"The death rate in the Ebola outbreak has risen to 70 percent and there could be up to 10,000 new cases a week in two months, the World Health Organization warned on Tuesday. WHO assistant director-general Dr Bruce Aylward gave the grim figures during a news conference in Geneva. Previously, WHO had estimated the death rate at around 50 percent. Aylward said the 70 percent death rate was 'a high mortality disease' in any circumstance and that the UN health agency was still focused on trying to get sick people isolated and provide treatment as early as possible. He told reporters that if the world's response to the Ebola crisis isn't stepped up within 60 days, 'a lot more people will die' and there will be a huge need to deal with the spiraling numbers of cases. For the last four weeks, there's been about 1,000 new cases per week — including suspected, confirmed and probable cases, he said, adding that the UN health agency is aiming to get 70 percent of cases isolated within two months to reverse the outbreak. WHO increased its Ebola death toll tally to 4,447 people on Tuesday, nearly all of them in West Africa, from 8,914 cases."
UPDATE 2-Sierra Leone residents clash with police over Ebola response - Reuters
"* Residents complain over delays in removing corpse * WHO says Ebola still spreading, could reach 9,000 per week * USAID, Norway announce more funding to tackle Ebola * Liberia minister quarantined after driver died from Ebola (Recasts with clashes in Freetown, adds Liberian minister quarantined, USAID)"
Suam Border Closed Over Ebola Threat - The Star
"Trans Nzoia county government has indefinitely closed it's Suam border after a suspected Ebola death at Uganda's Bukwa District Hospital. Bukwa borders Trans Nzoia at Suam, with the hospital nine kilometres away. Trans Nzoia Deputy Governor Stanley Tarus told the media in Kitale on Saturday the casualty either had Ebola or Marburg fever since blood was oozing from his body openings. He said the body has been taken to Entebe for confirmation."
Texas: Another Hospital Worker Has Ebola - Newser
"Nurse Nina Pham is no longer the only American to contract Ebola while caring for Thomas Duncan. A second health care worker at Dallas' Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital has tested positive for the virus. The Texas Department of State Health Services says the worker reported a fever yesterday and was immediately isolated at the hospital. A preliminary Ebola test conducted last night came back positive; confirmatory testing will be conducted at the CDC in Atlanta, reports the AP."
WHO: Ebola Response Roadmap Situation Report 15 October 2014
New WHO case counts released: 8997 cases; 4493 deaths.
"Data for epidemiological week 41 are incomplete, with missing data for 12 October from Liberia. This reflects the challenging nature of data gathering in countries with widespread and intense EVD transmission. These challenges remain particularly acute in Liberia, where there continues to be a mismatch between the relatively low numbers of new cases reported through official clinical surveillance systems on one hand, and reports from laboratory staff and first responders of large numbers of new cases on the other"
"It is clear, however, that the situation in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone is deteriorating, with widespread and persistent transmission of EVD. An increase in new cases in Guinea is being driven by a spike in confirmed and suspected cases in the capital, Conakry, and the nearby district of Coyah."
Guinea: "There is evidence of an increase in the intensity of transmission in Guinea. Compared with the previous week, a very slight drop in the number of new confirmed cases reported from the capital Conakry (figure 1) has been more than offset by a sharp rise in the number of new cases in the neighbouring district of Coyah, with 25 cases reported between 6 and 12 October ... In the east of the country, on the border with Côte d’Ivoire, the districts of Beyla and Lola both reported new cases (figure 4), emphasizing the need for active surveillance at local border crossings. To the North, the district of Boke, on the border with Guinea-Bissau has reported active transmission for the first time in more than 21 days. The central district of Mamou has reported a confirmed case for the first time."
Liberia: "Data acquisition continues to be a challenge in Liberia. Evidence obtained from responders and laboratory staff in the country suggests that the situation in Liberia is getting worse, and that transmission remains intense in the capital, Monrovia ... Outside Monrovia, most newly reported cases have come from the districts of Bong (75 cases) and Margibi (28 cases)."
Sierra Leone: "EVD transmission is rampant in Sierra Leone, with 425 new confirmed cases reported between 6 and 12 October (figure 3). The areas hardest hit are the capital, Freetown, with 172 new cases, along with the neighbouring western districts of Bombali (94 cases) and Port Loko (67 cases)."
Health-Care Workers: As of 12th of October, 427 cases, 236 deaths.
"In Spain, 72 people, including 13 high-risk contacts, are being monitored. In the United States of America, 125 contacts are being monitored."
16 staff members of Doctors Without Borders infected with Ebola; Liberia's ... - Zegabi
"Doctors Without Borders said Tuesday that 16 of its staff members have been infected with Ebola and that nine have died. The toll highlights the high risk of caring for Ebola patients even at well-equipped and properly staffed treatment centers."
New district in Sierra Leone gets Ebola - Bellingham Herald
"The deadly Ebola virus has infected two people in what was the last untouched district in Sierra Leone, the government said Thursday, a setback in efforts to stop the spread of the disease in one of the hardest-hit countries. The Emergency Operations Center in its report covering Wednesday noted the two Ebola cases in the Koinadugu district, in Sierra Leone's far north, which had taken aggressive measures to keep the virus out of its mountainous territory since the outbreak early this year."
EBOLA DEATH TOLL RISES TO 4546 OUT OF 9191 CASES IN GUINEA ... - Reuters Africa
"EBOLA DEATH TOLL RISES TO 4,546 OUT OF 9,191 CASES IN GUINEA, LIBERIA AND SIERRA LEONE - WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION."
4 suspected Ebola cases in Spain test negative - Omaha World-Herald
"Four people suspected of having Ebola in Spain have tested negative in a first round of tests, the government said Friday. Deputy Prime Minister Soraya Saenz Santamaria said the four people taken into hospitals Thursday with fevers had each tested negative. They will be tested a second time in the coming days. They include a passenger on an Air France jet that was isolated at Madrid's airport Thursday and a person who traveled in the same ambulance used to hospitalize infected Spanish nursing assistant Teresa Romero on Oct. 6. The other two were a Red Cross health worker who recently worked with Ebola patients in Sierra Leone and a missionary who came down with a fever after returning from Liberia."
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION DECLARES SENEGAL FREE OF EBOLA - Reuters Africa
"The outbreak of Ebola in Senegal is officially over but the country remains vulnerable to further cases of the deadly disease being imported, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday. Twice the maximum incubation period of 21 days, or 42 days, has passed since a Guinean man who traveled to Dakar was confirmed as having Ebola, it said in a statement praising Senegalese authorities for their "diligence". The man has recovered and his 74 known contacts have not caught the disease. "While the outbreak is now officially over, Senegal's geographical position makes the country vulnerable to additional imported cases of Ebola virus disease. It continues to remain vigilant for any suspected cases by strict compliance with WHO guidelines," the U.N. agency said."
WHO: EBOLA RESPONSE ROADMAP UPDATE - 17 October 2014
New WHO case counts released: 9216 cases; 4555 deaths.
Health-Care Workers: As of 14th of October, 423 cases, 239 deaths.
"The district of Mamou, Guinea, recently reported a confirmed case for the first time. However, in accordance with more recent conflicting data, this case has been discarded pending further clarification."
"In Spain, 72 people, including 13 high-risk contacts, are being monitored"
"In the United States of America, 125 contacts are being monitored"
Guinea is struggling with massive spike of Ebola cases - spyghana.com
"Of the nearly 9,000 cases, Guinea has had the smallest amount, at 1,472. Yet it needs just as much help as its neighbors. Guinea, which is ground zero of this outbreak, is now the one country with the least amount of resources or even attention. This week Doctors Without Borders or Medecins San Frontieres (MSF) warned that Guinea’s capital Conakry is seeing “a massive spike in cases.” The president of Guinea, where 843 people have died, has just begged retired doctors to come back and assist in the treatment effort."
Guinea Says Ebola Spreads to New Regions Near AngloGold Mine - Businessweek
"Guinea officials said the Ebola virus has spread to two new regions, including one with an AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. (ANG) mine, complicating efforts to control the disease. The village that reported the infections in Siguiri is 30 kilometers (19 miles) from the Johannesburg-based company’s facility, the Ministry of Health and AngloGold said in statements yesterday. No employees have been infected and operations continue, the mining company said. The death toll in Guinea has risen to 887 since the outbreak started in December, the ministry said in its statement."
Nigeria's Ebola outbreak declared officially over, containment a 'spectacular ... - Press Herald
"The World Health Organization has declared that Nigeria is now free of Ebola. In an update issued Monday, the U.N. health agency said the country’s containment of the lethal disease was a “spectacular success story.” The announcement comes after 42 days have passed — twice the disease’s maximum incubation period — since the last case in Nigeria tested negative. WHO said Nigeria had traced nearly every contact of Ebola patients in the country, all of whom were linked to the country’s first patient, a Liberian man who arrived with symptoms in Lagos and later died."
Gbarpolu Records First Ebola Death, As 28 Are Quarantined At Bo-Waterside in ... - AllAfrica.com
"The Gbarpolu County Ebola Taskforce has recorded its first confirmed Ebola-related death since the outbreak of the virus in that part of the country. Supt. Allen Gbowe said in a document read last Thursday by the Gbarpolu County Ebola Taskforce, which he chairs, that the victim, a 16-year-old female from Kpayeaquelleh Town in Gbarpolu, died on October 10 at the Bomi Ebola Treatment Unit in Tubmanburg City. Meanwhile, Superintendent Gbowee has disclosed that there are two other confirmed cases of persons afflicted by the Ebola virus disease (EVD), who were receiving treatment at the Jallah Lone Hospital in Bopolu City. They were later transferred to the Tubmanburg Hospital. He further disclosed that a 14-year-old boy from Parker Town in Gbarma District, who contracted the virus few weeks ago, has fully recovered after undergoing treatment. At the same time, at least 28 residents of Bo-Waterside in Tewor District, Grand Cape Mount County, have been quarantined for their alleged association with a suspected Ebola patient, who later died of the disease."
Bong County Ebola Task Force Reports 73 New Ebola Cases - AllAfrica.com
"The number of people infected with Ebola hemorrhagic fever in Bong County last week rose from 200 to 250 both suspected and confirmed, although no new deaths had been reported by press time, according to the Bong County Health Team. The head of the Bong County Health Team Monday said there were also 73 new cases reported during the period under review."
Liberia: Less Than 400 Ebola Cases Nationwide As Ebola Declines, Says ... - AllAfrica.com
"Restrictions on the movement of people, quarantining of communities and positive response to the frequent washing of hands and avoiding infested dead bodies have helped to reduce the infection rate of the Ebola virus throughout Liberia, according to Mr. James Dorbor Jallah, Deputy Incident Manager for support services at the Incident Management System."
"According to Mr. Jallah, coordinated information reaching his office from the various Ebola Treatment Units, (ETUs), indicates that across the country, 'there are less than 400 people who are in treatment.' 'Therefore,' Jallah said, 'there are more than 300 ETUs that are empty, which means they are without people who are being treated for the virus.' The latest report has also made it clear that decisions and recommendations approved by President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and implemented by the Liberian government have worked to reduce increased infection from the insidious disease, Mr. Jallah said. 'All of us should continue with the measures outlined in this fight,' he said, 'because the less than 400 people being treated in the various ETUs is still a high number,' he noted."
"With particular reference to the six hardest hit counties of Montserrado, Bomi, Bong, Lofa, Nimba and Margibi, Jallah said, 'Lofa County, particularly Foya and Barkedu, have registered less than ten persons in treatment in the last couple of weeks'."
"While these reports show a success story, the World Health Organization, (WHO) has indicated that there could be 10,000 infections weekly in the coming weeks in Liberia."
UN Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER) External Situation Report 21 October 2014
UNMEER Update:
"The Liberian Senate will meet today to decide whether to pass a vote of no confidence against the Minister for Health and Social Welfare, Dr. Walter T. Gwenigale, which could lead to his dismissal. The action by the Senate was in response the Minister’s refusal to reinstate two dismissed health workers."
"A UNICEF survey of 1,400 households across Sierra Leone found that EVD survivors face high levels of stigma, shame, and discrimination from communities, undermining their ability to rebuild their lives. About 96 per cent of households in the study reported some discriminatory attitudes toward people with suspected or confirmed EVD, and 76 per cent said they would not welcome someone who was infected with EVD back into their community, even if that person has recovered"
"A rapid assessment survey in Sierra Leone conducted by the FAO found that 47 per cent of farmers have had their work 'considerably disrupted' by the EVD outbreak."
Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) Update (October 21, 2014)
Sierra Leone Ministry of Health Ebola Virus Disease Update: 3297 cases, 997 deaths.
Report highlights new case counts (72) and their locations.
Cases increase in Sierra Leone - Longview News-Journal
"After emerging months ago in eastern Sierra Leone, Ebola is now hitting the western edges of the country where the capital is located with dozens of people falling sick each day, the government said Tuesday. So many people are dying that removing bodies is reportedly a problem. Forty-nine confirmed cases of Ebola emerged in just one day, Monday, in two Ebola zones in and around the capital, the National Ebola Response Center, or NERC, said."
WHO: EBOLA RESPONSE ROADMAP SITUATION REPORT 10/22/2014
New WHO case counts released: 9936 cases; 4877 deaths.
Health-Care Workers: As of 19th of October, 443 cases, 244 deaths.
Guinea: "The outbreak in Guinea is being driven by transmission in four key areas. The 18 confirmed cases newly reported this week from the capital, Conakry, is the second highest weekly total since the outbreak began (figure 1). N'Zerekore (19 confirmed cases) and Kerouane (18 confirmed cases) have shown a sustained increase in new cases over the past two weeks. Both areas are near the border with Cote d'Ivoire to the east; to the west they border the district of Macenta, where transmission has been intense for the past 10 weeks (38 new confirmed cases reported during the past week)."
Guinea: Two districts with first reported cases - Kankan 1 case, Faranah 1 case.
Liberia: "The 444 confirmed, probable, and suspected cases reported from Liberia this week is the highest number in the past four weeks and the fourth highest since the outbreak began (figure 2). Liberia remains the country worst affected by the outbreak. All but one of Liberia s 15 administrative districts has now reported at least one confirmed or probable case of EVD (figure 4) since the outbreak began, but transmission is most intense in the capital, Monrovia, with 305 new probable and suspected cases reported this week."
Liberia: "Only 15 of the 444 new cases reported nationwide from Liberia this week are confirmed cases. This is due to a continuing failure to integrate laboratory results into clinical epidemiology reports."
Sierra Leone: "EVD transmission remains intense in Sierra Leone, with 325 new confirmed cases reported during the past week (figure 3). The capital, Freetown, reported 138 new confirmed cases, and remains the area of most intense transmission, followed by the neighbouring western districts of Bombali (53 confirmed cases) and Port Loko (39 confirmed cases)."
United States: "Of 172 possible contacts, 60 have completed 21-day follow-up. A total of 112 contacts are currently being monitored in Texas. In Ohio, 153 crew and passengers who shared a flight with the third confirmed case (prior to the case developing symptoms) are being followed-up, though they are considered low-risk."
Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) Update (October 22, 2014)
Sierra Leone Ministry of Health Ebola Virus Disease Update: 3347 cases, 1001 deaths.
Report highlights new case counts (50) and their locations.
BBC News - Ebola crisis: Mali confirms first infection case
"The Malian government has confirmed the first case of Ebola in the country. It said a two-year-old girl had tested positive for the haemorrhagic virus. Reports say she recently returned from the neighbouring Guinea."
A DOCTOR in New York has been confirmed as the city's first case of Ebola. - NEWS.com.au
"A doctor in New York has been confirmed as the city’s first case of Ebola. The man is Dr Craig Spencer, who was treating Ebola patients in Guinea working with the group Doctors Without Borders. The health worker had recently returned from Ebola-stricken Africa, and is believed to have travelled on the New York subway, visited a Manhattan bowling alley and caught a taxi in the 24 hours before he was diagnosed. The bowling alley Dr Spencer visited, The Gutter in Brooklyn, has reportedly been advised to close its doors. Dr Spencer was rushed by ambulance from his home in Harlem to Bellevue Hospital suffering from a 103-degree Fahrenheit (39.4 degree Celsius) fever and nausea, The New York Post reported."
TWO-YEAR-OLD GIRL WHO WAS MALI'S FIRST EBOLA CASE HAS DIED ... - Reuters Africa
"A two-year-old girl who was Mali's first confirmed case of Ebola has died, a local health official said on Friday. The health official, who asked not to be named, said she died in the western Malian town of Kayes at around 1600 GMT. There was no immediate official comment from health authorities but Oumar Sylla, a Kayes resident, said local radio stations were reporting the information."
Liberia Ebola Daily Sitrep no. 162 (24 October 2014)
Liberia's MOH Daily Situation Report - 6253 cases; 2104 deaths. See report for additional information.
EBOLA RESPONSE ROADMAP SITUATION REPORT UPDATE - 25 OCTOBER 2014
New WHO case counts released: 10141 cases; 4922 deaths.
"All but one district in Liberia and all districts in Sierra Leone have now reported at least one case of EVD since the start of the outbreak (figure 1). Of the eight Guinean and Liberian districts that share a border with Cote d'Ivoire, only two are yet to report a confirmed or probable case of EVD."
"Five countries (Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Spain, and the United States of America) have now reported a case or cases imported from a country with widespread and intense transmission."
United States: "There have now been four cases and one death (table 2) in the United States of America. The most recent case is a medical aid worker who volunteered in Guinea and returned to New York City on 17 October. The patient was screened and was asymptomatic on arrival, but reported a fever on 23 October, and tested positive for EVD. The patient is currently in isolation at Bellevue Hospital in New York City, one of eight New York State hospitals that have been designated to treat patients with EVD. Possible contacts are being identified and followed up."
Mali: "On 23 October, Mali reported its first confirmed case of EVD (table 2). The patient was a 2-year old girl who travelled from the Guinean district of Kissidougou with her grandmother to the city of Kayes in western Mali, which is approximately 600 km from the Malian capital Bamako and lies close to the border with Senegal. The patient was symptomatic for much of the journey. On 22 October the patient was taken to Fousseyni Daou hospital in Kayes, where she died on on 24 October. At present, 43 contacts, of whom 10 are HCWs, are being monitored; efforts to trace further contacts are ongoing. A WHO team was already in Mali to assess the country's state of readiness for an initial case. A rapid-response team will also arrive in the coming days."
"A two year-old girl, who tested positive for the Ebola virus in Mali, died Friday amid suspicion from the World Health Organization, or WHO, that she might have come in contact with several more people in the country. She had travelled from Guinea to Mali’s western town of Kayes with her grandmother while she was ill and tested positive for the virus on Thursday. The girl, whose name has not been released, was diagnosed with the virus in Kayes on Thursday, making Mali the sixth African nation to have a confirmed Ebola case and death. The WHO is monitoring 43 people, including 10 health workers, in Mali who are suspected to have come in contact with the girl."
"The WHO said that an investigation into the girl’s case showed that she had already started showing symptoms before being taken to Kayes, making her contagious and raising the risk of more people being infected. 'The WHO is treating the situation in Mali as an emergency. The child’s symptomatic state during the bus journey is especially concerning, as it presented multiple opportunities for exposures -- including high-risk exposures -- involving many people,' the WHO said in a statement Friday, adding: 'Key staff from WHO and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) were already in Mali assisting with the country’s preparedness measures, should an imported case occur.'"
Mali to keep Guinea border open despite Ebola death - president - The Star Online
"Mali will not close its border with neighbouring Guinea after a two-year-old girl infected with Ebola was brought across the frontier by her grandmother and died in Mali this week, President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita said on Saturday. The girl travelled hundreds of kilometres through Mali - including a stop in the capital Bamako - on public transport, potentially exposing many people to the virus, before she died in the western town of Kayes on Friday. Keita said that the incident showed it was impossible to completely seal his country off from Ebola in neighbouring Guinea but said he remained calm as the girl's journey and potential contacts had already been traced. "Guinea is Mali's neighbour. We have a shared border that we did not close and we will not close," he told France's RFI radio station. Land-locked Mali relies on the ports of neighbouring Senegal, Guinea and Ivory Coast as gateways for much of its import needs."
"After two-year-old Fanta Kone's father died in southern Guinea, the toddler's grandmother took her from the forested hills where the Ebola outbreak first began months ago to bring her home to Mali. It wasn't long, though, before the little girl started getting nosebleeds. By the time the pair made their way back more than 1,000 kilometres to the heat-baked town of Kayes several days later, the toddler had a high fever and was vomiting blood. Doctors swiftly diagnosed Fanta with Ebola, but she soon succumbed to the virus already blamed for killing nearly 5,000 people in the region."
"Public transport buses in Guinea and Mali are often overcrowded, with children sitting on laps and passengers standing in the aisles. Already they are making a list of the towns that Fanta and her grandmother passed through: Keweni, Kankan, Sigouri, Kouremale and the capital of Bamako. Health officials there are rushing to finish an isolation facility that can be used should additional cases emerge."
WHO Said to Track 111 People in Mali After Ebola Death - Businessweek
"Health officials in Mali have identified 111 people who came into contact with the nation’s first Ebola patient last week, according to an internal World Health Organization document. Workers have been unable to find at least 40 of those people who may have been exposed to the toddler, the Geneva-based WHO said in the document, seen by Bloomberg News. The two-year-old girl contracted the disease in Guinea and died on Oct. 25 in Mali. Mali’s government is working with the Red Cross and Medecins Sans Frontieres to limit the spread of the disease, which has already killed about 5,000 people in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone since March. Mali’s weak health system will make it harder to track everyone down and isolate them, the Red Cross said last week. Medical charity MSF, known as Doctors Without Borders in English, said that four health and sanitation experts should be in Mali tomorrow."
Huge drop in Ebola bodies across Liberian capital: Red Cross
"The Red Cross said Tuesday the weekly total of Ebola victims collected by its body disposal teams around the Liberian capital is falling dramatically, indicating a sharp drop in the spread of the epidemic. The announcement appears at odds with an assessment by the World Health Organization (WHO), which said last week transmission 'remains intense' in the capitals of Liberia and neighbouring Guinea and Sierra Leone. Fayah Tamba, head of the Liberian Red Cross, said his workers collected 117 bodies last week from Montserrado county, which includes Monrovia -- a drop of almost two-thirds from the high of 315 from September 15 to 21."
CDC MMWR Update: Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak — West Africa, October 2014
"The geographic distribution of the number of Ebola cases reported during September 28–October 18 changed from the distribution of cases reported during August 31–September 23 (3), when counts were highest in the areas where Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea meet. Counts of Ebola cases reported during September 28–October 18 were highest in the area around Monrovia and in the district of Bong, Liberia; the Freetown area and the northwest districts of Sierra Leone; and the district of Macenta, Guinea (Figure 2)."
"The map of the cumulative incidence of Ebola, as of October 18, indicates that the highest incidence rate (>100 cases per 100,000 population) was reported by two districts in Guinea (Guéckédou and Macenta), five districts in Liberia (Bomi, Bong, Lofa, Margibi, and Montserrado), and four districts in Sierra Leone (Bombali, Kailahun, Kenema, and Port Loko) (Figure 3)."
WHO'S AYLWARD SAYS APPEARS EBOLA SPREAD IS SLOWING IN LIBERIA - Reuters Africa
"Liberia may be seeing decline in the spread of Ebola, with a decline in the number of burials and a plateau in laboratory-confirmed cases, World Health Organization Assistant Director General Bruce Aylward said on Wednesday. 'Do we feel confident that the response is now getting an upper hand on the virus? Yes, we are seeing slowing rate of new cases, very definitely,' he told a news conference. He said there had been 13,703 cases and the reported death toll, to be published later on Wednesday, was likely to be over 5,000. A jump in the number of cases was due to the data being updated with old cases rather than new cases, he said."
WHO: EBOLA RESPONSE ROAD MAP SITUATION REPORT 10/29/2014
WHO Situational Report 10/29:
Guinea: 1906 Cases, 997 Deaths
Liberia: 6535 Cases, 2413 Deaths
Sierra Leone: 5235 Cases, 1500 Deaths
West Africa: 13,676 Cases, 4,910 Deaths
UN Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER) External Situation Report
UNMEER Ebola Update Highlights:
Medical: "The EVD outbreak in Sierra Leone is now present in all 14 of the country’s districts. In the past few weeks, a surge in transmission has been taking place in the Western area, including the capital Freetown. It is now the district with the highest prevalence of cases (1,001)."
Essential Services: "New (partial) data on severe acute malnutrition admissions in Liberia for the month of September revealed that a total of 325 severely malnourished children under the age of five from seven counties were admitted to UNICEF-supported integrated management of acute malnutrition treatment sites"
WHO says 2 suspected Ebola cases in Mali, 57 contacts sought - Thomson Reuters Foundation
"Two people are suspected of having Ebola after coming into contact with a two-year-old girl who died of the disease in Mali last week, according to data from the World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control. An epidemiological presentation by both agencies, given on Thursday and seen by Reuters on Friday, breaks down the girl's journey from Guinea to Mali with her grandmother, five-year-old sister and her uncle, and shows she may have had contact with 141 people in all, 57 of them yet to be identified. One of the 84 contacts who have so far been traced is suspected of having Ebola but has not been tested, the presentation shows. Another four suspected cases have been tested. Three showed negative results, with one result yet to come in."
WHO: Ebola Response Roadmap Situation Report - 31 October 2014
"A total of 13 567 confirmed, probable, and suspected cases of Ebola virus disease (EVD) have been reported in six affected countries (Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Sierra Leone, Spain, and the United States of America) and two previously affected countries (Nigeria, Senegal) up to the end of 29 October. There have been 4951 reported deaths."
"The cases reported are fewer than those reported in the Situation Report of 29 October, due mainly to suspected cases in Guinea being discarded."
Ebola victim treated in France - The Dominion Post
"France is treating a United Nations employee who contracted Ebola in Sierra Leone. "This person, who worked in Sierra Leone in the fight against Ebola, has undergone a secure medical evacuation by specialised aircraft," the ministry said in a statement. The victim has been placed in isolation under high security in an army training hospital in Saint-Mande near Paris. A French nurse, who worked for Doctors Without Borders in Liberia, was treated for Ebola at the same hospital in September and recovered."
Sierra Leone: 'Over One Thousand' Health Workers Strike as Ebola Outbreak ... - Breitbart News
""Over one thousand workers at the Ebola treatment centre have gone on sit down strike demanding their one month backlog," reports the newspaper, referring to the Kenema Government Hospital, one of the most active Ebola treatment centers in the country. The health personnel, which reportedly includes "burial teams, drivers, surveillance officers and a host of other teams who prefer to remain anonymous," have refused to work until they receive their salaries, demanding that the risk they place on their lives interacting with Ebola patients be recompensed. They have taken to chanting "no pay, no work" during their protests. The Awareness Times also reports that the number is significantly lower than the total number of health workers who have not received pay. The government confirmed that workers in "over 800 communities" have not received weekly salaries for more than a month. The article ends ominously: "Meanwhile a team of police personnel arrived at the Kenema Government Hospital to quell down the situation as it was gradually becoming riotous." The issue of public order has plagued Sierra Leone's Ebola efforts potentially more than the other affected countries. Sierra Leone's Ebola workers have gone on strike before--most notably when burial workers refused to handle the bodies this October."
Ebola rapidly advancing in rural Sierra Leone: Report - Channel News Asia
"Ebola is spreading up to nine times faster in parts of Sierra Leone than two months ago, a report by the Africa Governance Initiative (AGI) said on Sunday (Nov 2). "Whilst new cases appear to have slowed in Liberia, Ebola is continuing to spread frighteningly quickly in parts of Sierra Leone," said the AGI report. On average, 12 new cases a day were seen in the rural areas surrounding Freetown in late October, compared with 1.3 cases in early September, the report said, a nine-fold increase. Transmission was also increasing rapidly in the capital Freetown, with the average number of daily cases six times higher than two months ago. The analysis was based on three-day averages of new cases recorded by Sierra Leone's health ministry."
5th doctor in Sierra Leone dies from Ebola - CBS News
"A doctor in Sierra Leone has died of Ebola - the fifth local doctor in the West African nation to die of the disease, authorities said Monday. Dr. Godfrey George, medical superintendent of Kambia Government Hospital in northern Sierra Leone, died overnight, according to Sierra Leone's government."
Mali searches for 39 who shared transport with Ebola girl - ITV News
"The World Health Organisation has announced Mali currently has no Ebola cases but 39 people are still being sought after sharing public transport with a two-year-old who died from the disease. A WHO spokeswoman said 108 contacts were being followed up, including 33 health workers, but epidemiologists believe the 39 contacts who have not been traced are at low risk, as they areunlikely to have had physical contact with the sick toddler. The girl's five-year-old sister had a fever and was tested and found to be suffering from malaria, not Ebola. Other family members are under observation in the same hospital and doing well, with no fever or other symptoms, the WHO said."
Fresh Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone raises fears of new infection chain - The Guardian
"A fresh outbreak of Ebola in a part of Sierra Leone where the virus was thought to have been contained has raised fears of a new, uncontrolled infection chain that could send the death toll soaring. A Red Cross ambulance team was sent to the remote district of Koinadugu, which had prided itself on being the only area to have kept Ebola at bay, from on Tuesday to urgently collect 30 corpses for medical burial. The outbreak is a major setback for the Ebola response force and the district, which two weeks ago remained resolved to control the spread of the virus that has officially infected 5,338 people and claimed 1,510 lives in the country. Koinadugu has been operating a self-imposed quarantine for four months, thanks to the intervention of an expat businessman, Momah Konte, who returned from Washington and worked with local officials and tribal chiefs to try to prevent the spread."
Ebola Update - Lofa, Others Report Zero Case in Four Weeks - AllAfrica.com
"The head of the incident management team on Ebola, Mr. Tolbert Nyensuah, has disclosed that Lofa, Sinoe, Grand Gedeh and two other counties have reported zero case of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) for the past four weeks. Mr. Nyensuah, who is also the Assistant Minister for Preventive and Curative Service at the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, noted that the decline of the transmission of the virus in Lofa and other counties is good news in the battle against the killer disease. He disclosed that there has also been a decline in the person to person transmission from 45% to 18%. The top health ministry official made the disclosure Monday, November 3 at the regular 'Ebola Hour' held at the Ministry of Information, Cultural Affairs and Tourism (MICAT) in Monrovia. He mentioned that no new case of the disease have been reported among healthcare workers over the past week. Despite these gains in the fight against the epidemic, he warned Liberians not to be too complacent. 'While we are receiving and reporting this good news, people should not be too complacent, they should rather be more vigilant than ever before,' Minister Nyensuah further warned. 'As we stand, no county is Ebola free in Liberia even though we might have gotten some good news in recent weeks. This morning, we reported a total of 39 cases across our ETUs. This include probable, suspected and confirmed. We need to keep up the fight.'"
Thousands in Sierra Leone violating Ebola quarantine to find food, aid agencies ... - Toronto Star
"Thousands of people in Sierra Leone are being forced to violate Ebola quarantines to find food because deliveries are not reaching them, aid agencies said. Large swaths of the West African country have been sealed off to prevent the spread of Ebola, and within those areas many people have been ordered to stay in their homes. The government, with help from the UN’s World Food Program, is tasked with delivering food and other services to those people. But there are many “nooks and crannies” in the country that are being missed, Jeanne Kamara, Christian Aid’s Sierra Leone representative, said Tuesday."
Spanish nurse who had Ebola leaves hospital - RTE.ie
"A Spanish nurse who was the first person to catch Ebola outside Africa has left a Madrid hospital after recovering from the deadly virus. Ms Romero, 44, was part of a team at the Carlos III hospital who volunteered to treat two elderly Spanish missionaries who caught the disease in Africa. Both missionaries died in Madrid in August and September."
EBOLA RESPONSE ROADMAP SITUATION REPORT - 5 November 2014
New WHO case counts released: 13042 cases; 4818 deaths.
"All districts in Liberia and Sierra Leone have been affected."
Sierra Leone: "EVD transmission remains very concerning in Sierra Leone, with the country reporting 435 confirmed cases in the past week. Much of this was driven by intense transmission in the capital of Freetown, which reported 115 new confirmed cases and remains one of the worst affected cities in this outbreak (figure 3). The western districts of Bombali (90 confirmed cases) and Port Loko (64 confirmed cases) and the western rural area of the country (75 confirmed cases) remain key drivers of the rise in incidence in the country."
Guinea: "While the incidence of EVD appears to be stable at a national level, EVD transmission in Guinea remains intense. There were 93 new confirmed cases reported in the past week, and more than half of those cases were reported in Macenta, in the south-west of Guinea near the Liberian border. The district reported 50 confirmed cases in the past week, and remains the most seriously affected area in Guinea. There are, however, signs that the incidence could be flattening in some areas. The outbreak’s epicentre of Gueckedou did not report a single confirmed case in the past week."
Liberia: "There appears to be some evidence of a decline at the national level in Liberia, although new case numbers remain high in parts of the country. While Liberia did not report any confirmed cases in its situation reports in the past week, it reported 89 probable cases. The Montserrado area, which includes the capital of Monrovia, accounted for 50 probable cases in the past week (figure 2). This continuing intensity of transmission emphasizes the need to continue efforts to contain the spread of disease in the capital."
Ebola outbreak in Dallas officially ends on Friday - Dallas Morning News
"The Ebola outbreak in Dallas officially ends Friday, as time runs out for monitoring people who came into contact with the deadly disease. The last person to be monitored is an unidentified hospital worker who handled infectious medical waste on Oct. 17. Twenty-six others have been pronounced healthy and released from monitoring since Wednesday. 'We feel very comfortable that everyone who could have been exposed to Ebola has been monitored and found to be asymptomatic,' said Dr. David Lakey, commissioner of the Texas Department of State Health Services. 'No one is under investigation now,' he added."
EBOLA RESPONSE ROADMAP SITUATION REPORT UPDATE - 7 NOVEMBER 2014
New WHO case counts released: 13268 cases; 4960 deaths.
"Case incidence is declining in some districts in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, while steep rises persist in other districts."
"Of the eight Guinean and Liberian districts that share a border with Cote d'Ivoire, all but one in Guinea have reported a confirmed or probable case of EVD"
Health-Care Workers: As of 4th of November, 549 cases, 311 deaths.
Health-Care Workers: "WHO is undertaking extensive investigations to determine how each HCW became infected. Early indications are that a substantial proportion of infections have occurred outside the context of Ebola treatment and care. Infection prevention and control quality assurance checks are underway at Ebola treatment centres in the three intense-transmission countries."
United States: "The last contact being monitored in connection with the 3 cases in Texas was expected to complete the 21-day follow-up on 7 November. Of a total of 177 possible contacts in the USA, 16 are being monitored and 161 have completed the 21-day follow-up period."
UN Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER) External Situation Report, 7 November 2014
UNMEER SitRep: 13,110 cases, 4,828 deaths.
"The EVD outbreak has likely killed far more people than the 4,828 deaths reported by the World Health Organization, WHO's strategy chief Christopher Dye said Thursday, warning that thousands of fatalities were likely not accounted for. The likely explanation is that many people are burying the dead in secret, possibly to avoid having authorities interfere with burial customs like washing and touching the deceased, which is widely blamed for much of the transmission. The fact that WHO-reported numbers of cases and deaths are lower now than they were last week is due to a different, more consistent manner of counting, Mr. Dye said. It does not imply a slowing down of the disease."
"Sierra Leone's Deputy Health Minister Madina Radman said the country's failure to clearly separate its EVD treatment units from regular health facilities had destroyed confidence in hospitals and clinics. 'We are struggling to regain confidence in our health facilities because of this mistake', she said. 'About 50 per cent of the deaths in the country are not Ebola but, because people fear to come to some of our healthcare facilities, they die needlessly due to other treatable diseases.'"
"According to analysis by the NGO Action Contre la Faim and the University of Naples Federico II, in 2015 the EVD crisis will lead to an increase of people suffering from undernourishment in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. 5,3 to 5,7 million people are expected be undernourished in 2015 in the 3 most affected countries, compared to 5 million before the start of the epidemic."
New epicenter for Ebola outbreak hits Liberia's outskirts - Globalnews.ca
"The community of Jene-Wonde in Grand Cape Mount County near the border with Sierra Leone has become a new epicenter for the deadly Ebola outbreak in Liberia, which is also hitting Sierra Leone and Guinea."
"Momo Sheriff, who lost his son to Ebola, said there is no health care in the community and leaders have no way to manage it. The tiny town already has lost 10 per cent of its population to Ebola since late September. Amid all the deaths, markets and farms nearby have been abandoned."
Why Barkedu Town in Lofa County Tops Ebola Death List - AllAfrica.com
"Dressed in an African lappa suit, four months old Fatu Bayor lies quietly on her mother's lap. Saliva and breast milk pours down from her mouth as her mother cleans it up frequently. The baby may never recall the predicament her family, including her 26 year-old, mother Fanta Baryor went through in Barkedu, Quardu Gboni District. The town has so far recorded the highest Ebola deaths in Lofa County."
"Water and sanitation form part of the problem in the town, with just three usable handpumps and no public latrines. The people use the bush for toilet. Only 27 persons survived from the virus in Barkedu, which killed over 150 persons, making it the highest Ebola death ever reported in a single town in Lofa County."
Craig Spencer To Be Released From Hospital After Battling Ebola - Huffington Post
"New York City doctor Craig Spencer will be released from Bellevue Hospital on Tuesday after being treated for the Ebola virus, The New York Times reported Monday. Spencer, 33, had been working with Doctors Without Borders until last month treating Ebola patients in Guinea. He returned to New York on Oct. 17 and began to show symptoms the morning of Oct. 23. He was taken to the hospital in an ambulance and was diagnosed with Ebola several hours later. The hospital confirmed the news, saying in a statement that Spencer has been declared free of the Ebola virus and poses no public health risk. City officials, including Mayor Bill de Blasio and Department of Health Commissioner Dr. Mary Bassett, will discuss Spencer's discharge in a Tuesday press conference. Spencer is expected to speak as well. Spencer was hospitalized in serious condition but gradually improved over time. He received antiviral therapy as well as a plasma transfusion from health worker Nancy Writebol, who contracted the virus in Liberia and survived it."
Another Sierra Leonean doctor infected with Ebola - Town Hall
"A doctor in Sierra Leone has tested positive for Ebola, dealing yet another blow to the country's fight against the deadly outbreak, an official announced Tuesday. Dr. Martin Salia, a specialist surgeon at a major hospital in the capital of Freetown, is the sixth Sierra Leonean doctor to become infected in this outbreak. Salia is receiving treatment, said Dr. Brima Kargbo, Sierra Leone's chief medical officer. He offered no other details."
Mali reports 2 new Ebola deaths in capital - Newsday
"Malian authorities on Wednesday reported two new deaths from Ebola that are not believed to be linked to the nation's only other known case, an alarming setback as Mali tries to limit the epidemic ravaging other countries in the region. The announcement in this city of about 2 million came just a day after Malian health authorities said there had been no other reported cases -- let alone deaths -- after a 2-year-old girl who had traveled to Mali from Guinea succumbed to the virus in late October. A nurse working at a clinic in the capital of Bamako died Tuesday, and tests later showed she had Ebola, Communications Minister Mahamadou Camara said Wednesday. A patient she had treated died on Monday and was later confirmed to have had the disease as well. The patient -- a Guinean national -- came to the Clinique Pasteur on Oct. 25 late at night and was so ill he could not speak or give information about his symptoms, said the head of the clinic. 'His family did not give us all the information that would have led us to suspect Ebola,' Dramane Maiga told The Associated Press. Government health officials were slow to act, Maiga said. The nurse was hospitalized on Saturday and hospital officials did not call the health ministry until Monday morning. Health officials did not arrive at the clinic until 6 p.m. and by the time the test results came back, the 25-year-old nurse was already dead, said Maiga."
(JollofNews) – Several health care facilities "abandoned" as nurses strike over ... - Jollofnews
"Several health care facilities 'abandoned' as nurses strike over higher pay and protective equipment. Hospitals and health care facilities have been affected in Liberia as some nurses and medical professionals staged a walkout demanding better pay and safer working conditions in the fight against the deadly Ebola virus."
Mali quarantines dozens after Ebola kills second victim - GlobalPost
"Authorities in Mali quarantined dozens of people on Wednesday at the home of a 25-year-old nurse who died from Ebola in the capital, Bamako, and at the clinic where he treated an imam from Guinea who died with Ebola-like symptoms. The imam from the border town of Kouremale was never tested for the disease and his body was washed in Mali and returned to Guinea for burial without precautions against the virus. Two aid workers said that another person who lived in the house where the imam stayed in Bamako had died this week and was buried without being tested. A doctor at the Pasteur Clinic where the nurse worked - one of Bamako's top medical centers - is also suspected to have contracted Ebola."
EBOLA RESPONSE ROADMAP SITUATION REPORT - 12 November 2014
New WHO case counts released: 14098 cases; 5160 deaths.
"In Mali, there have been 4 reported confirmed and probable cases, and 4 deaths. The most recent cases are not related to the first EVD-positive patient in Mali, who died on 24 October."
"There is some evidence that case incidence is no longer increasing nationally in Guinea and Liberia, but steep increases persist in Sierra Leone. A mixed picture emerges at the district level. Transmission is consistently high in Conakry and Macenta in Guinea; Montserrado in Liberia; and in the western and northern areas of Sierra Leone. Declines in incidence continue in Lofa in Liberia; and Kenema and Kailahun in Sierra Leone. Cases and deaths continue to be under-reported in this outbreak."
Guinea: "Intense EVD transmission persists in Guinea, despite the incidence stabilizing in some districts. Case numbers have been fluctuating but remain consistently high. There were 145 new confirmed cases reported in Guinea in the week to 9 November."
Liberia: "Weekly case numbers fell in Liberia from mid-September to the end of October. This decline has since stabilized, and a reversal of this trend is possible. Liberia reported 97 confirmed and probable cases in the week to 8 November."
Sierra Leone: "EVD transmission remains high in Sierra Leone, with 421 new confirmed cases reported in the week to 9 November. Much of this was driven by intense transmission in the country’s west and north. Transmission remains intense in the capital Freetown, which reported 77 new confirmed cases in the past week (figure 3). High levels of activity also persist in the nearby Bombali and the Western rural area, which each reported 69 confirmed cases. Port Loko and Tonkolili each reported 56 confirmed cases."
United States: "One HCW in New York and 2 HCWs in Texas have tested negative for Ebola twice and have been released from hospital. All contacts in the country have completed the 21-day follow-up period."
Health-Care Workers: As of 10th of November, 564 cases, 320 deaths.
Ebola Mali: Ebola situation assessment - 12 November 2014 - StarAfrica.com
"The 2 confirmed cases in Mali are not linked. They arise from independent chains of transmission involving different villages and different families across the border in Guinea. Background about the new case: the transmission chain starts in Guinea According to the preliminary investigation, a 70-year-old male resident of Kourémalé village, in the Siguiri prefecture of Guinea, had onset of symptoms from an undiagnosed disease on 17 October. On 18 October, he was admitted to a private clinic in the mining town of Siguiri. The town, which is located along Guinea's 800 km border with Mali, was an intense focus of Ebola virus transmission from early July to mid-August. As his condition did not improve, he was transferred to another clinic located just across the border in Mali. On 25 October, he travelled by car, together with 4 family members to seek treatment at the Pasteur Clinic in Bamako. He was suffering from acute kidney failure, a complication often seen in late-stage Ebola virus disease. Multiple laboratory tests were performed, but not for Ebola. He was treated at the Pasteur Clinic from 25 October until his death, from kidney failure, on 27 October. In addition, a friend who visited him at the clinic also died abruptly from an undiagnosed disease. Both are considered probable Ebola cases. For both, no samples are available for testing. The nurse, whose fatal Ebola infection was confirmed on 11 November, worked at the Pasteur Clinic. Because of his religious status as a Grand Imam, his body was transported to a mosque in Bamako for a ritual washing ceremony. The body was then returned to the native village of Kourémalé for formal funeral and burial ceremonies. Although these events are still under investigation, WHO staff assume that many mourners attended the ceremonies. A devastated family In that same village, the deceased patient's first wife died of an undiagnosed disease on 6 November. His brother and his second wife are currently being managed at an Ebola treatment centre in Gueckedou, Guinea. All 3 accompanied the patient during the car trip to Bamako. On 10 November, his daughter died from an undiagnosed disease. The family declined offers of a safe burial. On 11 November, the man's son, who is currently at the Ebola treatment center in Gueckedou, tested positive for Ebola at the European Union's mobile biosafety level 3 laboratory there. He was the fourth family member in the car trip to Bamako. Confirmation of his infection further increases the likelihood that deaths in other family members were caused by Ebola. Emergency measures under way Intensive contact tracing is under way in both countries, with support from WHO, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), MSF, and other international partners."
Liberia says won't extend Ebola state of emergency - The Daily Star
"Liberia's President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf said Thursday she would not seek an extension to a state of emergency imposed in August over Ebola, which has hit the country harder than any other this year. Her announcement is a sign of progress in the fight against the disease, which has killed more than 2,800 people in Liberia since breaking out in West Africa in March. The decision effectively ends the state of emergency that officially expired earlier this month, though Sirleaf said a night curfew remains in force. The emergency had allowed authorities to restrict movement in areas hard hit by the virus. Ebola has hit Liberia harder than Guinea or Sierra Leone, the two other countries at the center of the worst outbreak of the disease on record. 'The progress we have witnessed coupled with the various measures and ongoing interventions ... have combined to re-position our country to sustain the fight against the virus until it is finally eradicated from our country,' Sirleaf said. 'Notwithstanding these gains, a number of our compatriots are still lying in ETUs (Ebola Treatment Units), hot-spots are springing up in rural areas, and a few more of our compatriots are still dying of Ebola.'"
Mali Reports Five Ebola Cases With Sixth Possible - Businessweek
"Mali reported the death of a girl suspected of having Ebola, as the nation races to contain the virus that has ravaged three of its West African neighbors. Results from tests to confirm whether the girl had the virus will be known today, Alassane Souleymane, a spokesman for Mali’s communication ministry, said by e-mail today. Five people have been confirmed as having Ebola and a sixth case is suspected, Hubert Balique, a French public-health expert consulting with the French embassy in Mali, told reporters yesterday. It’s unclear whether the girl whose death was reported today was one of those cases."
UPDATE 2-Mali tries to trace 343 contacts in second Ebola wave - Reuters Africa
"Mali is trying to trace as many as 343 people linked to confirmed and probable Ebola victims in an effort to control its second Ebola outbreak, health officials said on Friday."
Bong County Records Fresh Ebola Cases - AllAfrica.com
"Bong County Health Officer, Dr. Samson Arzoaquoi, has reported 10 new Ebola cases in Taylor Town, Yelequelleh District in Bong County. He told the Liberia News Agency in Phebe Wednesday that of the 10 cases, eight were confirmed positive and have been moved to the Bong Ebola Treatment Unit. The remaining two suspects and a number of contacts are expected to be taken to the ETU and holding center respectively. Dr. Arzoaquoi attributed the new cases to a resident who brought to the town three children from Monrovia whose mother had died of the Ebola disease. Meanwhile, Dr. Arzoaquoi has disclosed that the Bong ETU has discharged over 33 of its cumulative admission of 243 patients and discharged 121 who were tested negative of the virus. He pointed out that the ETU currently holds 24 cases, 22 of which are confirmed, while two are suspected cases."
Ebola toll rises, but Liberia's is revised lower: WHO - KFGO
" At least 5,177 people are known to have died in the world's worst recorded Ebola outbreak, the World Health Organization said on Friday, an increase of 17 since its last update on Wednesday. The total of 14,413 cases in eight countries includes 1,187 deaths in Sierra Leone, 1,166 in Guinea and 2,812 in Liberia. The Liberian toll has been revised downwards from 2,836 because of reclassification, the WHO said."
EBOLA RESPONSE ROADMAP SITUATION REPORT UPDATE - 14 NOVEMBER 2014
New WHO case counts released: 14417 cases; 5177 deaths.
"In Mali, there have been 4 reported cases, including 3 reported deaths, as of 13 November. The most recently reported cases in Bamako are not related to the first case in Kayes, who died on 24 October. A total of 251 contacts are being followed-up in Bamako, and 5 in Kourémalé. Twelve contacts related to the first case are still under follow-up in Kayes."
Health-Care Workers: 570 cases, 324 deaths.
Senegal reopens air, sea borders with Ebola-hit nations: report - KFGO
"Senegal has lifted a ban on traffic by air and sea with Ebola-stricken Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, reversing a measure in place since August to halt the spread of the disease, Senegal's APS news agency reported on Friday. Senegal's land border with Guinea, which was the first country to record Ebola in the region this year, remains closed, APS said. Mali, Senegal's neighbour to the east, is battling a new wave of cases. However, that border remains open."
Congo says its separate Ebola outbreak is over - Town Hall
"Congolese officials say its separate Ebola outbreak that killed dozens of people this year as an unrelated Ebola epidemic swept West Africa is now over. Congo's Health Minister Felix Kabange Numbi made the announcement Saturday. Authorities said that at least 49 people died, including eight health workers, since Ebola erupted in Equateur province in northwestern Congo in August. The Congo outbreak came amid a regional epidemic that now has left more than 5,000 dead, but Congo's Ebola cases were not related to those in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia."
G/Bissau reopens borders with Ebola-stricken Guinea - StarAfrica.com
"Guinea Bissau’s General Director of prevention and health promotion, Nicholas Almeida announced Saturday the reopening of borders with Ebola-hit Guinea to facilitate trade between the two countries. 'We will continue to reinforce the preventive measures against the deadly Ebola virus,' Mr Almeida said, pointing out that the emergency plan would be still in force despite the lack of means to fully put it in place."
Signs Of New Ebola Cases In Liberia - Newsroom America
"A senior World Health Organization official has warned the number of Ebola cases in Liberia, which had recently shown some signs of decline, is starting to pick up again, most likely because "people are relaxing their guard." "We are seeing taxis full of people again in the streets, and packed. We are seeing people not washing their hands again. We are seeing, most [worryingly], that not every single case is being reported,” said Dr. Bruce Aylward, WHO Assistant Director-General for Polio and Emergencies. Dr. Aylward told Liberians that the most recent WHO statistics on Ebola cases show that the number of cases in in their country have “not continued to decline; the case numbers have flattened out now and in some areas, they are starting to go up a bit.”"
Ebola Patient Condition Worsens - KMTV
"Doctors at the Nebraska Medical center say the third patient to be treated for the Ebola virus is in extremely critical condition. Doctors are using the maximum amount of support care possible in an effort to save Dr. Martin Salia's life. Medical director of the Bio-containment Unit, Dr. Phil Smith says it's an hour by hour situation. "He is extremely ill. We have multiple highly-trained specialists who are experts in their fields targeting his most serious medical issues.""
UPDATE 1-Liberia sets national target of no new Ebola cases by Dec. 25 - Reuters Africa
"Liberia has set a national goal of having no new cases of Ebola by Dec. 25, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf said in a radio address on Sunday, in a further sign that authorities believe they are getting on top of the virus."
Doctor infected with Ebola dies in Nebraska - 10News
"Dr. Martin Salia, a surgeon infected with the Ebola virus while working in Sierra Leone and later transported to Nebraska Medical Center for treatment, has died. Salia arrived in Nebraska Saturday after working at Kissy United Methodist Hospital in Freetown, Sierra Leone, and initially tested positive for Ebola on Monday, November 10."
See link map for: "location and status of the known Ebola Treatment Units (as of 15/11/2014). Cumulative confirmed case totals and daily case movement/number (as of 15/11/2014) are shown for each district, with 7/14/21 day totals."
Nearly 600 under watch in Mali in bid to stem Ebola - Channel News Asia
"Mali said on Monday (Nov 17) it had placed nearly 600 people who may have been exposed to Ebola under surveillance as the country battles to contain the spread of the deadly tropical virus. The west African nation has been scrambling to prevent a minor outbreak turning into a major crisis after the deaths of a Guinean imam and the Malian nurse who treated him in the capital Bamako. A friend who had visited the imam in the Pasteur clinic also died of probable Ebola, while a doctor at the clinic who contracted the disease was undergoing treatment."
"We will not close the border, but don't let anyone enter Mali without having washed their hands or taken their temperature,' the president told frontier medical workers. By way of example, the president then soaped his own hands and had his temperature taken. Health Minister Ousmane Kone, who accompanied the president on the trip, said '577 people were under daily observation', up from Sunday's figure of 442 people who were being monitored for Ebola symptoms. A government official said on Friday that two people who died after exposure to the imam's body were 'highly suspected' of having contracted the virus."
Monrovia's Ebola Cases Drop to 25 - AllAfrica.com
"The World Health Organization says while the number of Ebola cases appears to be declining, with reported cases in Monrovia falling from 75 to 25 daily, a mixed picture emerges in different counties across the country. The head of the Ebola Response team at the WHO Dr. Bruce Aylward, paid a four-day visit to Liberia to get a better understanding of the Ebola response activities on the ground. In a press statement, WHO says the transmission of Ebola virus disease is consistently high in Montserrado County while there are declines in Lofa County where zero cases have been reported for more than a week, according to Dr. Aylward."
"It warns that despite the expressed optimism, the latest observation does not mean that Ebola is under control in Liberia, noting that the virus has the potential to appear in waves, which can be mistaken for declining cases."
Cuba says member of lauded medical mission catches Ebola in Sierra Leone - 570 News
"A member of the 165-member medical team Cuba sent to fight Ebola in Sierra Leone has been diagnosed with the disease, state media reported Tuesday. Dr. Felix Baez Sarria is being treated by British doctors in Africa but he will be transferred to a special unit in Geneva at the recommendation of the World Health Organization, state media said, citing the Cuban Ministry of Public Health."
Seventh Sierra Leone doctor killed by Ebola - www.worldbulletin.net
"A Sierra Leonean doctor died of Ebola on Tuesday, a medical source said, bringing to seven the number of doctors killed by the virus savaging the nation's healthcare system. Still recovering from years of conflict, Sierra Leone has seen at least 128 of its health personnel infected by Ebola as staff working in general wards and special treatment centres have been exposed to the disease. "Dr Michael Kargbo died this afternoon," said a senior health worker at the Hastings Treatment Center in the outskirts of Freetown, asking not to be named. There was no official comment. It was not clear how Kargbo, a 64-year-old dermatologist working at the Magburaka Government Hospital, was infected with Ebola as he was not serving in a frontline Ebola treatment unit."
Cuban Doctor Infected With Ebola to Be Treated in Switzerland - Businessweek
"A Cuban doctor infected with Ebola while working in a Sierra Leone hospital is being flown to Switzerland for treatment. Felix Sarria, an internal medicine specialist, had been working at the Kerry Town Ebola treatment center, according to Sidie Tunis, a spokesman for the Sierra Leone Health Ministry. The doctor had a high fever and tested positive for Ebola on Nov. 17, Tunis said. Sarria will be treated at Geneva University Hospital, Switzerland’s Federal Office of Public Health said in a statement on its website."
Unchecked Migration of Ebola Patients Troubling MoH - AllAfrica.com
"An official of the Ministry of Health has expressed concern that the migration of Ebola patients from Monrovia to other parts of Liberia is leading to the rapid spread of the virus. Assistant Health Minister for Preventive Services Tolbert Nyenswah blamed the recent emergence of few hotspots of the Ebola virus in Grand Bassa and Bong counties on the movement of Ebola patients to those areas. He made the statement Tuesday at the Ministry of Information daily Ebola press conference held at the ministry in Monrovia."
EBOLA RESPONSE ROADMAP SITUATION REPORT - 19 NOVEMBER 2014
New WHO case counts released: 15145 cases; 5420 deaths.
"In Mali, there have been 6 reported confirmed and probable cases, and 5 deaths." - 384 contacts identified, 96 are HCWs
Guinea: "EVD transmission is persistent in Guinea, although case incidence is stable or declining in several districts. A total of 74 new confirmed and probable cases were reported nationally during the week to 16 November (figure 1). However, data are missing for one day (15 November). The vast majority of new cases were reported from the south-east of the country, near Liberia’s northern border"
Liberia: "EVD transmission is persistent in Guinea, although case incidence is stable or declining in several districts. A total of 74 new confirmed and probable cases were reported nationally during the week to 16 November (figure 1). However, data are missing for one day (15 November). The vast majority of new cases were reported from the south-east of the country, near Liberia’s northern border"
Sierra Leone: "EVD transmission remains intense and widespread in Sierra Leone, with 533 new confirmed cases reported in the week to 16 November. Much of this was driven by intense transmission in the country’s west and north. The worst affected area remains the capital, Freetown, which reported 168 new confirmed cases (figure 3). Transmission remains persistent and intense across the country with the exception of the south east, with the districts of Bo (33 cases), Bombali (52 cases), Koinadugu (25 cases), Kono (12 cases), Moyamba (10 cases), Port Loko (95 cases), Tonkolili (29 cases), and Western Rural Area (102 cases), all reporting high numbers of new cases during the past week."
Health-Care Workers: 584 cases, 329 deaths.
World Health Organization: Democratic Republic of Congo is Ebola-free - CNN
"Ebola has officially been eradicated from another African country -- the Democratic Republic of Congo -- the World Health Organization declared Friday, even if the overall fight against the deadly virus is far from over. The United Nations health agency cleared the DRC for Ebola because 42 days had passed since tests came back negative on the last person with the disease and there have been no other cases since. The WHO credited the central African country's leadership and effective coordination, including steps to monitor those with the disease and the people they had been in contact with, for the milestone."
EBOLA RESPONSE ROADMAP SITUATION REPORT UPDATE - 21 NOVEMBER 2014
New WHO case counts released: 15351 cases; 5459 deaths.
"In Mali, there have been 6 reported cases, all of whom have died, as of 20 November."
Ebola returns to city at Sierra Leone outbreak epicentre - Medical Xpress
"Sierra Leone announced a death from Ebola on Friday in the eastern city of Kenema—the epicentre of the outbreak which had gone more than three weeks without new infections. The case has dashed hopes that while Ebola continues to spread fast in the western area encompassing the capital Freetown, the eastern region where the crisis first emerged had beaten the virus. 'After zero cases reported for the past 26 days, the eastern town had an Ebola death involving a woman who had visited the city 10 days ago and started feeling sick,' health ministry spokesman Abass Kamara told AFP. 'She was treated at the Kenema government hospital but her Ebola status was not detected and she later died. When a swab was taken, it was found out that she was Ebola positive.' The spread of the virulent tropical pathogen appears to be slowing in neighbouring Liberia, which has set itself the goal of eradicating the virus by the end of the year. But transmission remains "intense" in Sierra Leone, according to the World Health Organization, with more than 1,200 lives lost since the first cases in the east. Kamara said 11 nurses who treated the new case had been placed in quarantine. 'We thought we were well on the path of getting out of the woods as far as Ebola is concerned but the news is shattering,' Kenema resident Marian Kaikai told AFP."
Mali announces new Ebola case - Yahoo News UK
"Mali announced Saturday a new case of Ebola in a man who is fighting for his life in an intensive care unit in the capital Bamako. 'Among two suspected cases who were being tested, one was found negative, the other positive. He was placed in an isolation unit for intensive treatment,' the health ministry said in a statement. Mali, the newest country to be caught up in the epidemic, recorded its seventh Ebola death on Thursday. So far no one who has contracted the deadly tropical pathogen has survived."
Ebola crisis now 'stable' in Guinea, WHO says - BBC News
"The Ebola outbreak is now 'stable' in Guinea, where the latest crisis began, the World Health Organization says. There were still some flare ups in the south-east, but things were improving in other prefectures, WHO co-ordinator Dr Guenael Rodier told the BBC."
"More than 1,200 people have died of Ebola in Guinea alone. However, Dr Rodier said that the situation in Guinea was now 'relatively stable'. 'When you look in more detail, you see that it's still quite active in the Guinea forest area [in] the south of the country,' Dr Rodier said. However, he added that the situation was 'actually improving in a number of prefectures, especially Conakry', where there was a fairly good understanding of how the disease was spreading. The WHO has faced criticism that it was too slow to respond during the start of the crisis. However, Dr Rodier said it was the first time there had been such a serious outbreak in West Africa, adding: 'Lessons have been learned.' Refused entry Guinea has not been as badly hit by Ebola as neighbouring Sierra Leone and Liberia."
Another Doctor Tests Positive For Ebola - NAIJ.COM
"Reports coming in from Rome in Italy indicate that an Italian doctor working in Sierra Leone has tested positive for the Ebola virus. According to a statement made public on Monday, 24 November, 2014, the affected doctor, who works for a non-governmental organization in the West African country, is being transferred to Rome for treatment. It was gathered that the health worker is arriving overnight in Italy for treatment at the Lazzaro Spallanzani National Institute for Infectious Diseases in Rome."
Liberia free of Ebola by Christmas, says president - The Daily Star
"Liberia's president Monday urged her countrymen to double their efforts to reach the government's goal of having zero new Ebola cases by Dec. 25, a target some experts have described as highly ambitious."
"'We've set a pretty tough target. But when you set a target it means that you stay focused on that target and on that goal and then you double your efforts,' Sirleaf said during a ceremony marking the docking of a Dutch aid ship in the capital, Monrovia."
UN to miss Dec 1 Ebola target due to rising Sierra Leone cases - Reuters
"The U.N. Ebola Emergency Response Mission will not fully meet its Dec. 1 target for containing the virus due to escalating numbers of cases in Sierra Leone, Anthony Banbury, the head of UNMEER, said on Monday. The mission set the goal in September of having 70 percent of Ebola patients under treatment and 70 percent of victims safely buried. That target will be achieved in some areas, Banbury told Reuters, citing progress in Liberia. 'We are going to exceed the Dec 1 targets in some areas. But we are almost certainly going to fall short in others. In both those cases, we will adjust to what the circumstances are on the ground,' he said in an interview. The death toll in the worst Ebola epidemic on record has risen to 5,459 out of 15,351 cases identified in eight countries by Nov. 18, the World Health Organization said on Friday. Almost all those cases are in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia. Banbury said the areas of greatest concern are in rural parts of Sierra Leone as well as the city of Makeni in the centre of the country and Port Loko in the northwest and the capital Freetown."
Mali confirms eighth Ebola case; 2 confirmed patients now receiving treatment - The Republic
"Mali has confirmed a new case of Ebola, bringing to eight the number of people who have fallen ill with the deadly disease in the West African country. A government statement issued Monday night said the patient had been placed in a treatment center. All of Mali's Ebola cases can be traced back to a 70-year-old imam who was brought to the country from Guinea, where the epidemic first began. Six of Mali's eight Ebola patients have died. The government said Saturday that another patient who tested positive was also receiving treatment and had been isolated. Officials are monitoring 271 people in a bid to contain the disease. The World Health Organization says Ebola has killed more than 5,400 people in West Africa, mostly in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea."
Stolen Ebola blood `lost for good` says Guinea - Zee News
"Guinea said on Monday a cooler carrying a stolen blood sample infected with the deadly Ebola virus, stolen en route to a test centre, was unlikely ever to be found. A gang of robbers held up a taxi last week near the town of Kissidougou which was transporting the sample from central Kankan prefecture to southern Gueckedou, around 265 kilometres (165 miles) away. 'We are confident of not being able to find this cooler. With the media attention around the case, we are confident that the bandits would have got rid of it,' said Fode Tass Sylla, spokesman for the government's Ebola response unit. Tass said the virus would not have survived in the sample, although studies have shown that it can last in fluids for several weeks if it is not kept in direct sunlight. Guinea authorities have appealed to the robbers to return the sample, taken from a patient`s mouth shortly after they died. The incident has spread alarm over the safety of transporting samples of the highly virulent pathogen, which is estimated to kill around 70 percent of those it infects."
"An official in the Health Ministry says another Sierra Leonean doctor has been infected with Ebola, yet another blow to his country's fragile health system. Ebola has infected more than 15,000 people, the majority of them in West Africa, and a higher number of health workers than in any previous outbreak. That has made responding to the epidemic even more difficult in countries that had too few health workers to begin with. Abass Kamara of the Health Ministry said Tuesday that Dr. Aiah Solomon Konoyeima tested positive for the dreaded disease a day earlier. Konoyeima is a doctor at a children's hospital in the capital of Freetown and has been admitted to an Ebola treatment center in the city. Ebola has infected more than 500 health workers in this outbreak."
Sierra Leone News: Trends: Ebola deaths double in last 3 weeks - Awoko
"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."
EBOLA RESPONSE ROADMAP SITUATION REPORT - 26 NOVEMBER 2014
New WHO case counts released: 15935 cases; 5689 deaths.
"Reported case incidence is stable in Guinea (148 confirmed cases reported in the week to 23 November), stable or declining in Liberia (67 new confirmed cases in the week to 23 November), and may still be rising in Sierra Leone (385 new confirmed cases in the week to 23 November)."
Sierra Leone: "EVD transmission remains intense in Sierra Leone, with 385 new confirmed cases reported in the week to 23 November, compared with 533 cases the previous week. Much of this was driven by intense transmission in the country’s west and north. The worst affected area remains the capital, Freetown, which reported 118 new confirmed cases (figure 3). Transmission remains persistent and intense across the country with the exception of the south east, with the districts of Bo (14 cases), Bombali (54 cases), Kono (16 cases), Moyamba (10 cases), Port Loko (72 cases), Tonkolili (31 cases), and Western Rural Area (55 cases) all reporting high numbers of new confirmed cases."
Case Fatality Rate: "As at 23 November, the case fatality rate among all patients recorded as hospitalized in the three intense transmission countries since the outbreak began, and for whom there is a definitive outcome recorded, is 60% in Guinea, 61% in Liberia, and 60% in Sierra Leone. In a subset of 282 HCWs for whom a definitive outcome has been reported, the case fatality rate is 63%."
Health-Care Workers: As of 23rd November there have been 592 cases, 340 deaths.
Fake Death Certificate Sparks Ebola Outbreak Leading to Eight Cases - AllAfrica.com
"What could be another major outbreak of Ebola in Montserrado County is gradually evolving in the Paynesville vicinity specifically in the Rock-Hill Community as eight residents of the community have been tested Ebola positive according to medical sources."
"The outbreak started after some residents, especially close neighbors in the late Mr. Solomon King Pour of the Rock Hill Community was misled to attend the burial rites of the late Solomon are following a death certificate issued by a local health center in the area confirming the man had died of typhoid and High pressure."
Scientists to conduct trials on 15-minute Ebola test in Guinea - The Rakyat Post
"British researchers are to conduct trials in Guinea on a 15-minute Ebola test, the Wellcome Trust and UK government said in a joint statement on Friday. The prototype is six times faster than current tests and aims to speed up diagnosis, the London-based global research charity and the Department for International Development said."
"“A reliable, 15-minute test that can confirm cases of Ebola would be a key tool for effective management of the Ebola outbreak, allowing patients to be identified, isolated and cared for as soon as possible,” said Val Snewin of the Wellcome Trust. She said the test was designed to be suitable for remote field hospitals where electricity and cold storage are often scarce. Early detection of Ebola leads to better infection control as medics can identify and isolate confirmed cases faster and start treating patients sooner."
Ebola Death Toll in Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone Nears 7000: WHO - Sputnik International
"The cumulative number of deaths caused by the Ebola virus in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone has reached 6,928 as of November 25, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported Friday. Among the three countries, 1,284 deaths have been registered in Guinea, 4,181 in Liberia and 1,463 in Sierra Leone. The number of confirmed, probable and suspected cases reached 2,123 in Guinea, 7,244 in Liberia and 6,802 in Sierra Leone, pushing the total number to 16,169. Previously, WHO reported 15,935 cases of Ebola, with 5,689 deaths. The current Ebola outbreak started in Guinea in December 2013, spreading later to Liberia, Sierra Leone, Nigeria and Senegal. In October, WHO declared Nigeria and Senegal Ebola-free."
Guinea: 2123 cases, 1284 deaths
Liberia: 7244 cases, 4181 deaths
Sierra Leone: 6802 cases, 1463 deaths
Worldwide: 16,169 cases, 6,928 deaths
Sierra Leone, bearing brunt of Ebola outbreak, needs more beds - Haaretz
"Sierra Leone will soon see a dramatic increase in desperately needed Ebola treatment beds, but it's still not clear who will staff them, according to the top United Nations official in the fight against the disease."
"Sierra Leone is now bearing the brunt of the 8-month-old outbreak. In the other hard-hit countries, Liberia and Guinea, WHO says infection rates are stabilizing or declining, but in Sierra Leone, they're soaring. The country has been reporting around 400 to 500 new cases each week for several weeks."
No more Ebola cases in Mali after patient cured: president - Yahoo News UK
"Mali has no more confirmed cases of Ebola after the last patient known to be suffering from the virus was cured, President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita said on Saturday."
"Mali has registered eight cases of Ebola - seven of them confirmed and one probable - after the virus spread from neighboring Guinea, the World Health Organization (WHO) said this week. Six of these people infected have died, the WHO said. A further 285 people who came into contact with them are being monitored but have shown no sign of the disease."
Ebola targets for December set by WHO will be missed - CBC.ca
"Two months ago, the World Health Organization launched an ambitious plan to stop the deadly Ebola outbreak in West Africa, aiming to isolate 70 per cent of the sick and to have 70 per cent safe burials in the three hardest-hit countries— Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone — by December 1. Only Guinea is on track to meet the December 1 goal, according to an update from WHO."
"In Liberia, only 23 per cent of cases are isolated and 26 per cent of the needed burial teams are in place. In Sierra Leone, about 40 per cent of cases are isolated while 27 per cent of burial teams are operational. With the target date looming on Monday, it looks almost certain WHO's goals will be missed, marking another failure in attempts to slow the biggest-ever outbreak of the deadly disease."
WHO official says Liberia, Guinea meeting Ebola reduction targets - The Republic
"Liberia and Guinea have met a Dec. 1 target for isolating 70 percent of people infected with Ebola and safely burying 70 percent of those who die, the World Health Organization said Monday."
"Only last week, the U.N. health agency had said only Guinea was on track to meet the targets for getting the deadly Ebola outbreak under control in the three hardest-hit West African countries."
WHO says Liberia wrongly added 1000 deaths to Ebola toll - Yahoo News UK
"A surge in Ebola deaths reported by the World Health Organization at the weekend was due to about 1,000 Liberian deaths wrongly ascribed to the disease that would be removed, WHO assistant director general Bruce Aylward said on Monday. "Liberia's figures came in but they've since said these were actually non-Ebola deaths that were reported as part of our Ebola deaths and we will be taking them off. So the whole world went up and the whole world will come down again," he told reporters. Data published at the weekend put Liberia's death toll at 4,181, up from 3,016 two days earlier."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 01 December 2014
Updated WHO case count data -
Guinea: 2155 cases, 1312 deaths
Liberia: 7635 cases, 3145 deaths
Sierra Leone: 7109 cases, 1530 deaths
WHO congratulates Spain on ending Ebola transmission
"Today the World Health Organization (WHO) officially declares the Ebola outbreak in Spain over and commends the country on its diligence to end transmission of the virus. On 6 October 2014, the Spanish National Reference Laboratory confirmed the first human-to-human transmission of Ebola virus disease outside Africa in a healthcare worker. The healthcare worker had been part of a team at La Paz-Carlos III Hospital providing medical care for a person with Ebola virus disease repatriated from Sierra Leone on 22 September. On 21 October the healthcare worker tested negative for the second time and was consequently considered free of Ebola infection. Today, 2 December 2014, marks 42 days since the healthcare worker tested negative. There have been no further cases since the healthcare worker was confirmed to be negative for Ebola virus, so today the outbreak is over in Spain."
Sierra Leone widens Ebola quarantine
"Ebola-hit Sierra Leone has quarantined hundreds of thousands more citizens, it said Tuesday, sealing off a sixth district, with more than half of the country's population already under lockdown. Tonkolili, in the centre, was added to the growing list of districts which no one is allowed to leave or enter without special dispensation, in an effort to combat an outbreak which is spiralling out of control, with 1,400 deaths so far. 'The two-week lockdown was agreed in a key stakeholders meeting of cabinet ministers, parliamentarians and paramount chiefs of the district as part of efforts to stem the spread of the disease,' a health ministry spokesman said. The northern districts of Port Loko and Bombali were closed off indefinitely along with the southern district of Moyamba in September -- effectively sealing in more than one million people. With the eastern districts of Kenema and Kailahun already under quarantine, more than half of the population of six million -- in six of the nation's 14 districts -- now finds itself unable to move freely. Tonkolili, a district of around 400,000 people some 350 kilometres (220 miles) from the capital Freetown, is expected to end its quarantine on December 15, according to health ministry officials."
Four New Ebola Cases Among Health Workers - The Inquirer
"Four health workers in Montserrado County have been infected with the Ebola virus, the head of the Incident Management System (IMS), Tolbert Nyenswah, has disclosed. This brings to over 300 infections among healthcare givers nationwide with more than 170 deaths since the Ebola outbreak in March of this year, according to the Health Ministry Situational Report. In an interview Monday conducted by LINA, Nyenswah said the four are being treated at the U.S. Army-run Monrovia Medical Unit (MMU) in Charlesville, Margibi County, set up specifically for health workers and foreign volunteers. According to him, the health workers did not get infected at an Ebola Treatment Unit (ETU), but at private facilities or homes where they cared for suspected patients without proper use of personal protective equipment (PPE). 'The new infections of these health workers should constitute a somber reminder to Liberians that Ebola is still in the country and people should stop playing doctor, but rather report all forms of illnesses to the hospital,' he said."
UN Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER) External Situation Report, 3 December 2014
"Community resistance, denial and resorting to traditional healers remain prevalent in Gbarpolu and Grand Cape Mount counties, Liberia. The high mortality rates in the remote communities affected bythe EVD flare ups (e.g. 17 deaths vs 2 survivors as last reported by the Glensyasu community), combined with limited outreach in hard to reach places, contribute to maintaining a worrying trend in the two counties."
Youths protest against new Ebola clinic in Guinea - The New Age Online
"Dozens of youths in the Guinean capital Conakry staged an angry protest against a new Ebola treatment centre on Thursday, halting the launch of the construction project, according to an AFP reporter on the scene. Prime Minister Mohamed Said Fofana was about to lay the symbolic first stone for the clinic when a crowd appeared, chanting slogans in Susu, a local language. 'We do not want Ebola in our neighbourhood! We fear Ebola! Do not pollute our environment,' they shouted. Guinean officials tried to talk down the ringleaders as the gathered dignitaries left, but the protesters escalated their demonstration, wrecking a gazebo, and scattering chairs and sound equipment. Representatives from medical aid agency Doctors Without Borders, which was slated to run the centre, were evacuated along with a few remaining dignitaries."
UN Mission personnel tests positive for Ebola in Liberia - Shanghai Daily (subscription)
"The United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) on Thursday said that a member of its military personnel has tested positive for the Ebola Virus Disease, a UN spokesman told reporters here, adding that the patient is receiving treatment at an Ebola Treatment Unit in Monrovia, the capital of the West African country. The head of the Mission, Karin Landgren, said on Thursday that 'UNMIL had taken immediate steps to prevent further transmission'."
"'In line with established the World Health Organization (WHO) protocols, the Medical team of UNMIL has conducted an immediate and robust contact tracing to ensure that all those who came into contact with the individual while he was symptomatic have been assessed and quarantined,' Dujarric said. 'Sixteen contacts have been identified to date,' he said. 'All areas where the individual is known to have been while symptomatic have now been decontaminated.' 'This is the third case of Ebola in the mission -- one previous confirmed case and another probable case, which could not be confirmed, both resulted in the deaths of the staff members on 13 October and 25 September, respectively,' said the spokesman."
Ebola: G/Bissau to reopen border with Guinea Conakry - StarAfrica.com
"Guinea Bissau will reopen its border with Guinea Conakry in 'the next five days', according to Prime Minister, Domingos Simoes Pereira on Thursday...To date, no case of Ebola has been reported in Guinea Bissau. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) had during its meeting on 6 November in Accra, asked the reopening of borders with Ebola affected countries including Guinea Conakry, Liberia and Sierra Leone to avoid stigmatization of the population."
As Ebola Cases Spike in Western Areamps Request More Support - AllAfrica.com
"Both Western Area Districts have recorded 2,223 Ebola cases, about one-third of the country's [Sierra Leone] total of 6,132 as at yesterday (3 December), making them the hottest Ebola spots in the country."
"Hon. Claude Kamanda, representing Constituency 095 in the Western Rural District, said in a meeting held at Committee Room 1 in Parliament with the Western Area District Medical Officer that it was disheartening to see transmission rate of Ebola spike in the Western Area, which includes the capital Freetown. 'The disease has reached a stage in the Western Area that now requires drastic measures. It is but expedient to fight Ebola with all our powers or strengths,' Hon. Kamanda said. He requested the District Medical Officer to make arrangements for the deployment of twenty-one contact tracers, surveillance officers and monitors to each of the 20 constituency MPs in the Western Area."
Liberia: Fresh Ebola outbreaks reported in Monrovia - StarAfrica.com
"Health authorities in Monrovia have reported a fresh outbreak of the Ebola virus in several communities in the capital Monrovia.The head of the Ebola Incident Management Team at the health ministry, Tolbert Nyenswah, named communities currently considered hotspots of Ebola in the country as New Kru Town and Clara Town in western Monrovia and the northern Monrovia suburb of Barnersville. Mr. Nyenswah told journalists in the capital Monrovia Friday that Ebola Treatment Units in Monrovia are registering between 10 and 15 confirmed cases of the disease every day."
"He attributed the increase in new cases to the complacency of residents due to the reported decrease in Ebola cases in the country in late October and the refusal of people to adhere to preventive measures outlined by health authorities to contain the spread of the disease. He disclosed that Liberians have once again returned to unsafe burial practices in Montserrado County, saying unlike in the past, family members of deceased persons have on numerous occasions refused to turn over the corpses of their dead relatives to the Ebola Burial Team, noting that this partly accounts for the increase in new cases in the county. He said under the circumstances, it would be impossible to meet President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf’s target of zero cases by Christmas. He also disclosed that Montserrado, Bong, Margibi and Grand Cape Mount Counties are the counties in Liberia experiencing fresh outbreaks of Ebola, but said all is being done by health authorities and partners to bring the situation under control."
UN Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER) External Situation Report 5 December 2014
"17,256 confirmed, probable, and suspected cases of EVD have been reported in the three most affected countries, where there have been 6,113 reported deaths."
"In Liberia, Grand Cape Mount county continues to present a worrying trend, with small outbreaks reported in the community area of Welequa. 6 cases were admitted at the Tubmanburg ETU, but the local community reports more cases in the nearby villages. In response to the recent developments in Grand Cape Mount area, WHO is looking into transferring-in the mobile lab from Lofa county."
2 Sierra Leone doctors die of Ebola in 1 day: sources - Virginia Gazette
"Two doctors died of Ebola in Sierra Leone on Friday, a government and a hospital source said, bringing to 10 the number of doctors killed in the country by the virus. The worst Ebola outbreak on record has torn through some of West Africa's weakest health systems, killing nearly 350 medical personnel, including 106 in Sierra Leone, which is still rebuilding from years of war in the 1990s. 'We are devastated at this haemorrhaging of our healthcare workers,' a senior health ministry official told Reuters, asking not to be named. There was no immediate comment from authorities but the sources named the two dead doctors as Dr Dauda Koroma and Dr Thomas Rogers. It is not clear how the men were infected as they were not working on the frontline in an Ebola clinic."
"Sierra Leone says between 80 and 100 new cases of Ebola are being reported every day and it desperately needs over 1,000 beds to treat victims in the country now facing the most serious outbreak of the disease. Sierra Leone's Finance Minister Kaifalah Marah painted a grim picture to the U.N. Economic and Social Council Friday of the challenges facing the West African nation, which failed to meet a goal of isolating 70 percent of Ebola patients and safely burying 70 percent of victims by Dec. 1. The two other hard-hit countries, Liberia and Guinea, did meet the deadline, and the U.N.'s Ebola chief Dr. David Nabarro said the number of new cases in Liberia has dropped from 60 per day in September to 10 per day."
Sierra Leone Ebola Situation Report, 3 December 2014
"The intense transmission of new Ebola virus disease (EVD) cases has not reduced in Sierra Leone. The country is now reporting over 6,130 confirmed cases, an increase of almost 540 cases since the last reporting period. The outbreak, continues to surge in the western and northern parts of the county – mainly the Western Area – both Urban and Rural, Port Loko and Bombali. The past week has also seen a spike in cases in Tonkolili and Kono. In an effort to contain the outbreak, Tonkolili in the centre of the country, has become the sixth district to enforce quarantine. Unlike Tonkolili which is expected to end its quarantine on 15 December 2014, Bombali, Kailahun, Kenema, Moyamba and Port Loko remain under indefinite quarantine. Due the quarantine, almost 2.9 million people cannot leave or enter a district without a special pass issued by the government. The quarantines have increased tensions among the population and security personnel working at the checkpoints. Unsafe burials, including the washing of dead bodies, late reporting and lack of isolation continue to be the major factors in the high rates of transmission across the country, especially in Freetown and in rural areas in the hotspot districts. The capital, Freetown, remains the worst affected."
"The government estimates that around 22 percent of cases are children (0-17 years). To date, the UNICEF-led Family Tracing and Reunification (FTR) network has identified 9,524 children as being directly affected by the Ebola crisis (4,826 girls and 4,698 boys), including 4,349 children having lost one or both parents to EVD. This is an increase of 2,474 affected children from the previous reporting period."
"As infection rates in Liberia and Guinea begin to stabilize, Sierra Leone has now recorded the highest number of cases, and Sierra Leoneans have been asking why the disease is picking up pace there and some have lashed out at the British response. In particular, the charity Save the Children, which is running the first U.K.-built treatment center to open, has been criticized for a slow and disorganized rollout."
Junior doctors in Ebola-plagued Sierra Leone stage strike - CTV News
"Junior doctors in Sierra Leone went on strike Monday to demand better treatment for health workers infected with Ebola, a health official said. The association representing junior doctors asked the government to make sure life-saving equipment, like dialysis machines, is available to treat infected doctors. The government has promised that a new, fully equipped unit is opening soon near the capital. But the doctors began their strike anyway, according to Health Ministry spokesman Jonathan Abass Kamara. Ten of the 11 Sierra Leonean doctors who have become infected have died. Ebola has killed more than 6,300 people, including hundreds of health workers. Throughout the outbreak in West Africa, health care workers have periodically gone on strike to demand better protection or higher pay. In an effort to make sure health workers get top-notch treatment, special centres dedicated to their care have already opened in Liberia and Sierra Leone."
Ebola still spreading in western Sierra Leone, Guinea's forest - UN - Yahoo News UK
"Ebola is still spreading quickly in western Sierra Leone and deep in the forested interior of Guinea and more foreign health workers are needed to help tackle the epidemic, a senior U.N. official said on Tuesday. The death toll from the Ebola outbreak in West Africa has risen to 6,331 in the three worst hit countries, with Sierra Leone overtaking Liberia as the country with the highest number of cases, World Health Organization figures showed on Monday. 'We know the outbreak is still flaming strongly in western Sierra Leone and some parts of the interior of Guinea. We can't rest, we still have to push on,' said David Nabarro, the U.N. Secretary General's special envoy for Ebola."
"Treatment centres are still opening in Sierra Leone and need expert staff, he told a news briefing in Geneva. The deadly virus is spreading particularly in Sierra Leone's capital of Freetown and Port Loko "where there is a need for a much more intense response", said Nabarro, a veteran public health expert. 'The increase in transmission in western Sierra Leone is a reflection of the fact that communities there have yet to fully embrace the outbreak and to take action to avoid infection themselves,' he added. The second 'troublesome' area is the northern part of Guinea's interior, a region known as Guinea Forestiere, he said. 'We have been working very closely with Mali to try to make sure if cases perchance cross the border that they can be dealt with very quickly.' 'We do need to keep making it clear that people are needed and needed urgently ... Every day we wake up and realise the enormity of the job ahead,' Nabarro said."
EBOLA RESPONSE ROADMAP SITUATION REPORT - 10 DECEMBER 2014
New WHO case counts released: 17942 cases; 6388 deaths.
"Reported case incidence is slightly increasing in Guinea (103 confirmed and probable cases reported in the week to 7 December), declining in Liberia (29 new confirmed cases in the 3 days to 3 December), and may still be increasing in Sierra Leone (397 new confirmed cases in the week to 7 December)."
Guinea: "The previously reported surge of new cases in the eastern district of N’Zerekore (4 new confirmed cases in the week to 7 December) appears to have abated, although transmission in the neighbouring district of Macenta (15 new confirmed cases; 15 in the previous week) continues to be intense. There have also been reports of resistance among some communities in Macenta to contact tracing. Several districts in central and northern Guinea have reported persistent transmission...Persistent transmission in these areas is of particular concern, because the local populations are likely to seek treatment in the north, and in neighbouring Mali in particular, rather than at existing facilities in the southeastern districts of Gueckedou (2 new confirmed cases in the week to 7 December) and Macenta."
Liberia: "Case incidence has decreased over the past 4 weeks, with 5 districts (counties) reporting new cases in the 3 days to 3 December. A total of 29 confirmed cases were reported in the 3 days to 3 December. The district of Montserrado, which includes the capital, Monrovia (figure 2), reported 15 confirmed cases, and accounted for more than half of all confirmed cases nationally over the reporting period."
Sierra Leone: "EVD transmission remains intense in Sierra Leone, with 397 new confirmed cases reported in the week to 7 December (3 times as many as Guinea and Liberia combined). The worst affected area remains the capital, Freetown, which reported one-third (133) of all new confirmed cases (figure 3). Transmission remains persistent and intense across the country with the exception of the south, with the districts of Bo (14 cases), Bombali (57 cases), Kambia (10 cases), Kono (24 cases), Koinadugu (2 cases), Moyamba (10 cases), Port Loko (76 cases), Tonkolili (13 cases), and Western Rural Area (57 cases) all reporting high numbers of new confirmed cases."
UPDATE 1-Sierra Leone locks down new Ebola hotspot in the east - Reuters
"The Ebola response in Sierra Leone has been dogged by strikes by healthcare staff over pay and working conditions. Despite government claims that it had reached a deal with junior doctors, Dr Jeredine George, president of the Junior Doctors' Association, told Reuters that its members would strike for a fourth day on Thursday. They are demanding a specialised Ebola treatment clinic for Sierra Leonean doctors, 10 of whom have died since the outbreak began. Deputy Health Minister Madinatu Rahman has said plans are underway to get such a clinic set up this month."
Mali says has no remaining Ebola cases as last patient recovers - Reuters Africa
"Mali has no remaining cases of the Ebola virus as the last patient in the country has recovered and left hospital, the Ministry of Health said on Thursday."
"'The only remaining case in treatment has recovered and has been released today so there are no more people sick with Ebola in Mali,' said Ministry of Health spokesman Markatié Daou. Mali is yet to be officially declared Ebola-free, a status acquired by Nigeria and Senegal, two other countries that had cases of the virus earlier this year."
G. Bassa Predicts Ebola Free Christmas - AllAfrica.com
"As national statistics indicate a sharp decrease in the number of Ebola cases in the country, Grand Bassa is predicting an "Ebola free Christmas" celebration this year. According to the County's Superintendent, Madam Etweda S. Cooper, Grand Bassa County is getting sophisticated in combating the Ebola virus to the point where every citizen of the county is getting involved in the fight. In an exclusive Daily Observer interview recently, Madam Cooper bragged of securing five ambulances, the Chinese medical supply of Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) and other financial and moral support from companies and individuals including, but not limited to Arcelor Mittal and other corporate entities."
Ebola toll in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia reaches 6583: WHO - The Daily Star
"The death toll from the Ebola outbreak in the three worst-hit countries in West Africa reached 6,583 as of Dec. 10, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday. Updated figures on the WHO website showed that 18,188 cases have been recorded in the three nations in the worst outbreak of the disease on record."
Guinea-Bissau reports suspected Ebola case
"A man who entered Guinea-Bissau from neighbouring Guinea the day after the border reopened is being treated for suspected Ebola, a medical official said on Friday. The traveller was running a temperature and put under surveillance as he tried to pass through the Fulamori border crossing on Wednesday. He took advantage of lax security among border guards to escape observation and boarded a bus headed for the eastern city of Gabu, where he was apprehended."
Sierra Leone to ban Xmas parties, plans "surge" to curb Ebola spread - Reuters UK
"In addition to the ban on gatherings, Sierra Leonean authorities are also planning what they have called a "surge" in their response in and around the capital Freetown, aimed at stemming the increasing rise of Ebola infections. For several weeks, most of the new infections have been showing up in and around Freetown. At least more than five areas in the far west and far east of Freetown will be particularly targeted where epidemiologists say sick people still refuse to report to treatment centers. Data published by WHO on Friday showed that there were some 8,086 cases in Sierra Leone, with nearly 1,900 deaths."
Ebola serum supply reaches Liberia - BBC News
"Liberia has begun treating Ebola patients with serum therapy - a treatment made from the blood of recovered survivors. Doctors hope the experimental treatment could help combat the virus that has been sweeping West Africa and killing thousands of people."
Ebola toll rises to more than 6800 - Yahoo News
"More than 6,800 people have now died from the Ebola virus, almost all of them in west Africa, the World Health Organization said Monday. The UN health agency reported that as of December 13, there had been 18,464 cases of infection from the deadly virus in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, and 6,841 people had died. WHO did not provide an update of cases in other countries, but last week said the death toll remained the same: six in Mali, one in the United States, and eight in Nigeria, which was declared Ebola free in October. Spain and Senegal, which have both been declared free from Ebola, meanwhile counted one case each, but no deaths."
RPT-Mali ends last quarantines, could be Ebola-free next month - Reuters Africa
"Mali has released from quarantine the last 13 people being monitored for Ebola, and the country could be declared free of the virus next month if no further cases are recorded, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday."
Sierra Leone to search for Ebola cases in capital - GoDanRiver.com
"Sierra Leone is planning a house-to-house search for hidden Ebola cases in the capital and surrounding areas in an effort to stem the disease's rampant spread, the government said Tuesday. The government has periodically restricted movements into and out of hot spots in order to slow Ebola infections. In September, it locked down the entire country to look for sick people. With the disease now spreading fastest in Sierra Leone, authorities are ramping up their response. In a statement Tuesday, President Ernest Bai Koroma said officials will begin a house-to-house search Wednesday for sick people in the Western Area, which includes Freetown. It was not clear, however, if people had to stay in their homes and, if so, for how long. More than half of new infections are now occurring in the capital and its surrounding areas, the statement said."
House searches for Ebola in Sierra Leone capital - Grand Island Independent
"Ebola surveillance teams fanned out Wednesday in Sierra Leone's capital to search every house for sick people, as the president imposed new restrictions on movement and gatherings in a bid to stop the disease's spread. President Ernest Bai Koroma launched the 14-day "Operation Western Area Surge" in a national broadcast, promising that treatment beds, labs and ambulances are ready to handle any new cases. He reiterated that Christmas and New Year's celebrations are canceled and also banned all public gatherings during the holidays and movement between districts."
EBOLA RESPONSE ROADMAP SITUATION REPORT - 17 DECEMBER 2014
New WHO case counts released: 18603 cases; 6915 deaths.
Health Care Workers: As of the 14th of December there have been 649 cases among HCWs and 349 deaths.
Guinea: "A total of 76 new confirmed cases were reported nationally during the week to 14 December (figure 1). The national trend in Guinea has been fluctuating since September, with between 75 and 148 confirmed cases reported each week. There is no clear upward or downward trend in national case incidence."
Liberia: "Case incidence has been declining at a national level, with 6 districts reporting new confirmed or probable cases in the week to 14 December. A total of 8 confirmed cases were reported, but this case count accounts for only two days."
Sierra Leone: "EVD transmission remains intense in Sierra Leone, with 327 new confirmed cases reported in the week to 14 December. While there are signs from the country situation reports that the increase in incidence has slowed and the incidence may no longer be increasing (figure 3), the country reported the highest number of confirmed cases in epidemiological week 50. Transmission is most intense and persistent in the western and northern districts of the country. The capital, Freetown, accounted for 125 of all new confirmed cases. Other western districts reporting new confirmed cases include Port Loko (56), Western Rural Area (52), Bombali (23) and Kambia (11). WHO, UN partners and the Government of Sierra Leone have implemented the Western Area Surge, an operation to intensify efforts to curb the disease in the western parts of the country. The response targets Freetown and neighbouring areas to break chains of transmission, and increase the number of beds to ensure patients with clinical symptoms of EVD are isolated and receive appropriate treatment."
Case Fatality: "The cumulative case fatality rate in the three intense-transmission countries among all probable and confirmed cases for whom a definitive outcome is recorded is 70%. For those patients recorded as hospitalized, the case fatality rate is 60% in each of Guinea and Sierra Leone and 58% in Liberia (tables 3–5)."
"One of Sierra Leone's most senior physicians died Thursday from Ebola, the 11th doctor in the country to succumb to the disease, a health official said. Ebola has killed more than 350 health workers in West Africa, depleting the ranks of doctors and nurses in countries that already had too few to begin with. Because Ebola is spread through bodily fluids, it is only transmitted through close contact. It is often called the 'caregivers' disease' because those infected are typically family members caring for the sick or health workers treating them. Dr. Victor Willoughby tested positive for Ebola on Saturday and was being treated at a clinic near the capital run by the medical charity Emergency, said Dr. Brima Kargbo, the country's chief medical officer. 'Dr. Victor Willoughby was a mentor to us physicians and a big loss to the medical profession,' said Kargbo. 'He has always been available to help junior colleagues.' The 67-year-old died Thursday morning, just hours after an experimental drug arrived in the country for him."
Warehouse holding Ebola supplies in Guinea catches fire - MyFoxAustin.com ... - MyFox Austin
"In neighboring Guinea, a fire destroyed medicine crucial to fighting Ebola. The fire engulfed a warehouse at the Conakry airport and burned everything inside, said Dr. Moussa Konate, head of logistics for Guinea's Ebola response. He could not immediately say how much had been lost. The world's largest Ebola outbreak has drawn a massive international response, and supplies, including everything from rubber gloves to ambulances, have poured into West Africa."
Situation Summary Data Published on 19 December 2014
WHO situation summary data published: 19301 cases; 7373 deaths.
Since last WHO data released on 17 December (two days ago) -
Guinea: 37 new suspected cases, 25 deaths
Liberia: 22 new suspected cases, 56 deaths
Sierra Leone: 403 new suspected cases, 392 deaths
Ebola Creeping Into Northwestern Nimba - AllAfrica.com
"With the Christmas and New Year celebrations just a few days away, the deadly Ebola virus is said to be raging in several towns and villages in Guinea bordering Nimba, posing a serious threat to lives and normal activities in Nimba County. The Daily Observer has learned that close to 20 persons died of Ebola in two Guinean villages close to the Liberian border and the Arcelor Mittal concession area. In the Guinean town of Nyanizoo, 13 persons allegedly died from Ebola within a week, while in Teo town, also in Guinea, five persons suspected of Ebola died. Teo and Nyanizoo are located at the border with Liberia around the Yarmin Administrative District, where Yekepa is situated. According to residents of Yekepa, relatives of those who died in Teo continue to cross over to Guinea to sympathize with their bereaved family."
"People living around the border are blaming the national security for not doing enough to man the border and prevent illegal crossings. Most of the border posts near the concession areas and other parts of Nimba's border with Guinea are said to be still active despite the closure of the border."
Situation Summary Data Published on 22 December 2014
New WHO case counts released: 19340 cases; 7518 deaths.
Death toll from Ebola in West Africa rises to 7518 - WHO - Firstpost
"The latest data reflect more than 140 new deaths since the last update, posted by the WHO barely three days earlier. The epidemic, centred in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, is the world's worst ever outbreak of the hemorrhagic fever. Sierra Leone accounts for the most cases, 8,939, while Liberia has 7,830 and Guinea 2,571. But Sierra Leone's death toll of 2,556 is much less than the 3,376 recorded in Liberia, leading some health experts to question the credibility of the figures reported by Freetown."
CDC Director, Tom Frieden, reports on week-long trip to countries hardest hit by the Ebola epidemic:
"Liberia 'has the upper hand against the virus,' he said. But in parts of Monrovia, disease detectives are having trouble tracking down cases because some patients are heading to Ebola treatment units hours outside the city. One family, believing that treatment outside the capital was safer, took a six-hour taxi ride to an ETU, potentially exposing the taxi driver and others, he said."
"In Sierra Leone, the challenges 'remain very extensive,' with at least 10 confirmed deaths a day from Ebola, he said. Fear of Ebola has also scared pregnant women and others with malaria and pneumonia from seeking treatment at hospitals. But Frieden said that if the global response remains strong, Freetown and the western parts of the country 'should see a significant decrease in cases' within the next few weeks."
"In Guinea, Frieden traveled to the remote area that was the epicenter of the outbreak a year ago and was encouraged to see an Ebola treatment unit and a decrease in the caseload. But in the capital of Conakry, 'one of the scariest things I heard' came from a Doctors Without Borders team leader, who told Frieden that for the first time since the outbreak, they recently had more patients than isolation beds."
Sierra Leone Ebola Virus Disease - Situation Report (Sit-Rep) – 22 December, 2014
Sierra Leone Ministry of Health and Sanitation releases Situation Report for 22 December 2014:
National case count = 9004 cases, 2582 deaths.
65 new cases reported on December 21st, 2014.
18204 contacts currently undergoing follow-up in Sierra Leone.
Ebola Slows in Sierra Leone As Community Records Zero Infection for Weeks - Premium Times
"The discharge of the last Ebola patient from Sierra Leone's Kailahun district, has further heightened hopes that the increase in incidence of the disease in the country is slowing down. The District Medical Officer of Kailahun, James Squire, on Monday announced the discharge of the last Ebola patient from the District's case management centre. 'In more good news from Sierra Leone, the Kailahun district has recorded zero infection for several weeks,' Mr. Squire declared."
Sierra Leone MoH EBOLA VIRUS DISEASE - SITUATION REPORT (Sit-Rep) – 23 December, 2014
Sierra Leone Ministry of Health and Sanitation releases Situation Report for 23 December 2014:
National case count = 9079 cases, 2601 deaths.
75 new cases reported on December 22nd, 2014.
17764 contacts currently undergoing follow-up in Sierra Leone.
Sierra Leone News : 27 Days, No New Ebola case for Pujehun - Awareness Times
"The District Medical Officer (DMO) for Pujehun District, Dr. David Bome has told the Awareness Times that they have gone for over three weeks without any Ebola case. Via telephone interview on 23rd December 2014, Dr. Bome disclosed that Pujehun is on top of current Ebola situation owning to the participatory role play by all stakeholders including youths, women, the District Health Medical Team (DHMT) and the Pujehun District Descendants Association as well as the Government efforts."
Sierra Leone hospital staff strike over Ebola payments - The Guardian
"The Sierra Leonean government’s attempt to finally contain Ebola this Christmas with a five-day lockdown was dealt a setback after staff at a hospital went on strike. Pregnant women in Sierra Leone’s third largest town have been left without health care after doctors, nurses and support staff downed tools, claiming they are owed more than £70,000 by the government in outstanding Ebola hazard payments. The Magbenteh community hospital in Makeni sees around 30 pregnant women a day, but on Christmas Eve sent patients home and refused to admit new ones."
Fourth UN staff contracts Ebola in Liberia - GlobalPost
"A fourth member of the UN mission in Liberia, the country hardest-hit by the Ebola epidemic, has been hospitalised after testing positive for the virus. "This is the fourth case of Ebola in the mission and UNMIL personnel continue to mourn the deaths of two colleagues who died from the disease only three months ago," a UN statement said Wednesday, referring to the United Nations Mission in Liberia. Liberia tops the number of Ebola deaths in the world with 3,376 fatalities but has seen a clear decrease of new transmissions in the past month."
WHO Chief: Ebola Outbreak Will Probably Last All of Next Year - TIME
"The Ebola epidemic in West Africa is likely to continue through 2015, says Professor Peter Piot, director of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. “We need to be ready for a long effort, a sustained effort [for] probably the rest of 2015,” he told the BBC after returning from Sierra Leone.""
WHO: Ebola virus death count exceeds 7500 - ITAR-TASS
"The number of people killed by the Ebola virus has exceeded 7,500, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a statement Wednesday. “A total of 19 497 confirmed, probable, and suspected cases of Ebola virus disease (EVD) have been reported in four affected countries (Guinea, Liberia, Mali and Sierra Leone) and four previously affected countries (Nigeria, Senegal, Spain and the United States of America) in the seven days to 21 December (week 51). There have been 7588 reported deaths,” the WHO’s report said."
"“Reported case incidence is fluctuating in Guinea and declining in Liberia. In Sierra Leone, there are signs that the increase in incidence has slowed, and that incidence may no longer be increasing,” it said."
Sierra Leone declares five-day Ebola lockdown in north - Channel News Asia
"The Sierra Leone government on Wednesday (Dec 24) declared a five-day lockdown in the country's north to step up efforts to contain the Ebola epidemic, while making an exception for Christmas. "Muslims and Christians are not allowed to hold services in mosques and churches throughout the lockdown except for Christians on Christmas Day (Thursday)," Alie Kamara, resident minister for the Northern Region, told AFP."
EBOLA RESPONSE ROADMAP SITUATION REPORT - 24 DECEMBER 2014
WHO situation summary data published: 19497 cases; 7588 deaths.
Guinea: "A total of 156 confirmed cases were reported in Guinea during the week to 21 December (figure 1), the highest weekly case incidence reported by the country in this outbreak. This is largely due to a surge in cases in the southeastern district of Kissidougou, which reported 58 confirmed cases – one-third of cases reported in the country in the past week."
Liberia: "Case incidence has been declining at a national level since mid-November (figure 2), although transmission remains intense in the country. A total of 21 confirmed cases were reported in 5 districts in the week to 21 December. The district of Montserrado, which includes the capital Monrovia, continues to experience the highest EVD activity in the country, with 7 confirmed and 16 probable cases reported in the past week."
Sierra Leone: "EVD transmission remains intense in Sierra Leone, with 315 new confirmed cases reported in the week to 21 December. While there are signs from the country situation reports that the increase in incidence has slowed and the incidence may no longer be increasing (figure 3), disease transmission in the affected countries is currently most intense in the western and northern districts of Sierra Leone. The capital of Freetown accounted for one-third of the country’s new confirmed cases, reporting 115 in the past week. The neighbouring district of Port Loko experienced a surge in new cases, reporting 92 confirmed cases compared with 56 the previous week."
Health Care Workers: As of the 21st of December there have been 666 cases among HCWs and 366 deaths.
Situation Summary Data Published on 26 December 2014
New WHO case counts released: 19695 cases; 7693 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 24 December 2014):
Sierra Leone: 199 newly reported cases, 73 deaths.
Ebola Outbreak 2014 Update: Over A Dozen CDC Workers Possibly Exposed to ... - Latin Post
"In yet another safety lab snafu at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as many as a dozen workers are being assessed for possible exposure to the Ebola virus. The incident occurred as a sample of the pathogen was transferred between labs. CDC officials said Wednesday one scientist may have been exposed to the Ebola virus, and as many as a dozen others are being assessed for potential exposure at the Atlanta headquarters. Officials said two experienced technicians made mistakes at the high-security lab, known as Biosafety level-4 lab (BSL-4), when material from an Ebola virus experiment was securely transported from the BSL-4 lab to a BSL-2. The material may have contained a live sample of the virus, a sample that should have remained in BSL-4 and stored in a freezer. The second mistake came when a BSL-2 lab technician should have recognized, via the color coding on the test tubes, the material was restricted to Level 4. That second technician is the person who could have been exposed and is now in the 21-day monitoring period, agency spokeswoman Barbara Reynolds said. The movement between the two labs is significant."
'Alarm': 49 New Ebola Cases in Cape Mount, Travelers Warned > “Th - Front Page Africa
"The Incident Management System an arm of the Liberian government and partners responsible for the containment of the Ebola virus disease in the country has stated that the disease is growing at an alarming rate in Grand Cape Mount County. Speaking to Journalists at the Incident Command Center on Sunday, the head of Liberia’s Ebola response, Mr. Tolbert Nyenswah said a total of 49 cases have been reported in the area and this hike in the number of cases is due to failure to follow health procedures laid out by the government of Liberia. He said the county now joins Montserrado as the two counties with the most Ebola cases."
FACE Africa launches Ebola Taskforce in Rivercess County - Heritage
"Face Africa on Monday, December 22 launched a taskforce on Ebola response for a chiefdom and market in River Cess County. The Yarpah Town Chiefdom and Market Ebola Taskforce program launch was attended by several individuals including citizens the county and the team from FACE Africa."
Liberia reports dozens of new Ebola cases along border with Sierra Leone | The ... - The Tribune
"Dozens of new Ebola cases have erupted in Liberia, near the border with Sierra Leone, Liberian health officials warned Monday, marking a setback amid recent improvements. The flare-up is due to a number of factors including people going in and out of Liberia and traditional practices such as the washing of bodies, said Liberia's Assistant Health Minister Tolbert Nyenswah."
Liberia: Ebola Corpse Arrested, 2000 Persons Quarantined - AllAfrica.com
"Two thousand persons have been quarantined in Lofe Town, Margibi County, after a corpse transported for burial was confirmed by the County Health Authorities of being Ebola infected. The Margibi health authorities received a call that a body had been transported from Monrovia for burial, according to the Director of Community Health for Margibi County, Mr. Joseph J. Korhene. He said that the health team and Ebola Task Force, on arriving at the scene on December 18, took a specimen of the corpse that confirmed it to be Ebola positive."
Situation Summary Data Published on 29 December 2014
New WHO case counts released: 20081 cases; 7842 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 26 December 2014):
Sierra Leone: 206 newly reported cases, 150 deaths.
Scotland confirms health care worker diagnosed with Ebola in Glasgow - National Post
"Scottish authorities say a health care worker who has just returned from Sierra Leone has been diagnosed with Ebola and is being treated in a Glasgow hospital. The Scottish government says the patient flew to Glasgow via Casablanca and London’s Heathrow Airport, arriving late Sunday. The health care worker was admitted to a hospital on Monday morning.The only previous case of the often-fatal disease in Britain was William Pooley, a nurse who contracted the disease while patients in Sierra Leone. He recovered after treatment in London and returned to West Africa."
Health care worker diagnosed with Ebola after returning to the UK from Sierra ... - Times Colonist
"The patient flew to Glasgow via Casablanca and London's Heathrow Airport, arriving late Sunday, the Scottish government said. The health care worker was admitted to a hospital on Monday morning after developing a fever. Sturgeon said the risk to the public is 'extremely low to the point of negligible' and that pre-planned steps would be taken to protect the public. 'Scotland has been preparing for this possibility from the beginning of the outbreak in west Africa, and I am confident that we are well prepared,' she said, adding that the patient is 'stable' and would soon be transferred to an isolation unit at the Royal Free Hospital in London. She said the patient, who is not being identified, had travelled on an internal British Airways flight from London to Glasgow on Sunday night and that the other 71 passengers and staff on that flight will be contacted. But she said the patient was not yet showing symptoms at the time and that people in that stage are much less contagious than they are after they exhibit symptoms, which include a high fever, diarrhea and vomiting. The patient became ill Monday morning and contacted health officials. She was soon admitted to the Brownlee Unit for Infectious Diseases at Gartnavel Hospital in Glasgow."
"A group of children playing near a tree nesting site for infected bats is to blame for the worst Ebola outbreak in history, a study has suggested. Published in EMBO Molecular Medicine, experts have said the most likely culprit for the Ebola outbreak, which has currently led to 7,842 deaths, are free-tailed bats – not fruit bats as had previously been believed. Transmission occurs from bites and scratches, and contact with bodily fluids, tissue, and excrement. On 26 December 2013, Ebola was identified in Emile Ouamouno, a toddler from the remote Guinean village of Meliandou."
"Officials believed the virus was transmitted to humans from hunting and eating bats – this practice can lead to infection of 'zoonotic' pathogens, with bats known for hosting more viruses than any other mammal. Scientists at the Robert Koch-Institute in Berlin, Germany, say the hunting and eating of fruit bats is not likely to be the cause of the current virus outbreak because this would have caused widespread transmission either concurrently with or before the death of Ouamouno. Findings of the study showed that while exposure to fruit bats through hunting and consumption in Meliandou is common, this may not be the cause of the Ebola outbreak. '[F]ruit bats seem an unlikely source of infection, as a food-borne transmission would have affected adults before or concurrently with the two-year-old boy [Emile Ouamouno] - the index case. This suggests a source of infection unrelated to food,' the study authors said. Villagers reported that children had been playing in and around a hollow tree near the home of the index victim. The tree was home to a large colony of free-tailed insectivorous bats, meaning the potential for 'massive exposure' to the creatures for the children. 'Though no one knew it at the time, the Ebola virus had found a new home in a highly vulnerable population,' WHO said."
Ebola nurse treated in London as Sierra Leone rate spikes
"In Sierra Leone, a five-day Christmas lockdown in the north aimed at preventing new Ebola infections ended on Monday. However, Ebola infections have increased in the diamond-rich Kono district in the country's east, where the infection rates had been decreasing, the national broadcaster said. Quoting updates from the National Ebola Response Centre, it said Kono had recorded 21 new Ebola cases on Friday and Saturday."
In the Wake of More Reported Cases - Ebola Center Opens in Cape Mount - The Inquirer
"...the Medical Director at the Ganta ETU in Nimba County has disclosed that the deadly Ebola virus has killed a 12- year old girl in the Yekepa region. Disclosing this on the RKFM Community Radio in Ganta, the Medical Director assigned at the Ganta ETU, Dr. Paye Gbeinmie said Ebola has resurfaced in Yekepa thus, killing a 12-year old girl. He said the County Health Team has Quarantined 48 persons who came in contact with the little girl in Yekepa, Nimba County. In an interview with The INQUIRER via mobile phone from the Ganta ETU, Dr.Gbeinmie said that after few days the girl died from the deadly virus at the center. He told this paper that the mother of the girl was confirmed positive of the virus and is presently at the ETU undergoing medical treatment. 'For the past three months there has been no report of the deadly virus in the county,' Dr. Gbeinmie in formed the paper in Ganta over the weekend."
"Meanwhile, the 48 persons have been quarantined for 21 days by the County Health Team in the county. Our correspondent in Nimba County confirmed that the Ebola virus has killed over 75 persons in that county since March, 2014 while over 650 persons have contracted the virus."
EBOLA RESPONSE ROADMAP SITUATION REPORT - 31 DECEMBER 2014
WHO situation summary data published: 20206 cases; 7905 deaths.
Guinea: "A total of 114 confirmed cases were reported in Guinea during the week to 28 December, 2014 (figure 1). The national trend has been fluctuating since September, and at present there is no discernible upward or downward trend in the country."
Liberia: "Case incidence has been declining at a national level since mid-November (figure 2), although there was a slight rise in case incidence in the past week. A total of 31 confirmed cases were reported in 4 districts in the week to 28 December, 2014, compared with 21 cases in 5 districts in the previous week."
Sierra Leone: "EVD transmission remains intense in Sierra Leone, with 337 confirmed cases reported in the week to 28 December, 2014 – more than double the number of cases in Guinea and Liberia combined. While there are signs from the country situation reports that the incidence is no longer increasing (figure 3), disease transmission in all the EVD-affected countries is currently most intense in the western and northern districts of Sierra Leone."
United Kingdom: "In the United Kingdom, public health authorities confirmed a case of EVD in Glasgow, Scotland on 29 December, 2014. The case is a health-care worker who returned from volunteering at an Ebola Treatment Centre in Sierra Leone. The patient has been isolated and is receiving treatment in London. Public health authorities are now investigating all possible contacts."
Health Care Workers: As of the 28th of December there have been 678 cases among HCWs and 382 deaths.
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 2 January 2015
New WHO case counts released: 20381 cases; 7989 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 31 December 2014):
Sierra Leone: 187 newly reported cases, 69 deaths.
Scottish nurse with Ebola now in critical condition, doctors say - Los Angeles Times
"The Scottish nurse being treated for Ebola in a London hospital is now in a critical condition, doctors said Saturday. A brief statement issued by the Royal Free Hospital said it was 'sorry to announce that the condition of Pauline Cafferkey has gradually deteriorated over the past two days.' The 39-year-old nurse was diagnosed with the deadly virus after returning to Glasgow on Dec. 28 from spending more than a month treating Ebola patients at a Save the Children treatment center in Sierra Leone. She was flown to London for treatment on a Royal Air Force Hercules and has been in a state-of-the-art isolation unit and surrounded by medical staff 24 hours a day. On New Year's Eve, Dr. Michael Jacobs, an infectious disease specialist who is part of the team treating Cafferkey, said she was sitting up in bed, talking and reading and had been able to speak to her family through protective screens. She was being treated with an experimental antiviral drug and given blood plasma from one of Europe's Ebola survivors. Jacobs said he was encouraged by her progress but warned that Ebola was highly unpredictable and her recovery was far from guaranteed."
Sierra Leone Ebola lockdown extened; airport checks boosted after worker ... - The Japan Times
"The Ebola lockdown in the northern Tonkolili district of Sierra Leone was extended on Sunday for two weeks as authorities stepped up the fight to contain the epidemic. The move comes as the government imposed 'additional screening measures' at Freetown International Airport after two workers apparently caught the disease. A five-day lockdown had been declared by the government across the badly hit north of the country last month. More than 70 cases of the virus had been confirmed in Tonkolili during a five-week lockdown there ordered by local authorities, District Coordinator Salieu Bah told journalists. 'The lockdown is extended for another two weeks to intensify monitoring efforts by all sectors in the district as we need this mopping up operation until Jan. 17,' he added. He said people had been 'reluctant to comply with health rules such as late reporting of suspected Ebola cases and undertaking secret burials.' Meanwhile, Health Minister Dr. Abubakarr Fofanah said screening of workers at the airport in Freetown will now be done 'on a 24-hour basis to detect any suspicion of Ebola on a worker or traveler.' The National Ebola Response Centre (NERC) said 'a case of Ebola was detected and confirmed by laboratory test on Friday involving a person who worked at the airport up to mid-December but had not worked since that time.' Another airport employee who had been in contact with the person has not come to work since Christmas Day. 'Due to these developments, additional measures have been put in place to enhance robust screening,' NERC said in a statement."
American exposed to Ebola arrives at Nebraska facility for monitoring - ErieTVNews
"An American health care provider working in Sierra Leone who had a "high-risk exposure" to the Ebola virus arrived at Nebraska Medicine on Sunday for "observation and possible treatment," the center said. "This patient has been exposed to the virus but is not ill and is not contagious," said Dr. Phil Smith, medical director of the biocontainment unit at the Omaha medical center. "However, we will be taking all appropriate precautions."
Sierra Leoneans abandoned over Ebola fears - www.worldbulletin.net
"Health authorities in Sierra Leone have raised concerns about patients being abandoned by their families at hospitals, even after testing negative for the deadly Ebola virus. "A lot of people have turned up in hospital as a result of 'Operation Western Area Surge'," Isatu Kamara, matron of the Connaught Hospital, capital Freetown's main government referral hospital, told The Anadolu Agency."
"In a recent address, President Ernest Bai Koroma announced plans to conduct house-to-house searches in the capital – a hot spot for rapid virus transmission – in hopes of identifying suspected Ebola infections. Kamara said people had been reporting to hospital in large numbers due to fears of being reprimanded by officials in the event that sick people are found in their homes. "There have been warnings of some form of punishment on radio programs, so families are turning sick patients into hospitals for fear of the consequences from government officials if these sick people are found at home during the ongoing search," she said."
Nine counties in Liberia report no new Ebola cases for over 21 days - UN - StarAfrica.com
"Nine counties in Liberia have not reported any new Ebola cases over the past 21 days, according to an official of the United Nations Mission on Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER) Hans Rosling. According to Rosling, Grand Gedeh, River Gee, Grand Kru, Maryland and Rivercess counties in south-eastern Liberia, Grand Bassa County in eastern Liberia, as well as Gbarpolu and Bomi counties have reported no confirmed cases of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) for more than 21 days, while Lofa County in northern Liberia has reported zero cases in more than 40 days."
"At the same time, according to Rosling, six counties- Cape Mount, Montserrado, Bong, Nimba, Margibi and Sinoe, have reported just over 70 Ebola cases in the last three weeks."
Situation Summary Data Published on 05 January 2015
New WHO case counts released: 20656 cases; 8153 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 2 January 2015):
Sierra Leone: 139 newly reported cases, 88 deaths.
Liberia struggles with how to bury dead from Ebola - Live 5 News
"A new burial site for Ebola victims was prepared in Monrovia on Monday as the Liberian government put an end to the cremation of the dead from Ebola. Cremation violates values and cultural practices in the West African country. The order has so disturbed people that the sick were often kept at home and, if they died, were being secretly buried, increasing the risk of more infections. At the new burial ground at Disco Hill, Christians and Muslims are now buried according to the religious traditions in separate blocks of the graveyard. "When they were burning people, at that time, because it wasn't our culture, we were not feeling fine (happy)," said Elijah Voka, one of the men working in graveyard. The head of the workers at the gravesites say they work daily to prepare around 25 graves a day for those who died of Ebola. A U.N. health agency said on Monday that 3,471 people have died from the disease in Liberia. The Ebola virus is transmitted through bodily fluids such as blood, vomit or feces."
Oxford University Begins Trial for Possible Ebola Treatment at ELWA 3 - AllAfrica
"A clinical trial for a possible treatment for Ebola began on the 1st of January at ELWA 3, MSF’s Ebola Management Centre in Paynesville, Monrovia. Led by Oxford University from the United Kingdom, and funded by the Wellcome Trust, the trial aims to determine if the anti-viral drug brincidofovir is an effective treatment for Ebola."
Signs that Ebola "may be levelling off" in Sierra Leone - WHO - Reuters
"The Ebola epidemic has taken 8,235 lives out of 20,747 known cases of the haemorrhagic fever worldwide over the past year, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday. There are signs that cases "may have levelled off" in Sierra Leone, but the former British colony still reported 248 new confirmed cases in the week to Jan. 4 and remains "by far the worst affected country at present", the U.N. agency said. The WHO's latest weekly report was based on figures reported by national authorities in nine countries."
WHO EBOLA SITUATION REPORT - 7 JANUARY 2015
WHO situation summary data published: 20747 cases; 8235 deaths.
Guinea: "74 confirmed cases were reported in the 7 days to 4 January 2015 (figure 1). There is no discernible upward or downward trend. However, EVD continues to spread geographically, with the western prefecture of Fria reporting confirmed cases for the first time (figure 4). 19 districts have reported a confirmed or probable case in the 21 days to 4 January"
Liberia: "Case incidence has declined from a peak of over 300 new confirmed cases per week in August and September to 8 new confirmed cases and 40 probable cases in the 5 days to 2 January, 2015 (figure 2). The district of Montserrado, which includes the capital Monrovia, continues to account for most cases in the country, with 6 confirmed and 33 probable cases reported in the 5 days to 2 January. Twelve of 15 districts in Liberia did not report any confirmed cases during the 5 days to 2 January."
Sierra Leone: "There are signs that case incidence may have levelled off in Sierra Leone, although with 248 new confirmed cases reported in the week to 4 January 2015, it remains by far the worst-affected country at present. The west of the country remains the area of most intense transmission. The capital, Freetown, reported 93 new confirmed cases, and the neighbouring districts of Port Loko and Western Rural reported 41 and 50 new confirmed cases, respectively, in the 7 days to 4 January. A total of 11 out of 14 districts reported new confirmed cases in the latest reporting period. In the east of the country, on the border with Guinea, the district of Kono reported 32 confirmed cases during the reporting period, and has reported 84 confirmed cases in the past 21 days"
United Kingdom: "In the United Kingdom, public health authorities confirmed a case of EVD in Glasgow, Scotland on 29 December, 2014 (table 7). The case is a HCW who returned from volunteering at an ETC in Sierra Leone. The patient has been isolated and is receiving treatment in London. As a precautionary measure, Public health authorities have investigated all possible contacts of the case. No high risk contacts have been identified"
Health Care Workers: As of the 4th of January there have been 838 cases among HCWs and 495 deaths.
"The organisation warned that cases continue to be under-reported and that the virus was spreading rapidly in the western parts of the country with capital Freetown reporting 93% of the new cases. The unchecked spread of the virus in the capital is seen as a result of the high-density living that makes contact tracing difficult...The western region of Fria in Guniea, meanwhile, reported its first case, reports Reuters. The capital Conakry remains the worst-affected district."
Ebola countries miss treatment, burial targets - WHO - News24 Nigeria
"The west African countries ravaged by Ebola have made great strides to stem the spread of the deadly virus but missed key 1 January targets towards halting the epidemic, the World Health Organisation said on Wednesday. The United Nations set a 90-day target on 1 October to isolate and treat all Ebola patients in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia, and to ensure safe burials for all bodies, which are highly infectious. WHO acknowledged in its latest situation report that the goals had not been met by the set deadline, but stressed that 'efforts to attain each target will continue until the epidemic has been brought to an end.' Meeting the treatment and burial targets, and meticulously tracing people who have been in contact with Ebola patients, are seen as essential to reining in the epidemic, which has infected 20 747 people in just over a year, of whom 8 235 have died. The three west African countries, which account for all but 15 of those deaths, have dramatically scaled up the number of beds available in Ebola treatment centres and now have the capacity to isolate and treat all patients, WHO said in its latest situation report."
Ebola Vaccines ready for Phase III testing: UN - State Column
"World Health Organization officials announced that three separate Ebola vaccines were ready for their Phase III trials, in an effort to get a cure to market before the deadly epidemic spreads further. “We are here to take stock, plan the next steps, and make sure that all partners are working in tandem. We all want the momentum and sense of urgency to continue,” said Dr. Margaret Chan, Director-General of WHO. The three companies with vaccines ready for the next phase of testing are Johnson & Johnson, GlaxoSmithKline, and Merck. Although some of the vaccines are barely exiting their first phase of trials, officials are itching to fast track both clinical trials and production of the vaccine in order to mitigate future outbreaks of the deadly disease among both civilians and health care workers alike."
Ebola: Sierra Leone President to Visit Hard Hit Areas Friday - Voice of America
"Sierra Leone President Ernest Bai Koroma plans on Friday to visit parts of the country that have been severely affected by Ebola. The move is part of the government’s efforts to combat the spread of the virus, according to Abdulai Bayraytay, spokesman for the administration. “The president will be traveling to lead the social mobilization [effort in] the rest of the country, starting in the north,” an trip which Bayraytay said includes flying to Kambia, then going by road to Port Loko, Lunsar, Makeni and Tonkolili. He said congratulations are likely in order for parts of the south, including Pujehun district."
"“The reason being,” he explained, “is they have not been recording any case of confirmed Ebola for the past 41 days. So, tomorrow if the trend continues and if we go by what World Health Organization is saying, then Pujehun should be declared Ebola-free.” He said the government has also decided to extend by two weeks a program to contain the virus in the western part of the country."
Pujehun Achieves 42 Days Zero Ebola Case - Sierra Leone Times
"Pujehun District, in southern Sierra Leone, yesterday (8 January) achieved the World Health Organization's benchmark of recording zero new Ebola infection spanning 42 days. The district first recorded a confirmed case of Ebola on 8 August, 2014 at Kortumahun village in the Malen Chiefdom, with the last confirmed case recorded on 26 November last year at Bendu village, also in Malen Chiefdom. In all, the district - which borders Kenema and Bo district, as well as shares common boundary with Liberia - recorded 31 confirmed cases, with 24 deaths and 7 survivors. Being the first district to record such a remarkable success in the fight against the dreaded Ebola virus disease, the Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ) on Wednesday dispatched a group of journalists to engage stakeholders and in knowledge sharing on the strategies used to achieve the WHO benchmark of 42 days zero new case."
Lofa County Still Ebola Free - As Citizens Remain Vigilant - The Inquirer
"Lofa County, the epicenter of the vicious Ebola virus that has killed thousands of Liberians as well as foreign nationals has made significant strives in the war against the virus. For the past three months there has been no reported new cases of the deadly virus as intimated by Philip Michael Forkpa, Hygienist Supervisor of the Ebola Treatment Unit (ETU) in Foya now Community Case Center following the departure of the charitable organization MSF that had been running the center during the heat of the health crisis."
"'Thanks to the citizens who have remained vigilant and continue to observe all the health measures in every village and town because it was due to the resilience of the people of Lofa County that has caused the county to make such gains against the virus,' Forkpah stated."
Situation Summary Data Published on 12 January 2015
New WHO case counts released: 21171 cases; 8371 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 9 January 2015):
85 newly reported cases, 89 deaths.
No New Ebola Case in Margibi Over 28 Days - AllAfrica
"Margibi County Health Officer, Dr. Adolphus Yeiah, has revealed that there has been no new case of Ebola in Margibi County for the last 28 days. He said, however, the recent quarantining of Lonfay Town in Gibi District was due to a dead body that was transported from Monrovia to the town at night on December 17, 20 14. Yeiah said the dead body was dressed in ordinary clothing like a regular passenger and strapped with seat belt in the front seat of the taxi, which evaded the checkpoints to smuggle the body into the county. He said the County Health Team (CHT) through its partners received a tip-off but before they could reach the town the next morning, the people had already carried out an overnight wake-keeping and early burial. He said since Lonfay Town was quarantined for 23 days, there has been no new case arising from the town, and although there have been two deaths in two nearby towns, the victims tested negative for the virus. Dr. Yeiah said following the isolation of Lonfay Town, there are plans to lift the quarantine on the town as it continues to have no new case of the virus following the incident. He said consultations are ongoing with partners to ensure that the quarantine on Lonfay Town is relaxed on or before January 30, 2015."
USAID: Eyes on Guinea as Liberia, Sierra Leone improve on Ebola - WHTC
"The rate of new Ebola cases in Liberia has plunged, Sierra Leone is beginning to turn the corner in dealing with the deadly virus and health officials are now focused on Guinea, a USAID official said on Tuesday. Guinea is "where we have our eye on at the moment," said Jeremy Konyndyk, director of the USAID office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance. He said the rate of new cases in Liberia have dropped from more than 30 a day to single digits. Health officials cautioned that there is still a long way to go to eradicate the disease."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 13 January 2015
New WHO case counts released: 21171 cases; 8371 deaths. (Same numbers as 12 January)
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 14 January 2015
New WHO case counts released: 21261 cases; 8414 deaths.
New Ebola cases slump in all three worst-hit countries - WHO - Reuters
"All three countries hit hardest by the Ebola epidemic have recorded their lowest weekly number of new cases for months, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday, as the global death toll reached 8,429 out of 21,296 cases reported so far. Sierra Leone and Guinea both saw the lowest weekly total of confirmed Ebola cases since August 2014. Liberia, which reported two days with zero new cases last week, had its lowest weekly total since June, the WHO said."
"The international Red Cross says a local employee has died of Ebola in Sierra Leone, becoming the first Red Cross worker or volunteer to succumb to the disease there. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said the male nurse who worked at an Ebola treatment center in Kenema, whom it didn't identify, died Tuesday and was confirmed to have been suffering from the disease. It said Thursday it is investigating how the man became infected and whether it happened at home or at work. The agency said 29 people who had contact with him are being monitored for symptoms."
Sierra Leone News: As Ebola figures drop…Another Western - Awoko
"The Chief Executive Officer of the National Ebola Response Center Palo Conteh has said that the 2nd phase of the Western Area Surge (WAS) will commence Monday 19th January to 1st February 2014 after significant drop in the number of Ebola confirmed cases across the country. The continuation of the Surge the CEO said is to improve on the successes of the phase 1 which recorded 944 sick people of which 263 people were found to be Ebola positive within the Western Area. He said the Western Area Surge will help to bring out sick people in the homes with an extensive awareness campaign to reach out to more communities. Ward Councillors and other partners he added will also intensify their Ebola campaign in their respective communities."
Liberia aims to be Ebola-free by end-February as cases fall to 10 - Reuters UK
"Liberia, one of the three West African countries worst hit by Ebola, could be free of the virus by the end of next month after success in curbing transmission, the government said on Thursday. 'There are 10 confirmed Ebola cases as of the 12th of January 2015 in the whole of the country,' Deputy Health Minister Tolbert Nyenswah, who heads Liberia's Ebola taskforce, said. 'My projection is that, if we do everything possible, we can reach zero by the end of the February.' Liberia said this week that only two of the country's 15 counties still had Ebola cases."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 15 January 2015
New WHO case counts released: 21329 cases; 8444 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 14 January 2015):
68 newly reported cases, 30 deaths.
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 16 January 2015
New WHO case counts released: 21373 cases; 8468 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 15 January 2015):
44 newly reported cases, 21 deaths.
Ebola outbreak: Mali declares itself free of deadly virus - CBC.ca
"Mali's health minister declared the West African nation free of Ebola on Sunday following a 42-day period without a new case of the deadly virus. Mali recorded six deaths from Ebola, which, according to World Health Organization data, has killed more than 8,400 people in neighbouring Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia in the worst epidemic of the viral hemorrhagic fever on record. 'I declare on this day, Jan. 18, 2015, the end of the end of the Ebola epidemic in Mali,' Ousmane Koné said in a statement in which he thanked the country's health workers and international partners for their work to halt the outbreak. Mali's last infected patient recovered and left hospital early last month. At one point health officials had been monitoring more than 300 contact cases. Mali became the sixth West African country to record a case of Ebola when a two-year-old girl from Guinea died in October. It was close to being declared Ebola free in November before a second wave of infections."
'Margibi on path to becoming Ebola free' - Nyenswah discloses - Monday, 19 ... - Heritage
"The head of the Ebola Incident Management System (IMS) Tolbert Nyenswah has disclosed that Margibi County will soon be enlisted into the ranks of counties reporting zero Ebola cases. “Margibi County has gone 19 days without reporting a single Ebola case and if the county continues for the next three days without reporting any confirmed Ebola case, it will be declared ‘Ebola free’ by the Ministry of Health,” Nyenswah said. He made the statement in Margibi County at the weekend at programs marking the lifting of the quarantine of Lonfaye Town in Margibi County. Recently, the Health Ministry announced that Margibi, Montserrado and Grand Cape Mount counties remain the only three counties in Liberia that are still reporting suspected Ebola cases, though none of the cases was confirmed. Nyenswah, who is also Assistant Health Minister for Preventive Services, noted that the dedication and tireless effort of the Margibi County Health Team as well as support from local and international partners is a key factor in the county’s success against the disease."
Guinea Schools Reopen, but Ebola Fears Still Keep Many Home - ABC News
"Schools shuttered during the height of the Ebola crisis in Guinea began reopening Monday, but many parents were still too afraid to send their children to classes. Employees at the doors of schools in the capital were taking temperatures of everyone who showed up on Monday. Only those with normal readings were allowed to enter the building."
"Yet many pupils remained at home after rumors flew through the capital that masked workers were seen at a school building, raising questions about how safe the buildings were. "These masked people were spraying the classrooms without telling the school administration what the chemical was they were spraying and without saying why they were masked," said Idrissa Diallo, a spokesman for a local parents association. "So we won't be sending our children to school for the moment.""
"The schools would normally have reopened three months ago, but authorities had feared that large groups of children congregating could allow the Ebola virus to spread."
Ebola Outbreak: Death toll reaches 8594 - Pulse Nigeria
"The death toll of the current Ebola outbreak is now 8,594, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday, January 19. The WHO also added that the number of confirmed cases of the disease had reached 21,614. The new cases were reported from the three worst-hit countries - Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone is currently the country with the highest number of cases (10,306), while Liberia accounts for the most deaths (3,587) from the disease. Cases of Ebola are currently said to be on the decline in West Africa."
Priests Assaulted in Guinea After Being Mistaken for Ebola Workers - TIME
"Three priests from a church in Guinea were physically assaulted while visiting the village of Kabac on Tuesday, as locals suspected they were health workers who would expose inhabitants to the Ebola virus. The villagers beat up the priests, who had planned to spray insecticide around the area, the BBC reported. They also vandalized the nearby town council building, setting fire to it after burning the priests’ car."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 20 January 2015
New WHO case counts released: 21689 cases; 8626 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 16 January 2015):
316 newly reported cases, 158 deaths.
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 21 January 2015
New WHO case counts released: 21689 cases; 8626 deaths (same as 20 January).
After Ebola reportedly killed 2 women: 3 homes quarantined in Paynesville ... - Heritage
"Three homes in the Omega Community have been quarantined by authorities of the Paynesville City Corporation(PCC) after two women reportedly died from the deadly Ebola Virus Disease(EVD). The Omega Community, which is located in Paynesville, outside Monrovia, is the community in which Africa tallest man-made structure was erected."
Sierra Leone lifts Ebola quarantine measures amid progress - KFGO
"Sierra Leone's President Ernest Bai Koroma on Thursday removed Ebola district quarantine measures intended to curb the spread of the disease, declaring 'victory is in sight' after a sharp drop in transmission. Since the worst outbreak on record began in West Africa over a year ago, Sierra Leone has recorded more than 10,340 cases, making it the country that has been hardest hit. But signs are growing that the tide is turning against the disease. 'We are now entering a transition phase. Given the progress being made against the disease, we must take action to enable economic and social recovery,' Koroma said in a televised address to the nation late on Thursday. Quarantine measures were previously in place in six of 14 districts in the poor nation of farmers, fishermen and diamond miners. Koroma, who aims to get to zero cases in the former British colony by the end of March, said that restrictions on trading hours in Freetown would also be eased. Individual households with known Ebola contacts will remain under quarantine. 'Though victory is in sight, we must not relent, we must continue to soldier on,' Koroma said, urging people to refrain from touching the sick and the dead. Ebola spreads via contact with bodily fluids of infected people such as blood and vomit. In the latest health report on Jan. 21, Sierra Leone reported just 9 new confirmed cases versus 60 cases daily in late 2014."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 22 January 2015
New WHO case counts released: 21759 cases; 8668 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 21 January 2015):
70 newly reported cases, 42 deaths.
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 23 January 2015
New WHO case counts released: 21797 cases; 8675 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 22 January 2015):
38 newly reported cases, 7 deaths.
Just five Ebola cases left in Liberia, health officials say - Duluth News Tribune
"Liberia, once the epicenter of West Africa's deadly Ebola epidemic, has just five remaining confirmed cases of the disease, a senior health official said on Friday, highlighting the country's success in halting new infections."
"A massive international response, including the deployment of hundreds of U.S. troops to build treatment centers, plus a public awareness campaign, contributed to a steep decline in infection rates. "We have five confirmed Ebola cases in Liberia as of today," said Deputy Health Minister Tolbert Nyenswah, who heads Liberia's Ebola taskforce. "It means that we are going down to zero, if everything goes well, if other people don't get sick in other places." Three of the remaining cases were in the capital Monrovia and the other two in Bomi and Grand Cape Mount Counties, he added. Nyenswah said last week that Liberia could be free of the virus by the end of next month."
Mali, WHO announce end of Ebola outbreak in Mali - GhanaWeb
"Malian authorities and the World Health Organization (WHO) have announced the end of the outbreak of Ebola virus disease in Mali. This was after 42 days had elapsed after the last Ebola case tested negative in laboratory tests on December 6, 2014. In a statement the Malian Minister of Health and Public Hygiene, Mr Ousmane Kone, and copied to the Ghana News Agency by the WHO on Friday, officially declared Mali free of Ebola virus disease."
Scottish nurse who contracted Ebola discharged from hospital - RTE.ie
"A nurse who contracted Ebola while working in Sierra Leone has made a complete recovery and been discharged from hospital. Pauline Cafferkey is now free of the virus after more than three weeks in hospital, where she was critically ill for a time. She said she is "happy to be alive" and thanked staff at the Royal Free Hospital in London who she said saved her life."
Senegal reopens land border with Ebola-hit Guinea - Reuters UK
"Senegal reopened on Monday its land border with Guinea, the Interior Ministry said, five months after closing transport links in August to prevent the spread of the worst outbreak on record of the deadly Ebola virus. Senegal had already lifted in November a ban on air and maritime traffic with Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone - the three countries worst-affected by the epidemic of the deadly hemorrhagic fever."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 26 January 2015
New WHO case counts released: 21924 cases; 8737 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 23 January 2015):
127 newly reported cases, 62 deaths.
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 27 January 2015
New WHO case counts released: 22057 cases; 8795 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 26 January 2015):
133 newly reported cases, 58 deaths.
New Report - 14 Counties to Be Declared Ebola Free Soon - Heritage
"A new report by the Incident Management Team on Ebola has indicated that Grand Cape Mount County will soon join 13 other counties to be declared Ebola free. Liberia is striving hard to get to zero cases as the reopening of schools in the country is nearing. Speaking at the regular Ebola Hour at the Ministry of Information, Cultural Affairs and Tourism (MICAT) in Monrovia, the head of the Incident Management Team, Mr. Tolbert Nyensuah, said Grand Cape Mount, which recorded the highest number of new cases in recent weeks, has gone 12 days without any new case. According to Mr. Nyensuah, who is also the Assistant Minister for Preventive Services at the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, all those who came in contact with infected people have gone through a quarantined period of 12 days and are gradually improving without showing any sign of the virus. 'I want to announce to the Liberian people that Grand Cape Mount County has gone through a period of 12 days quarantined period without anyone showing any sign of the symptoms. They are gradually making progress to be on par with the other 13 counties that are of Ebola free,' said Minister Nyensuah. 'As we speak, there the county could be declared Ebola free within 11 days' time,' he said. But the Liberian government official noted that the situation is still difficult to deal with in Montserrado County owing to the huge population."
Montserrado 'Active Transporter of Ebola' - Nyenswah - AllAfrica
"Montserrado County is the only place in Liberia that is now the 'active place of the transport of the Ebola virus,' the head of the Incident Management Team (IMT), Tolbert Nyenswah, has disclosed. He said the fact that 13 counties have reported no new cases recently shows 'there is a drastic reduction in new Ebola cases in the country,' the Liberia News Agency reports. Nyenswah made the disclosure when he addressed the MICAT regular Ebola press briefing at the ministry Tuesday. He pointed out that Montserrado reports between one to two cases daily, citing the St Paul Bridge Community as the place still feared and where the last two cases were reported of late."
WHO Ebola Situation Report - 28 January 2015
WHO situation summary data published: 22092 cases; 8810 deaths.
"The response to the EVD epidemic has now moved to a second phase, as the focus shifts from slowing transmission to ending the epidemic. To achieve this goal as quickly as possible, efforts have moved from rapidly building infrastructure to ensuring that capacity for case finding, case management, safe burials, and community engagement is used as effectively as possible. For the first time since the week ending 29 June 2014, there have been fewer than 100 new confirmed cases reported in a week in the 3 most-affected countries. A combined total of 99 confirmed cases were reported from the 3 countries in the week to 25 January: 30 in Guinea, 4 in Liberia, and 65 in Sierra Leone."
Guinea: "A total of 30 confirmed cases were reported in the 7 days to 25 January 2015 (figure 2), compared with 20 the week before. This is the first time this year that case incidence has increased in Guinea from week-to-week. Eight districts reported a confirmed or probable case during the reporting period (figure 2). The northern district of Mali, which borders Senegal, reported its first confirmed case (figure 1); a man who travelled from Liberia. Senegal has recently reopened border crossings with Guinea; surveillance in districts that border affected countries is being implemented."
Liberia: "Case incidence has declined from a peak of over 300 new confirmed cases per week in August and September 2014 to 4 confirmed cases in the 7 days to 25 January 2015 (figure 3), compared with 8 cases the previous week. All 4 confirmed cases were reported from Montserrado, the district that includes the capital, Monrovia (figure 1 and figure 3). The adjacent district of Bomi reported 3 probable cases."
Sierra Leone: "Case incidence continues to decline rapidly in Sierra Leone. There were 65 new confirmed cases reported in the week to 25 January 2015, compared with 117 the previous week and 184 the week before that. The west of the country remains the area of most intense transmission. The capital, Freetown, reported 20 new confirmed cases, compared with 30 the previous week. The nearby districts of Kambia and Western Rural reported 10 and 16 new confirmed cases, respectively, in the 7 days to 25 January (figure 1, figure 4)."
United Kingdom: "In the United Kingdom, public health authorities confirmed a case of EVD in Glasgow, Scotland, on 29 December 2014 (table 5). The case was a health worker who returned from volunteering at an ETC in Sierra Leone. The patient was isolated on 29 December and received treatment in London. On 23 January the patient tested negative twice for EVD, and on 24 January the patient was discharged. All contacts have completed 21-day follow-up."
Fight to end Ebola passes milestone - Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel
"The World Health Organization says officials are now focused on ending the biggest-ever Ebola outbreak rather than just slowing the virus’ spread. In an update published Thursday, the U.N. health agency said the three most affected countries — Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia — reported fewer than 100 cases in the past week, for the first time since June. Still, WHO also reported that only 30 percent of new cases in Guinea are known contacts of Ebola patients, meaning officials have no idea how most patients are getting infected. In Liberia, that figure is 50 percent, while no data are available for Sierra Leone. The death rate for hospitalized patients is about 60 percent. The outbreak is believed to have killed more than 8,000 people since it started in March."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 29 January 2015
New WHO case counts released: 22101 cases; 8818 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 28 January 2015):
9 newly reported cases, 8 deaths.
Liberia delays school reopening by two weeks as Ebola cases fall - Daily Mail
"Liberia said on Friday it would delay reopening schools for two weeks in order to better prepare safety measures against the Ebola virus, which has killed more than 3,650 people in the country but now appears to be receding. Liberian schools, shut since August due to the outbreak, had initially been scheduled to reopen on Feb. 2, but the education ministry said it had pushed back that date to allow parents and students more time to prepare. A ministry statement said it wanted to 'raise awareness about safety protocols, logistics and training requirements', adding: 'Actual teaching will begin on Monday, Feb. 16, 2015.' Some Liberian opposition parties and members of parliament had called for the reopening date to be moved to March 2, concerned that the Ebola epidemic is not yet fully under control."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 30 January 2015
New WHO case counts released: 22124 cases; 8829 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 29 January 2015):
23 newly reported cases, 11 deaths.
British healthcare worker being monitored for Ebola - ITV News
"Public Health England have confirmed that a British healthcare worker has been flown home from Sierra Leone and admitted to London's Royal Free Hospital for Ebola testing. Professor Paul Cosford, PHE’s director for health protection and medical director, said: 'Our thoughts are with this person, who has been courageous in helping those affected in West Africa, and in preventing the wider spread of Ebola. 'We have strict, well-tested protocols in place for this eventuality and we are confident that all appropriate actions have been taken to support the healthcare worker concerned and to protect the health of other people.' The hospital said the individual is likely to have been exposed to the Ebola virus but has not been diagnosed with the disease and does not have symptoms."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 2 February 2015
New WHO case counts released: 22334 cases; 8921 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 30 January 2015):
210 newly reported cases, 92 deaths.
New Ebola trial vcaccines launched - The New Dawn Liberia
"The Partnership for research on Ebola vaccine in Liberia or PREVIAL for short, and the Liberia Crusaders for Peace (LCP) in collaboration with the Liberia United States Joint Research Partnership has launched a new Ebola vaccine trial at the Redemption Hospital in the Borough of New Kru Town, outskirt of Monrovia."
St. Paul Bridge Community: Liberia's New Ebola Hotspot > Monro - Front Page Africa
"Despite tremendous efforts by the government of Liberia and international partners aimed at eradicating the deadly Ebola virus, it seems the fight is becoming difficult to reach an end as new cases of Ebola are again being reported in the country. For the past few days, Liberia, which was recording dozens of Ebola cases daily was only battling with the last five confirmed Ebola cases, but that record is now on a slippery path as five new Ebola cases have been reported in the St. Paul Bridge Community in Montserrado County."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 3 February 2015
New WHO case counts released: 22444 cases; 8959 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 2 February 2015):
110 newly reported cases, 38 deaths.
LIBERIA: New Ebola Death Reported In Margibi - Global News Network
"Margibi County Health Officer has announced a new Ebola death in the county following nearly one month of no new case. Dr. Adolphus Yeiah told the Liberia News Agency Wednesday that the victim came from the St. Paul Bridge Community in Monrovia over the weekend, noting that he was seeking herbal treatment. Dr. Yeiah said the victim (whose name is withheld) was taken to Gaygbah Town, Borlorla Township in Gibi District where he was later discovered to have died of the Ebola virus."
New Ebola cases rise in 2015: WHO - SBS
"The weekly number of new Ebola cases registered across Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone rose in the last week of January, marking the first hike in 2015, the World Health Organisation says. 'Weekly case incidence increased in all three countries for the first time this year,' the UN health agency said on Wednesday."
"In total, 22,495 people have been infected with the virus across nine countries, and 8981 of them have died, according to the latest numbers."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 4 February 2015
New WHO case counts released: 22460 cases; 8966 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 3 February 2015):
16 newly reported cases, 7 deaths.
WHO Ebola Situation Report - 4 February 2015
WHO situation summary data published: 22495 cases; 8981 deaths.
Guinea: "A total of 39 confirmed cases were reported in the 7 days to 25 January 2015 (figure 2), compared with 30 the week before. This is the second week in a row that case incidence has increased in Guinea. 10 districts reported a confirmed or probable case during the reporting period (figure 2). An unsafe burial that took place in early January in the eastern prefecture of Lola, on the border with Côte d’Ivoire, has so far resulted in an outbreak of 11 confirmed cases. A further confirmed case in the northern prefecture of Siguiri, on the border with Mali, also originated in Lola. The north Guinean prefecture of Tougué, which also borders Mali, has reported its first 2 confirmed cases. Both cases are thought to have originated in the western prefecture of Dubreka."
Liberia: "A total of 5 confirmed cases were reported in the 7 days to 1 February (figure 3), compared with 4 cases the previous week. All 5 confirmed cases were reported from Montserrado, the district that includes the capital, Monrovia (figure 1 and figure 3). Nine districts in Liberia have not reported a confirmed case for over 42 days"
Sierra Leone: "Weekly case incidence increased for the first time this year, from 65 new confirmed cases in the week to 25 January 2015 to 80 new confirmed cases in the week to 1 February. The west of the country remains the area of most intense transmission. The capital, Freetown, reported 22 new confirmed cases, compared with 20 the previous week. The neighbouring district of Port Loko saw a resurgence of cases, with 36 new confirmed cases compared with 6 in the previous week (figure 1, figure 4). Western rural district saw a reduction in new cases, with 7 confirmed cases reported compared with 16 the previous week. A total of 9 out of 14 districts reported at least one new confirmed case in the latest reporting period. Bombali was the only district in the north of the country to report no cases. In the south, Bo, Bonthe, Kailahun, and Pujehun all reported no cases. Bonthe, Kailahun and Pujehun have each reported no confirmed cases for more than 42 days (figure 5)."
Runaway Ebola positive tracked in Lofa - Heritage
"A runaway Ebola positive has been tracked in a Lofa County town of Zigida, a local county official has disclosed. Zigida is a town in Zorzor District in Lofa County. According to Zorzor District Commissioner Mr. Henry Wolubah, who spoke with the state run Liberia Broadcasting System (LBS), the patient left her home in Monrovia to Lofa County few days before she was tracked by the district’s contacts tracing team. Mr. Wolubah said the woman, whose name is withheld, was tracked down following a massive contact tracing in the local town."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 5 February 2015
New WHO case counts released: 22487 cases; 8979 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 4 February 2015):
27 newly reported cases, 13 deaths.
Ebola remerges in Lofa - The New Dawn Liberia
"The head for Liberia’s Incidence Management System, Tolbert Nyenswah, has disclosed that Lofa and Margibi Counties are faced with renewed threat from the Ebola Virus due to two separate cases that recently entered the two counties from Montserrado. Mr. Nyenswah, who is also Assistant Health Minister for Preventive Services, told a local radio talk show hosted on Hot FM Thursday morning, February 5, 2015, that Lofa has about 18 contacts just from a single case from Monrovia."
"Nyenswah lamented that suspected contacts left in Lofa and Margibi Counties by the two Ebola carriers from Monrovia “are the trouble” health workers are having right now and that is getting it difficult for Liberia to get to zero case. He said it was expected that by January and February 2015, Liberia should have had zero case of Ebola; but noted that regrettably, even at night, Ebola response teams have to be chasing Ebola contacts, who are running away."
Ebola infections double in Guinea as hidden cases discovered - The Straits Times
"The number of people sick with Ebola fever has doubled in Guinea in the past week following the discovery of cases previously unknown to health authorities, a Guinea health official said on Friday. About two dozen new suspected and confirmed Ebola cases were recorded in the past two weeks, taking the total number to 53 as of Friday, Fode Tass Sylla, a spokesman for Guinea's anti-Ebola task force, said. Sylla said the increase was expected because health authorities were only now gaining access to faraway villages where inhabitants had previously prevented them from entering."
WHO: Ebola death toll surpasses 9000 in West Africa - National Column
"The death toll from the Ebola outbreak in three West African countries reached 9,004, the World Health Organization said in a statement Friday. The U.N. health agency said that at least 22,525 people were infected with the deadly virus in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea. Sierra Leone had the highest number of cases, with 10,792 patients reported to date. The highest Ebola death toll was in Liberia standing at 3,746, which is more than the 3,301 recorded deaths in Sierra Leone. In Guinea, 1,957 deaths were reported."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 6 February 2015
New WHO case counts released: 22525 cases; 9004 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 5 February 2015):
38 newly reported cases, 25 deaths.
Guinea to expand use of experimental anti-Ebola drugs - Reuters UK
"Guinea's government has authorized the wider use of an experimental drug to treat Ebola in treatment centers after successful initial trials, officials said on Saturday. The expansion of the treatment comes as the number of people with Ebola in Guinea has doubled in the past week, reversing a broader trend of decline across the three worst-hit West African states - Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. The experimental Japanese drug - Avigan, or favipiravir - developed by Toyama Chemical, a subsidiary of Japan's Fujifilm, has been tested by French and Guinean teams in southern Guinea since mid-December."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 9 February 2015
New WHO case counts released: 22826 cases; 9152 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 6 February 2015):
301 newly reported cases, 148 deaths.
No new Ebola case in Cape Mount in 2 weeks - Heritage
"The head of Grand Cape Mount County Health Team (CHT), Dr. Loraine Cooper, has revealed that the county has not recorded a new case of Ebola for more than two weeks now. The last Ebola case recorded was in mid-January, when 33 cases were reported with a number of deaths, according to the Liberia News Agency(LINA) correspondent in the county. Cooper made the statement recently at the County Ebola Taskforce coordination meeting held in Robertsport. She said the rapid reduction in Ebola cases is a direct result of the citizens’ adherence to the preventive measures introduced by government, contrary to the past when the measures were largely ignored, raising the number of cases."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 10 February 2015
New WHO case counts released: 22859 cases; 9162 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 9 February 2015):
33 newly reported cases, 10 deaths.
Obama to bring back US troops fighting... - The Hill
"President Obama will announce that he is bringing home most of the U.S. troops deployed to West Africa to fight a deadly outbreak of the Ebola virus by April 30, the White House announced on Tuesday. The president will announce those plans at a White House event on Wednesday and also outline further steps the U.S. is taking to prevent Ebola cases at home. According to the White House, of the 2,800 U.S. troops who were deployed to the continent, about 1,500 have returned. After April 30, the U.S. will have 100 Defense Department personnel who will continue to work with local militaries in the Ebola response In a statement Tuesday, the White House touted the international community's effort to stop the Ebola outbreak but vowed to continue working until there were 'zero cases.' 'We are encouraged by the declining number of new Ebola cases in West Africa, but remain concerned about a recent increase in cases in Guinea, and an inability to further reduce case counts in Sierra Leone,' said the White House."
West Africa sees spike in Ebola cases as decline stalls - Ynetnews
"West Africa recorded 144 new confirmed cases of Ebola in the week to February 8, the second weekly increase in a row highlighting lingering challenges to end the outbreak, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday. Guinea reported 65 new cases, Sierra leone reported 76 new confirmed cases and Liberia reported three new cases, the WHO said in its latest update. "Despite improvements in case finding and management, burial practices, and community engagement, the decline in case incidence has stalled," it said. A year-long Ebola outbreak has now killed at least 9,177 people among the 22,894 cases recorded, mainly in the three worst-affected West African nations."
UNICEF To Monitor Children Infected With Ebola In Guinea - Citizen News
"The United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has today set up a temporary centre to monitor children and parents infected with the deadly Ebola virus in Gueckedou, a forest region in Guinea. This comes after reports of resurgence of new Ebola cases in Guinea raised alarm."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 12 February 2015
New WHO case counts released: 22903 cases; 9194 deaths.
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 13 February 2015
New WHO case counts released: 22999 cases; 9253 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 12 February 2015):
96 newly reported cases, 59 deaths.
Sierra Leone locks down 700 homes after Ebola death: govt - Peninsula On-line
"Sierra Leone said Friday it had placed hundreds of homes in the capital under quarantine, in a huge blow for its recovery from the Ebola crisis less than a month after it lifted all travel restrictions. 'Some 700 homes have been quarantined for 21 days in the tourism and fishing community of Aberdeen in the west of the capital Freetown, after the death of a fisherman who was later diagnosed Ebola positive,' Obi Sesay, of the government's National Ebola Response Centre, said."
Spike in Ebola cases forces Sierra Leone to shut down district - TheCelebrityCafe.com
"There were six new confirmed cases in the Freetown district on Wednesday. News of the spike is so disheartening especially after the announcement late last month of a major decline in the number of infected parties."
Ebola Disease 'Not Yet Beaten' as UNDP Chief Calls for Vigilance - Bloomberg
"About 9,000 people have died since the disease was first reported in the region in December 2013, prompting the UN to coordinate the international response and drug makers to quicken trials for a vaccine. While the spread slowed earlier this year, Guinea reported 65 confirmed cases in the week to Feb. 8, compared with 39 in the prior seven days, according to the World Health Organization. 'The health system will need considerable strengthening to provide basic services and respond more quickly and effectively to any future outbreaks,' Clark said. She will travel to Liberia on Saturday, where three confirmed cases were reported to Feb. 8. Next week, Clark will visit Sierra Leone, which had 76 cases in the seven days ending Feb. 8 from 80 in the previous week."
Crowds attack Ebola facility, health workers in Guinea - GMA News
"Crowds destroyed an Ebola facility and attacked health workers in central Guinea on rumors that the Red Cross was planning to disinfect a school, a government spokesman said on Saturday. Red Cross teams in Guinea have been attacked on average 10 times a month over the past year, the organization said this week, warning that the violence was hampering efforts to contain the disease. During the incident on Friday in the town of Faranah, around 400 km east of the capital Conakry, angry residents attacked an Ebola transit center and set ablaze a vehicle belonging to medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres. A Red Cross burial team was also targeted and forced to flee, said Fodé Tass Sylla, spokesman for the government campaign against the disease. "All this agitation aims to discourage our partners and to give the virus the upper hand. We won't accept that," he said. "Everyone must understand that the fight we are leading requires the engagement of all citizens." The number of new cases in Guinea nearly doubled last week to 64, according to World Health Organization data, jeopardizing a government plan to get to zero new cases by early March."
Liberia schools reopen after 6-month Ebola closure, latest sign of normal life ... - Newser
"Students in Liberia began returning to the classroom Monday after a six-month closure during the Ebola epidemic that left thousands dead in this West African country. In the capital, lines formed outside entrances where returning students' temperatures were being taken. Ebola's main symptom is a high fever, and only those who are sick can spread the deadly virus to others. Deputy Education Minister Remses Kumbuyah said more than 5,000 kits were distributed to schools that included thermometers and chlorine for hand-washing."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 16 February 2015
New WHO case counts released: 23182 cases; 9353 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 13 February 2015):
183 newly reported cases, 100 deaths.
Liberia says six cases of Ebola remains nationwide - GlobalPost
"The Liberian government on Tuesday said only six confirmed Ebola cases are currently in various Ebola Treatment Units across the country as of Feb. 16. The Deputy Head of the Ebola response Incidence Management System (IMS), Francis Kateh, disclosed this to reporters while providing an update of the disease in the country. Kateh said Liberia has recorded incredible progress in its fight against the virus. But he however, warned against complacency in the struggle to overcome a disease that has claimed the lives of 3,846 Liberians from a total 8,864 suspected, probable and confirmed cases."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 17 February 2015
New WHO case counts released: 23218 cases; 9365 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 16 February 2015):
36 newly reported cases, 12 deaths.
Ebola Virus Disease - Situation Report (Sit-Rep) – 17 February, 2015
Sierra Leone MoH Released Ebola Situation Report:
Four new cases reported on 16 February, 2015 - 2 in Port Loko; 1 in Makeni; 1 in Kingtom.
Location of Ebola hotspots: Port Loko, Bombali, Western Area.
Three districts have passed the 42-day benchmark without a new case: Bonthe, Kailahun, Pujehun.
MoH-reported country total: 11142 cases, 3416 deaths.
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 18 February 2015
WHO case counts released: 23218 cases; 9365 deaths.
(Same numbers as 17 February 2015 update)
Sierra Leone goes door-to-door to fight Ebola - Yahoo!7 News
"Sierra Leone launched a door-to-door search Wednesday for "hidden" Ebola patients as the head of the United Nations announced the world was at "a critical turning point" in the crisis. Dozens of healthcare workers fanned out across remote parts of Port Loko district, east of the capital Freetown, after a spike in cases attributed to unsafe burials and patients being hidden from the authorities. "Teams of health workers backed by security personnel are trekking into outlying areas and knocking on doors of houses... to check whether people are telling us the truth about not hiding sick people," Morlai Dumbuya, a coordinator of the operation, told AFP. "So far we have not met any resistance and people are co-operating." The two-week operation follows a larger exercise in December, dubbed the "Western Area Surge", when hundreds of volunteers knocked on doors across the west of Sierra Leone."
WHO Ebola Situation Report - 18 February 2015
WHO situation summary data published: 23253 cases; 9380 deaths.
Guinea: "A total of 52 confirmed cases were reported in the 7 days to 15 February 2015 (figure 2), compared with 65 the week before, ending a sequence of 3 consecutive increases in weekly incidence. Cases are concentrated in the west of the country. Forecariah and the capital Conakry reported 24 and 13 confirmed cases, respectively. The neighbouring prefectures of Dubreka (7 confirmed cases), Coyah (5 confirmed cases), and Boffa (1 confirmed case) also reported cases during the reporting period."
Liberia: "A total of 2 confirmed cases were reported in the 4 days to 12 February (figure 3). All confirmed cases were reported from Montserrado, (figure 2 and figure 4) and are linked to the same chain of transmission. Montserrado is the only county to have reported a confirmed case within the past 29 days (figure 5)."
Sierra Leone: "After a rapid decline, weekly case incidence has stabilized since the week ending January 25, at between 60 and 80 confirmed cases per week. A total of 74 cases were reported in the week to 15 February, compared with 76 confirmed cases the previous week, and 80 confirmed cases reported in the week to 1 February. The capital, Freetown, reported the majority of new confirmed cases (45), with the neighbouring district of Port Loko reporting 11 new confirmed cases; down from 28 in the previous week (figure 1, figure 4). A cluster of cases reported in a highly mobile fishing community in the Aberdeen area of Freetown is likely to lead to further cases. A response team is currently working to trace over 2000 contacts associated with the cluster. The western districts of Kambia (6 confirmed cases), Western Rural (7 confirmed cases), the central district of Tonkolili (4 confirmed cases), and the northern district of Koinadugu (1 confirmed case) also reported confirmed cases in the week to 15 February."
Sierra Leone (continued): "Community engagement remains a challenge in several areas of Sierra Leone. Four of 14 districts reported at least one security incident in the week to 11 February. In addition, 45 unsafe burials were reported in the week to 15 February, 20 of which were in the western urban area that includes the capital, Freetown. Over the same period, a total of 25 confirmed cases were identified after post-mortem testing of dead bodies found in the community."
Over 800 health workers infected with Ebola – WHO - Ghana Business News
"The World Health Organization (WHO) says a total of 833 confirmed health worker infections had been reported in the three intense-transmission countries; of which there had been 488 reported deaths. The WHO said in the week to February 15, a total of 128 new confirmed cases of Ebola virus disease (EVD) were reported in the three Ebola endemic countries in West Africa – Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. According to the WHO Ebola Situation report, which was made available to the Ghana News Agency on Thursday, Guinea reported 52 new confirmed cases – a decrease from the previous week, and the first week-to-week decline since January 25."
WHO approves Ebola test that gives results within 15 minutes - The Globe and Mail
"The World Health Organization has approved the first rapid test for Ebola in a potential breakthrough for ending an epidemic that has killed almost 10,000 people in West Africa, it said on Friday. The test, developed by Corgenix Medical Corp, is less accurate than the standard PCR test but is easy to perform, does not require electricity, and can give results within 15 minutes, WHO spokesman Tarik Jasarevic said."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 20 February 2015
New WHO case counts released: 23371 cases; 9442 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 18 February 2015 - Sit-Rep):
118 newly reported cases, 62 deaths.
Liberia lifts Ebola curfew, re-opens borders - GlobalPost
"Liberia said Friday it was lifting nationwide curfews and re-opening borders shut last year at the height of the Ebola crisis, after the retreat of an epidemic that has killed thousands. "President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has ordered the lifting of the curfew imposed nationwide. It takes effect beginning Sunday, February 22," a statement from the presidency said. "She has also ordered the re-opening of all the country's main borders that were ordered closed during the Ebola outbreak.""
66 Days no ebola, MSF closes ebola center in Kailahun, Sierra Leone - Swit Salone
"After having borne the brunt of the ebola crisis at the start of the outbreak, Kailahun Distrist in the East of Sierra Leone has been ebola free for 66 days. In light of this, MSF has announced that it will close its ebola treatment center there to focus on other MSF centers in areas that still have cases. MSF Project Coordinator, Judith Hetellier had his to say about the closure; “MSF is proud to have been part of the fight against Ebola in Kailahun since June 2014. MSF has built an isolation unit at the Kailahun Government Hospital to protect healthcare workers and patients of communicable diseases. The isolation unit will be handed over to the people of Kailahun under the District Health Medical Team (DHMT) management together with the case management responsibility and we will keep a close eye on the District thereafter.” The 50 bed treatment center has been in operation in Kailahun since July 2014 "
Ebola crisis: Sierra Leone orphanage quarantined - BBC News
"An orphanage run by a UK charity in Sierra Leone has been quarantined after one of its local staff was diagnosed with the deadly Ebola virus. Augustine Baker is said to be in a stable condition at a local treatment centre after becoming ill last week. St George Foundation orphanage co-founder Philip Dean told the BBC that 33 children and seven staff were now in isolation. Ebola has killed more than 9,300 people in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea."
Ebola drug in Guinea helps some, stirs debate on broader use - WKZO
"A Japanese anti-Ebola drug being tested in Guinea should be made available across West Africa after initial trials showed it halved mortality rates in some patients, the medical charity administering it said. Alliance for International Medical Action (ALIMA), which ran the trials of favipiravir in Guinea, said mortality rates fell from 30 to 15 percent in patients with a low to moderate Ebola count but was not effective on those with a high level of the virus. The level of the Ebola virus in a patient's blood is thought to be determined by the amount of time since infection as well as age and genetics."
""We think this is a sufficiently encouraging sign for it to be made available to Ebola patients more widely," said Augustin Augier, secretary general of ALIMA, which runs the treatment center in Nzerekore, in southeast Guinea. An outbreak of Ebola has killed close to 10,000 people across West Africa over the last year. The number of new cases has plummeted but officials have said much work still needs to be done before the virus is snuffed out in Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone, the three worst affected nations."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 23 February 2015
New WHO case counts released: 23539 cases; 9541 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 20 February 2015):
168 newly reported cases, 99 deaths.
Eight Ebola Cases Reported in Three Weeks - AllAfrica.com
"At least eight confirmed Ebola cases were reported from the 19 Ebola Treatment Units (ETUs) across the country in the past three weeks, Deputy Information Minister Isaac Jackson has disclosed. Margibi and Montserrado counties are now the epicenters where the new cases are being recorded, the Liberia News Agency quotes Minister Jackson as saying. 'That shows a good sign that Liberia is on the verge of getting to zero cases,' Jackson said at the Ministry of Information daily Ebola press briefing at the ministry Monday."
99 Ebola cases in past week, nearly two-thirds in Sierra Leone - WHO - Reuters Africa
"Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone reported 99 new confirmed Ebola cases in the week to Feb. 22, down from 128 the previous week, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday. Sierra Leone accounted for the bulk of the latest infections with 63, signalling a halt to a steep decline recorded from December through January, followed by Guinea with 35 and Liberia just a single case, the U.N. agency said in its weekly report. "Cases continue to arise from unknown chains of transmission," the WHO said. Sixteen of the new cases were identified in Guinea and Sierra Leone after post-mortem testing of people who died in the community "indicating that a significant number of individuals are still either unable or reluctant to seek treatment." In all, more than 23,500 cases have been reported in the three West African countries, with more than 9,500 deaths, since the world's worst outbreak began in December 2013."
Ebola: Sierra Leone village in lockdown after 31 new cases recorded - The Guardian
"Efforts to beat Ebola in Sierra Leone have been dealt a setback after 31 new cases were recorded in one village. The community of 500 just outside the town of Makeni has now been put in lockdown by the army amid fears that more could be infected. The World Health Organisation said cases have been linked to one man who escaped a quarantine in Freetown to go home to his village to get treatment from a traditional faith healer. The quarantine area is a fishing community, yards from the hotel where many of humanitarian agencies have stayed. “On Sunday we had just five patients, it was really quiet,” said Bill Boyes, spokesman for the International Medical Corps (IMC) in Makeni. “Then all of a sudden the ambulances started arriving and we had 16 people and it hasn’t stopped since. I think we have about 50 patients with 31 confirmed Ebola cases,” he said. It is the busiest the 100-bed centre has been since it opened in December, with confirmed cases spilling out into an empty convalescent ward. Most of the patients are part of the fisherman’s extended family."
Ebola virus death toll in West Africa reaches 9660: WHO - Focus News
"The death toll from the current Ebola outbreak has reached 9,660. The number of those infected amounts to 23,825, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a statement on Friday, TASS reported. These cases were reported from Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. In line with statistics, the maximum number of Ebola-related deaths and cases has been registered in Liberia — 4,057 cumulative deaths and 9,265 cumulative cases. Liberia is followed by Sierra Leone (3,490 deaths and 11,370 cases) and Guinea (2,113 deaths and 3,190 cases). The number of Ebola deaths in these three countries rose by 71 and the number of cases rose by 131 since February 25."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 27 February 2015
New WHO case counts released: 23825 cases; 9660 deaths.
Sierra Leone divided on reinstated Ebola measures - Anadolu Agency
"'The government has noticed with grave concern that the downward trend in confirmed Ebola cases experienced at the start of 2015 has recently been interrupted by clusters of new cases across the country' the President's office said in a statement. The government blamed most new infections on maritime activities, as most people travel to Freetown through sea from Port Loko in northern Sierra Leone, which has been an Ebola hotspot. Recently, an incident at the Aberdeen Community left 1,000 people quarantined after a fisherman, who travelled to one of the coastal areas, returned to Freetown infected with Ebola and passed it to other members of the community. In response, the government decided to reinstate the lifted ban and announced several other measures to complement those already in force. 'Until the outbreak is contained, restrictions are hereby imposed as follows: no commercial vehicle should off-load wares in western area markets between 5:00 pm and 5:00 am; no boats should take off to sea or land anywhere throughout the country between 6:00 pm and 7:00 am,' President Korom said. He added that the country's naval forces would patrol the coast to ensure compliance, adding that coastal communities would be engaged to ensure that there is community ownership in combating the Ebola disease. The President said that the government was reverting to previous regulations on public transport."
Sierra Leone vice president places himself in Ebola quarantine - WHBL Sheboygan
"Sierra Leone's Vice President Samuel Sam-Sumana said on Saturday that he had placed himself in a 21-day quarantine after one of his bodyguards died of Ebola amid a worrying recent surge in new infections in the West African nation. Cases of Ebola, which has killed nearly 10,000 people in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea during a year-long epidemic, have fallen off sharply in recent weeks. Of 99 new confirmed Ebola cases in the region during the week to Feb. 22, however, 63 were in Sierra Leone according to the World Health Organization's weekly report. Sam-Sumana's bodyguard John Koroma died early this week. 'I have decided to be put under quarantine because I do not want to take chances and I want to lead by example,' the vice president told Reuters. 'I am very well and showing no signs of illness.' Sam-Sumana said his entire staff will also be placed under observation and anyone showing symptoms of the disease would be tested. The vice president is the country's first senior government figure to subject himself to a voluntary quarantine."
No Confirmed Ebola Case for Seven Days - Min. Jackson - AllAfrica.com
"Acting Information Minister Isaac Jackson has disclosed that for the past seven days Liberia has not reported a single confirmed case of Ebola. Quoting statistics emanating from the Incidence Management System (IMS), Jackson revealed that there are 116 Ebola contacts, 98 of which are in Montserrado and 18 in Margibi counties, while all of the 19 ETUs in the country only have two confirmed Ebola patients. He made the disclosure at the Ministry of Information daily Ebola press conference held at the ministry in Monrovia on Friday."
Liberia tightens Ebola preventive measures at borders - StarAfrica.com
"Liberia’s Health Ministry has instituted measures at all its border points to prevent a resurgence of the deadly Ebola virus in those areas. According to the Deputy Ebola Incident Manager for Operations at the Ministry of Health, Thomas Nagbe, the measures taken at the Sierra Leone, Guinea and Ivory Coast borders with Liberia include the placement of thermometers and buckets with chlorinated water for the washing of hands at every border point."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 2 March 2015
New WHO case counts released: 23913 cases; 9714 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 27 February 2015):
88 newly reported cases, 54 deaths.
Liberia to discharge last Ebola patient Thursday - StarAfrica.com
"The Head of Liberia’s Ebola Incident Management System, Assistant Health Minister Tolbert Nyenswah, has said that Liberia will on Thursday discharge its last Ebola patient from the Chinese Ebola Treatment Unit (ETU) in the Paynesville suburb of Monrovia. 'There will be a discharge ceremony of the lone live confirmed Ebola case…' Nyenswah told reporters at the Information Ministry daily Ebola Press Conference in Monrovia on Wednesday. According to Nyenswah, the discharge of the lone case would indicate that the country is gradually moving towards its countdown that could possibly signify the end of the crisis, if citizens resist complacency. Quoting statistics from the IMS, he, however, noted that there are 102 Ebola contacts across the country, with nearly all of the ETU nearing emptiness. 'Thirteen of the 15 counties have completed more than two of their incubation periods without a single trace of any new case, which means, that most political sub-divisions of the county, except Montserrado and Margibi Counties, have gone 28 days or more without a confirmed case,' he said."
Guinea, Sierra Leone report rise in Ebola in past week, no case in Liberia: WHO - WTAQ
"Guinea and Sierra Leone reported 132 new confirmed cases of Ebola in the week to March 1, an increase of 34 over the previous week, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday. Liberia did not report any new confirmed infections in the week for the first time since May last year, but disease surveillance may not be optimal given the low number of samples, the U.N. agency said in its latest update on West Africa's epidemic. The WHO pointed to signs that communities were still resisting bringing infected family members to treatment centers. Only half of the 51 new infections in Guinea came from registered contacts of Ebola patients and some cases are only identified after post-mortem testing, it said. The deadly virus is still widespread in Sierra Leone, which recorded 81 new cases, including 26 in the capital Freetown. "The number of confirmed Ebola virus disease deaths occurring in the community in Guinea and Sierra Leone remains high, suggesting that the need for early isolation and treatment is not yet understood, accepted or acted upon," the WHO said in a statement. "Unsafe burials continue to occur, with 16 reports of unsafe burials in both Guinea and Sierra Leone, respectively," it said. In all, more than 23,900 confirmed and suspected cases of Ebola have been reported since the outbreak began in December 2013, including some 9,800 deaths, it said. Nearly 500 health workers have been among the fatalities."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 4 March 2015
New WHO case counts released: 23934 cases; 9792 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 2 March 2015):
21 newly reported cases, 78 deaths.
Ebola vaccine efficacy trial ready to launch in Guinea - World Health Organization (press release)
"Based on promising data from initial clinical trials in late 2014, WHO with the Health Ministry of Guinea, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), Epicentre and The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH), will launch a Phase III trial in Guinea on 7 March to test the VSV-EBOV vaccine for efficacy and effectiveness to prevent Ebola. The vaccine was developed by the Public Health Agency of Canada. A second vaccine will be tested in a sequential study, as supply becomes available."
"Vaccination will take place in areas of Basse Guinée, the region that currently has the highest number of cases in the country. The trial strategy adopted will be 'ring vaccination', based on the approach used to eradicate smallpox in the 1970s. This involves the identification of a newly diagnosed Ebola case – the 'index case' – and the tracing of all his/her contacts. The contacts are vaccinated if they give their consent."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 5 March 2015
New WHO case counts released: 23983 cases; 9823 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 4 March 2015):
49 newly reported cases, 31 deaths.
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 6 March 2015
New WHO case counts released: 24014 cases; 9840 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 5 March 2015):
80 newly reported cases, 48 deaths.
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 9 March 2015
New WHO case counts released: 24202 cases; 9936 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 6 March 2015):
188 newly reported cases, 96 deaths.
United Kingdom declared free of Ebola - World Health Organization (press release)
"WHO commends the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on its diligence in containing the transmission of Ebola virus disease (EVD). According to WHO guidelines, the United Kingdom is now free of Ebola virus disease. On 28 December 2014, a health-care worker returned to Glasgow in the United Kingdom after volunteering at an Ebola treatment centre in Sierra Leone. The health-care worker, who had displayed no symptoms of EVD during the journey, developed a fever and myalgia on 29 December and was placed in strict isolation at the specialist Brownlee Unit for Infectious Diseases on the Gartnavel Hospital campus. On the afternoon of 29 December 2014, laboratory testing using reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) confirmed that the health-care worker had EVD. WHO was notified of the case."
"On 7 March 2015, 42 days had passed since the health-care worker had tested negative for the second time using RT-PCR testing. The United Kingdom is therefore now declared free of EVD on the basis of the WHO guidelines. WHO commends the United Kingdom and Morocco for the measures put in place to identify and trace all potential contacts and to prevent further transmission of the Ebola virus. These measures included the exhaustive tracing of fellow air passengers and the implementation of all necessary preventive and control measures."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 10 March 2015
New WHO case counts released: 24247 cases; 9961 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 9 March 2015):
45 newly reported cases, 25 deaths.
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 11 March 2015
New WHO case counts released: 24247 cases; 9961 deaths.
Same numbers as last WHO case count update (on 10 March 2015)
No new Ebola cases in Liberia for more than two weeks: WHO - Focus News
"No new case of the deadly Ebola virus has been registered in Liberia since February 19, the World Health Organization said Wednesday, also hailing positive signs in Sierra Leone and Guinea, AFP reported. Liberia, long the hardest-hit country in the Ebola epidemic that has killed nearly 10,000 people in west Africa, 'has now gone well over two weeks without a new reported case,' said Bruce Aylward, who heads WHO's Ebola response."
UK military healthcare worker tests positive for Ebola in Sierra Leone - Reuters
"Britain said on Wednesday a military healthcare worker had tested positive for Ebola while working in Sierra Leone and airport officials there said the patient would be flown home overnight. 'An investigation into how the military worker was exposed to the virus is currently underway and tracing of individuals in recent contact with the diagnosed worker is being undertaken,' Public Health England said in a statement. Airport officials said that a plane was due in at around midnight local time (0000 GMT) to transport the patient back to the United Kingdom. Former coloniser Britain has sent nearly 800 soldiers to help organise a campaign to control the epidemic in Sierra Leone and to build treatment centres. In addition, hundreds of national health workers have volunteered to assist there. Two Britons who contracted the virus have already been successfully treated at the Royal Free hospital in London, the country's designated centre, and other healthcare workers have also been treated there."
"Sierra Leone's national Ebola response chief says complacent behavior has led to a worrying spike in confirmed Ebola cases over the past week in four districts. Alfred Palo Conteh, CEO of the National Ebola Response Centre, said Thursday that new measures must now be put into place to contain the surges. Sierra Leone's Ministry of Health and Sanitation reported 15 cases Wednesday, along with 16 on Monday and Tuesday respectively. Palo Conteh said that new Ebola hotspots have emerged in recent days in Cabala Town and Magazine Cut in the east of the capital, Freetown, where a number of confirmed cases have been recorded. The other hotspot is in the west of Freetown."
Ebola outbreak tops 10000, WHO announces - WRTV Indianapolis
"The current worldwide outbreak of the Ebola virus has now killed 10,000 people, according to the World Health Organization. In October 2014, WHO said it was likely the virus would reach that number. The virus has primarily spread in West Africa throughout the past year. The most affected countries right now include Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia, where efforts are under way to "reach, monitor, and respond to the needs of all people touched by Ebola," according to WHO director-general Dr. Margaret Chan. "Today, more WHO employees are working at the community level on Ebola in West Africa than at any other point in the epidemic," says a media announcement on the WHO website. "Over 700 people are currently deployed in the Ebola affected countries." Ebola vaccine efficacy trials are ongoing, WHO said. In Phase III of a trial for a vaccine created in Canada, officials will give vaccines in the area of Basse Guinée, "the region that currently has the highest number of cases in the country," according to WHO."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 12 March 2015
New WHO case counts released: 24350 cases; 10004 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 11 March 2015):
103 newly reported cases, 43 deaths.
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 13 March 2015
New WHO case counts released: 24509 cases; 10096 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 12 March 2015):
159 newly reported cases, 92 deaths.
New York Times: Possible Ebola exposure sends 10 aid workers back to US - Kyiv Post
"At least 10 American aid workers who may have come into contact with the Ebola virus in Sierra Leone were preparing on March 14 to be evacuated to the United States, according to a United States Embassy spokeswoman in the Sierra Leonean capital, Freetown. They will be the largest number of Americans returned home over fears of exposure to the virus since an outbreak in three West African countries was declared last year."
Ebola: Seventh British health worker sent home - BBC News
"A seventh UK healthcare worker has been flown back to the UK after suspected contact with Ebola. The individual worked in the same facility in Sierra Leone as a US volunteer medic who recently caught the virus. The UK patient currently has no symptoms. They have been assessed and discharged from the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle, but will be kept under close observation, officials say."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 16 March 2015
New WHO case counts released: 24597 cases; 10144 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 13 March 2015):
88 newly reported cases, 48 deaths.
Guinea Ebola cases rise, three doctors infected - GlobalPost
"Guinea has suffered a setback in its fight against Ebola with a rash of new cases, including three doctors infected by the virus, with officials blaming weak surveillance and a failure to follow safety procedures. The outbreak, which began in eastern Guinea more than a year ago and has killed over 10,000 people in the three West African countries worst hit, had appeared to be on the wane, but Guinea has seen cases rise for three consecutive weeks, according to World Health Organization data."
"A government health report from the weekend showed there were 21 new cases in a single day, a spike from the recent daily average of eight. One big source of concern is a chain of new infections that can be linked back to a woman who died of Ebola and was not buried safely, according to Fatoumata Lejeune-Kaba, spokeswoman for the U.N.'s Ebola emergency response mission UNMEER."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 17 March 2015
New WHO case counts released: 24666 cases; 10179 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 16 March 2015):
69 newly reported cases, 35 deaths.
"The number of confirmed, probable, and suspected cases of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone is closing in 25,000 cases, according to an updated World Health Organization (WHO) report today.The death toll from the largest Ebola outbreak in history now stands at 10,179. A total of 150 new confirmed cases of Ebola virus disease (EVD) were reported in the week to 15 March, compared with 116 the previous week."
"There were 95 new confirmed cases reported in Guinea: the highest weekly total for the country in 2015. Sierra Leone reported 55 new confirmed cases over the same period: the country’s lowest weekly total since late June 2014. Liberia reported no new confirmed cases for the third consecutive week."
Please refer to article for further breakdown of cases.
"Sierra Leone is planning another three-day, countrywide shutdown later this month to ferret out Ebola cases, remind people how to protect themselves from the disease and control its transmission. The West Africa Ebola outbreak that has killed more than 10,000 people is declining but the disease has remained stubbornly entrenched in parts of Guinea and Sierra Leone."
"In the drive to zero cases in Sierra Leone, the government will again ask residents to stay in their homes for three days, Alfred Palo Conteh, head of the country's National Ebola Response Center, said Wednesday. The shutdown is expected to take place March 27 through 29, according to Patrick Fatoma, another official with the Ebola response center. The government has done this before, and some experts said it was unexpectedly effective in providing information about to control the disease. Sierra Leone is "hoping it will be the last push to end Ebola outbreak.""
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 18 March 2015
New WHO case counts released: 24666 cases; 10179 deaths.
Same numbers as last WHO case count update (on 17 March 2015):
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 19 March 2015
New WHO case counts released: 24743 cases; 10216 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 18 March 2015):
77 newly reported cases, 37 deaths.
First Patient Diagnosed With Ebola In Liberia After 2 Week Hiatus - Huffington Post
"A patient has tested positive for Ebola in Liberia's capital, officials said Friday, deflating hopes that the West African nation had beaten the disease after weeks with no new cases. Liberia has seen the most deaths in the West African Ebola outbreak, which has killed more than 10,000 people. But since it discharged its last case on March 5, it was counting down to being declared Ebola-free. Countries must wait 42 days from when the last patient tests negative before an outbreak is declared over. Now, a new patient has tested positive, Dr. Francis Kateh, the acting head of the country's Ebola Incident Management Team, said Friday. A second test is generally done to confirm the diagnosis. Tolbert Nyenswah, who runs Liberia's Ebola response, also said he had been told the test result was positive. He said the patient has been transferred to an Ebola treatment center in Monrovia."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 20 March 2015
New WHO case counts released: 24753 cases; 10236 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 19 March 2015):
10 newly reported cases, 20 deaths.
Sierra Leone President Orders 3-Day National Lockdown Against Ebola - NDTV
"Sierra Leone's President Ernest Koromo ordered the country's entire population on Saturday to keep to their homes on March 27-29 in a bid to stem the spread of the deadly Ebola epidemic. "All Sierra Leoneans must stay at home for three days," he announced, expanding a previous order from the authorities for a lockdown in the capital Freetown and northern areas of the country."
Recent Ebola patients in Liberia said to be doing well - spyghana.com
"A Liberian official of the Ebola Incident Management System (IMS) said on Monday the lady who was confirmed positive with the Ebola virus is in a stable condition as she is being given enormous attention by health workers. The Deputy Incident Manager, Francis Kateh, cited Liberia’s current surveillance system as well as the Rapid Isolation and Treating Ebola (RITE) strategy, as factors responsible for quick identification of the recent Ebola case. Speaking at the regular Ministry of Information Ebola press conference in Monrovia Monday, Kateh said it remains the hope of every Liberian the patient to speedily recover."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 23 March 2015
New WHO case counts released: 24842 cases; 10299 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 20 March 2015):
89 newly reported cases, 63 deaths.
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 24 March 2015
New WHO case counts released: 24872 cases; 10311 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 23 March 2015):
30 newly reported cases, 12 deaths.
Ebola crisis: First tests as ring vaccination starts in Guinea - International Business Times UK
"The Guinean Government has on Wednesday (25 March) initiated the very first efficacy trial of an Ebola vaccine this week in Basse-Guinée, one of the country's virus hotspots. Along with the World Health Organization (WHO), the authorities are rolling out ring vaccination tests of VSV-EBOV, an Ebola vaccine developed by the Public Health Agency of Canada. The ring vaccination strategy works by identifying recently infected patients and vaccinating all their contacts thereby creating a 'ring of immunity' around them to stop the virus from spreading. This will include only adults, who are most at risk of infection, with the exception of pregnant women. 'This very same strategy was a key contribution to eradicating smallpox in the 1970's, and allows us to vaccinate all those at greatest risk,' explained WHO Coordinator for the Guinea Vaccine Trial, Ana Maria Henao Restrepo. 10,000 volunteers vaccinated According to the government, the trial 'has received an excellent response from the community' in a small village in the Coyah prefecture, where the trial team arrived on 23 March."
Liberia reports 2 new Ebola cases - Anadolu Agency
"Liberian authorities on Wednesday reported two new Ebola infections, bringing the total number of new infections in the West African country to three and putting its goal of being declared Ebola-free further out of reach. Sompson Sieh, the country's deputy Ebola incident manager, said one of the two cases involved an 18-year-old girl who was taking care of her 44-year-old mother who recently tested positive for the virus. The mother used to sell food at a local community school before being taken to hospital on Friday after showing signs of the virus and later testing positive. Liberian health workers are currently monitoring more than 80 people from the infected woman's community."
"The second new case, Sieh said, was that of a young man whose girlfriend is said to be involved in cross-border trade from the New Kru Town community. "We are still questioning the young man and trying to convince him to tell us who he has come into contact with," Sieh told the Anadolu Agency. "He lives in the New Kru Town area, but was seen in the Clara Town area vomiting blood – that was how he was collected and taken to the Ebola treatment unit," the official said."
"Sierra Leone's government has delayed re-opening the country's schools to 14 April. The authorities had initially announced schools, which have been closed for eight months to contain the Ebola epidemic, would be re-opened on 30 March, but the spread of the disease began to gather pace in the country after a fall in new cases in February."
"The head of the government warned last week that the rate of transmissions may increase during the upcoming rainy season.The Minister of Education, Minkailu Bah, said the authorities are hoping to roll out a series of measures to enable an easy return in all schools – public and private – which have been closed since late July 2014 when the country declared the state of emergency. These measures are designed "to ensure that our schools are safe and disinfected so that our children can go to school", Bah is quoted as saying on Wednesday (25 March) by AFP. However, "children in areas quarantined [on 14 April] will not go to school, and schools in these areas will remain closed," he said."
New Ebola infections continue to drop, Guinea still a concern - Reuters Africa
"The three nations hardest hit by West Africa's Ebola epidemic recorded the lowest weekly total of new cases so far this year in the week leading up to March 22, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday. The figures are a further indication that the outbreak, which has killed more than 10,300 people across Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, is waning. But there are still worrying signs that the disease is not yet under control in Guinea, the U.N. health agency said in its weekly report."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 25 March 2015
New WHO case counts released: 24872 cases; 10311 deaths.
Same as last WHO case count update (on 24 March 2015):
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 26 March 2015
New WHO case counts released: 24927 cases; 10338 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 25 March 2015):
55 newly reported cases, 27 deaths.
Ebola outbreak: Sierra Leone starts national lockdown - BBC News
"Around six million people in Sierra Leone have been told to stay indoors for the next three days as the government there tries to stop the spread of Ebola. There is a two-hour exemption on Friday to allow Muslim prayers and a five-hour window for Christians on Sunday. Dozens of new cases are still being reported every week, though Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Guinea have all set a target of having no new cases by the middle of next month. Tulip Mazumdar reports."
Liberia confirms fresh Ebola death - Anadolu Agency
"Liberia has announced the death of a 44-year-old woman who had recently tested positive for Ebola, delivering a blow to the country's hopes of being declared Ebola-free. The death was announced by the head of Liberia's Ebola Incident Management System, Tolbert Nyenswah, on state media. 'In spite of the professional and medical efforts and attention given to the woman by local and internal health workers,' Nyenswah said, 'the country still lost her.' 'We regret the lady's death and say to the family to find solace in the Lord,' the official asserted. He added that investigators would look into how the woman contracted the virus, with more than 200 people now being monitored by a contact tracing team. Nyenswah called on Liberians to continue observing Ebola-related safety measures.' Ebola is still here; let us keep washing our hands, stop shaking hands and hugging.Ebola is deadly,' Nyenswah said. Two other suspected cases tested negative for the virus, but more tests will be done in coming days, he said. One suspected case involves the daughter of the victim, while the other is a young man believed to hail from the Newkru Town community."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 27 March 2015
New WHO case counts released: 24957 cases; 10350 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 26 March 2015):
30 newly reported cases, 12 deaths.
"Guinea has deployed security forces to the country's southwest in response to reports that Sierra Leoneans are crossing the border to flee an Ebola lockdown intended to stamp out the deadly disease, an official said Saturday. The deployment, led by the head of the national gendarmerie, was sent late Friday night to the town of Forecariah, said gendarmerie spokesman Mamadou Alpha Barry, adding that the area is 'secure.' Residents reported tension in the region resulting from a large influx of Sierra Leoneans in the days leading up to the lockdown, which went into effect on Friday and ends Sunday."
Police fire tear gas on crowd during Sierra Leone Ebola lockdown - Channel News Asia
"Police fired tear gas at an angry crowd fighting over food supplies in Sierra Leone on Saturday, while other residents defied a three-day national lockdown that the government hopes will accelerate the end of the Ebola epidemic. Sierra Leone has reported nearly 12,000 cases and more than 3,000 deaths since the worst Ebola epidemic in history was detected in neighboring Guinea a year ago. New cases have fallen sharply since a peak of more than 500 a week in December but the government says the lockdown, its second, is necessary to identify the last cases and to buck a worrying trend towards complacency. Officials have ordered the six million residents to stay indoors on pain of arrest as hundreds of health officials go door-to-door looking for hidden patients and educating residents about the hemorrhagic fever. Residents in and around Freetown, one of the last Ebola hotspots, were told to stock up on food and water but on the second day of the campaign some said they had already run out. Officials are distributing supplies only in very poor areas."
45-day Ebola 'health emergency' declared in five Guinea regions: President - The Straits Times
"Guinean President Alpha Conde on Saturday declared a 45-day 'health emergency' in five regions in the west and south-west of the Ebola-hit nation in a bid to stem the spread of the deadly disease. The focus of the virus 'has shifted to our country’s coastal areas', the President said in a statement published in national media. 'That is why I am declaring a reinforced health emergency for a period of 45 days in the prefectures of Forecariah, Coyah, Dubreka, Boffa and Kindia,' he said."
"Guinea closed its border with Sierra Leone on Monday as part of new efforts to stamp out Ebola, an official said. The current Ebola outbreak in West Africa has killed more than 10,300 people, mostly in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. Liberia currently has no Ebola patients, and Sierra Leone has seen a fairly steady decline in cases in recent weeks. But the disease remains stubbornly entrenched in Guinea more than a year after the outbreak started and authorities are now ramping up efforts to eliminate the disease."
"Sierra Leone, however, was keeping its side of the border open, according to government spokesman Theo Nicol. He confirmed that the Guinean side was closed, although he said Sierra Leone had not been formally informed."
Sierra Leone Ebola lockdown exposes hundreds of suspected cases - WKZO
"A three-day lockdown in Sierra Leone has exposed hundreds of potential new cases of Ebola, aiding efforts to bring to an end an epidemic that has already killed 3,000 people in the country. Officials ordered the country's 6 million residents to stay indoors or face arrest during the period that ended late on Sunday as hundreds of health officials went door-to-door looking for hidden patients and educating residents about the virus."
"Reports to authorities of sick people increased by 191 percent in Western Area, which includes the capital, during the lockdown compared with the previous weekend, said Obi Sesay of the National Ebola Response Center. "Tests are being carried out on their blood samples, and the results will be in by Wednesday," Sesay said, adding that 173 of the patients in Freetown met an initial case definition for Ebola. In the rest of the country, there was a 50 percent increase in sick people reported in the lockdown's first two days, Sesay said."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 30 March 2015
New WHO case counts released: 25030 cases; 10398 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 27 March 2015):
73 newly reported cases, 48 deaths.
'No Confirmed Case': Liberia Slates Reports on Ebola Return > Monro - Front Page Africa
"The Head of the Incident Management System (IMS), the command center responsible to oversee Liberia’s Ebola response, has clarified that contrary to several reports on social media, including Facebook and other sources, Liberia has no other confirmed Ebola case apart from a lady who tested positive for the virus but died last weekend."
Guinea finds three Ebola cases in the alumina hub of Fria - WKZO
"Guinea has detected at least three new cases of Ebola in the alumina hub of Fria, according to the national coordination of the fight against the disease, as authorities blamed popular resistance for hampering the battle against the virus."
"Authorities also indicated that 12 Ebola contacts had slipped away from the Conakry suburb of Matoto for the eastern town of Siguiri near the Malian border, Mamou in the center of Guinea and Boke in the west."
"As of Tuesday, the outbreak, which has persisted for more than a year, has infected 25,178 people and killed 10,445, according to new numbers released by the World Health Organization (WHO). Overall, the region has seen a drop in the number of confirmed cases and the number of patients filling Ebola treatment centers. However, medical groups have warned against complacency and Guinea has seen a recent uptick in infections."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 31 March 2015
New WHO case counts released: 25178 cases; 10445 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 30 March 2015):
148 newly reported cases, 47 deaths.
10 new Ebola cases in Sierra Leone - Belfast Telegraph
"Alfred Palo Conteh, head of the country's Ebola response, said today that hundreds of sick people were identified during the door-to-door operation which was also aimed at reminding people how to prevent Ebola. However, only 10 people eventually tested positive for the disease."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 1 April 2015
New WHO case counts released: 25178 cases; 10445 deaths.
Same numbers as last WHO case count update (on 31 March 2015):
Guinea sees no immediate signs of being declared Ebola free, Liberia and ... - Empire State Tribune
"The West African nation, Sierra Leone and Liberia both seem to have overcome their fierce clash with the deadly virus as near its end. But in Guinea, where Ebola hasn’t wreaked that much havoc, compared to the other 2 nations, is where the Ebola epidemic has not abated but remains stubbornly entrenched. Since the death of Liberia’s last Ebola last March 27, it is now counting down the 42 days waiting period to be declared Ebola free. While, Sierra Leone has no record of new infections since Wednesday for the second time. A nationwide lockdown indicated there wasn’t any hidden cases of the disease lurking there. Ernest Bai Koroma, Sierra Leone’s president, broadcasted via radio on Thursday, 'The battle to get to zero cases are truly on.' Although, it is significantly difficult to detect a trend in Guinea. The WHO called the picture mixed after noting signs of improvement last week. 10 new beds were added by Doctors Without Borders, to its treatment center in the capital, Conakry, last week to treat more patients. About half of the Donka center’s 50 beds were full as of Tuesday night, according to Raphael Delhalle, the field coordinator of the group there. Delhalle said, the outbreak in Guinea has followed this undulating trend for months and will likely continue."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 2 April 2015
New WHO case counts released: 25228 cases; 10462 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 1 April 2015):
50 newly reported cases, 17 deaths
Sierra Leone's Kailahun district records first Ebola case in months - The Star Online
" Sierra Leone's eastern district of Kailahun, once a hotbed of Ebola, has recorded its first case in nearly four months, threatening progress made to stamp out the disease, officials said on Saturday. A 9-month-old boy tested positive for Ebola after dying in Kailahun, the district on Guinea's border that recorded Sierra Leone's first Ebola case last May and was for months the epicentre of the crisis."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 7 April 2015
New WHO case counts released: 25516 cases; 10573 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 2 April 2015):
288 newly reported cases, 111 deaths
Sierra Leone says Kailahun Ebola case report was mistaken - Reuters
"Sierra Leone said on Tuesday that it had mistakenly reported an Ebola positive case in Kailahun, a former hotspot for the virus which has not seen a case for nearly four months. A nine-month-old baby was pronounced Ebola positive last week but was later found to have died from other causes, according to National Ebola Response Centre spokesman Sidi Yahya Tunis. He blamed the mistake on a 'lapse' by health officials who took the blood sample from the corpse. Kailahun, which borders Guinea, was the first district in Sierra Leone to report a case of the haemorrhagic fever last May and at its peak recorded around 80 cases a week."
"Kailahun district council chairman Alex Bonapha said the false test result had resulted in deaths at a local clinic where medical staff were quarantined as a precaution, 'leaving the patients without care'."
Sierra Leone MoH Ebola Virus Disease Situation Report – 07 April 2015
Hotspots for 06 April, 2015: Western Area Urban (2 new cases) and Kambia (1 new case).
MoH reported case count: 12149 cases, 3838 deaths.
"Investigation carried out by both the laboratory and epidemiological teams have come to the conclusion that the reported case from Kailahun on the 3/4/15 [April 3] was not a case. Kailahun therefore continues to register zero cases"
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 8 April 2015
New WHO case counts released: 25515 cases; 10572 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 1 April 2015):
Sierra Leone case and death count went down by one.
Ebola Resurfaces At Kroo Bay - AllAfrica.com
"Despite efforts by the government to stem the spread of the deadly Ebola viral disease in the country, the virus is proving to be hard to defeat as new cases continue to emerge in the Western Area and northern Sierra Leone. Kroo Bay, a sprawling slum community on the Atlantic coastline in the Western Area, is reported to have recorded another confirmed case."
7 Districts Okayed… 42 Days Ebola Free - Africa Young Voices
"The Chief Executive Officer for the National Ebola Response Centre (NERC), Retired Major Paolo Conteh has informed the press that Kono and Tonkolili Districts have gone for over forty-two consecutive days without registering new Ebola positive cases. According to him, a total of seven districts in the country have clocked 42 days without recording positive cases, adding that Moyamba and Koinadugu Districts have also completed their first 21 days. He however added that the transmission of the disease is currently predominant within the Western Area Urban and Kambia District in the North. He informed journalists about the new policy which will witness the scaling down of emergency response workers across the country."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 9 April 2015
New WHO case counts released: 25532 cases; 10584 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 8 April 2015):
17 newly reported cases, 12 deaths.
UN: Ebola still global emergency despite drop in cases - The Detroit News
"The World Health Organization says the year-long Ebola outbreak in West Africa still qualifies as an international emergency even though the number of cases has plummeted. Last August, the U.N. health agency declared the epidemic of the lethal virus to be a global emergency after the deaths of nearly 1,000 people, mostly in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia. At the peak last year, hundreds of new cases were being reported every week. In an update this week, WHO reported there were 30 confirmed cases last week in Guinea and Sierra Leone; the last case in Liberia died on March 27. Dr. Bruce Aylward, who is leading WHO’s Ebola response, said the decline appeared to be real, rather than just 'a pothole on the bumpy road to get to zero cases.'"
"'We are still not controlling the epidemic,' said Brice de le Vingne, director of operations for Doctors Without Borders, who noted past lulls in the outbreak have often been followed by surges in cases. He said the designation of Ebola as a global emergency is also necessary to speed up paperwork for the ongoing experimental drug and vaccine trials in West Africa. Other experts agreed it’s too early for WHO to downgrade the status of the biggest-ever Ebola outbreak and warned the recent fall in cases may be deceptive. 'It is just that we are used to (seeing) large numbers of cases and deaths,' said Oyewale Tomori, a Nigerian virologist who sits on WHO’s Ebola emergency committee. 'These numbers should still frighten us.' Tomori said that though cases have fallen dramatically, it is too soon to relax. 'The three countries had declared themselves (Ebola-free) at one time, only to find dead bodies all over the place later,' he wrote in an email."
UPDATE 1-Risk of Ebola spreading to other countries appears to lessen - WHO - Reuters
"West Africa's Ebola epidemic still poses a threat to other countries, but the risk of it spreading internationally appears to be diminishing, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday. The U.N. agency declared in August 2014 that the world's worst Ebola outbreak -- which began in December 2013 -- represented a 'public health emergency of international concern' that forced all health officials to shore up defences. The WHO's Emergency Committee, comprising independent experts who held talks on Thursday, was 'absolutely firm' in maintaining that view, said Dr. Bruce Aylward, WHO Special Representative for the Ebola Response. 'They did note, however, that they believe the risk of international spread appeared to be reducing, this was a result of the work being done in the countries,' Aylward told a news briefing at WHO headquarters. He cited control measures and exit screening of travellers from Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone."
Sierra Leone and Liberia – But not Guinea – Approach End of Ebola Outbreak - Apex Tribune
"Even though the UN predicts the light at the end of the tunnel for Liberia and Sierra Leone is very close, the Ebola outbreak is still very unpredictable in Guinea, and hard work for recovery is expected for all three nations. David Nabarro, the UN special emissary on Ebola, said the progress was encouraging, but the verdict of victory over the epidemic must wait a while longer. During this past year, West Africa has suffered a great deal, with the dangerous virus spreading and killing more than 10,000 people. In an interview for the Financial Times, he contradicted the public perception that says 'the worst has passed, it must be easier now' – instead, the period between now and stopping the epidemic completely is the most difficult. The fewer people get infected, the more complicated it gets to identify them. The last known infected patient from Liberia died on March 27, and no new cases have been reported since. However, the World Health Organization states that 42 days before a country is considered Ebola-free and the population is counting down unanimously until the nightmare is officially over."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 10 April 2015
New WHO case counts released: 25556 cases; 10587 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 9 April 2015):
24 newly reported cases, 3 deaths.
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 13 April 2015
New WHO case counts released: 25591 cases; 10604 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 10 April 2015):
35 newly reported cases, 17 deaths.
Ebola-hit Sierra Leone goes back to school - Zee News
"Sierra Leone's 1.8 million children began their gradual return to school on Tuesday, more than eight months after classes were shut to halt the spread of the deadly Ebola virus. Classrooms have been empty since the government announced a state of emergency in July last year in response to an outbreak which has killed around 10,500 people, almost all of them in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea. More than 3,800 of the deaths were in Sierra Leone alone, according to World Health Organization`s (WHO) figures. 'This marks a major step in the normalisation of life in Sierra Leone,' Roeland Monasch, Sierra Leone representative for UNICEF, the United Nations children`s fund, said in a statement. 'It is important that all children get into school including those who were out of school before the Ebola outbreak. Education for all is a key part of the recovery process for the country.' The reopening had been set for March 30 as the rate of new infections slowed but the date was pushed back to April 14 with a spurt in new cases, mostly around the capital Freetown and three other western districts. Only nine confirmed cases were reported in the seven days to April 5, the WHO said in its latest situation update, compared with 25 the previous week -- a fifth consecutive weekly decrease and the lowest weekly total in almost a year. UNICEF said it was working with the government to ensure children were safe by training 9,000 teachers on Ebola prevention, including hand-washing and regular temperature checks."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 14 April 2015
New WHO case counts released: 25611 cases; 10611 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 13 April 2015):
20 newly reported cases, 7 deaths.
Challenges in Guinea spur increase in Ebola cases - CIDRAP
"Ebola progress held steady in Sierra Leone and Liberia last week, but the number of confirmed cases in Guinea increased, with the country's response indicators showing a mixed picture amid sparks of community resistance, the World Health Organization (WHO) said today in its weekly epidemiologic update."
"The outbreak region registered 37 confirmed cases last week, up from 30 reported the week before, the WHO said. Guinea's cases increased from 21 to 28, with Sierra Leone reporting 9 lab-confirmed cases, the same as the week before. Liberia hasn't reported any new cases since the middle of March."
"Meanwhile, the geographic scope of the outbreak shrank a bit last week, with 8 districts in Guinea and Sierra Leone reporting cases, down from 10 the week before. The hot spots are still located in western Guinea, especially Forecariah district near the border with Sierra Leone. The few cases in Sierra Leone are coming mainly from three western districts in an area that includes the capital city, Freetown."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 15 April 2015
New WHO case counts released: 25791 cases; 10689 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 14 April 2015):
180 newly reported cases, 78 deaths.
Guinea finds nine new Ebola cases near border with Sierra Leone - Reuters Africa
"Guinean authorities have confirmed at least nine new cases of Ebola in the southwest region of Forecariah near the border with Sierra Leone, the area hardest hit by the year-old outbreak, a senior health official said on Thursday."
"Authorities launched a four day, door-to-door campaign in Forecariah on April 12 to improve community participation in reporting suspected cases and as part of an emergency 45-day drive to tackle Ebola in the west of the country. Sakoba Keita, national coordinator for the fight against Ebola in the West African country, said authorities had also detected 10 suspicious deaths in the community but only one of these had been confirmed as Ebola. Keita said 92 percent of households in Forecariah had been reached in the four day programme."
'Liberia to Be Declared Ebola Free in 25 Days' - AllAfrica.com
"The Head of the Incident Management System and Deputy Minister-designate of the Ministry of Health, Tolbert G. Nyenswah, announced yesterday that Liberia will be declared Ebola free in 25 days if no new cases are reported. At the Ministry of Information regular press briefing yesterday in Monrovia, Minister Nyenswah explained that Liberia began a recount of the 42 day virus free period following the death of the last Ebola patient on March 27."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 16 April 2015
New WHO case counts released: 25831 cases; 10699 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 15 April 2015):
40 newly reported cases, 10 deaths.
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 17 April 2015
New WHO case counts released: 25855 cases; 10702 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 16 April 2015):
24 newly reported cases, 3 deaths.
Signs Ebola Spreads in Sex Prompt a CDC Warning - New York Times
"The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revised its guidelines on Ebola transmission on Sunday night, urging survivors to abstain from all forms of sex or use condoms every time “until more information becomes available,” rather than three months as previously recommended. The World Health Organization and Liberia have issued similar recommendations in recent weeks. They were acting on evidence suggesting that a Liberian man who recovered from Ebola might have transmitted the virus to his female partner many months later."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 20 April 2015
New WHO case counts released: 25863 cases; 10715 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 17 April 2015):
8 newly reported cases, 3 deaths.
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 21 April 2015
New WHO case counts released: 25872 cases; 10721 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 20 April 2015):
9 newly reported cases, 6 deaths.
Sierra Leone hunts Ebola quarantine escapees - Medical Xpress
"Police in Sierra Leone's capital Freetown are hunting seven people who fled a slum that was placed under quarantine when a member of their family died of Ebola, the government said Wednesday. Part of the densely-populated Moa Wharf township was sealed off after the youngster, who tested positive for the virus, died on Tuesday, the National Ebola Response Centre (NERC) told reporters."
"A group of seven people from the same household, including his mother, are believed to have gone into hiding in Goderich fishing community, around 30 kilometres (20 miles) west of Freetown, the NERC said. Meanwhile, another six people who had been in contact with the dead youth were transferred to a clinic for observation, NERC spokesman Sidi Tunis said."
More Than 26000 Have Been Infected With Ebola: WHO - NDTV
"More than 26,000 people have been infected with Ebola since the outbreak began and more than 10,800 have died, the World Health Organization said Wednesday. The UN health body also warned that the decline in confirmed cases appeared to have stagnated, urging increased efforts to stop transmission of the deadly virus. In all, 26,079 people have contracted the disease over the past 16 months, and 10,823 of them have died, almost all of them in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 22 April 2015
New WHO case counts released: 26044 cases; 10808 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 21 April 2015):
172 newly reported cases, 87 deaths.
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 23 April 2015
New WHO case counts released: 26074 cases; 10820 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 22 April 2015):
30 newly reported cases, 12 deaths.
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 24 April 2015
New WHO case counts released: 26101 cases; 10824 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 23 April 2015):
27 newly reported cases, 4 deaths.
West Africa battles mystery of post-Ebola syndrome - Deccan Chronicle
"As the Ebola epidemic retreats across west Africa, international health authorities are turning their attention to the little understood long-term effects of the often-deadly virus on the survivors. There is little research on patients cured of the tropical fever, but the World Health Organization (WHO) has acknowledged that many are experiencing crippling complications long after walking out of treatment units. Matshidiso Moeti, the WHO's new head in Africa, told AFP that Liberian survivors had been reporting a range of problems, including sight and hearing impairment. 'We need to be aware that (complications) may be occurring and pay attention when people are being treated in case there is something that can be done to help them,' she told AFP in the Liberian capital Monrovia."
"'We are seeing a lot of people with vision problems. Some complain of clouded vision, but for others the visual loss is progressive. I have seen two people who are now blind,' Margaret Nanyonga said. Nanyonga, who calls the problem 'post-Ebola syndrome', said visual problems had affected around half of Ebola survivors in Kenema, while others complained of joint, muscle and chest pain and extreme fatigue. 'We need to understand why these symptoms persist, whether they are caused by the disease or treatment, or perhaps the heavy disinfection,' Nanyonga said."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 27 April 2015
New WHO case counts released: 26159 cases; 10842 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 24 April 2015):
58 newly reported cases, 18 deaths.
WHO draws up plan to eradicate Ebola (Update) - Medical Xpress
"The World Health Organization on Tuesday unveiled a plan to eradicate the deadly Ebola virus, aiming to identify and isolate the dwindling number of new cases by the end of May. In its new plan, the UN health agency stressed the importance of maintaining the massive efforts to rid the worst-affected nations—Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone—of the viral disease, cases of which have already fallen sharply. 'There is still a considerable effort required to stop all chains of transmission in the affected countries, prevent the spread of the disease to neighbouring countries and to safely re-activate life-saving essential health services,' WHO said. According to the latest numbers, around 26,300 people have so far been infected with the virus, and nearly 10,900 of them have died. The WHO's 28-page Strategic Response Plan announced Tuesday is a follow-up on the roadmap it launched last August as the Ebola virus began spreading exponentially"
"A number of new cases are also popping up among people not known to have been in contact with previous cases, or who cannot be linked to known chains of transmission, it warned. 'The priority is to identify and isolate all new cases by the end of May, and to confirm that they have come from known transmission chains and contact lists,' the WHO plan said. Maintaining capacity at a district, national and regional level, and continued vigilance globally was also important, it said."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 28 April 2015
New WHO case counts released: 26277 cases; 10884 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 27 April 2015):
118 newly reported cases, 42 deaths.
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 29 April 2015
New WHO case counts released: 26277 cases; 10884 deaths.
Same numbers as last WHO case count update (on 28 April 2015):
WHO: Number of Ebola-related deaths in West Africa nearing 11000 - InSerbia News
"The World Health Organization (WHO) has registered 48 deaths from Ebola virus and 131 new cases in West Africa since April 27, according to a statistical report distributed on Thursday."
"In line with statistics, the maximum number of Ebola-related deaths and cases has been registered in Liberia – 4,608 cumulative deaths and 10,322 cumulative cases. Liberia is followed by Sierra Leone (3,901 deaths and 12,387 cases) and Guinea (2,381 deaths and 3,581 cases)."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 30 April 2015
New WHO case counts released: 26290 cases; 10890 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 29 April 2015):
13 newly reported cases, 6 deaths.
Ebola: Guinea renews effort - News24
"In a renewed effort to eradicate Ebola, Guinea’s president announced new restrictions on burials and warned of possible lockdowns in the country’s western region. In an address on state television on Saturday night, President Alpha Conde lamented that vigilance had flagged in the fight against Ebola and said emergency steps would be 'reinforced' in five districts: Forecariah, Coyah, Dubreka, Boffa and Kindia. 'I regret to note that there is an increasing abandon … of the precautions necessary to save the lives of our people,' Conde said. West Africa’s Ebola outbreak has killed more than 10 000 people since it began more than a year ago. Most of the dead are from Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia. During the 45-day period, all burials in the affected areas will need to be secured by Red Cross or security forces, and all dead bodies will be systematically tested, Conde said. Mourning ceremonies will be restricted to close family. The president also said lockdown measures could be implemented as needed, though he did not provide specifics."
Ebola, The Executive Summary: April 29, 2015 April 29th, 2015 · 2 min read - Ebola Deeply
"One New Case in Sierra Leone on Tuesday Sierra Leone's Ministry of Health recorded one new case on Tuesday, in keeping with consistently low figures in recent weeks. Tuesday's case was diagnosed in Freetown. One patient also tested positive for Ebola on Monday, in the district of Kambia, close to the border with Guinea. Some communities in Kambia remain under Ebola quarantine, according to local reporters on the ground. On the other side of the border is the Guinean district of Forecariah, which, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), has had more cases of Ebola in the past 21 days than any other Guinean district."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 1 May 2015
New WHO case counts released: 26298 cases; 10892 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 30 April 2015):
8 newly reported cases, 2 deaths.
U.S. CDC cautions against unprotected sex with Ebola survivors - GlobalPost
"U.S. health officials are now recommending people avoid contact with the semen of Ebola survivors after a woman in Liberia contracted Ebola through sexual intercourse with a survivor of the disease. In a report issued on Friday, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said a review of the 44-year-old woman's case now suggests that the Ebola virus persists longer in semen that previously thought. CDC said it is conducting further studies to see how long the virus can remain viable in body fluids of male and female survivors and the likelihood of sexual transmission. Until more information is known, CDC recommends that if male survivors choose to have sex - oral, vaginal, or anal - they should use a condom every time."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 4 May 2015
New WHO case counts released: 26339 cases; 10895 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 1 May 2015):
41 newly reported cases, 3 deaths.
To Ebola freedom: 4 more days - The New Dawn Liberia
"Liberia’s Deputy Health Minister for Incident Management is breathlessly optimistic this time around, the country will complete the 42 days countdown to be declared Ebola freed this Saturday, May 9, 2015, nearly 14 months after the Ebola Virus Disease struck here."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 5 May 2015
New WHO case counts released: 26536 cases; 10980 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 4 May 2015):
197 newly reported cases, 85 deaths.
CDC Downgrades Travel Notice for Ebola in Liberia - Infection Control Today
"The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has downgraded the travel notice for Ebola in Liberia to an Alert, Level 2, which means that CDC no longer recommends U.S. residents avoid nonessential travel to Liberia."
"However, CDC does recommend that U.S. residents practice enhanced precautions when traveling to Liberia. Anyone traveling to Liberia should consider travel health insurance, including coverage for emergency medical evacuation."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 6 May 2015
New WHO case counts released: 26593 cases; 11005 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 5 May 2015):
57 newly reported cases, 25 deaths.
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 7 May 2015
New WHO case counts released: 26626 cases; 11007 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 6 May 2015):
33 newly reported cases, 2 deaths.
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 8 May 2015
New WHO case counts released: 26648 cases; 11007 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 7 May 2015):
22 newly reported cases, no deaths.
Liberia declared Ebola-free, but outbreak continues over border - Business Insider
"Liberia was declared free from Ebola on Saturday after 42 days without a new case, the medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres said, but it urged vigilance until the worst-ever recorded outbreak of the virus was extinguished in neighboring Guinea and Sierra Leone. A total of 11,005 people have died from Ebola in Liberia, neighboring Guinea and Sierra Leone since the outbreak began in December 2013, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Nearly half of those deaths have been in Liberia, where the outbreak peaked between August and October, with hundreds of cases a week, sparking international alarm."
"MSF said that Liberia's completion of the WHO's benchmark for the end of an Ebola epidemic - 42 days without a new case, marking twice the maximum incubation period of the virus - should not lead to complacency. 'We can’t take our foot off the gas until all three countries record 42 days with no cases,' said Mariateresa Cacciapuoti, MSF’s head of mission in Liberia. She urged Liberia to step up cross-border surveillance to prevent Ebola slipping back into the country. The U.N. Special Envoy on Ebola, David Nabarro, said this week that Liberian authorities had pledged to maintain heightened surveillance for at least a year after being declared Ebola-free on Saturday. Nabarro suggested that, even though fewer than 20 new cases were reported in Guinea and Sierra Leone last week, it could take months to get to zero."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 11 May 2015
New WHO case counts released: 26722 cases; 11064 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 8 May 2015):
74 newly reported cases, 57 deaths.
Rapid risk assessment: Outbreak of Ebola virus disease in West Africa. 11th ... - Reliefweb
"The geographical area of transmission is shrinking in both Guinea and Sierra Leone. In Guinea the affected area is still larger than in Sierra Leone. Transmission is now concentrated in districts along the Guinean-Sierra Leonean border."
"There are now concerns about the risk of outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases in the Ebola-affected countries. The interruption of immunisation activities since the start of the epidemic has resulted in the accumulation of susceptible individuals in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. There is an ongoing outbreak of measles in Guinea, and there is a risk of vaccine-preventable diseases spreading in all three countries."
Italian nurse back from Sierra Leone tests positive for Ebola
"An Italian nurse who returned to Italy last week after working in Sierra Leone has tested positive for Ebola, the health ministry said on Tuesday. The man began to feel unwell on Sunday evening and was taken to a local hospital in Sardinia, two days after coming back from the west African state where he had been treating patients for the often deadly disease. He will shortly be transferred to Rome's main hospital for infectious diseases, the ministry said. Italy's only other Ebola patient, who had also been working in Sierra Leone, recovered and was released from hospital in January."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 12 May 2015
New WHO case counts released: 26724 cases; 11065 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 11 May 2015):
2 newly reported cases, 1 death.
Ebola Epidemic Slows Even More, World Health Organization Says - NBCNews.com
"The Ebola epidemic is slowing even more, with just nine new cases reported in Sierra Leone and Guinea last week, the World Health Organization says. It's a rare piece of good news in an epidemic that completely eclipses all previous outbreaks of the virus, with of 26,724 reported cases in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone and at least 11,065 deaths. Many more deaths have not been reported, WHO says."
"'For the first time since the beginning of the outbreak in Sierra Leone, the country reported zero confirmed cases for more than two consecutive days in the week to 10 May,' WHO said."
"'As at 12 May, Sierra Leone has reported eight consecutive days without a confirmed case.' The last two known cases were a woman and her 10-year-old daughter. The mother has recovered, while the child is still being treated. Guinea isn't faring quite so well, WHO said, with seven cases last week. People are still conducting unsafe burials, touching the potentially highly infectious bodies of those who have died. And aid groups report people in remote areas are still often hostile to health workers trying to help. They're having trouble finding people in contact with recent known Ebola cases. 'Taken together, key performance indicators suggest that tracking transmission chains is still challenging, and there remains a possibility of an increase in case incidence and/or geographical spread in coming weeks,' WHO said."
S/Leone confirms new Ebola case - StarAfrica.com
"Sierra Leone officials Wednesday confirmed a new case after seven days of new case of the Ebola virus disease.The news announced by the head of the National Ebola Response Center (NERC) dashed hopes that the country was heading towards the World Health Organization (WHO)'s 42 day-benchmark to be declared Ebola-free. The new case was reported at a suburb in the center of the capital, Freetown, prompting fears of a resurgence of the virus in the city that had been one of the epicenter of the epidemic. The patient is said to have flew from nearby Moa Wharf, a slum in the east of the city, to Krootown Road in the center of town. NERC`s Chief Executive Officer, Afred Palo Conteh, said the male victim 'escaped' after finding out that his lover had been infected with the Ebola virus. He said two compounds have been quarantined as a result in a bid to contain the risk of the virus spreading any further."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 13 May 2015
New WHO case counts released: 26724 cases; 11065 deaths.
Same numbers as last WHO case count update (on 12 May 2015)
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 14 May 2015
New WHO case counts released: 26755 cases; 11072 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 13 May 2015):
31 newly reported cases, 7 deaths.
Guinea Ebola climbs due to transmissions at funerals - www.worldbulletin.net
"Guinea has seen a spate of new Ebola cases due to transmissions at funerals, a worrying sign for the African nation as it seeks to stamp out a year-long epidemic that has killed over 11,000 people across the region, a health official said on Friday. According to figures released on Tuesday by the special government department set up to fight the disease, treatment clinics were handling just eight confirmed Ebola cases. 'Today we have 27 sick in our treatment centres, including 18 confirmed cases,' the department's spokesman Fode Tass Sylla told Reuters. 'Yesterday alone we recorded five sick.' Sylla said all the new patients had contracted the disease at funeral ceremonies. Health officials in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone have carried out wide-reaching information campaigns to warn of the risks of improperly burying victims. However, they have often met with resistance from those who believe the restrictions infringe upon traditional practices. Liberia last week became the first of the three hardest hit countries to be declared free of the disease, having completed a 42-day period without a new case of Ebola."
13 quarantined in Italy after Ebola virus infects nurse - Vancouver Desi
"A total of 13 people were in quarantine in Italy on Friday after a 37-year-old nurse from the Sardinian city of Sassari was infected with the Ebola virus while working in Sierra Leone. Regional health officials, police and the government’s top representative in Sardinia were on Friday holding an emergency summit in Sassari after the nurse’s condition worsened on Thursday. The nurse developed 'significant gastrointestinal symptoms', according to Rome’s Spalanzani hospital, where he is being treated. The 13 people quarantined in Sassari as a precautionary measure are all relatives of the nurse, who was working for the Italian charity Emergency in Sierra Leone. Three Sardinian ambulance workers who took the nurse to hospital after his return home from Sierra Leone are also being monitored. Italy’s Health Minister Beatrice Lorenzin said on Thursday the patient posed no infection risk. 'All the protocols were followed,' she said. 'He isolated himself as soon as symptoms appeared, and then he was hospitalised'."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 15 May 2015
New WHO case counts released: 26763 cases; 11074 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 14 May 2015):
8 newly reported cases, 2 deaths.
Guinea registers 10 new Ebola infections - Anadolu Agency
"Guinean health authorities have registered 10 new Ebola infection cases, dashing hopes for a near end of the deadly virus outbreak in the Western African nation. "The new cases came after four weeks of no infections," Sakoba Keita, a senior Health Ministry official, told Anadolu Agency on Monday. "They mark a reversal of the situation after the country had dreamed of a near end of the Ebola outbreak," he added. Ebola – a contagious disease for which there is no known treatment or cure – has killed more than 11,080 people, mostly in West Africa, according to a World health Organization (WHO) status report dated May 10. In Guinea alone, the virus has claimed at least 2,392 lives. The WHO has earlier this month declared neighboring Liberia Ebola-free after 42 days passed without reporting any new infection cases."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 18 May 2015
New WHO case counts released: 26885 cases; 11117 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 15 May 2015):
122 newly reported cases, 43 deaths.
Ebola cases rise in Guinea, Sierra Leone - WHO - Reuters India
"Guinea and Sierra Leone reported 35 new Ebola cases in the past week, four times as many as the week before, in a reminder that the virus "will not go quietly", a top World Health Organization official said on Tuesday. "It will take an extraordinary effort to finish the job," the WHO's special representative for Ebola, Bruce Aylward, told a briefing attended by health ministers. "With the start of the rainy season today, the doubling of effort will be that much more difficult," he added, referring to increased logistical challenges."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 19 May 2015
New WHO case counts released: 26933 cases; 11120 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 18 May 2015):
48 newly reported cases, 3 deaths.
New Chains of Transmission Spoil Race to Zero in Sierra Leone May 18th, 2015 ... - Ebola Deeply
"Until May 13, Sierra Leone had recorded zero cases of Ebola for eight days running. But in the past few days, several new chains of transmission have emerged in Freetown, Kambia and Port Loko. No fewer than 270 people, across several communities, have been quarantined."
Sierra Leone berates Ebola quarantine escapees as cases surge - Yahoo7 News
"Sierra Leone on Wednesday berated the "selfish and shameful" behaviour of people risking a resurgence of the Ebola virus by flouting quarantine restrictions, as authorities announced a spike in cases."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 20 May 2015
New WHO case counts released: 26933 cases; 11120 deaths.
Same numbers as last WHO case count update (on 19 May 2015)
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 21 May 2015
New WHO case counts released: 26971 cases; 11122 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 20 May 2015):
38 newly reported cases, 2 deaths.
Guinea reports 27 new Ebola cases - BT.com
"Authorities in Guinea are concerned about a new outbreak of cases just as officials hoped the crisis was coming under control. The country where the Ebola epidemic began has recorded 27 new cases in a week, compared with seven the previous week, according to the World Health Organisation. Health officials are particularly alarmed that some of the cases are in an area near the border with Guinea-Bissau, a deeply impoverished country with very few functioning health care centres."
Guinea families transport bodies on public buses - CT Post
"Relatives of Ebola victims are transporting their bodies on public transportation in Guinea, seating the corpses upright between other passengers to skirt health controls and contributing to the spread of the deadly disease here, authorities said."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 22 May 2015
New WHO case counts released: 26979 cases; 11125 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 21 May 2015):
8 newly reported cases, 3 deaths.
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 25 May 2015
New WHO case counts released: 27002 cases; 11132 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 22 May 2015):
23 newly reported cases, 7 deaths.
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 26 May 2015
New WHO case counts released: 27013 cases; 11134 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 25 May 2015):
11 newly reported cases, 2 deaths.
Susan's Bay could be next Ebola hotspot - Politico SL News
"Slum dwellers at Susan’s Bay, one of the biggest slums in Freetown, have expressed fear about the possibility of becoming Sierra Leone’s next Ebola hotspot which may be caused by the commencement of trading activities at the Port Loko Wharf within the slum.The possibility is also great considering the fact that the slum lies very close to Moa Wharf, a recent hotspot and Magazine Wharf, where some homes have already been quarantined. It is also a possibility because Susan’s Bay has one of the worst, if not the worst, sanitary conditions in the country with a population of over 15, 000 and only two latrines to serve them all."
Ebola cases drop, but battle remains in two tough hot spots - CIDRAP
"The number of confirmed Ebola infections in Guinea and Sierra Leone fell last week on the heels of a steep rise, continuing a jagged pattern that signifies challenges in the outbreak that has now passed the 27,000-case threshold, the World Health Organization (WHO) said today. However, the WHO said it sees some promising signs in response markers, as the affected geographic area shrunk some last week. Bruce Aylward, MD, MPH, the WHO's assistant director-general in charge of Ebola outbreak response, said at a media briefing in Geneva yesterday, "It's an exciting and tumultuous period in the response."
"Guinea's hot spot continues to be Forecariah district, where five cases last week were found across four different subdistricts. Three cases were reported from Dubreka district, and one case was reported from Boke district, an area that borders Guinea-Bissau."
"Sierra Leone's cases last week were concentrated in densely populated neighborhoods in Freetown, including the waterfront Kroo Town community, and neighboring Port Loko. The WHO said the two Freetown cases are linked to an ongoing transmission chain that started in Freetown's Moa Wharf area."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 27 May 2015
New WHO case counts released: 27013 cases; 11134 deaths.
Same numbers as last WHO case count update (on 26 May 2015)
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 28 May 2015
New WHO case counts released: 27040 cases; 11140 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 27 May 2015):
27 newly reported cases, 6 deaths.
Red Cross sends Ebola team to at-risk GBissau border - Yahoo News UK
"Guinea-Bissau said on Thursday it had strengthened health screening at its borders after a rash of Ebola cases in neighbouring Guinea. The announcement came after the Red Cross said it had sent epidemiologists to prepare for a possible outbreak in the west African country's border area with Guinea. "We have no cases of Ebola. Nevertheless we remain vigilant at our border with Guinea," said Nicolau d'Almeida, director general of prevention and health the Ministry of Health. "At border posts hand-washing and, in some cases, temperature control is still required in suspect cases.""
Ebola Health-Care Workers Attacked in Guinea as Death Toll Rises - Bloomberg
"A mob attacked health-care workers looking for someone suspected of having Ebola in the city of Kamsar as the death toll from the disease in the West African country increased. While no one was wounded during the violence, vehicles were hit by projectiles and a police station was damaged, Sakoba Keita, head of Guinea’s National Coordination for the Fight Against Ebola, told reporters in Conakry on Saturday. The death toll from Ebola rose to 2,426 as of May 28, the organization said in a statement handed to reporters. That compares with 2,418 on May 23. Negotiations with local authorities were held to ensure healthcare workers could resume monitoring about 200 people in the city, Keita said. Kamsar is about 300 kilometers (186 miles) northwest of Conakry, the capital."
Sierra Leone News : Ebola Rages Afresh in Kaffu Bullom (Lungi) - Awareness Times
"There have been significant concerns raised over the weekend ending May 31st 2015, when it emerged that Kaffu Bullom Chiefdom within which is hosted Lungi, is now a new hotspot for active transmission of the Ebola virus in Sierra Leone. Within the last week, Ebola has killed at least half a dozen in Kaffu Bullom with even more getting infected. This has caused quarantining of many persons in the chiefdom."
"Reports are that an Ebola patient was sneaked into Kaffu Bullom chiefdom from Kambia district few weeks back and this is what has set off the chain reaction of Ebola infections in Kaffu Bullom. Meanwhile, an alert issued by Madam Zulaitu Cooper of the National Ebola Response Center has called on members of the public to be on a high alert for a family of five persons who fled quarantine in Kaffu Bullom. They are believed to have fled to hide in the Waterloo parts of Rural Western Area."
Ebola threat to Guinea Bissau rises as border zone heats up - WHTC
"Violent protests against Ebola controls in a north Guinea town have prompted the Red Cross to withdraw workers, undermining efforts to stop the spread of Ebola into neighboring Guinea Bissau. The Ebola epidemic was detected in Guinea over a year ago and has since killed more than 11,000 people in West Africa. But in a huge relief to officials and aid workers, it has not yet spread to Guinea Bissau, whose health system is deemed vulnerable even by low regional standards. Now, a spike in new cases in Guinea's Boke border province combined with violent resistance to efforts to control it there are stoking concerns it could spread. Boke had reported no Ebola cases for months and then reported six cases within a fortnight in May, resulting in a list of more than 230 people deemed at risk of catching the haemorrhagic fever, according to the World Health Organization."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 3 June 2015
New WHO case counts released: 27145 cases; 11147 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 28 May 2015):
105 newly reported cases, 7 deaths.
Ebola activity heats up as West Africa's rainy season begins - CIDRAP
"Overall, the total of confirmed, probable, and suspected cases in the two countries and Liberia—which is now Ebola free—has risen to 27,145, including 11,147 deaths, the WHO said."
"The WHO said several of the new cases are from unknown sources in areas that haven't reported any confirmed cases in several weeks. It said rigorous contact tracing, active case finding, and infection prevention and control are needed to break transmission chains and get cases down to zero, but the onset of rainy season will make field operations more difficult in the weeks and months ahead. Guinea's 13 cases were reported in four districts, with 7 in Forecariah district, an area that borders Sierra Leone. Other cases were in Boke (1), Dubraka (4), and Fria (1) districts. Boke borders Guinea-Bissau, and the western district of Dubreka borders Conakry, the country's capital."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 4 June 2015
New WHO case counts released: 27173 cases; 11149 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 3 June 2015):
28 newly reported cases, 2 deaths.
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 5 June 2015
New WHO case counts released: 27189 cases; 11149 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 3 June 2015):
16 newly reported cases, 0 deaths
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 8 June 2015
New WHO case counts released: 27219 cases; 11154 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 5 June 2015):
30 newly reported cases, 5 deaths
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 9 June 2015
New WHO case counts released: 27237 cases; 11158 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 8 June 2015):
18 newly reported cases, 4 deaths
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 10 June 2015
New WHO case counts released: 27237 cases; 11158 deaths.
Same numbers as last WHO count update (on 9 June 2015).
Guinea, Sierra Leone experience Ebola spike - 3News NZ
"The number of Ebola cases has risen in Guinea and Sierra Leone for the second consecutive week, the World Health Organization says. In Guinea, 16 new cases were found in the week ending June 7, with 15 more found in neighbouring Sierra Leone. In the previous week, 13 new cases had been found in Guinea, a clear increase on the nine reported a week before that. The pattern was similar in Sierra Leone, where 12 new cases were found in the last week of May compared to only three the previous week."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 11 June 2015
New WHO case counts released: 27251 cases; 11158 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 10 June 2015):
14 newly reported cases, 5 deaths.
Sierra Leone's president declares curfew, other restrictions in Ebola-hit areas - CTV News
"Sierra Leone's president imposed new restrictions Friday preventing people from entering or leaving two chiefdoms in the northern part of the country that are experiencing a resurgence of Ebola. While neighbouring Liberia has defeated Ebola, Sierra Leone and Guinea have continued to battle new cases, particularly along the border where those two countries meet. Sierra Leone had 15 news cases in the week ending June 7, according to the World Health Organization, the highest weekly total since late March. On Friday, President Ernest Bai Koroma said people would be barred from entering or leaving the affected parts of Kambia and Port Loko districts in northern Sierra Leone. A 21-day curfew also will be in effect from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m., government officials said, though the public health benefit of such a limited measure was not immediately clear. Eleven of the country's 14 districts have gone more than 42 days without an Ebola case -- the benchmark for declaring an epidemic over. Another has gone nearly two weeks without a new case. 'I do not believe it is fair for most districts to have gone for more than 42 days without recording a single case of Ebola, and these two districts are holding us to ransom,' Koroma said. Authorities say the disease continues to spread because sick people are escaping quarantine homes and spreading it to others. The new cases in Port Loko have been linked to an Ebola victim whose body was washed by relatives."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 12 June 2015
New WHO case counts released: 27275 cases; 11163 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 11 June 2015):
24 newly reported cases, 5 deaths.
Ebola Virus Spreading From Escaped Quarantine Patients and Burial Rituals - Guardian Liberty Voice
"Sierra Leone has been battling with the ability to keep the Ebola virus disease contained. Patients who have been diagnosed with Ebola have found ways to escape from quarantine, allowing for the disease to continue to spread throughout the country, as well as performing burial rituals that leave plenty of room for the mixing of bodily fluids."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 15 June 2015
New WHO case counts released: 27305 cases; 11168 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 12 June 2015):
30 newly reported cases, 5 deaths.
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 16 June 2015
New WHO case counts released: 27309 cases; 11169 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 15 June 2015):
4 newly reported cases, 1 death.
As Ebola Remain in Port Loko & Kambia… NERC Launches 'Operation Northern ... - Africa Young Voices
"The Chief Executive Officer of the National Ebola Response Centre, Major Retired Paolo Conteh has at the centre’s conference on Tuesday launched what is dubbed ‘Operation Northern Push’ to be carried out in Port Loko and Kambia Districts. According to Paolo Conteh, the operation is aimed at stopping the spread of the Ebola Virus Disease to other parts of the country, adding that the operation has been designed by NERC on the directives of the President, Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma. Major Retired Paolo Conteh said that the main objective of the operation is to identify, contain, and eradicate the EVD from the infected areas. He maintained that the centre is going to communicate with the wider communities and neighboring chiefdoms to contain cases whenever they are discovered, and to ensure no new spread of the virus. The operation, he noted, will include a curfew between the hours of 6am-6pm, adding that only security personnel and EVD response staff will be allowed to move from one area to the other during curfew hours. He urged members of the public, particularly those in the Northern region, to support the Operation."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 17 June 2015
New WHO case counts released: 27305 cases; 11169 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 16 June 2015):
Amended worldwide case count.
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 18 June 2015
New WHO case counts released: 27331 cases; 11173 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 17 June 2015):
26 newly reported cases; 4 deaths.
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 19 June 2015
New WHO case counts released: 27352 cases; 11178 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 18 June 2015):
21 newly reported cases; 5 deaths.
After 17 Days… Ebola Revisits Freetown - Africa Young Voices
"Panic has again gripped Freetonians after some seventeen days of registering zero Ebola infection cases in the city. As residents of the country’s capital begin to breathe a sigh of relief, one of the densely populated and filthiest communities in the city, Magazine Cut has reportedly recorded one Ebola case, last Thursday. Currently, the National Ebola Response Centre (NERC) has reportedly quarantined the infected area and has begun identifying and isolating and possible contact persons in order to prevent another round of spread of the deadly disease in the city. It could be recalled that Magazine Cut was one of the hot spots of the outbreak in the city. The re-visitation of the disease in that part of the city has sent shock waves down the spines of city dwellers."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 22 June 2015
New WHO case counts released: 27352 cases; 11178 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 19 June 2015):
63 newly reported cases; 12 deaths.
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 23 June 2015
New WHO case counts released: 27443 cases; 11207 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 22 June 2015):
91 newly reported cases; 29 deaths.
Ebola cases not slowing in Guinea, Sierra Leone - Greensboro News & Record
"Despite hopes that the deadly Ebola outbreak could soon be contained in West Africa, it shows no signs of abating in Guinea and may be flaring up once more in Sierra Leone as people are flouting rules limiting travel meant to stop it."
""Ebola is on the rise again because of population movements. People move from one place to another," said Dr. Amadou Talibe, an Ebola reponse team worker in Dubreka, 30 kilometers (19 miles) north of capital, Conakry. "People who have come into contact with Ebola but have not been identified, they go to another village and only then develop the symptoms of Ebola and then contaminate others.""
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 24 June 2015
New WHO case counts released: 27443 cases; 11207 deaths.
Same numbers since last WHO case count update (on 23 June 2015).
Ebola-hit Sierra Leone quarantines 31 health workers - Medical Xpress
"Authorities in Sierra Leone quarantined three doctors and 28 nurses in the capital Freetown when a mother tested positive for Ebola after giving birth, the health ministry said on Thursday. Doctors were unable to stem the woman's bleeding and she was transferred to an emergency ward at the Princess Christian Maternity Hospital, where it was confirmed she was infected by the deadly virus on Saturday. "All the health workers as well as the baby are now quarantined... and will be there for observation for 21 days," ministry spokesman Jonathan Abass Kamara said. Kamara told AFP none of those in quarantine had shown any symptoms of Ebola, which fells its victims with high fevers, vomiting, diarrhoea and—in the worst cases—unstoppable internal and external bleeding."
Ebola: Guinea to be placed under 21-day quarantine - Pulse Nigeria
"4 villages in Guinea will be placed under a 21-day quarantine as part of a robust strategy to stamp out a lingering Ebola epidemic. The move comes after new cases were discovered there. Reuters reports that the quarantine will apply to Sikhourou Koloteya in the Forecariah along with Tanéné and Bamba in Dubreka prefecture. The village of Tamarasy in the Boké mining region will also be subject to the new measures. According to health ministry document, "a hooping system will be organized resulting in a ban on movement by inhabitants in the affected locations." Health officials will also carry out intensive door-to-door visits to homes in the quarantined areas to try to identify cases of the disease. A situation report by the World Health Organization (WHO) says Forecariah, Dubreka and Boké account for the bulk of new Ebola infections in Guinea over the past three weeks."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 29 June 2015
New WHO case counts released: 27505 cases; 11220 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 24 June 2015):
62 newly reported cases; 13 deaths.
Ebola Back In Liberia: 1 Month, 20 Days After 'Free' Declaration > “Sp - Front Page Africa
"Liberia is reporting a new case of the deadly Ebola virus just one month and 20 days after the World Health Organization declared the country free of the virus transmission. Mr. Tolbert Nyenswah, Deputy Minister - designate for Disease, Surveillance and Epidemic Control confirmed to FrontPageAfrica Monday evening that the case was discovered after the death of the victim."
"Mr. Nyenswah who heads Liberia Incidence Management Team during the Ebola outbreak confirmed that the reported case of the deadly Ebola virus was only detected from specimen taken from the corpse of a dead body. Nyenswah confirmed that specimen from a 17-year old corpse from the village of Nedowian in Margibi County taken before burial tested positive twice and the county surveillance team has increased work in the affected area."
Liberia quarantines area of where new Ebola case appeared - FOX6 WBRC - MyFoxAL.com
"Liberian authorities on Tuesday quarantined the Nedowein area where the corpse of a 17-year-old boy was found with Ebola, sparking fears this West African country could face another outbreak of the disease nearly two months after being declared Ebola-free."
Liberia Reactivates Ebola Units After First Death Since March - Bloomberg
"Liberia reactivated some of its Ebola treatment units after it reported its first death from the virus since March, setting back efforts to control the disease in West Africa."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 30 June 2015
New WHO case counts released: 27514 cases; 11220 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 29 June 2015):
9 newly reported cases; 0 deaths.
Liberia registers second confirmed Ebola case - health official - Channel News Asia
"Liberia confirmed a second case of Ebola on Tuesday just a day after authorities announced they had detected the deadly virus seven weeks after the West African country was declared Ebola-free, a senior health official said. "We have two confirmed cases today in Liberia," said Dr. Moses Massaquoi, case management team leader for Liberia's Ebola task force. He said that tests were underway to establish whether there are further cases."
Liberia Announces 2 More Confirmed Ebola Cases - NDTV
"Liberia said Wednesday a teenager who died of Ebola fever had spread the virus to at least two more people, confirming the first outbreak of the tropical disease for months. "Two more people have been confirmed positive. These people had contact with the boy. We are still waiting for more results of blood tests," said health official Cestus Tarpeh. Tarpeh, a spokesman for the health department in Margibi County, where the 17-year-old got sick, told AFP a herbalist who had treated him had evaded the authorities and was on the run."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 01 July 2015
New WHO case counts released: 27514 cases; 11220 deaths.
Same numbers as last WHO case count update (on 30 June 2015).
Liberia Officials Restart Ebola Monitoring After New Outbreak - Bloomberg
"About 175 people are being monitored after a 17-year-old boy died of the virus this week, Deputy Health Minister Tolbert Nyenswah said by phone. There are two confirmed cases and two suspected cases being treated, he said. The World Health Organization declared Liberia free of Ebola on May 9 after no new cases were reported in 42 days, twice the incubation period."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 2 July 2015
New WHO case counts released: 27540 cases; 11229 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 1 July 2015):
26 newly reported cases; 7 deaths.
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 6 July 2015
New WHO case counts released: 27564 cases; 11245 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 2 July 2015):
24 newly reported cases; 16 deaths.
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 7 July 2015
New WHO case counts released: 27573 cases; 11246 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 6 July 2015):
9 newly reported cases; 1 death.
Initial Ebola test on Liberia dog carcass negative - sources - swissinfo.ch
"A dead dog suspected of being the possible source for the re-emergence of Ebola in Liberia has tested negative for the disease, two health officials citing initial findings said on Tuesday as two new cases were confirmed in the country."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 8 July 2015
New WHO case counts released: 27573 cases; 11246 deaths.
Same numbers since last WHO case count update (on 7 July 2015).
Source of new Liberian Ebola outbreak a mystery: WHO - Yahoo News UK
"The source of a new outbreak of Ebola in Liberia remains a mystery, experts said on Wednesday, describing the cluster as "separate" from the epidemic that killed thousands. The west African nation announced last week that a 17-year-old boy had died of the tropical fever after spreading it to two other people, in the first cases of infection for more than three months. "The origin of infection of the cluster of cases is currently under investigation," the World Health Organization (WHO) said in the latest of its weekly reports on the progress of the epidemic. "At present, these cases are considered to constitute a separate outbreak from that which was declared over on May 9.""
"Experts have speculated that the teenager could have been infected by an entirely new variant of the virus from an animal such as a fruit bat, rather than from a human. A more worrying possibility is that clusters of Ebola continue to smoulder under the surface, far from the gaze of local or international health authorities."
Sierra Leone extends Ebola curfews indefinitely - Yahoo News UK
"Ebola-hit Sierra Leone said on Wednesday it will extend curfews placed on its worst-affected communities last month until the deadly virus has been eradicated. Operation Northern Push, a drive to end infections in the northwest, was supposed to last 21 days, and residents of chiefdoms subjected to night-time lockdowns had been expecting the restrictions to end on Tuesday. Palo Conteh, head of the government's National Ebola Response Centre, told reporters in Freetown however that the 6:00 pm to 6:00 am lockdowns would continue indefinitely."
Two more Liberia Ebola cases as Guinea, Sierra Leone log 27 - CIDRAP
"Two more Ebola infections have been confirmed in Liberia, putting the number of recent cases at 5, as the outbreak region reported its highest weekly total since the middle of May—30—which the World Health Organization (WHO) said overshadows new gains in contact tracing and case reporting."
"The total in the three outbreak countries has reached 27,573 confirmed, probable, and suspected Ebola cases, including 11,246 deaths, the WHO said today in its weekly epidemiologic report on the outbreak."
No Ebola Case in Bong - AllAfrica.com
"Bong County Health Officer, Dr. Sampson Arzoaquoi, says there is no confirmed Ebola case in the county. Dr. Arzoaquoi's clarification comes in the wake of huge speculations in Bong that there were two confirmed cases at the Bong Mines Hospital in Fuamah District and Phebe Hospital in Suakoko, respectively."
16 test positive to Ebola in Guinea - TheCable
"The Guinea National Ebola Coordination Centre has confirmed that 18 out of the 22 people hospitalised presently in the treatment centres have tested positive to the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD). According to Dr. Sakoba Kéïta, head of the Ebola Coordination Committee, who said the epicentres of the Ebola disease remained in Conakry, the activities in several localities and the involvement of youths in anti-Ebola committees, contributed largely to the reduction of new cases."
Liberia Health Authority Confirms Four New Ebola Cases - Global News Network
"Authorities of the Incident Management System (IMS) have confirmed that Liberia now has four confirmed new cases of the deadly Ebola virus. Deputy IMS Manager, Dr. Francis Kateh, said a total of seven cumulative cases are now in the Ebola Treatment Unit (ETU) in Margibi County, three of which are suspected cases, while four have been confirmed by the IMS."
"Addressing the Ministry of Information regular press conference in Monrovia Thursday, Kateh indicated that a total of 120 contacts have been generated from the infected zone, all of whom are currently undergoing volunteer precautionary observation."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 9 July 2015
New WHO case counts released: 27585 cases; 11253 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 8 July 2015):
12 newly reported cases; 7 deaths.
Surge of Ebola in Liberia May Be Linked to a Survivor - New York Times
"A resurgence of Ebola in the last week in Liberia, which had been declared free of the disease, may have originated with a survivor still carrying the virus, according to scientists who analyzed the genetic sequence of the virus from the body of a 17-year-old Liberian boy who died of Ebola last week. The boy’s virus did not match strains still circulating in the continuing outbreak in Guinea and Sierra Leone, meaning he was unlikely to have caught the virus through cross-border travel."
"“The origin of this virus is Liberian,” said Stuart Nichol of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “Based on the absence of reported cases for several months, this does push us toward thinking about a possible sexual event as an early step in this cluster of cases.” Liberia’s last confirmed case, in March, was also suspected to be linked to sexual transmission, because the virus isolated from that patient, Ruth Tugbah, who died, closely matched that detected in the semen of her boyfriend, who had recovered from Ebola months before she fell ill. The genome of Ms. Tugbah’s virus was different from the newly sequenced case and not thought to be connected to it."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 10 July 2015
New WHO case counts released: 27600 cases; 11253 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 9 July 2015):
15 newly reported cases; 0 deaths.
Ebola: Thirty new cases every week - Lauderdale Daily News
"The Ebola outbreak which has been shaking Africa is recording thirty new cases every week, as reported by David Nabarro, the UN’s special envoy for the virus on Monday. At general circumstances, this infected rate is considered as a major outbreak, Nabarro said. He told in a conference that is held at Cape Town by the World Health Organization, “Probably about one-third of these people are not coming from the contact list, which means they are surprised cases, and that’s a big worry.”"
Ebola patients' escape spreads alarm in Sierra Leone - thenews.com.pk - The News International
"Sierra Leone said Monday it had launched an emergency operation to prevent a serious spread of Ebola after two patients escaped for several hours from a treatment centre. A highly-infectious 32-year-old woman and eight-year-old girl sparked a nationwide alert by absconding together from the clinic on the outskirts of the capital Freetown on Saturday. The pair, who are not related, were tracked down at an undisclosed location in the evening and returned to the clinic after radio appeals were made to the public, the National Ebola Response Centre told reporters in Freetown."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 13 July 2015
New WHO case counts released: 27627 cases; 11259 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 10 July 2015):
27 newly reported cases; 6 deaths.
Liberia confirms new Ebola case as outbreak spreads
"A Liberian woman has died of Ebola in a hospital in Monrovia shortly after being admitted, becoming the sixth confirmed case of the virus since it resurfaced last month after a seven-week lull, a senior medical official said on Tuesday. The victim from Montserrado County, which contains Monrovia, is thought to be linked to the other five cases from neighbouring Margibi County, where the disease reemerged. Her detection raised fears that the infection may be spreading in a new area of the country."
""There is one new case. This time, the response area is Montserrado county. The person died in Monrovia," Liberia's Chief Medical Officer Dr. Francis Ketteh told Reuters. A health report sent to officials in the anti-Ebola response said that the woman died a few hours after admission, indicating that surveillance of known contacts from the earlier cases had not been rigorous enough. More than 11,200 people have died from Ebola since the epidemic began in December 2013. Liberia was declared Ebola-free on May 9 but reported a new case nearly two months later. Health officials say the virus probably remained latent in the country during that period and could have been reactivated by a survivor, via sexual transmission."
Ebola cases rise in Sierra Leone capital - BBC News - BBC.com - BBC News
"Health officials in Sierra Leone have warned that new cases of Ebola are continuing to emerge, more than year after the major outbreak was first declared. Despite a decline in cases in recent months, there has been a sudden rise in new infections in the capital Freetown. Almost 4,000 people have died from Ebola in Sierra Leone since the epidemic broke out in December 2013, making it one of the worst hit countries worst along with Guinea and Liberia. Experts warn that fear, fatigue and denial are allowing the virus to spread."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 14 July 2015
New WHO case counts released: 27642 cases; 11261 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 13 July 2015):
15 newly reported cases; 2 deaths.
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 15 July 2015
New WHO case counts released: 27642 cases; 11261 deaths.
Same numbers since last WHO case count update (on 14 July 2015).
Liberia authorities track herbalist who escaped Ebola quarantine ... - Reuters Africa
"A herbalist who treated the 17-year-old boy who sparked Liberia's third wave of Ebola infections has escaped quarantine and fled to Nimba County in the north of the country near Guinea, officials said on Thursday. He was one of 120 people placed under quarantine for coming into contact with the deceased. "The herbalist evaded quarantine and is on the run, this is a reason we are putting everybody on alert," Paul Karnue, a spokesman for the Nimba local government said. "Nimba County authorities are not taking Ebola's recurrence lightly because the county suffered severely during the first outbreak," he added."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 16 July 2015
New WHO case counts released: 27643 cases; 11261 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 15 July 2015):
1 newly reported cases; 0 deaths.
"The four remaining patients infected during Liberia's recent string of Ebola cases have recovered, meaning there are currently no confirmed cases in the country though more than 100 people are still under surveillance, a health official said Friday. "There are no Ebola cases anywhere in Liberia as we speak," Deputy Health Minister Tolbert Nyenswah told The Associated Press. In an interview earlier with state media, he said the four patients had recovered and would be discharged in a ceremony on Monday. "It is still too early to say is it is over," Nyenswah cautioned in the interview, noting that 123 contacts were being monitored."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 17 July 2015
New WHO case counts released: 27652 cases; 11264 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 16 July 2015):
10 newly reported cases; 3 deaths.
Last four Ebola cases in Liberia discharged from clinic | Top News | Reuters - Reuters Africa
"The last four cases of Ebola in Liberia were discharged from a treatment clinic in the capital Monrovia on Monday, meaning there were no more confirmed carriers of the deadly virus in the West African country. The four men, released from the ELWA treatment unit to cheers and applause, were part of an outbreak of the virus in Margibi County just outside Monrovia discovered in late June. Two other confirmed cases have since died."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 20 July 2015
New WHO case counts released: 27698 cases; 11268 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 17 July 2015):
46 newly reported cases; 4 deaths.
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 21 July 2015
New WHO case counts released: 27706 cases; 11269 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 20 July 2015):
8 newly reported cases; 1 death.
The New Dawn Liberia - Ebola traceable to 'sexual transmission' - The New Dawn Liberia
"'Hypothesis' in the source of Ebola transmission that killed a 17- year-old boy in Liberia last month “is leading to sexual transmission,” according to the head of Liberia’s Incidence Management System, Tolbert Nyenswah. But Mr. Nyenswah, who is also Deputy Minister of Health, told State radio ELBC on Monday, July 20 that investigation has not concluded to emphatically state the actual source, adding that efforts were still being made to establish whether the source was human or animal."
Ebola Emergency Response… UN Backs Off « Africa Young Voices (AYV) - Africa Young Voices
"The Chief Executive Officer of the National Ebola Response Centre, Major Retired Paolo Conteh has confirmed that the United Nations Mission on Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER) has officially closed down its operations in the country. According to the NERC CEO the withdrawal of UNMEER does not in any way mean that the UN’S operation has ended in the country, adding that the United Nations is still playing a pivotal role in the EVD response and recovery plan of the country."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 22 July 2015
New WHO case counts released: 27704 cases; 11269 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 21 July 2015):
2 fewer reported cases.
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 23 July 2015
New WHO case counts released: 27723 cases; 11273 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 22 July 2015):
19 newly reported cases; 4 deaths.
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 24 July 2015
New WHO case counts released: 27724 cases; 11274 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 23 July 2015):
1 newly reported case; 1 death.
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 27 July 2015
New WHO case counts released: 27749 cases; 11278 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 24 July 2015):
25 newly reported case; 4 deaths.
Liberia begins another countdown to being Ebola-free - StarAfrica.com
"Liberia has started a new 42-day countdown to be once again declared Ebola-free following the latest outbreak in Margibi County. Laboratory tests have confirmed that the last two known suspected Ebola cases have proved negative of the virus, a health ministry press statement issued at the weekend said. The World Health Organization began a new 42-day countdown 24 hours after the second negative test result, to once again declare Liberia free of Ebola. The statement said only 33 people, 17 in Montserrado County and 16 in Margibi County remain in contact monitoring, noting that both the contacts and their communities deserve the ministry’s thanks."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 28 July 2015
New WHO case counts released: 27749 cases; 11279 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 27 July 2015):
0 newly reported case; 1 death.
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 29 July 2015
New WHO case counts released: 27748 cases; 11279 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 28 July 2015):
Amended case count numbers from WHO.
Sierra Leone faces Ebola setback with new case; 500 under quarantine after 1 ... - New Europe
"Authorities in Sierra Leone are now monitoring more than 500 people after one man died from Ebola in area where the virus had been gone for months. Hassan Abdul Sesay, a member of parliament from the area, said Thursday that the victim had contracted Ebola in the capital of Freetown. At the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, he traveled to his home village in Northern Tonkolili District. Now the 30 nurses who treated him for fever at a local hospital and his entire home village are being quarantined. Authorities said the Ebola emergency was not called, and his family and friends buried him without following the special procedures required for Ebola victims to avoid spreading the disease even after death."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 30 July 2015
New WHO case counts released: 27836 cases; 11280 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 29 July 2015):
88 newly reported case; 1 death.
Ebola vaccine trial proves 100% successful in Guinea - The Guardian
"A vaccine against Ebola has been shown to be 100% successful in trials conducted during the outbreak in Guinea and is likely to bring the west African epidemic to an end, experts say. The results of the trials involving 4,000 people are remarkable because of the unprecedented speed with which the development of the vaccine and the testing were carried out."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 31 July 2015
New WHO case counts released: 27840 cases; 11280 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 30 July 2015):
4 newly reported cases; 0 deaths.
Head of CDC in Sierra Leone as concerns grown from Ebola death in area virus ... - Daily Journal
"The director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is in Sierra Leone for consultations on Ebola and the country's health system as new concerns grow about how many people may have been infected by a single case in the Tonkolili District. Authorities in Sierra Leone last week quarantined 500 people after a man died from Ebola in an area where the deadly virus had been gone for months. National Ebola Response Centre's OB Sisay said Sunday two relatives of the man have Ebola and more cases are feared. The victim contracted Ebola in the capital, traveled to his home village, and was treated for fever at a local hospital but authorities did not call the Ebola emergency number. Ebola has killed more than 11,200 people worldwide."
Sierre Leone records two new cases of Ebola - Yahoo! Maktoob News
"Two new cases of Ebola have surfaced in Sierra Leone's Tonkolili district after a man died last week in the area where the deadly virus had not been seen for months, according to an official. The two new cases are relatives of a man who contracted the virus in mid-July, the National Ebola Response Centre's OB Sisay said on Sunday."
""We now know where the virus is and we are tracking its movement, by surrounding, containing and eradicating its last remaining chain of transmission," Sisay said. Authorities moved quickly to contain the spread, but more cases are feared, he said."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 3 Aug 2015
New WHO case counts released: 27860 cases; 11281 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 31 July 2015):
20 newly reported cases; 1 deaths.
Ebola Cases Fall Sharply, UN Reports - New York Times
"The number of new Ebola diagnoses in Sierra Leone and Guinea reached its lowest point in well over a year last week, according to the World Health Organization, with only one reported case in each country. There were no new cases in Liberia, the third nation most severely affected by the outbreak. “That progress is real,” Dr. Bruce Aylward, an assistant director general of the organization, said Tuesday at a news conference in Geneva. Dr. Aylward said it was realistic to expect the epidemic to be quelled by the end of the year. “We can get there,” he said. He cautioned that in the interim there would probably be additional flare-ups of the disease, which has killed more than 11,000 people since this outbreak emerged in Guinea in late 2013."
"Already two new Ebola diagnoses have been made since Sunday, and responders are tracking close to 2,000 people potentially exposed within the past 21 days, some of whom could still fall sick."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 4 Aug 2015
New WHO case counts released: 27862 cases; 11281 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 3 Aug 2015):
2 newly reported cases; 0 deaths.
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 5 Aug 2015
New WHO case counts released: 27862 cases; 11281 deaths.
Same as last WHO case count update (on 4 Aug 2015).
Sierra Leone's Ebola head says there's hope with only 4 cases - CTV News
"Sierra Leone's head of Ebola says the country has only four cases of Ebola and he is hopeful the countdown to zero can soon begin. National Emergency Response Center chief Alfred Palo Conteh said Thursday that two of those cases have proven negative after treatments, and the other two in the northern Tonkolili district are in treatment. Sierra Leone quarantined 500 people in the district after a man died from Ebola the other week. The area had not seen the deadly virus for months. Palo Conteh said "the end of this virus is in sight."He said 92 people, who are being monitored, remain at high risk of developing Ebola."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 6 Aug 2015
New WHO case counts released: 27890 cases; 11283 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 5 Aug 2015):
28 newly reported cases; 2 deaths.
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 7 Aug 2015
New WHO case counts released: 27895 cases; 11283 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 6 Aug 2015):
5 newly reported cases; 0 deaths.
President Koroma lifts Ebola emergency regulations - Sierra Leone Telegraph
"After months of political dithering and growing accusations of using the Ebola emergency regulations for party political advantage, president Koroma has today finally decided to lift most of the measures that have been in place for a year. Today’s announcement will give much needed respite to the majority of Sierra Leoneans that have strictly observed the Ebola regulations to the letter, including the ban on social gathering and restricted market trading."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 10 Aug 2015
New WHO case counts released: 27928 cases; 11283 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 7 Aug 2015):
33 newly reported cases; 0 deaths.
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 11 Aug 2015
New WHO case counts released: 27929 cases; 11283 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 10 Aug 2015):
1 newly reported case; 0 deaths.
"With no new Ebola cases in Liberia, but ongoing transmission in neighbouring Sierra Leone and Guinea, IOM is expanding its work to reinforce Liberia’s cross-border screening of travellers and its surveillance capacity. Under a new project funded by USAID’s Office of US Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA), IOM will work with County Health Teams (CHTs) and the Ministry of Health (MoH) Disease Prevention and Control Division to provide key resources, training and mentoring support to major ports of entry and border communities in Grand Cape Mount, Lofa, Bong, Nimba, Grand Gedeh, River Gee and Maryland counties."
"“Liberia has experienced the third wave of Ebola and as we move forward it is critical that border surveillance activities are heightened to ensure early detection of imported cases, identification, tracking and monitoring of potential high risk contacts,” says Thomas Nagbe, Director of the MoH Disease Prevention and Control Division and Chair of the National Disease Surveillance Technical Coordination Committee."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 12 Aug 2015
New WHO case counts released: 27929 cases; 11283 deaths.
Same numbers as last WHO case count update (on 11 Aug 2015).
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 13 Aug 2015
New WHO case counts released: 27948 cases; 11283 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 12 Aug 2015):
19 newly reported case; 0 deaths.
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 14 Aug 2015
New WHO case counts released: 27948 cases; 11284 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 13 Aug 2015):
0 newly reported case; 1 death.
Sierra Leone lifts last major Ebola quarantine as cases recede - Reuters Africa
"Sierra Leone lifted its last major Ebola quarantine on Friday as President Ernest Bai Koroma expressed confidence that the country would soon be free of the virus.The more than 500 residents of the northern village of Massessebeh gathered in the streets, singing and waving palm branches, after Koroma cut a piece of tape used as a cordon."
""I am sure within August we will start counting the first 21 days of zero (new cases)," said Koroma, referring to the incubation period of the virus. "I believe we cannot go back, we can only go forward." Sierra Leone now has just two confirmed Ebola patients, he added."
Sierra Leone Has First Week of No New Ebola Cases - TIME
"Sierra Leone has gone one full week without any new Ebola cases, a first since the start of the outbreak over a year ago. On Monday, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that the Ebola response has moved into “phase 3,” which means responders are working to ensure that the last known cases of Ebola in the country have not spread. The WHO traced the final cases to a man who worked in Freetown, the capital, and then returned to his home village of Massessehbeh in a northern region in the country, called Tonkolili. The man died in a hospital while receiving malaria treatment, and a postmortem test confirmed he had Ebola. Responders put the entire village in quarantine for 21 days, bringing in water and food and providing information and support, while checking everyone daily for signs of Ebola."
Sierra Leone down to the last chain of Ebola virus transmission - World Health Organization
"The Ebola response in Sierra Leone has moved to phase 3 The Ebola response has moved to "phase 3"’, focusing on tracking each and every chain of Ebola virus transmission and closing down the remaining chains as quickly as possible. Sierra Leone is now down to a single chain of transmission, which started in Freetown but sparked a cluster of cases in Tonkolili, in the northern region of the country."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 17 Aug 2015
New WHO case counts released: 27951 cases; 11284 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 14 Aug 2015):
3 newly reported cases; 0 deaths.
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 18 Aug 2015
New WHO case counts released: 27952 cases; 11284 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 17 Aug 2015):
1 newly reported case; 0 deaths.
Liberia Goes 35 Days in Ebola Free Count-Down - AllAfrica.com
"Liberia has made a journey of 35 days in its 42 days countdown to regain its Ebola-free status, the head of the Incident Management System (IMS), Tolbert Nyenswah, has disclosed. According to Mr. Nyenswah, this means that the nation will complete its 42 day count-down on August 28, at which time it is expected to again be declared Ebola-free by the World Health Organization (WHO)."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 19 Aug 2015
New WHO case counts released: 27952 cases; 11284 deaths.
Same numbers since last WHO case count update (on 18 Aug 2015).
WHO reports 3 new Ebola cases—all in Guinea - CIDRAP
"The number of newly confirmed Ebola infections in West Africa's outbreak region stayed at three last week for the second straight week, with Guinea the only country to report new cases, the World Health Organization (WHO) said today in its weekly snapshot of the epidemic. Earlier this week, the WHO announced that Sierra Leone had gone a full week without reporting a new case, the first time since the outbreak began last year. However, in reporting further progress against the virus, the WHO also warned of a significant risk of transmission, because some contacts have been lost to follow-up in Guinea and in Freetown, Sierra Leone's capital."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 20 Aug 2015
New WHO case counts released: 27982 cases; 11286 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 19 Aug 2015):
30 newly reported cases; 2 deaths.
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 21 Aug 2015
New WHO case counts released: 28000 cases; 11286 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 20 Aug 2015):
18 newly reported cases; 0 deaths.
S/Leone manhunt for fleeing Ebola suspects - StarAfrica.com
"The authorities in Sierra Leone have mounted a manhunt for seven “high risk” Ebola suspects who are reportedly on the run, sources revealed Friday.The incident is said to have happened in the east of Freetown and search teams have been sent around the city. The identities of the escapees have not been revealed. The development comes as the country prepares to make its last move on the deadly epidemic which has claimed over 3000 lives since March 2014."
"Health authorities in Sierra Leone released the country's last known Ebola patient from the hospital on Monday, a milestone that allows the nation to begin a 42-day countdown to being declared free of the virus that has killed nearly 4,000 people here. President Ernest Bai Koroma presented a certificate of discharge to Adama Sankoh, 40, who contracted Ebola after her son died from the disease late last month. "The Ebola fight is not yet over — go and tell members of your community that," the president said when presenting the certificate to the woman. "Go back to your community and continue to live life as you used to.""
"Sankoh, whose 23-year-old son contracted Ebola in the capital of Freetown before traveling to his home village, thanked everyone who provided her care during her illness. She also vowed to be the last person infected in Sierra Leone with the virus. "Although my child died of Ebola I am very happy that I have survived today," she said upon leaving the Ebola treatment center in Mateneh village on the outskirts of Makeni, the president's hometown. If Sierra Leone is declared free of transmission of the Ebola virus it would leave just one country with the disease — Guinea — after an epidemic that has killed more than 11,200 people since late 2013. But first Sierra Leone must go 42 days — equal to two incubation periods of 21 days — without another Ebola case in order for the World Health Organization to make such a declaration. It's a benchmark that Liberia reached in May only to then experience a brief reappearance of cases."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 24 Aug 2015
New WHO case counts released: 28000 cases; 11287 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 21 Aug 2015):
0 newly reported cases; 1 death.
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 25 Aug 2015
New WHO case counts released: 28005 cases; 11287 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 24 Aug 2015):
5 newly reported cases; 0 death.
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 26 Aug 2015
New WHO case counts released: 28005 cases; 11287 deaths.
Same numbers since last WHO case count update (on 25 Aug 2015).
Guinea Extends Ebola Ring Vaccine Trial to Sierra Leone - Sierra Express Media
"Reliable sources reaching this press states that The Guinean Ebola Ring Vaccine Trial has been extended to Sierra Leone as a move to stop the transmission across the region, our report confirms. Addressing participants in a recent opening ceremony of the training session at the Conference Hall of Brookfields Hotel in Freetown, the World Health Organization (WHO) Ebola Technical Coordinator Sierra Leone, Dr. Margaret Lamumu said that prior to the extension of the vaccine to Sierra Leone, the Ministry of Health and Sanitation (MoHS) and World Health Organization’s (WHO) Joint team visited five sites to make available the vaccine study, adding that expert trainers from the United Kingdom were targeted to do the training."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 27 Aug 2015
New WHO case counts released: 28051 cases; 11288 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 26 Aug 2015):
46 newly reported cases; 1 death.
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 28 Aug 2015
New WHO case counts released: 28055 cases; 11288 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 27 Aug 2015):
4 newly reported cases; 0 deaths.
"Officials have announced a 67-year-old woman in the Kambia district of Sierra Leone died of Ebola, less than a week after the last Ebola patient in the country was discharged from hospital. Chief medical officer Dr. Brima Kargbo confirmed Sunday the death was caused by Ebola."
"The last patient had been discharged Monday, an event that began a 42-day countdown to determine whether the World Health Organization (WHO) could declare the country free of Ebola transmission. It is unclear at this stage whether the woman died before or after the countdown started. "We should not despair as we have been expecting this," said OB Sisay, director of the National Ebola Response Center. "We need to stay focused and maintain our discipline." The center has sent out teams to find out who had been in contact with the woman."
Experts to investigate new Ebola case in north Sierra Leone - Bradenton Herald
"A World Health Organization spokeswoman says that Ebola experts are in Sierra Leone's Kambia district investigating a case that emerged less than a week after the country's last known patient was discharged from hospital. Dr. Margaret Harris said Monday that once the source of transmission is found and contacts are traced, a vaccination trial will also begin in northern Sierra Leone. Authorities on Sunday said samples from the body of a 67-year-old woman who died in Kambia recently came back positive for Ebola. Harris said they are investigating how the woman got the deadly virus, concerned with the possibility of a silent chain of transmission. The worst Ebola outbreak in history has killed nearly 4,000 people in Sierra Leone and more than 11,300 overall."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 31 Aug 2015
New WHO case counts released: 28065 cases; 11289 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 28 Aug 2015):
10 newly reported cases; 1 death.
Sierra Leone News: There is no ebola case at present-Sidi Yaya - Awoko
"Director of Communications in the National Ebola Response Centre (NERC) has said there is no ebola case in the country right now.He made this comment yesterday during a telephone interview with Awoko. The Director of Communications said that on the 28th of August there was a reported death case of ebola from Tonko Limba Chiefdom in Kambia. He said the corpse was buried and the high risk contacts were isolated by the DERC of Kambia."
50 people quarantinee after new Ebola death in S. Leone - Medical Xpress
"Fifty people have been placed in quarantine in northern Sierra Leone after the death of a middle-aged woman from the Ebola virus, medical officials said Tuesday, in a setback for the country's bid to gain Ebola-free status. "We are conducting an epidemiological investigation to trace the extent of the transmission" as the woman ho died was sick for 5-10 days without the authorities being alerted, Ibrahim Sesay of the National Ebola Response Centre (NERC) told a local radio station. Given the 50 people identified as at high-risk "we should not be surprised if we see new cases coming out," from the new case identified in the village of Sella Kafta in the northern district of Kambia, he said."
Liberia Completes 37 Days of Countdown to Ebola Free Status - Liberian Daily Observer
"The head of the Incident Management System, Tolbert G. Nyenswah, has alerted that Liberia has completed 37 days of the 42-day countdown to returning to its status as an Ebola transmission free nation. Minister Nyenswah made the disclosure to this newspaper via mobile phone yesterday in Monrovia. He explained that if Liberia maintains its present status with no suspected case of Ebola outbreak, the World Health Organization (WHO) will announce the country Ebola-free by the end of the month. “While we are waiting to be announced an Ebola-free country, we should continue to observe all the preventive measures such as the regular hand-washing, avoiding overcrowded areas as well as regular communication with surveillance teams and other activities adopted by the IMS and its partners,” Mr. Nyenswah said."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 1 Sept 2015
New WHO case counts released: 28073 cases; 11290 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 31 Aug 2015):
8 newly reported cases; 1 death.
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 2 Sept 2015
New WHO case counts released: 28073 cases; 11290 deaths.
Same numbers since last WHO case count update (on 1 Sept 2015).
New Ebola Case in Sierra Leone - Student Operated Press
"The detection of a new case of Ebola in Sierra Leone over the weekend after the West African country had marked almost three weeks of zero cases has prompted the use of an experimental vaccine to fight the disease, according to the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO)."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 3 Sept 2015
New WHO case counts released: 28102 cases; 11290 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 2 Sept 2015):
29 newly reported cases; 0 deaths.
West Africa's weekly Ebola total stays at 3 cases - CIDRAP
"For the fifth week in a row, three Ebola cases were confirmed in West Africa's outbreak region, limited to two in Guinea and an earlier announced case in Sierra Leone that set back the clock on its progress toward Ebola-free status."
"In its weekly epidemiologic update today, the World Health Organization (WHO) said that a rapid response team has been deployed to Kambia district where Sierra Leone's recent case was detected, and teams are on alert to tamp down the threat of recent high-risk cases in Guinea. In other developments, global health experts in London today grappled with how to better manage global health risks, in the wake of missteps that occurred during the response to the Ebola crisis."
Liberia declared free of Ebola, again: WHO - Yahoo News UK
"The World Health Organization on Thursday announced that Liberia, recently ravaged by Ebola, was free of the virus, 42 days after the last confirmed case passed a second negative test. "WHO declares Liberia free of Ebola virus transmission in the human population," the UN health agency said in a statement. The WHO, which had previously declared Liberia Ebola-free in May only to see the deadly virus resurface six weeks later, said the country had now entered a 90-day period of heightened surveillance. It hailed Liberia's "successful response" to the recent re-emergence of Ebola, when six people were infected, including two who died."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 4 Sept 2015
New WHO case counts released: 28103 cases; 11290 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 3 Sept 2015):
1 newly reported case; 0 deaths.
Sierra Leone village in quarantine after Ebola death - BBC News
"Nearly 1,000 people in Sierra Leone have been put under quarantine following the death of a 67-year-old woman who tested positive for Ebola. It comes five days into a six-week countdown for the country to be officially declared Ebola-free. The quarantine will last for three weeks, provided no new cases are recorded. More than 11,000 people have died since the start of the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia."
New Ebola case in Sierra Leone quarantine village: president - Yahoo News UK
"Another woman has tested positive for Ebola in a village in northern Sierra Leone already under quarantine after the death of a 67-year-old woman a week ago, President Ernest Bai Koroma said. Koroma said the new case, confirmed on Saturday, had been in contact with the woman who died on August 28 in the village of Sellu Kafta in Kambia district. "The incident is a reminder that Ebola is still here so we must continue to adhere to the precautionary measures made by the health authorities," he urged. "As a government we have (recently) extended the state of public health emergency to deal with such occurrences."
""The fact that we still have new cases (emerging) means that we need the regulation and we will continue to use it" to halt the transmission chain, the president stressed. The latest death had brought to an abrupt end the optimism fuelled by the release of what had been Sierra Leone's last known Ebola patient from hospital in the central city of Makeni in late August. District health officials in Kambia told AFP the new Ebola patient was the "niece" of the woman who died in Sellu Kafta."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 7 Sept 2015
New WHO case counts released: 28135 cases; 11291 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 4 Sept 2015):
32 newly reported cases; 1 death.
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 8 Sept 2015
New WHO case counts released: 28147 cases; 11291 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 7 Sept 2015):
12 newly reported cases; 0 deaths.
New Sierra Leone Ebola cases frustrate efforts to end outbreak - Yahoo News
"Sierra Leone has recorded four new cases of Ebola in a village on its northern border and will likely see more infections in a further setback to efforts to end an 18-month West African epidemic, a senior health official said on Tuesday."
"The new cases recorded since the start of the weekend in Sella Kaffta, a village in Kambia District, were all individuals who came into direct contact with a woman who died of the disease late last month. Pallo Conteh, head of Sierra Leone's National Ebola Response Centre, said the woman's family had failed to notify authorities when she fell ill and instead cared for her themselves."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 9 Sept 2015
New WHO case counts released: 28147 cases; 11291 deaths.
Same numbers since last WHO case count update (on 8 Sept 2015).
Guinea passes one week with no new Ebola case: WHO - Medical Xpress
"Guinea has notched up a week without a new case of Ebola, a first since March 2014, the head of the UN's response to the epidemic, Bruce Aylward, said on Wednesday. "As of today, they have gone seven days without a (new) case of Ebola," said Aylward, the World Health Organization's special envoy for the epidemic."
""That is the longest period since March of last year that Guinea has gone without an Ebola case," he added. There are two people in the country who have Ebola, but they tested postive before September 2."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 10 Sept 2015
New WHO case counts released: 28160 cases; 11291 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 9 Sept 2015):
13 newly reported cases; 0 deaths.
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 11 Sept 2015
New WHO case counts released: 28164 cases; 11291 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 10 Sept 2015):
4 newly reported cases; 0 deaths.
Sierra Leone records 5th Ebola case - GlobalPost
"The National Ebola Response Center (NERC) of Sierra Leone reported Friday of another case of positive Ebola infection in the Sellakafter village in Kambia district, north of Sierra Leone. This brings number of people who have been infected with the disease to five for the past week. Disclosing this to Xinhua in a telephone interview, the Communication Officer and spokesman for NERC, Sidi Yayah Tunis, said all the cases are relatives of the 67 year old lady who died of Ebola about two weeks ago in the village. Tunis explained that "the victim was among a number of high risk cases quarantined in the village" and "took part in the washing and burial of the late lady.""
After 169 days: Young girl in Sierra Leone diagnosed with Ebola - Pulse.com.gh
"According to reports from BBC's Umaru Fofana in Freetown, Sierra Leone, a 16-year-old girl has been diagnosed with the deadly Ebola virus in northern Sierra Leone's Bomabli district, which had gone for 169 days without a case. According to initial suspicion is that the girl got Ebola after having sex with a survivor of the illness, but this has not yet been confirmed."
New Ebola death reported in northern Sierra Leone - WSPA.com
"Sierra Leone on Monday announced a new Ebola death in a northern district that had gone nearly six months without reporting any infections. The announcement marked another setback in ending Ebola transmission in Sierra Leone, which has totaled nearly 4,000 Ebola deaths during the worst outbreak ever recorded."
"The latest fatality is a 16-year-old who died on Sunday in Bombali district, about 150 miles northeast of the capital, Freetown, according to a statement from the National Ebola Response Center issued Monday. A swab from her body tested positive for Ebola, but the source of the infection is unknown, the statement said. The village where she died has been placed under quarantine."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 14 Sept 2015
New WHO case counts released: 28212 cases; 11291 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 11 Sept 2015):
48 newly reported cases; 0 deaths.
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 15 Sept 2015
New WHO case counts released: 28220 cases; 11291 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 14 Sept 2015):
8 newly reported cases; 0 deaths.
S/Leone: Quarantine escapee, rift in opposition, dominate press - StarAfrica.com
"The disappearance of a suspected Ebola patient from a quarantine home is a lead in the Premier News newspaper on Tuesday. The incident, according to the daily, happened in the Tonko Limba chiefdom in the Northern Kambia district. The woman, named Fatmata Kamara, reportedly abandoned quarantine home just days into isolation. The issue has raised concerns about security in quarantine homes in the country, a phenomenon that largely helped spread the virus across the country when it first emerged."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 16 Sept 2015
New WHO case counts released: 28220 cases; 11291 deaths.
Same numbers since last WHO case count update (on 15 Sept 2015).
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 17 Sept 2015
New WHO case counts released: 28245 cases; 11293 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 16 Sept 2015):
25 newly reported cases; 2 deaths.
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 18 Sept 2015
New WHO case counts released: 28251 cases; 11294 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 17 Sept 2015):
6 newly reported cases; 1 death.
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 21 Sept 2015
New WHO case counts released: 28280 cases; 11295 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 18 Sept 2015):
29 newly reported cases; 1 death.
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 22 Sept 2015
New WHO case counts released: 28295 cases; 11295 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 21 Sept 2015):
15 newly reported cases; 0 deaths.
Share “UN Ebola response now planned to continue...” - NewsOK.com
"The United Nations says it's now planning for Ebola response activities to last into 2016, suggesting the battle against the virus won't be over by year-end after all. In a report released Wednesday by the World Health Organization and its humanitarian partners, health officials said that there are plans for the Ebola response to continue until midyear 2016. Those so-called Phase 3 efforts include stopping transmission, indicating cases are still anticipated. The report comes as both Sierra Leone and Guinea struggle with a resurgence of cases, in large part due to difficulty tracing the contacts of the sick. More than 11,000 people have died — nearly all of them in West Africa — since Ebola first emerged in the region in late 2013."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 23 Sept 2015
New WHO case counts released: 28295 cases; 11295 deaths.
Same numbers since last WHO case count update (on 22 Sept 2015).
Ebola total grows by 2 with new cases in Guinea - CIDRAP
"Only two lab-confirmed Ebola cases were reported from the outbreak region last week, both in Guinea and both linked to a known transmission chain in Conakry, the World Health Organization (WHO) said today in its weekly update."
"In Sierra Leone, the preliminary investigation into an isolated case detected the previous week in Bombali district suggests that a survivor was the source of the Ebola virus that killed a 16-year-old girl. During the same week the country had reported four cases in a cluster in Kambia district. "
"The WHO said the number of weekly cases has remained below 10 since the end of July, with transmission limited to several small areas in Guinea and Sierra Leone, which it says is indicative of the third phase of the epidemic, with a new response phase to target it."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 24 Sept 2015
New WHO case counts released: 28319 cases; 11296 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 23 Sept 2015):
24 newly reported cases; 1 death.
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 25 Sept 2015
New WHO case counts released: 28324 cases; 11296 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 24 Sept 2015):
5 newly reported cases; 0 deaths.
Sierra Leone starts another 42-day Ebola countdown - GlobalPost
"Sierra Leone on Sunday began another 42-day Ebola countdown after the last two Ebola patients were discharged from the Mathene Treatment Centre in the northern city of Makeni, local officials said. According to the local district Ebola response officials who declined to be named, "all people that were in quarantine homes in the Kambia and Bombali Districts have ended their 21 day incubation period and have been released"."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 28 Sept 2015
New WHO case counts released: 28371 cases; 11296 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 25 Sept 2015):
47 newly reported cases; 0 deaths.
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 29 Sept 2015
New WHO case counts released: 28388 cases; 11296 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 28 Sept 2015):
17 newly reported cases; 0 deaths.
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 30 Sept 2015
New WHO case counts released: 28388 cases; 11296 deaths.
Same numbers since last WHO case count update (on 29 Sept 2015).
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 01 Oct 2015
New WHO case counts released: 28408 cases; 11296 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 30 Sept 2015):
20 newly reported cases; 0 deaths.
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 02 Oct 2015
New WHO case counts released: 28412 cases; 11296 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 01 Oct 2015):
4 newly reported cases; 0 deaths.
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 05 Oct 2015
New WHO case counts released: 28417 cases; 11297 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 02 Oct 2015):
5 newly reported cases; 1 death.
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 06 Oct 2015
New WHO case counts released: 28421 cases; 11297 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 05 Oct 2015):
4 newly reported cases; 0 deaths.
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 07 Oct 2015
New WHO case counts released: 28421 cases; 11297 deaths.
Same numbers since last WHO case count update (on 06 Oct 2015).
U.N.: No New Ebola Cases Reported Last Week - Drug Discovery & Development
"The World Health Organization said there were no Ebola cases reported last week - the first time an entire week has passed without any new confirmed patients since the devastating outbreak began last March. The U.N. health agency said in a report issued Wednesday that all contacts of Ebola cases in Sierra Leone have now been followed for 21 days without falling sick, suggesting the country might soon be free of the disease. Still, more than 500 people are being tracked in Guinea and WHO said there is "considerable risk" of further spread. Scientists have also lost track of where the virus was recently spreading. Since it first broke out in Guinea's forest region last year, Ebola has killed more than 11,200 people in West Africa."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 08 Oct 2015
New WHO case counts released: 28427 cases; 11297 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 07 Oct 2015):
5 newly reported cases.
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 09 Oct 2015
New WHO case counts released: 28429 cases; 11297 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 08 Oct 2015):
2 newly reported cases.
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 12 Oct 2015
New WHO case counts released: 28448 cases; 11297 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 09 Oct 2015):
19 newly reported cases.
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 13 Oct 2015
New WHO case counts released: 28454 cases; 11297 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 12 Oct 2015):
6 newly reported cases.
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 14 Oct 2015
New WHO case counts released: 28454 cases; 11297 deaths.
Same numbers as last WHO case count update (on 13 Oct 2015).
NEW: Ebola Virus Can be Found in Male Survivors 9 Months After Symptoms - GoLocalPDX
"A recent study into the persistence of the Ebola virus in body fluids show that some men still produce semen samples that test positive for Ebola nine months after onset of symptoms. 'These results come at a critically important time, reminding us that while Ebola case numbers continue to plummet, Ebola survivors and their families continue to struggle with the effects of the disease. This study provides further evidence that survivors need continued, substantial support for the next 6 to 12 months to meet these challenges and to ensure their partners are not exposed to potential virus,' said Bruce Aylward, WHO Director-General’s Special Representative on the Ebola Response."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 15 Oct 2015
New WHO case counts released: 28466 cases; 11297 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 14 Oct 2015):
12 newly reported cases.
"A suspected case of sexual transmission of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in Liberia was confirmed using genomic analysis...The work, described in today's edition of the New England Journal of Medicine, provides molecular evidence of Ebola virus (EBOV) transmission between an EVD survivor and his female partner."
"CPT Suzanne Mate, Ph.D., of USAMRIID, said scientists working at the LIBR earlier this year analyzed blood samples from a female patient who tested positive for EBOV in March 2015 when there had been no new documented cases for 30 days. The patient was reported to have had recent sexual intercourse with a male partner who had survived EVD and had been declared EBOV negative in early October 2014."
"'Ebola virus genomes assembled from the patient's blood and the survivor's semen were consistent with direct transmission," commented Jason Ladner, Ph.D., of USAMRIID. 'The samples shared three genetic substitutions that have not been found in any other Ebola virus sequences in Western Africa.' In addition, said Ladner, these three genetic changes were distinct from the last documented transmission chain in Liberia prior to this case. Combined with epidemiologic data, the genomic analysis provides support for sexual transmission of Ebola virus and for the persistence of infective EBOV in semen for more than 179 days after disease onset."
Two new Ebola cases in Guinea, WHO says - Daily Mail
"Two people have fallen ill with Ebola in Guinea after two weeks with no new confirmed cases of the disease in West Africa, the World Health Organization said on Friday. WHO spokeswoman Margaret Harris told a U.N. briefing in Geneva that one case was in Forecariah and appeared to be linked to a previously known chain of infection, the other was in the capital Conakry. Ebola transmission is considered to be over once a locality has gone 42 days without a new case of the disease."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 16 Oct 2015
New WHO case counts released: 28468 cases; 11298 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 15 Oct 2015):
2 newly reported cases, 1 death.
Sierra Leone claims 21 days Ebola free - Famagusta Gazette
"Sierra Leone's President Ernest Bai Koroma addressed the nation Saturday on the country's first 21 days of Ebola free countdown. He described over four thousand Ebola survivors in the country as heroes and called on people not to fear them. In a nationwide address to mark the first incubation period of 21 days in the 42 day World Health Organisation (WHO) Ebola countdown, Koroma said 'the event marks a significant milestone in the nation's fight against Ebola and there is no doubt that victory is within our reach'. 'All Sierra Leoneans should be proud of what we have achieved together and put aside fear and ignorance on our dealings with the over four thousand survivors who are our heroes,' he said. The head of state declared that 'all dead bodies will continue to be swapped to be certain that a single case (of Ebola) will not be missed' 'We will fight Ebola together and we will win together and we will not relax our guard,' he added. Koroma's address came two days after four people were arrested and charged with illegal washing of bodies at a ceremony in the fishing village of Goderich in the west end of the city. The last case of Ebola in the country was recorded on September 13 in the north while the last patient was discharged from the treatment centre. According to WHO 'a country can only be declared Ebola free after 42 days of the last confirmed case', and for Sierra Leone November 8 is the date the country will be declared 'Ebola free'."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 19 Oct 2015
New WHO case counts released: 28477 cases; 11298 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 16 Oct 2015):
9 newly reported cases, 0 deaths.
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 20 Oct 2015
New WHO case counts released: 28476 cases; 11298 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 19 Oct 2015):
1 less reported case, 0 deaths.
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 21 Oct 2015
New WHO case counts released: 28476 cases; 11298 deaths.
Same numbers since last WHO case count update (on 20 Oct 2015).
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 22 Oct 2015
New WHO case counts released: 28504 cases; 11298 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 21 Oct 2015):
28 newly reported cases, 0 deaths.
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 23 Oct 2015
New WHO case counts released: 28511 cases; 11298 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 22 Oct 2015):
7 newly reported cases, 0 deaths.
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 26 Oct 2015
New WHO case counts released: 28528 cases; 11298 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 23 Oct 2015):
17 newly reported cases, 0 deaths.
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 27 Oct 2015
New WHO case counts released: 28539 cases; 11298 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 26 Oct 2015):
11 newly reported cases, 0 deaths.
Ebola sickens 3 family members in Guinea - CIDRAP
"For the second week in a row, Guinea reported three new Ebola cases, with this week's patients all from the same family and one a pregnant mom, the World Health Organization (WHO) said today in its weekly update on the outbreak."
S/Leone to be declared Ebola-free on November 7 – official - StarAfrica.com
"Sierra Leone will be officially declared Ebola-free on November 7, if the current situation about the epidemic remains unchanged, an official said on Wednesday. Major (rtd) Alfred Palo Conteh, Chief Executive Officer of the National Ebola Response Center (NERC), told journalists in Freetown that as part of measures to ensure this happened, he had ordered tight security at the border with neighboring Guinea where new cases of the disease posed a threat."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 28 Oct 2015
New WHO case counts released: 28539 cases; 11298 deaths.
Same numbers since last WHO case count update (on 27 Oct 2015).
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 29 Oct 2015
New WHO case counts released: 28546 cases; 11299 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 28 Oct 2015):
7 newly reported cases, 1 death.
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 30 Oct 2015
New WHO case counts released: 28547 cases; 11299 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 29 Oct 2015):
1 newly reported case, 0 deaths.
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 2 Nov 2015
New WHO case counts released: 28558 cases; 11299 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 30 Oct 2015):
11 newly reported cases, 0 deaths.
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 3 Nov 2015
New WHO case counts released: 28571 cases; 11299 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 2 Nov 2015):
13 newly reported cases, 0 deaths.
Sierra Leone to be declared ebola-free - Business Standard
"Sierra Leone is expected to be declared ebola-free by the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Saturday, when it will have gone 42 days without any fresh case of the virus, the media reported on Tuesday."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 4 Nov 2015
New WHO case counts released: 28571 cases; 11299 deaths.
Same numbers since last WHO case count update (on 3 Nov 2015).
Newborn's Ebola infection adds to Guinea's total - CIDRAP
"A newborn baby whose mother recently died from Ebola was the only new Ebola patient reported in Guinea last week, though the World Health Organization (WHO) said responders are monitoring a number of high-risk contacts related to the illness cluster."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 5 Nov 2015
New WHO case counts released: 28581 cases; 11299 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 4 Nov 2015):
10 newly reported cases, 0 deaths.
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 6 Nov 2015
New WHO case counts released: 28586 cases; 11299 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 5 Nov 2015):
5 newly reported cases, 0 deaths.
Anticipation Grows as Sierra Leone Readies to be Declared Ebola-free - Voice of America
"Excitement is building in Sierra Leone in anticipation of the declaration Saturday by the World Health Organization that the nation is Ebola-free after going 42 days without any new infections."
WHO says Sierra Leone free of Ebola, will be monitored - Austin American-Statesman
"Saturday was a significant breakthrough for Sierra Leone in its struggle with Ebola. World Heath Organzation officials said the country has gone 42 days without a transmission of the virus, which is twice the maxicum incubation period. The country will be monitored for an additional 90 days now, WHO Sierra Leone Representative Anders Nordstrom said. The outbreak has claimed almost 4,000 lives, making it the worst in history."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 9 Nov 2015
New WHO case counts released: 28600 cases; 11299 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 6 Nov 2015):
14 newly reported cases, 0 deaths.
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 10 Nov 2015
New WHO case counts released: 28599 cases; 11299 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 9 Nov 2015):
1 less reported case, 0 deaths.
Guinea goes a week with no new Ebola detections - CIDRAP
"Guinea reported no Ebola cases last week, a period of high alert, given that the most recent cluster of family-linked cases generated several risky exposures, the World Health Organization (WHO) said today. Looking at the bigger picture, the number of cases in Guinea has stayed at four for fewer for the past 16 weeks, the WHO noted in its weekly snapshot of the outbreak. Guinea's lull in cases came in the wake of its neighbor Sierra Leone being declared free of the disease on Nov 7, becoming the second of the three outbreak countries to reach that status."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 11 Nov 2015
New WHO case counts released: 28599 cases; 11299 deaths.
Same numbers since last WHO case count update (on 10 Nov 2015).
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 12 Nov 2015
New WHO case counts released: 28599 cases; 11299 deaths.
Same numbers since last WHO case count update (on 11 Nov 2015).
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 13 Nov 2015
New WHO case counts released: 28598 cases; 11299 deaths.
Amended numbers since last WHO case count update (on 12 Nov 2015).
Guinea releases last 68 people from Ebola quarantine - Reuters UK
"The final 68 people who had been in contact with an Ebola patient were released from quarantine on Saturday, said a senior health official, raising hopes of an end to the disease in the last West African country with confirmed cases."
"Dr. Abdourahmane Bathily, head of the Ebola center in Forecariah in western Guinea, said the 68 contacts had emerged from quarantine at midnight on Saturday morning. "There are no longer any people who had contact with a person infected by the Ebola virus," said Bathily."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 16 Nov 2015
New WHO case counts released: 28599 cases; 11299 deaths.
Amended numbers since last WHO case count update (on 13 Nov 2015).
Guinea Health Unit Reports No Confirmed Ebola Cases for 17 Days - Bloomberg
"Guinea has recorded 17 days without a new confirmed case of Ebola and a two-week-old infant remains the only person at a treatment center in the capital, Conakry, the National Coordinating Unit for the Fight Against Ebola said. The first test for the virus on the infant, whose mother died of the disease, was negative, unit spokesman Fode Tass Sylla said by phone. The baby will be declared disease free if the results of a second test, due later Monday, are also negative, Sylla said. Guinea is among three West African countries hardest hit by the worst-ever outbreak of Ebola. More than 2,500 people have died in since the first victim was identified in a densely forested area of the country in late 2013."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 17 Nov 2015
New WHO case counts released: 28599 cases; 11299 deaths.
Amended numbers since last WHO case count update (on 16 Nov 2015).
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 18 Nov 2015
New WHO case counts released: 28599 cases; 11299 deaths.
Same numbers since last WHO case count update (on 17 Nov 2015).
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 19 Nov 2015
New WHO case counts released: 28600 cases; 11299 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 18 Nov 2015):
2 newly reported cases, 0 deaths.
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 20 Nov 2015
New WHO case counts released: 28598 cases; 11299 deaths.
Amended numbers since last WHO case count update (on 19 Nov 2015).
Fresh Ebola case reported in Liberia - BT.com
"A confirmed case of Ebola has been reported by health authorities in Liberia. A 10-year-old boy is being attended to at a treatment centre on the outskirts of the capital Monrovia, the officials said. Liberia was first declared Ebola-free on May 9 but there was a resurgence of the disease in late June affecting four people, two of whom died. The country was again declared Ebola-free on September 3 by the World Health Organisation. Chief medical officer and acting head of the Ebola case management system, Dr Francis Kateh, said the boy, a resident of the eastern Paynesville district of Monrovia, was taken to the Ebola treatment unit late on Thursday. "Yes, yes, you can say confirmed," he said, when asked if the case has been confirmed to be Ebola."
Three new confirmed cases in previously Ebola-free Liberia: WHO - Yahoo News UK
"Three new cases of the deadly Ebola virus have been confirmed in Liberia, the country's health ministry and World Health Organization said Friday, after the nation was declared Ebola free in September. An official in the West Africa country that has been devastated by the worst ever outbreak of the virus urged calm, insisting that health workers had the means to contain the latest outbreak. "We are calling on the population not to panic because we have people capable of putting the situation under control," health ministry spokesman Sorbor George told reporters. "Let everyone take the necessary measures to prevent the virus from spreading," he added."
New Ebola outbreak in Liberia, over 150 Ebola contacts monitored - Malay Mail Online
"Liberia has placed 153 people under surveillance as it seeks to control a new Ebola outbreak in the capital more than two months after the country was declared free of the virus, health officials said. Three Ebola cases emerged in Liberia on Friday. The first of the new patients was a 15-year-old boy called Nathan Gbotoe from Paynesville, a suburb east of the capital Monrovia. Two other family members have since been confirmed as positive and they are all hospitalised."
Liberia seeks US help to determine cause of new Ebola cases - Business Standard
"Two experts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are set to travel to Liberia to try to determine the cause of new Ebola cases confirmed last week, more than two months after the country had been declared free of Ebola transmission for a second time, a Liberian health official said today."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 23 Nov 2015
New WHO case counts released: 28598 cases; 11299 deaths.
Amended numbers since last WHO case count update (on 20 Nov 2015).
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 24 Nov 2015
New WHO case counts released: 28598 cases; 11299 deaths.
Same numbers since last WHO case count update (on 23 Nov 2015).
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 25 Nov 2015
New WHO case counts released: 28601 cases; 11299 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 24 Nov 2015):
3 newly reported cases; 0 deaths.
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 26 Nov 2015
New WHO case counts released: 28601 cases; 11299 deaths.
Same numbers since last WHO case count update (on 25 Nov 2015).
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 27 Nov 2015
New WHO case counts released: 28601 cases; 11299 deaths.
Same numbers since last WHO case count update (on 26 Nov 2015).
'Blood Transfusion' - Responsible For New Ebola Out Break - AllAfrica.com
"Investigation conducted by this paper has established that unsafe blood transfusion is probably responsible for the new Ebola outbreak in Liberia. A 15-year-old-boy was last weekend tested positive for Ebola and later pronounced dead on Tuesday. Dr. Francis Kateh, Chief Medical Officer of Liberia, said the boy's parents have also been tested positive for the virus and were undergoing observation."
"The Ministry of Health and its partners are yet to disclose the source of the new outbreak, but a weeklong investigation conducted by this paper has established that blood recently transfused into the boy's mother at the Benson Hospital in Paynesville is the probable cause of the new Ebola infection. Dozens of family members and neighbors told The NEWS that the boy's mother was the first person to have fallen ill in the family."
Guinea's last Ebola case, a baby girl, leaves hospital - Yahoo News
"A one-month-old baby girl who was Guinea's last reported Ebola case left hospital on Saturday, delighting medical staff and putting the country on course to be declared free of the deadly virus. Guinea will become officially Ebola-free after 42 days if no new cases are reported following the recovery of baby Nubia -- thought to be the first baby to survive after being born to an infected mother. An Ebola outbreak has killed about 11,300 people mainly in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone since it began two years ago. Liberia is now the only country with confirmed cases after the virus re-emerged for a third time."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 30 Nov 2015
New WHO case counts released: 28601 cases; 11299 deaths.
Same numbers since last WHO case count update (on 27 Nov 2015).
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 1 Dec 2015
New WHO case counts released: 28601 cases; 11299 deaths.
Same numbers since last WHO case count update (on 30 Nov 2015).
Liberia: Two Ebola Survivors to Be Released Tomorrow - AllAfrica.com
"The head of the Incident Management System (IMS) and Deputy Minister for Preventive Services, Tolbert Nyenswah, said that two of the three persons that were confirmed to be infected with the Ebola virus disease will be discharged on Thursday, December 3. Minister Nyenswah made the disclosure yesterday at the Emergency Operation Center for Liberia, in Monrovia, and was delighted over Liberia's capacity to properly treat people with the virus."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 2 Dec 2015
New WHO case counts released: 28601 cases; 11299 deaths.
Same numbers since last WHO case count update (on 1 Dec 2015).
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 3 Dec 2015
New WHO case counts released: 28602 cases; 11300 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 2 Dec 2015):
1 newly reported case, 1 death.
Liberia restarts countdown as last Ebola cases leave hospital - The Globe and Mail
"Liberia released its last two known Ebola cases from hospital on Thursday as it starts a new countdown to declaring itself free of the virus for a third time, health officials said. Liberia had been the only country in West Africa with known cases. Neighbour Sierra Leone was declared Ebola-free in November while Guinea’s last known case recovered two weeks ago. “There are no cases in the ETUs (Ebola Treatment Units) in the entire Republic of Liberia,” said Tolbert Nyenswah, head of Liberia’s Ebola response, adding that Ebola safety procedures remained in place. The two patients released from the Paynesville ETU are the father and younger brother of the presumed index case, a 15-year-old boy named Nathan Gbotoe from a suburb of the capital Monrovia who died from the disease last week."
"However, new cases could still emerge in Liberia since there are 165 contacts still under quarantine, of whom more than 30 are deemed high risk, health officials told Reuters. Nyenswah say the contacts under surveillance have completed 14 of their obligatory 21-day monitoring – a period that corresponds with the typical incubation period of the virus. “No need to cancel your plane ticket when you are planning to come to Liberia. Continue to come here; the place is safe,” Nyenswah told reporters. Liberian medical workers are still grappling to explain how Ebola re-emerged in Liberia more than two months after it was declared free of the virus by the World Health Organization. Resurgent cases in Liberia, possibly transmitted sexually by survivors, has cast doubt on the current policy of labeling a country Ebola-free after 42 days."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 4 Dec 2015
New WHO case counts released: 28602 cases; 11300 deaths.
Same numbers since last WHO case count update (on 3 Dec 2015).
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 7 Dec 2015
New WHO case counts released: 28601 cases; 11300 deaths.
Amended numbers since last WHO case count update (on 4 Dec 2015).
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 8 Dec 2015
New WHO case counts released: 28601 cases; 11300 deaths.
Same numbers since last WHO case count update (on 7 Dec 2015).
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 9 Dec 2015
New WHO case counts released: 28601 cases; 11300 deaths.
Same numbers since last WHO case count update (on 8 Dec 2015).
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 10 Dec 2015
New WHO case counts released: 28601 cases; 11300 deaths.
Same numbers since last WHO case count update (on 9 Dec 2015).
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 11 Dec 2015
New WHO case counts released: 28601 cases; 11300 deaths.
Same numbers since last WHO case count update (on 10 Dec 2015).
Liberia: 100 Ebola Contacts Vaccinated - Liberia Begins Countdown - AllAfrica.com
"Liberia is currently in its 20th day without a new case of the dealy Ebola virus since the November 19 outbreak of virus from a household in Du-Port Road. Recently, the Ministry of Health and partners released two of the three cases that were discovered in the country. The strains of the three cases of Ebola have not been discovered by health authorities neither by the Health partners, namely the World Health Organization and Center for Disease Control (CDC)."
Liberia's last Ebola contacts finish quarantine - Channel News Asia
"More than 160 people deemed at risk of catching Ebola in Liberia finished their mandatory surveillance period on Friday, taking the worst affected country a step closer to ending the epidemic. Liberia was the first of West Africa's three most badly hit countries to be declared Ebola-free, once in May and again in September, but each time new cases have mysteriously re-emerged."
"The 166 contacts, among them several healthcare workers who attempted to treat the country's last victim, a teenage boy, were all connected to him or his family. "We went 21 days and nobody became symptomatic," said Tolbert Nyenswah, the head of Liberia's Ebola response. "It shows that there is no active transmission of Ebola at this stage," he added. Liberia has lost more than 4,800 people to the haemorrhagic fever out of more than 11,300 total victims. If all goes well, it will be declared Ebola-free for a third time in January."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 14 Dec 2015
New WHO case counts released: 28603 cases; 11300 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 11 Dec 2015):
2 newly reported cases, 0 deaths.
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 15 Dec 2015
New WHO case counts released: 28604 cases; 11300 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 14 Dec 2015):
1 newly reported case, 0 deaths.
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 16 Dec 2015
New WHO case counts released: 28604 cases; 11300 deaths.
Same numbers since last WHO case count update (on 15 Dec 2015).
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 17 Dec 2015
New WHO case counts released: 28602 cases; 11300 deaths.
Amended numbers since last WHO case count update (on 16 Dec 2015).
Female survivor may be cause of Ebola flare-up in Liberia - Reuters
"An outbreak of Ebola in Liberia months after the country was declared free of the virus could have stemmed from a survivor who became infectious again after her immune system was weakened by pregnancy, experts investigating the case said. The theory being discussed by U.S. and Liberian researchers and the World Health Organization raises concerns about whether it will be possible to bring to an end the worst Ebola epidemic in history, with as many as 17,000 survivors in West Africa acting as a potential human reservoir of the virus."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 18 Dec 2015
New WHO case counts released: 28601 cases; 11300 deaths.
Amended numbers since last WHO case count update (on 17 Dec 2015).
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 21 Dec 2015
New WHO case counts released: 28601 cases; 11300 deaths.
Same numbers since last WHO case count update (on 17 Dec 2015).
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 22 Dec 2015
New WHO case counts released: 28601 cases; 11300 deaths.
Same numbers since last WHO case count update (on 21 Dec 2015).
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 23 Dec 2015
New WHO case counts released: 28601 cases; 11300 deaths.
Same numbers since last WHO case count update (on 22 Dec 2015).
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 24 Dec 2015
New WHO case counts released: 28601 cases; 11300 deaths.
Same numbers since last WHO case count update (on 23 Dec 2015).
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 25 Dec 2015
New WHO case counts released: 28602 cases; 11300 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 24 Dec 2015):
1 newly reported case; 0 deaths.
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 28 Dec 2015
New WHO case counts released: 28601 cases; 11300 deaths.
Amended numbers since last WHO case count update (on 25 Dec 2015).
After more than 2500 deaths, Guinea declared Ebola-free - InterAksyon
"Guinea was declared free of Ebola on Tuesday after more than 2,500 people died from the virus in the West African nation, leaving Liberia as the only country still awaiting a countdown for the end of the epidemic."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 29 Dec 2015
New WHO case counts released: 28601 cases; 11300 deaths.
Same numbers since last WHO case count update (on 28 Dec 2015).
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 30 Dec 2015
New WHO case counts released: 28601 cases; 11300 deaths.
Same numbers since last WHO case count update (on 29 Dec 2015).
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 06 Jan 2016
New WHO case counts released: 28601 cases; 11300 deaths.
Same numbers since last WHO case count update (on 30 Dec 2015).
Liberia to Be Declared Ebola Free Soon - Prensa Latina
"Liberia is 72 hours away of declaring the country free from Ebola according to The Inquirer. The declaration will take place if in the next 3 days it is ratify the non existance of a sick person according to that source. Liberia first ebola free declaretion was in May 9 and the second on Sept 3 in 2015."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 13 Jan 2016
New WHO case counts released: 28601 cases; 11300 deaths.
Same numbers since last WHO case count update (on 6 Jan 2016).
WHO declares Liberia free of Ebola, joining Sierra Leone and Guinea - Ahram Online
"The World Health Organization has formally announced the end of the Ebola outbreak in Liberia, joining Sierra Leone and Guinea — the epicenters of the latest outbreak — as Ebola-free. WHO director Rick Brennan, director emergency risk assessment and humanitarian response, said Thursday was "a good day, an important day" thanks to the announcement. Brennan noted a "general acknowledgment" that WHO was slow to react at the start of the outbreak, which has left some 11,000 people dead."
Ebola Virus Is Over in Liberia, New Case Confirmed in Sierra Leone - Guardian Liberty Voice
"The World Health Organization (WHO) had declared an end to the 2014 Ebola epidemic in West Africa on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016. They have had to rescind this announcement, however, within a few hours of making the statement. A victim who died in Sierra Leone the previous week was found to have died from the virus, according to the BBC."
Ebola: Sierra Leone puts more than 100 people in quarantine after new death - ABC Online
"Sierra Leone's Government has urged the public not to panic as it announced more than 100 people had been quarantined following a new death from Ebola, just as the country seemed to have overcome the epidemic. The World Health Organisation on Friday confirmed that a 22-year-old woman, who died after falling ill near the Guinean border last week, had tested positive for the tropical fever. The announcement came a day after West Africa was celebrating the end of the outbreak when Liberia became the last of the three worst-hit countries in the region to be declared Ebola-free."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 20 Jan 2016
New WHO case counts released: 28601 cases; 11300 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 13 Jan 2016):
1 newly reported case; 0 deaths.
Sierra Leone: 2nd Ebola Case Emerges in Quarantine - New York Times
"A second case of Ebola emerged in Sierra Leone after health officials thought the epidemic was over, with a close relative of the first victim testing positive for the virus that has killed more than 11,000 people, the authorities said Thursday. About 150 of the first victim’s contacts have been under monitoring, and the new patient had been under quarantine."
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 27 Jan 2016
New WHO case counts released: 28603 cases; 11301 deaths.
Since last WHO case count update (on 20 Jan 2016):
2 newly reported cases; 1 deaths.
WHO Situation Summary Data Published on 03 Feb 2016
New WHO case counts released: 28603 cases; 11301 deaths.
Same numbers since last WHO case count update (on 27 Jan 2016).
Sierra Leone frees 55 from Ebola quarantine, seeks 48 others - Business Standard
"Only four people remained in quarantine in Sierra Leone today after 55 others were declared free of the Ebola virus and released from hospital, officials and medical sources said. But medics were urgently seeking to contact around 50 others for testing, most of them from the northern town of Kambia, health ministry spokesman Harold Williams said. Sierra Leone was forced to re-open its Ebola treatment centres and relaunch screening systems, including checkpoints on motorways, late last month after two new cases of the tropical virus were confirmed."
Sierra Leone releases last four people from Ebola quarantine - India.com
"Four people who had been in contact with Sierra Leone’s last known Ebola case were declared free of the disease and released from quarantine today, health authorities said. The authorities announced on Tuesday that the Ebola patient, 38-year-old Memunatu Kalokoh, was cured and discharged from hospital. She was the primary carer of Marie Jalloh, who died of the disease on January 12 in the northern town of Magburaka. Four contacts who had been residing in the same quarantine zone as Kalokoh when she became ill were placed under observation."
Ébola regressa ao Congo. Há dois casos confirmados e dez suspeitos - Renascença
First report collected by HealthMap system of new outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo.
Computer translated: "Democratic Republic of Congo confirmed the existence of two cases of Ebola...According to government sources quoted by Reuters, there have been two confirmed cases in the village of Bikoro, in the northwest of the country, but there are suspected ten more cases of contagion."
Ébola faz 17 mortos na República Democrática do Congo e ... - Diário de Notícias - Lisboa
Computer translated: "The Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) 'is facing a new outbreak of Ebola virus disease,' which has killed 17 people in a province in the north-western region of that country...'Twenty-one cases of fever with hemorrhagic symptoms and 17 deaths' were registered by authorities on May 3, the ministry said in a statement"
WHO Preparing for 'Worst-Case Scenario' in Ebola Outbreak - CBS Detroit
"As of Wednesday, 32 people are suspected to have been infected with Ebola viral disease, including three health care workers. Eighteen of those have died, including one of the health care workers."
WHO says 19 dead, 39 infected so far in Congo Ebola outbreak - Nasdaq
"Democratic Republic of Congo reported 39 suspected, probable or confirmed cases of Ebola between April 4 and May 13, including 19 deaths, the World Health Organization said on Monday. It said 393 people who identified as contacts of Ebola patients were being followed up."
PRO/ESP> Ebola - RDC: (EQU) (04) reemergencia, extension a área urbana
Computer translated: "Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has spread to a city, the capital of the province of Equateur...Authorities reported two suspected hemorrhagic fever cases in the Wangata health districts on Thursday, including the city of Mbandaka...There have been 44 reported cases, 23 of them fatal, reported the World Health Organization"
Por el brote de ébola, hay 25 muertos de 45 casos - Diario El Zonda
There have now been 45 cases reported and 25 deaths.
OMS diz que epidemia de Ebola na RDC ainda não é emergência ... - Zero Hora
WHO report confirms 14 out of the suspected 45 cases.
Computer translated: "The number of deaths caused by the Ebola hemorrhagic fever epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is 25 out of a total of 45 cases, 14 confirmed, according to the latest WHO report."
PRO/ESP> Ebola - RDC: (EQU) (06) reemergencia, aumento de casos
Total number of suspected and confirmed cases has raised to 46.
Computer translated: "21 of the cases are confirmed, while others are classified as probable and four as suspects. So far, 26 deaths are reported, however, only two correspond to confirmed cases."
Death toll in DR Congo Ebola outbreak now at 27 - Channel NewsAsia
"The death toll from Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has risen to 27, the health ministry said on Tuesday, after a fatality was recorded in a city on the front line of the outbreak. The death, which involved a person confirmed by lab tests as having the viral disease, occurred in Wangata, a district of Mbandaka, the ministry said in a press release. So far, there have been 51 cases since the outbreak was declared on May 8, it said. Of these, 28 cases have been confirmed, 21 are probable and two are suspected."
Three Ebola patients escape Congo quarantine, medics race to control outbreak - swissinfo.ch
"Three patients infected with the deadly Ebola virus slipped out of an isolation ward at a hospital in the Congolese city of Mbandaka, an aid group said, as medics raced to stop the disease spreading in the busy river port. Two patients left the hospital on Monday, said Henry Gray, head of the Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) mission in the city, before being located the following day. The World Health Organization's (WHO) representative in Congo, Yokouide Allarangar, said one was found dead and another was sent back to hospital and died shortly afterwards."
PRO/ESP> Ebola - RDC: (EQU) (07) reemergencia, aumento de casos y muertes
Total number of probable, suspected and confirmed Ebola cases have risen to 58, death toll remains at 27
Computer Translated: "Cases of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have risen to 58, of which 27 have died, according to the latest count of the World Health Organization (WHO) ...Of these cases, 28 have been confirmed in laboratory tests, 21 are considered probable and 9 suspects."
OMS aponta momento decisivo para epidemia de Ebola na RDC - EXAME.com
Vaccination campaign set into place as Ebola outbreak in the DRC continues.
Computer Translated: "The Ebola epidemic that killed 27 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is at a "turning point" - the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday it hopes to vaccinate 10,000 people next month."
Computer Translated: " 'The next few weeks will really tell us if this epidemic will spread to urban areas, or whether we can control it,' WHO director of emergency management program Peter Salama said at a special session in Geneva...'We will know if it will spread if there are additional cases in large urban centers, or if there are cases in neighboring countries'."
There are 58 cases of hemorrhagic fever, 28 have been confirmed as Ebola.
Computer translated: "The Democratic Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic of the Congo released data on the 23rd confirming that 28 patients have Ebola hemorrhagic fever, of whom 3 have died."
Congo eleva a 30 el número de casos de ébola confirmados - Servicio de noticias en salud Al Día
30 laboratory-confirmed cases of Ebola in DRC
Computer translated: "the ministry reported a total of 58 cases of hemorrhagic fever: 30 confirmed cases of Ebola, 14 probable and 14 other suspects. He [Allarangar Yakouide] said that it could not be confirmed if a death in Bikoro was due to Ebola because the neighbors did not allow the authorities to take blood samples"
Ebola Outbreak in DRC: 25 May 2018
As of May 24, 2018, 154 people have been vaccinized in Mbandaka, DRC, with plans to extend to Iboko and Bikoro, DRC. It is expected to reach 1,000 people by May 26
There are 31 confirmed cases of Ebola, with a total of 52 confimed, probable and suspected cases
There are 9 deaths amongst confirmed cases, 22 total
"About 55% (17) of the confirmed cases came from Iboko, followed by Bikoro (10 cases, 32%) and Wangata (4). A total of five healthcare workers have been affected, with four confirmed cases and two deaths."
"The outbreak is still localised to the three health zones initially affected: Iboko (24 cases and 3 deaths), Bikoro (23 cases and 16 deaths) and Wangata (5 cases and 3 deaths). "
Priest tests positive for Ebola after caring for dying patient; unknown if sick patient was one of three who escaped quarantine
"Congo's health ministry reported 31 confirmed Ebola cases, 13 probable cases and eight suspected cases."
Au moins 52 cas d'Ebola, 22 morts d'après un nouveau bilan officiel ... - VOA Afrique
Computer Translated: "The total number of deaths is 22 people, says the ministry, which reduces the number of cases (from 58 to 52) and the number of deaths (27 to 22)."
Ebola death toll reaches 12 in Congo's latest outbreak - New York Daily News
35 confirmed cases of Ebola and 12 confirmed deaths from Ebola in DRC
"DRC #Ebola update, 27 May:
35 confirmed cases; 13 probable; 6 suspected; Total: 54 cases, including 25 deaths
New developments: 1 new suspected case in Wangata; 3 suspect cases tested negative and removed from list, including 1 in Ntondo; No new confirmed cases or deaths"
Vaccinations have begun in Bikoro, DRC, where 5 of 12 deaths from Ebola have occurred
"As of Monday Congo updated that there were 54 cases of hemorrhagic fever: 35 confirmed Ebola cases, 13 probable and six suspected."
Ebola Outbreak in DRC: 29 May 2018
The Ebola outbreak is still isolated in three areas of DRC: Iboko, Bikoro and Wangata
"Of the 54 cases, 35 have been laboratory confirmed, 13 probable (deaths for which biological samples were not obtained) and six suspected cases. Sixty percent (21) of the confirmed cases came from Iboko, followed by Bikoro (10 cases, 29%) and Wangata (4). A total of five healthcare workers have been affected, with four confirmed cases and two deaths."
Updated case count as of 5/28/2018 from Peter Salama, WHO Deputy Director-General for Emergency Preparedness and Response: 35 confirmed cases, 13 probable cases, 3 suspected cases (51 total) including 25 deaths
As of 5/29/2018: 1 new confirmed and 3 new suspicious cases identified in Iboko; 36 confirmed cases of Ebola total; death toll remains at 25 in DRC
Computer Translated: "The epidemiological situation of the Ebola Virus Disease dated May 29, 2018 : A total of 53 cases of haemorrhagic fever were reported in the region, including 36 confirmed, 13 probable and 4 suspected.
3 new suspicious cases in Iboko.
1 negative test in Bikoro.
1 new case confirmed in Iboko.
No new deaths"
Computer Translated: "Since the launch of the vaccination on May 21, 561 people have been vaccinated, including 444 in Mbandaka, 74 in Bikoro and 43 in Iboko."
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (22): Congo DR, cases, cures, domestic and international travel
As of May 30, 2018: decrease in Ebola case counts to 50, including 37 confirmed and 13 probable cases. Death toll remains at 25.
Computer translated: "The epidemiological situation of the Ebola Virus Disease dated May 30, 2018 : A total of 50 cases of haemorrhagic fever have been reported in the region, of which 37 confirmed, 13 probable and 0 suspect . 3 negative tests, including 1 in Wangata and 2 in Iboko. 1 new positive case in Iboko. No new suspicious cases. No new deaths reported this day. However, at the close of the database, deaths from confirmed cases increased from 5 to 6 for Bikoro and from 4 to 3 for Iboko."
Current case counts in Bikoro: 10 confirmed, 11 probable cases; 6 confirmed deaths, 11 suspected deaths from Ebola
Current case counts in Wangata: 4 confirmed cases; 3 confirmed deaths from Ebola
Current case counts in Iboko: 23 confirmed, 2 probable cases; 3 confirmed deaths, 2 suspected deaths from Ebola
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (23): Congo DR, cases, vacc. campaign targets, vaccine development
As of May 31, 2018: Ebola case counts increases 55, including 37 confirmed, 13 probable and 5 suspected cases. Death toll remains at 25.
Computer translated: "The Epidemiological Situation of Ebola Virus Disease on May 31, 2018 : A total of 55 cases of haemorrhagic fever were reported in the region, including 37 confirmed, 13 probable and 5 suspected . 5 new suspected cases, including 3 in Bikoro and 2 in Wangata. No new deaths reported this day. "
Current case counts in Bikoro: 10 confirmed, 11 probable, 3 suspected cases; 6 confirmed deaths, 11 suspected deaths from Ebola
Current case counts in Wangata: 4 confirmed, 2 suspected cases; 3 confirmed Ebola deaths
Current case counts in Iboko: 23 confirmed, 2 probable cases; 3 confirmed deaths, 2 suspected deaths from Ebola
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (24): Congo DR, case update, African aid response
As of June 1, 2018: Ebola case counts increase to 57, including 37 confirmed, 13 probable and 7 new suspected cases. Death toll remains at 25.
The 7 suspected cases are all from known contacts of the confirmed cases.
The 5 suspected cases from May 31 tested negative.
Computer translated: "The epidemiological situation of the Ebola Virus Disease dated 01 June 2018 : A total of 57 cases of haemorrhagic fever were reported in the region, including 37 confirmed, 13 probable and 7 suspected . 7 new suspected cases, including 2 in Bikoro, 3 in Iboko and 2 in Wangata. All of these cases are known contacts that were monitored by surveillance teams. The 5 suspected cases reported in the bulletin of Friday 01 June 2018 were negative. No new deaths reported this day. "
Current case counts in Bikoro: 10 confirmed, 11 probable, 2 suspected cases; 6 confirmed deaths, 11 suspected deaths from Ebola
Current case counts in Wangata: 4 confirmed, 2 suspected cases; 3 confirmed deaths from Ebola
Current case counts in Iboko: 23 confirmed, 2 probable, 3 suspected cases; 3 confirmed deaths, 2 suspected deaths from Ebola
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (25): Congo DR, case update, intl. travel screening
As of June 2, 2018: Ebola case counts decrease to 53, including 37 confirmed, 13 probable and 4 suspected cases. Death toll remains at 25.
Computer translated: "The epidemiological situation of the Ebola Virus Disease dated 02 June 2018 : A total of 53 cases of haemorrhagic fever were reported in the region, including 37 confirmed, 13 probable and 3 suspected . 1 new suspicious case in Iboko. 5 samples were negative, 2 in Bikoro, 1 in Iboko and 2 in Wangata. No new cases confirmed today. No new deaths reported today "
Current case counts in Bikoro: 10 confirmed, 11 probable cases; 6 confirmed deaths, 11 suspected deaths from Ebola
Current case counts in Wangata: 4 confirmed cases; 3 confirmed deaths from Ebola
Current case counts in Iboko: 23 confirmed, 2 probable, 3 suspected cases; 3 confirmed deaths, 2 suspected deaths from Ebola
As of June 3, 2018: Ebola case counts increase to 56, including 37 confirmed, 13 probable and 6 new suspected cases. Death toll remains at 25.
The 6 new suspected cases of Ebola are all from known contacts of the confirmed cases.
The 3 suspected cases from Iboko on June 2 tested negative for Ebola.
Computer translated: "The epidemiological situation of the Ebola Virus Disease dated 03 June 2018 : A total of 56 cases of haemorrhagic fever were reported in the region, including 37 confirmed, 13 probable and 6 suspected. 6 new suspected cases, including 5 in Bikoro and 1 in Wangata. These are all known contacts. The 3 samples of June 2 were negative. No new cases confirmed today. No new deaths reported today. "
Current case counts in Bikoro: 10 confirmed, 11 probable, 5 suspected cases; 6 confirmed deaths, 11 suspected deaths from Ebola
Current case counts in Wangata: 4 confirmed, 1 suspected cases; 3 confirmed deaths from Ebola
Current case counts in Iboko: 23 confirmed, 2 probable; 3 confirmed deaths, 2 suspected deaths from Ebola
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (27): Congo DR, cases, travel screening, children
As of June 4, 2018: Ebola case counts increase to 58, including 37 confirmed, 14 probable and 7 suspected cases. Death toll increases to 27.
Four of the six suspected cases on 6/3/2018 tested negative for Ebola. Five new suspected cases are all known contacts.
Two new deaths include one confirmed case from Bikoro and one suspected case from Iboko.
Computer Translated: "The epidemiological situation of the Ebola Virus Disease dated 04 June 2018 : A total of 58 cases of haemorrhagic fever were reported in the region, including 37 confirmed, 14 probable and 7 suspected . 5 new suspected cases, including 2 in Bikoro and 3 in Iboko. These are all known contacts. 4 samples were negative. Death of a confirmed case in Bikoro. Death of a suspected case in Iboko whose family refused to take samples. No new cases confirmed today"
Current case counts in Bikoro: 10 confirmed, 11 probable, 4 suspected cases; 7 confirmed deaths, 11 suspected deaths from Ebola
Current case counts in Wangata: 4 confirmed cases; 3 confirmed deaths from Ebola
Current case counts in Iboko: 23 confirmed, 3 probable, 3 suspected cases; 3 confirmed deaths, 3 suspected deaths from Ebola
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (29): Congo DR, cases, MSF, antivirals
As of June 6, 2018: Ebola case counts increase to 62, including 38 confirmed, 14 probable and 10 suspected cases. Death toll remains at 27.
New confirmed case is a known contact of a probable case located in Iboko.
Five new suspected cases. 4 previous suspected cases tested negative.
Computer Translated: "The epidemiological situation of the Ebola Virus Disease dated 06 June 2018 : A total of 62 cases of haemorrhagic fever were reported in the region, including 38 confirmed, 14 probable and 10 suspected . 1 new case confirmed to Iboko. This is a known contact of a probable case who died on May 20, 2018. 5 new suspected cases, including 2 in Bikoro and 3 in Wangata. 4 samples were negative. No deaths reported so far"
Current case counts in Bikoro: 10 confirmed, 11 probable, 2 suspected cases; 7 confirmed deaths, 11 suspected deaths from Ebola
Current case counts in Wangata: 4 confirmed, 3 suspicious cases; 3 confirmed deaths from Ebola
Current case counts in Iboko: 24 confirmed, 3 probable, 5 suspected cases; 3 confirmed deaths, 3 suspected deaths from Ebola
Congo reports first confirmed Ebola case in over a week - KDAL News
Computer Translated: "Democratic Republic of Congo has recorded its first confirmed case of Ebola in over a week, the health ministry said on Thursday, although medics say they have made significant progress in their efforts to contain the disease."
Confirmed case is a known contact of a deceased probable case in Iboko.
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (30): Congo DR, cases, WHO, action
As of June 7, 2018: Ebola case counts decrease to 59, including 38 confirmed, 14 probable and 7 suspected cases. Death toll remains at 27.
Nine previous samples tested negative, but 5 new suspicious cases identified in Iboko.
Computer Translated: "The epidemiological situation of the Ebola Virus Disease dated 07 June 2018 : A total of 59 cases of haemorrhagic fever were reported in the region, including 38 confirmed, 14 probable and 7 suspected . 6 new suspicious cases in Iboko. 9 samples were negative. No deaths reported so far"
Current case counts in Bikoro: 10 confirmed, 11 probable, 1 suspected cases; 7 confirmed deaths, 11 suspected deaths from Ebola
Current case counts in Wangata: 4 confirmed cases; 3 confirmed deaths from Ebola
Current case counts in Iboko: 24 confirmed, 3 probable, 6 suspected cases; 3 confirmed deaths, 3 suspected deaths from Ebola
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (31): Congo DR, cases, response, WHO
As of June 8, 2018: Ebola case counts remain at 59, including 38 confirmed, 14 probable and 7 suspected cases. Death toll remains at 27.
5 new suspicious cases replace 5 previous who tested negative
Computer Translated: "The epidemiological situation of the Ebola Virus Disease dated 08 June 2018: A total of 59 cases of haemorrhagic fever were reported in the region, including 38 confirmed, 14 probable and 7 suspected. 5 new suspected cases, including 3 in Bikoro and 2 in Iboko. 5 samples were negative. No deaths reported so far"
Current case counts in Bikoro: 10 confirmed, 11 probable, 4 suspected cases; 7 confirmed deaths, 11 suspected deaths from Ebola
Current case counts in Wangata: 4 confirmed cases; 3 confirmed deaths from Ebola
Current case counts in Iboko: 24 confirmed, 3 probable, 3 suspected cases; 3 confirmed deaths, 3 suspected deaths from Ebola
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (32): Congo DR, cases, preparation, research
As of June 9, 2018: Ebola case counts increase to 66, including 38 confirmed, 14 probable and 14 suspected cases; one new confimed death, increasing death toll to 28
8 new reported suspicious cases due to communication problems in Itipo, Iboko
Computer Translated: "The epidemiological situation of the Ebola Virus Disease dated 09 June 2018: A total of 66 cases of haemorrhagic fever were reported in the region, including 38 confirmed, 14 probable and 14 suspected. 3 new suspected cases, including 1 in Wangata and 2 in Iboko. In Itipo, in the health zone of Iboko, 8 suspected cases dating from June 8 were reported only this Sunday, June 10 because of communication problems in the area. Samples are being analyzed. 4 samples were negative. Death of a confirmed case in Iboko."
Current case counts in Bikoro: 10 confirmed, 11 probable, 1 suspected cases; 7 confirmed deaths, 11 suspected deaths from Ebola
Current case counts in Wangata: 4 confirmed cases, 1 suspected case; 3 confirmed deaths from Ebola
Current case counts in Iboko: 24 confirmed, 3 probable, 12 suspected cases; 4 confirmed deaths, 3 suspected deaths from Ebola
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (33): Congo DR, cases, response, WHO, diagnosis
As of June 10, 2018: Ebola case counts decrease to 55, including 38 confirmed, 14 probable and 3 suspected cases. Death toll remains at 28.
2 new suspicious cases in Iboko; 13 previous suspicious cases tested negative
Computer Translated: "The epidemiological situation of the Ebola Virus Disease dated June 10, 2018 : A total of 55 cases of haemorrhagic fever were reported in the region, including 38 confirmed, 14 probable and 3 suspected . 2 new suspicious cases in Iboko. 13 samples were negative. No deaths reported so far. No new cases confirmed"
Current case counts in Bikoro: 10 confirmed, 11 probable, 1 suspected cases; 7 confirmed deaths, 11 suspected deaths from Ebola
Current case counts in Wangata: 4 confirmed cases; 3 confirmed deaths from Ebola
Current case counts in Iboko: 24 confirmed, 3 probable, 2 suspected cases; 4 confirmed deaths, 3 suspected deaths from Ebola
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (34): Congo DR, cases, response, WHO
As of June 11, 2018: Ebola case counts increase to 59, including 38 confirmed, 14 probable and 7 suspected cases. Death toll remains at 28.
4 new suspicious cases located in Bikoro, Iboko and Wangata.
Computer Translated: "The epidemiological situation of the Ebola Virus Disease dated June 11, 2018 : A total of 59 cases of haemorrhagic fever were reported in the region, including 38 confirmed, 14 probable and 7 suspected . 4 new suspected cases, including 1 in Bikoro, 2 in Iboko and 1 Wangata. No deaths reported so far. No new cases confirmed"
Current case counts in Bikoro: 10 confirmed, 11 probable, 2 suspected cases; 7 confirmed deaths, 11 suspected deaths from Ebola
Current case counts in Wangata: 4 confirmed, 1 suspicious case; 3 confirmed deaths from Ebola
Current case counts in Iboko: 24 confirmed, 3 probable, 4 suspected cases; 4 confirmed deaths, 3 suspected deaths from Ebola
As of June 12, 2018: Ebola case counts increase to 66, including 38 confirmed, 14 probable and 14 suspected cases. Death toll remains at 28.
10 new suspicious cases from last count.
Computer Translated: "The epidemiological situation of the Ebola Virus Disease dated June 12, 2018: A total of 66 cases of haemorrhagic fever were reported in the region, including 38 confirmed, 14 probable and 14 suspected. 10 new suspected cases, including 4 in Bikoro, 2 in Iboko and 4 Wangata. No deaths reported so far. No new cases confirmed."
Current case counts in Bikoro: 10 confirmed, 11 probable, 5 suspected cases; 7 confirmed deaths, 11 suspected deaths from Ebola
Current case counts in Wangata: 4 confirmed, 4 suspicious cases; 3 confirmed deaths from Ebola
Current case counts in Iboko: 24 confirmed, 3 probable, 5 suspected cases; 4 confirmed deaths, 3 suspected deaths from Ebola
An updated case count from the DRC Ministry of Health of June 14, 2018: Ebola case counts at 58, including 38 confirmed, 14 probable and 6 suspected cases. Death toll remains at 28.
14 previous samples tested negative for Ebola
Computer Translated: "The epidemiological situation of the Ebola Virus Disease dated June 14, 2018 : A total of 58 cases of haemorrhagic fever were reported in the region, including 38 confirmed, 14 probable and 6 suspected . 6 new suspected cases, including 4 in Bikoro, 1 in Iboko and 1 Wangata. 14 samples were negative. 24 people have been cured of Ebola Virus Disease since the beginning of the epidemic. No deaths reported so far. No new cases confirmed"
Current case counts in Bikoro: 10 confirmed, 11 probable, 4 suspected cases; 7 confirmed deaths, 11 suspected deaths from Ebola
Current case counts in Wangata: 4 confirmed, 1 suspected case; 3 confirmed deaths from Ebola
Current case counts in Iboko: 24 confirmed, 3 probable, 1 suspected cases; 4 confirmed deaths, 3 suspected deaths from Ebola
PRO/EDR> Ebola update (37): Congo DR, cases, response
As of June 15, 2018: Ebola case counts at 57 cases, including 38 confirmed, 14 probable and 5 suspected cases. Death toll remains at 28.
24 people have been cured of Ebola and 6 previous samples tested negative for the virus.
Computer translated: "The epidemiological situation of the Ebola Virus Disease dated June 15, 2018: A total of 57 cases of haemorrhagic fever were reported in the region, including 38 confirmed, 14 probable and 5 suspected . 5 new suspected cases in Bikoro. 6 samples were negative. 24 people have been cured of Ebola Virus Disease since the beginning of the epidemic. No deaths reported so far. No new cases confirmed"
Current case counts in Bikoro: 10 confirmed, 11 probable, 5 suspected cases; 7 confirmed deaths, 11 suspected deaths from Ebola
Current case counts in Wangata: 4 confirmed cases; 3 confirmed deaths from Ebola
Current case counts in Iboko: 24 confirmed, 3 probable cases; 4 confirmed deaths, 3 suspected deaths from Ebola
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola Update (38): DR Congo, cases, WHO, Oxfam https://t.co/OomMQwfHMm
As of June 16, 2018: Ebola case counts at 64 cases, including 38 confirmed, 14 probable and 12 suspected cases. Death toll remains at 28.
5 previous suspected cases tested negative.
Suspicious cases identified in Ingende
Computer translated: "The epidemiological situation of the Ebola Virus Disease dated June 16, 2018 : A total of 64 cases of haemorrhagic fever were reported in the region, including 38 confirmed, 14 probable and 12 suspected . 6 new suspected cases, including 2 in Bikoro and 4 in Iboko. Postponement of 6 former cases of June 15 that were reported late and could not be included in our bulletin of June 16, 2018. 5 samples were negative. 24 people have been cured of Ebola Virus Disease since the beginning of the epidemic. No deaths reported so far. No new cases confirmed"
Current case counts in Bikoro: 10 confirmed, 11 probable, 6 suspected cases; 7 confirmed deaths, 11 suspected deaths from Ebola
Current case counts in Wangata: 4 confirmed cases; 3 confirmed deaths from Ebola
Current case counts in Iboko: 24 confirmed, 3 probable cases; 4 confirmed deaths, 3 suspected deaths from Ebola
Current case counts in Ingende: 2 suspicious cases.
Ebola Outbreak in DRC: 19 June 2018
As of June 17, 2018: Ebola case counts decrease to 62 cases, including 38 confirmed, 14 probable and 10 suspected cases. Death toll remains at 28.
"Since the beginning of the outbreak (on 4 April 2018), a total of 62 EVD cases and 28 deaths have been reported, as of 17 June 2018. Of the 62 cases, 38 have been laboratory confirmed, 14 are probable (deaths for which it was not possible to collect laboratory specimens for testing) and 10 are suspected. Of the 52 confirmed and probable cases, 28 have died, giving a case fatality rate of 54%. Fifty-two percent (27) of the confirmed and probable cases are from Iboko, followed by 21 (40%) from Bikoro and four (8%) from Wangata health zones. A total of five healthcare workers have been affected, with four confirmed cases and two deaths."
Current case counts in Bikoro: 10 confirmed, 11 probable, 4 suspected cases; 7 confirmed deaths, 11 suspected deaths from Ebola
Current case counts in Wangata: 4 confirmed cases; 3 confirmed deaths from Ebola
Current case counts in Iboko: 24 confirmed, 3 probable, 4 suspected cases; 4 confirmed deaths, 3 suspected deaths from Ebola
Current case counts in Ingende: 2 suspicious cases
As of June 18, 2018: Ebola case counts decrease to 60 cases, including 38 confirmed, 14 probable and 8 suspected cases. Death toll remains at 28.
7 previous suspected cases tested negative
5 new suspected cases in Iboko
Computer translated: "The epidemiological situation of the Ebola Virus Disease dated June 18, 2018 : A total of 60 cases of haemorrhagic fever were reported in the region, including 38 confirmed, 14 probable and 8 suspected . 5 new suspicious cases in Iboko. 7 samples were negative. 24 people have been cured of Ebola Virus Disease since the beginning of the epidemic. No deaths reported so far. No new cases confirmed"
Current case counts in Bikoro: 10 confirmed, 11 probable, 3 suspected cases; 7 confirmed deaths, 11 suspected deaths from Ebola
Current case counts in Wangata: 4 confirmed cases; 3 confirmed deaths from Ebola
Current case counts in Iboko: 24 confirmed, 3 probable, 5 suspected cases; 4 confirmed deaths, 3 suspected deaths from Ebola
Current case counts in Ingende: no cases; previous suspicious cases tested negative
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (40): Congo DR, cases, WHO, vaccine, treatment, preparedness
As of June 20, 2018: Ebola case counts at 61, including 38 confirmed, 14 probable and 9 suspected cases. Death toll remains at 28.
No new confirmed cases since June 6, 2018
Computer translated: "The epidemiological situation of the Ebola Virus Disease dated June 20, 2018 : A total of 61 cases of haemorrhagic fever were reported in the region, including 38 confirmed, 14 probable and 9 suspected . 4 new suspected cases, including 2 in Bikoro and 2 in Iboko. 4 samples were negative. 24 people have been cured of Ebola Virus Disease since the beginning of the epidemic. No deaths reported so far. No new cases confirmed"
Current case counts in Bikoro: 10 confirmed, 11 probable, 6 suspected cases; 7 confirmed deaths, 11 suspected deaths from Ebola
Current case counts in Wangata: 4 confirmed cases; 3 confirmed deaths from Ebola
Current case counts in Iboko: 24 confirmed, 3 probable, 3 suspected cases; 4 confirmed deaths, 3 suspected deaths from Ebola
PRO/EDR> Ebola update (41): Congo DR, cases, WHO, contacts
As of June 21, 2018: Ebola case counts at 52, including 38 confirmed and 14 probable cases. Death toll remains at 28.
All previous suspected cases tested negative for Ebola.
Computer translated: "A total of 52 cases of haemorrhagic fever were reported in the region, of which 38 confirmed, 14 probable and 0 suspect. No new suspicious cases. 9 samples were negative. 24 people have been cured of Ebola Virus Disease since the beginning of the epidemic. No deaths reported so far. No new cases confirmed"
Current case counts in Bikoro: 10 confirmed, 11 probable cases; 7 confirmed deaths, 11 suspected deaths from Ebola
Current case counts in Wangata: 4 confirmed cases; 3 confirmed deaths from Ebola
Current case counts in Iboko: 24 confirmed, 3 probable cases; 4 confirmed deaths, 3 suspected deaths from Ebola
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (42): Congo DR, cases, vaccine
As of June 22, 2018: Ebola case counts at 55, including 38 confirmed, 14 probable and 3 suspected cases. Death toll remains at 28.
Computer translated: "The epidemiological situation of the Ebola Virus Disease dated June 22, 2018 : A total of 55 cases of haemorrhagic fever were reported in the region, including 38 confirmed, 14 probable and 3 suspected . 3 new suspicious cases in Iboko. 24 people have been cured of Ebola Virus Disease since the beginning of the epidemic. The last confirmed case dates back to June 6, 2018. The last contact will be taken from the contact list on June 27, 2018."
Current case counts in Bikoro: 10 confirmed, 11 probable cases; 7 confirmed deaths, 11 suspected deaths from Ebola
Current case counts in Wangata: 4 confirmed cases; 3 confirmed deaths from Ebola
Current case counts in Iboko: 24 confirmed, 3 probable, 3 suspected cases; 4 confirmed deaths, 3 suspected deaths from Ebola
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (43): Congo DR, cases, vaccine, persistence, lessons
As of June 23, 2018: Ebola case counts at 55, including 38 confirmed, 14 probable and 5 suspected cases. Death toll remains at 28.
Computer translated: "The epidemiological situation of the Ebola Virus Disease dated June 23, 2018: A total of 57 cases of haemorrhagic fever were reported in the region, including 38 confirmed, 14 probable and 5 suspected. 2 new suspected cases, including 1 in Bikoro and 1 in Iboko. 24 people have been cured of Ebola Virus Disease since the beginning of the epidemic. The last confirmed case dates back to June 6, 2018. The last contact will be taken from the contact list on June 27, 2018."
Current case counts in Bikoro: 10 confirmed, 11 probable, 1 suspected cases; 7 confirmed deaths, 11 suspected deaths from Ebola
Current case counts in Wangata: 4 confirmed cases; 3 confirmed deaths from Ebola
Current case counts in Iboko: 24 confirmed, 3 probable, 4 suspected cases; 4 confirmed deaths, 3 suspected deaths from Ebola
PRO/EDR> Ebola update (45): Congo DR, cases, outbreak, MSF
As of June 26, 2018: Ebola case counts at 57, including 38 confirmed, 15 probable and 4 suspected cases. Death toll at 29, with 14 confirmed and 15 suspected deaths.
Last contacts will be removed from contact list on June 27, 2018 at midnight, indicating the if the Ebola outbreak has been contained.
Computer translated: "The epidemiological situation of the Ebola Virus Disease dated June 26, 2018 : A total of 57 cases of haemorrhagic fever were reported in the region, including 38 confirmed, 15 probable and 4 suspected . 3 new suspected cases in Bikoro. 2 samples were negative. 24 people have been cured of Ebola Virus Disease since the beginning of the epidemic. The last confirmed case dates back to June 6, 2018. The last contacts will leave the contact list on June 27, 2018 at midnight ."
Current case counts in Bikoro: 10 confirmed, 11 probable, 3 suspected cases; 7 confirmed deaths, 11 suspected deaths from Ebola
Current case counts in Wangata: 4 confirmed cases; 3 confirmed deaths from Ebola
Current case counts in Iboko: 24 confirmed, 4 probable, 1 suspected cases; 4 confirmed deaths, 4 suspected deaths from Ebola
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (46): Congo DR, cases
Computer translated: "This Thursday, June 28, 2018, all people who have been in contact with the last confirmed case of Ebola have completed their 21-day follow-up period without showing signs of contamination. This is an important step in the response to the Ebola outbreak as it marks the beginning of the countdown to the announcement of the end of the ninth Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The end of the epidemic will be declared when the country has spent 42 days, two incubation periods, without notifying a new confirmed case of Ebola."
"The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced the end of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)—the country’s ninth outbreak of the deadly virus—after a total of 53 confirmed and probable cases were reported, including 33 deaths."
"The Ebola outbreak was declared over when there were no further cases reported and two full incubation periods of 21 days had passed after the last person was treated for the virus tested negative for the disease. The last patient was released in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on June 12, according to CNN."
DR Congo: An undiagnosed outbreak in North Kivu (updated) h/t @IntlSOS https://t.co/GvbLUr3UZ2
"Via Radio Okapi: Nord-Kivu : une maladie inconnue fait 15 morts en deux semaines à Mangina. [North Kivu: Unknown disease in Mangina leaves 15 dead in two weeks]"
"An unknown disease characterized by diarrhea, fever, and vomiting has been observed for two months in the rural district of Mangina, about 30 km southwest of the city of Beni (North Kivu). According to the chief medical officer of the Mabalako / Mangina health zone, Dr Germain Kamaliro, in the last two weeks, fifteen deaths have been recorded in the twenty-six identified cases."
"'For two months, there has been a phenomenon that is affecting the population, which is characterized by the emission of liquid stools and vomiting and then death either by epitaxy or by fever. It's been at least two weeks since we found that there is really a surge of cases, Until then we have 15 deaths out of the 26 cases identified since May,' said Dr. Germain Kamaliro."
DR Congo hit by EBOLA OUTBREAK as authorities call for calm - Express.co.uk
"The health ministry said four cases of the virus have been confirmed, while 20 deaths from hemorrhagic fever have also been recorded in the area..."
"The Minister of Health just announced it after confirmation of the analysis at the INRB (Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale). 'I call for calm and prudence.'"
"On Monday, the country's health ministry said it had foound 25 cases of fever near the town of Beni and that samples had been sent to the capital Kinshasa for testing."
La RDC "enfrenta una nueva epidemia" de Ébola - swissinfo.ch
Computer translated: "'In the current situation, nothing indicates that these two epidemics, separated by more than 2,500 km, are linked,' the minister, Oly Ilunga Kalenga, wrote in a statement. The current epidemic threatens the east of the country and the precedent had affected the northwest region."
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (57): Congo DR (NK)
Computer translated: "On Saturday, July 28, 2018, the Provincial Health Division of North Kivu notified to the Ministry of Health twenty-six cases (26) of Fever with haemorrhagic signs, including twenty (20) deaths. in the health zone of Mangina located in the health zone of Mabalako, territory of Beni, in the Province of North Kivu. "
"Six (6) samples taken from hospitalized patients arrived in Kinshasa this Tuesday, July 31, 2018 and were analyzed by the National Institute of Biomedical Research (INRB). Of the six (6) samples analyzed, four (4) were positive for Ebola Virus Disease. Sequencing is in progress at INRB to identify the strain of the virus. "
"Although we did not expect to face a tenth epidemic so early, the detection of the virus is an indicator of the proper functioning of the surveillance system put in place by the General Directorate for Disease Control."
WHO: Congo's Newest Ebola Outbreak Poses Huge Challenge - Voice of America
"North Kivu province, the site of the new outbreak, has been riven with ethnic and political clashes for at least two decades. WHO's emergency response chief, Peter Salama, said the operation getting under way in North Kivu will be much more difficult and complex than past Ebola response efforts."
"'On the scale of degree of difficulty, trying to extinguish an outbreak of a deadly high-threat pathogen in a war zone reaches the top of any of our scales,' he cautioned."
"WHO reports four of six suspected cases of Ebola have been confirmed in and around Mangina, a town of about 60,000 people in North Kivu. Around 20 deaths have been reported. Salama, however, said the deaths have not yet been confirmed as Ebola cases."
Eastern Congo Ebola outbreak believed to have killed 33 - health ministry - Reuters Africa
"An outbreak of the Ebola virus declared this week in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is believed to have killed 33 people, the health ministry said on Saturday."
"Thirteen cases of the haemorrhagic fever have been confirmed, including three deaths, the ministry said in a statement, adding that suspected cases had been detected in both North Kivu and neighbouring Ituri province."
"Three cases have been confirmed in Beni, a regional trading hub of several hundred thousand people about 30 km (18 miles) from the centre of the outbreak in the town of Mabalako, and some 70 km from the Ugandan border."
DRC Ebola outbreak climbs to 43 cases in 6 health zones - CIDRAP
"Over the weekend, the number of confirmed Ebola cases in the new Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) outbreak in North Kivu province in the east of the country jumped from 4 to 13, and health officials said investigations are under way to see if sporadic illnesses and deaths in the area since May might be part of the outbreak."
"The number of confirmed and probable cases hit 43, across six health zones, and include 33 deaths."
"Three healthcare workers have been sickened in the outbreak, one of them fatally, the WHO said."
Latest Ebola outbreak is Zaire strain, vaccinations to start: WHO https://t.co/zKG1eEmlor
"An Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo has been confirmed as the Zaire strain of the virus, and vaccinations will start on Wednesday, health officials said."
"In the latest outbreak, declared last week, 43 people are believed to have been infected in North Kivu province, including 36 who have died, Congo’s health ministry said on Tuesday."
"Forty-six other suspected cases are being investigated, including 25 in Beni, a trading hub of several hundred thousand people, the ministry said in a statement."
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (62): Congo DR (NK) WHO, response, genetics
Computer translated: "The epidemiological situation of the Ebola Virus Disease dated August 6, 2018 : A total of 43 cases of haemorrhagic fever were reported in the region, of which 16 confirmed and 27 probable. 46 suspected cases are under investigation . 2 deaths of confirmed cases, 1 in Beni and 1 in Mabalako "
Current case counts in Beni, Nord-Kivu: 3 confirmed cases, 25 suspected cases and 1 confirmed death
Current case counts in Butembo, Nord-Kivu: 2 probable cases, 2 suspected deaths
Current case counts in Oicha, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 1 suspected death
Current case counts in Mabalako, Nord-Kivu: 21 probable cases, 13 confirmed cases, 21 suspected cases, 8 confirmed deaths, 21 suspected deaths
Current case counts in Musienene, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 1 suspected death
Current case counts in Mandima, Ituri: 2 probable cases, 2 suspected deaths
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (63): Congo DR (NK) cases, vaccine, security, burial, genome
Computer translated: "The epidemiological situation of the Ebola Virus Disease dated August 7, 2018 : A total of 44 cases of haemorrhagic fever were reported in the region, of which 17 confirmed and 27 probable. 47 suspected cases are under investigation . 1 new case confirmed to Beni."
Current case counts in Beni, Nord-Kivu: 4 confirmed cases, 25 suspected cases and 1 confirmed death
Current case counts in Butembo, Nord-Kivu: 2 probable cases, 2 suspected deaths
Current case counts in Oicha, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 1 suspected death
Current case counts in Mabalako, Nord-Kivu: 21 probable cases, 13 confirmed cases, 22 suspected cases, 8 confirmed deaths, 21 suspected deaths
Current case counts in Musienene, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 1 suspected death
Current case counts in Mandima, Ituri: 2 probable cases, 2 suspected deaths
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (64): Congo DR (NK) cases, security, genome
Computer translated: "The epidemiological situation of the Ebola Virus Disease dated August 8, 2018: A total of 44 cases of haemorrhagic fever were reported in the region, of which 17 confirmed and 27 probable. 54 suspected cases are under investigation . 1 death of a confirmed case in Mabalako. * The laboratory tests of the samples taken from the 2 suspected cases of Goma proved negative this Thursday, August 9 at 22h.'
Current case counts in Goma, Nord-Kivu: 2 suspected cases
Current case counts in Beni, Nord-Kivu: 4 confirmed cases, 22 suspected cases and 1 confirmed death
Current case counts in Butembo, Nord-Kivu: 2 probable cases, 2 suspected deaths
Current case counts in Oicha, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 1 suspected death
Current case counts in Mabalako, Nord-Kivu: 21 probable cases, 13 confirmed cases, 30 suspected cases, 9 confirmed deaths, 21 suspected deaths
Current case counts in Musienene, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 1 suspected death
Current case counts in Mandima, Ituri: 2 probable cases, 2 suspected deaths
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (65): Congo DR (NK) cases, vaccines
Computer translated: "The epidemiological situation of the Ebola Virus Disease dated August 10, 2018 : A total of 49 cases of haemorrhagic fever have been reported in the region, 22 confirmed and 27 probable. 53 suspected cases are under investigation . 1 new confirmed case in Mabalako. ERRATUM of the bulletin of August 10, 2018: 1 death of a confirmed case in Beni and 0 deaths in Mabalako"
Current case counts in Beni, Nord-Kivu: 4 confirmed cases, 16 suspected cases and 2 confirmed deaths
Current case counts in Butembo, Nord-Kivu: 2 probable cases, 2 suspected deaths
Current case counts in Oicha, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 1 suspected death
Current case counts in Mabalako, Nord-Kivu: 21 probable cases, 18 confirmed cases, 36 suspected cases, 9 confirmed deaths, 21 suspected deaths
Current case counts in Musienene, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 1 suspected death
Current case counts in Mandima, Ituri: 2 probable cases, 2 suspected deaths
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (66): Congo DR (NK) cases, response
Computer translated: "The epidemiological situation of the Ebola Virus Disease dated August 12, 2018 : A total of 52 cases of haemorrhagic fever were reported in the region, 25 confirmed and 27 probable. 48 suspected cases are under investigation . 3 new confirmed cases, including 1 in Beni and 2 in Mangina (including a health staff from the Mangina Reference Health Center) 1 death of a confirmed case in Mabalako Alerts had been reported in the Idjwi Health Zone in South Kivu Province. The samples taken were analyzed at the Goma mobile laboratory and the tests were negative."
Current case counts in Masereke, Nord-Kivu: 4 suspected cases
Current case counts in Beni, Nord-Kivu: 5 confirmed cases, 7 suspected cases and 2 confirmed deaths
Current case counts in Butembo, Nord-Kivu: 2 probable cases, 2 suspected deaths
Current case counts in Oicha, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 1 suspected death
Current case counts in Mabalako, Nord-Kivu: 21 probable cases, 20 confirmed cases, 37 suspected cases, 10 confirmed deaths, 21 suspected deaths
Current case counts in Musienene, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 1 suspected death
Current case counts in Mandima, Ituri: 2 probable cases, 2 suspected deaths
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (68): Congo DR (NK) WHO, Uganda cases, concerns, challenges
"The batch of new cases puts the outbreak total at 57, which now exceeds the 54 illnesses reported in recent Equateur province outbreak, which was declared over just a week before officials announced the latest outbreak."
"According to the DRC health ministry's daily update, the 57 Ebola cases includes 30 confirmed and 27 probable cases. Also, health officials are investigating 58 suspected cases, up from 45 reported on Aug 12. Two more deaths were reported, pushing the total number to 41."
WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has expressed concern over the developing Ebola outbreak in the eastern DRC due to the physical and political environment of the region.
"Dr Tedros said that conditions in North Kivu were ripe for further transmission of the deadly hemorrhagic fever. 'The environment is really conducive for Ebola to transmit freely,' said Dr Tedros. 'This is a very dangerous outbreak,” he added. “What makes the outbreak in eastern DRC or northern Kivu more dangerous is there is a security challenge – there is active conflict in that area.'"
"Some 100 armed groups are currently operating in North Kivu, which has seen over 120 violent incidents since January. A number of areas have been designated “red zones” – inaccessible areas where fighting is active. Lack of access to these areas makes finding, isolating and treating potential cases very difficult for both local and international responders."
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (70): Congo DR (NK) cases, recommendations, war, comment
Computer translated: "The epidemiological situation of the Ebola Virus Disease dated August 15, 2018 : A total of 78 cases of haemorrhagic fever were reported in the region, 51 confirmed and 27 probable. 24 suspected cases are under investigation . 5 new confirmed cases in Mabalako, including 1 health staff from the Mangina Reference Health Center. All of these new confirmed cases are probable and known case contacts. 2 deaths of confirmed cases in Beni. * An analysis of the databases revealed that the death of the confirmed case in Mandima had been counted twice. Thus, there are 3 deaths in Mandima (and not 4), including 1 of a confirmed case and 2 probable cases."'
Current case counts in Masereke, Nord-Kivu: 4 suspected cases
Current case counts in Beni, Nord-Kivu: 5 confirmed cases, 8 suspected cases and 4 confirmed deaths
Current case counts in Butembo, Nord-Kivu: 2 probable cases, 2 suspected deaths
Current case counts in Oicha, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 1 suspected death
Current case counts in Mabalako, Nord-Kivu: 21 probable cases, 39 confirmed cases, 6 suspected cases, 12 confirmed deaths, 21 suspected deaths
Current case counts in Musienene, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 1 suspected death
Current case counts in Mandima, Ituri: 2 probable cases, 7 confirmed cases, 1 confirmed death, 2 suspected deaths
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (71): Congo DR (NK) cases, response, bats
Computer translated: "The epidemiological situation of the Ebola Virus Disease dated August 17, 2018 : A total of 90 cases of haemorrhagic fever were reported in the region, 63 confirmed and 27 probable. 25 suspected cases are under investigation . 3 new confirmed cases in Mabalako, including 1 care provider from the Mangina Reference Health Center. All of these new confirmed cases are probable and known case contacts. 2 deaths of confirmed cases in Mabalako."
Current case counts in Goma, Nord-Kivu: 3 suspected cases
Current case counts in Beni, Nord-Kivu: 5 confirmed cases, 7 suspected cases and 3 confirmed deaths
Current case counts in Butembo, Nord-Kivu: 2 probable cases, 2 suspected deaths
Current case counts in Oicha, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 1 suspected death
Current case counts in Mabalako, Nord-Kivu: 21 probable cases, 51 confirmed cases, 9 suspected cases, 18 confirmed deaths, 21 suspected deaths
Current case counts in Musienene, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 1 suspected death
Current case counts in Mandima, Ituri: 2 probable cases, 7 confirmed cases, 6 suspected cases, 1 confirmed death, 2 suspected deaths
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (72): Congo DR (NK) cases, response, research
Computer translated: "The epidemiological situation of the Ebola Virus Disease dated August 18, 2018 : A total of 91 cases of haemorrhagic fever were reported in the region, 64 confirmed and 27 probable. 12 suspected cases are under investigation . 1 new confirmed case in Mabalako, which is a known and followed probable case contact. 1 confirmed case death in Mabalako."
Current case counts in Goma, Nord-Kivu: 4 suspected cases
Current case counts in Beni, Nord-Kivu: 5 confirmed cases, 3 suspected cases and 3 confirmed deaths
Current case counts in Butembo, Nord-Kivu: 2 probable cases, 2 suspected deaths
Current case counts in Oicha, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 1 suspected death
Current case counts in Mabalako, Nord-Kivu: 21 probable cases, 52 confirmed cases, 5 suspected cases, 19 confirmed deaths, 21 suspected deaths
Current case counts in Musienene, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 1 suspected death
Current case counts in Mandima, Ituri: 2 probable cases, 7 confirmed cases, 1 confirmed death, 2 suspected deaths
Vaccinations Begin in Congo Ebola Outbreak - Infectious Disease Advisor
Three thousand doses of the experimental vaccine are being sent to North Kivu province. The first to be vaccinated will include health workers, contacts of confirmed Ebola patients, and their contacts, the Associated Press reported. The vaccine was used in a previous Ebola outbreak in Congo that was declared over last month."
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (73): Congo DR (NK) cases, anti-viral, research
Computer translated: "The epidemiological situation of the Ebola Virus Disease dated 19 August 2018 : A total of 96 cases of haemorrhagic fever were reported in the region, 69 confirmed and 27 probable. 5 suspected cases are under investigation . 5 new confirmed cases in Mabalako. 5 confirmed case deaths in Mabalako."
Computer translated: "Immunization activities continue at the three sites of Mabalako, Beni and Mandima. Since vaccination began on August 8, 2018, 1,273 people have been vaccinated , including 697 in Mabalako, 367 in Beni and 209 in Mandima."
Current case counts in Beni, Nord-Kivu: 5 confirmed cases and 3 confirmed deaths
Current case counts in Butembo, Nord-Kivu: 2 probable cases, 2 suspected deaths
Current case counts in Oicha, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 1 suspected death
Current case counts in Mabalako, Nord-Kivu: 21 probable cases, 57 confirmed cases, 3 suspected cases, 24 confirmed deaths, 21 suspected deaths
Current case counts in Musienene, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 1 suspected death
Current case counts in Mandima, Ituri: 2 probable cases, 7 confirmed cases, 1 confirmed death, 2 suspected deaths
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (74): Congo DR (NK) cases, response, WHO, reflections
Computer translated: "The epidemiological situation of the Ebola Virus Disease dated August 20, 2018 : A total of 102 cases of haemorrhagic fever were reported in the region, 75 confirmed and 27 probable. 9 suspected cases are under investigation. 6 new confirmed cases, including 4 in Mabalako, 1 in Beni and 1 in Oicha. 4 confirmed cases, including 3 in Mabalako and 1 in Beni."
Current case counts in Beni, Nord-Kivu: 6 confirmed cases and 4 confirmed deaths
Current case counts in Butembo, Nord-Kivu: 2 probable cases, 2 suspected deaths
Current case counts in Oicha, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 1 confirmed case, 2 suspected cases, 1 suspected death
Current case counts in Mabalako, Nord-Kivu: 21 probable cases, 61 confirmed cases, 7 suspected cases, 27 confirmed deaths, 21 suspected deaths
Current case counts in Musienene, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 1 suspected death
Current case counts in Mandima, Ituri: 2 probable cases, 7 confirmed cases, 1 confirmed death, 2 suspected deaths
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (75): Congo DR (NK) cases, WHO, response, perspectives
Computer translated: "The epidemiological situation of the Ebola Virus Disease dated 21 August 2018 : A total of 103 cases of haemorrhagic fever were reported in the region, 76 confirmed and 27 probable. 7 suspected cases are under investigation. 1 new case confirmed to Mabalako who is a care provider. 2 deaths of confirmed cases in Mabalako."
Current case counts in Beni, Nord-Kivu: 6 confirmed cases and 4 confirmed deaths
Current case counts in Butembo, Nord-Kivu: 2 probable cases, 2 suspected deaths
Current case counts in Oicha, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 1 confirmed case, 1 suspected case, 1 suspected death
Current case counts in Mabalako, Nord-Kivu: 21 probable cases, 62 confirmed cases, 6 suspected cases, 29 confirmed deaths, 21 suspected deaths
Current case counts in Musienene, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 1 suspected death
Current case counts in Mandima, Ituri: 2 probable cases, 7 confirmed cases, 1 confirmed death, 2 suspected deaths
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (76): Congo DR (NK) case update, response https://t.co/b0nqB4o086
Computer translated: "The epidemiological situation of the Ebola Virus Disease dated August 22, 2018 : A total of 103 cases of haemorrhagic fever were reported in the region, 76 confirmed and 27 probable. Of the 76 confirmed cases, 36 died, 31 are hospitalized and 9 are cured. 13 suspected cases are under investigation. 2 deaths of confirmed cases in Mabalako."
Current case counts in Beni, Nord-Kivu: 6 confirmed cases, 3 suspected cases, 4 confirmed deaths
Current case counts in Butembo, Nord-Kivu: 2 probable cases, 2 suspected deaths
Current case counts in Oicha, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 1 confirmed case, 1 suspected case, 1 suspected death
Current case counts in Mabalako, Nord-Kivu: 21 probable cases, 62 confirmed cases, 9 suspected cases, 31 confirmed deaths, 21 suspected deaths
Current case counts in Musienene, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 1 suspected death
Current case counts in Mandima, Ituri: 2 probable cases, 7 confirmed cases, 1 confirmed death, 2 suspected deaths
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (77): Congo DR (NK) case update, risk, control, research
Computer translated: "A total of 105 cases of haemorrhagic fever were reported in the region, 77 confirmed and 28 probable. Of the 77 confirmed cases, 11 are cured , 27 are hospitalized and 39 have died. 10 suspected cases are under investigation. 1 new case confirmed to Beni. 2 new people healed in Mabalako. 3 confirmed cases, including 2 in Mabalako and 1 in Beni. 1 community death (probable case) in Beni."
Current case counts in Beni, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 7 confirmed cases, 1 suspected case, 5 confirmed deaths, 1 suspected death
Current case counts in Butembo, Nord-Kivu: 2 probable cases, 2 suspected deaths
Current case counts in Oicha, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 1 confirmed case, 1 suspected death
Current case counts in Mabalako, Nord-Kivu: 21 probable cases, 62 confirmed cases, 33 confirmed deaths, 21 suspected deaths
Current case counts in Musienene, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 1 suspected death
Current case counts in Mandima, Ituri: 2 probable cases, 7 confirmed cases, 2 suspected cases, 1 confirmed death, 2 suspected deaths
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (78): Congo DR (NK) case update, health protection of medical teams
Computer translated: "A total of 107 cases of haemorrhagic fever were reported in the region, 79 confirmed and 28 probable. Of the 79 confirmed cases, 14 are cured , 23 are hospitalized and 42 have died. 6 suspected cases are under investigation. 2 new confirmed cases, including 1 in Mabalako and 1 in Oicha. All are known and followed contacts. 3 new people healed, including 2 in Mabalako and 1 in Beni. 3 deaths from confirmed cases in Mabalako."
Current case counts in Beni, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 7 confirmed cases, 2 suspected cases, 5 confirmed deaths, 1 suspected death
Current case counts in Butembo, Nord-Kivu: 2 probable cases, 1 suspected case, 2 suspected deaths
Current case counts in Oicha, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 2 confirmed cases, 1 suspected death
Current case counts in Mabalako, Nord-Kivu: 21 probable cases, 63 confirmed cases, 3 suspected cases, 36 confirmed deaths, 21 suspected deaths
Current case counts in Musienene, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 1 suspected death
Current case counts in Mandima, Ituri: 2 probable cases, 7 confirmed cases,1 confirmed death, 2 suspected deaths
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (79): Congo DR (NK) case update, response, vacc, support, research
Computer translated: "A total of 111 cases of haemorrhagic fever were reported in the region, 83 confirmed and 28 probable. Of the 83 confirmed cases, 18 are cured, 18 are hospitalized and 47 have died 10 suspected cases are under investigation. No new cases confirmed. 4 new people healed, including 3 care providers. 3 confirmed cases, including 1 in Beni and 2 in Mabalako. 2,445 contacts to follow"
Current case counts in Beni, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 10 confirmed cases, 3 suspected cases, 7 confirmed deaths, 1 suspected death
Current case counts in Butembo, Nord-Kivu: 2 probable cases, 2 suspected deaths
Current case counts in Oicha, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 2 confirmed cases, 1 suspected death
Current case counts in Mabalako, Nord-Kivu: 21 probable cases, 64 confirmed cases, 6 suspected cases, 39 confirmed deaths, 21 suspected deaths
Current case counts in Musienene, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 1 suspected death
Current case counts in Mandima, Ituri: 2 probable cases, 7 confirmed cases, 1 suspected case, 1 confirmed death, 2 suspected deaths
WHO chief says Congo Ebola outbreak not yet stabilized - Business Insider
The next seven to ten days are critical for the control of the current Ebola outbreak, but it is too soon to say that the outbreak is stabilizing.
"'There is a decline (in new cases)... but still, considering the accessibility and red zones, we cannot say that the outbreak is stabilizing,' he [World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus] told a news conference."
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (80): Congo DR (NK) case update
Computer tranlsated: "A total of 115 cases of haemorrhagic fever were reported in the region, of which 85 were confirmed and 30 were probable. 10 suspected cases are under investigation. Suspicious cases of Goma have been negative. 1 new confirmed case in Mabalako. 2 community deaths (probable cases) in Beni. 1 new person healed."
Current case counts in Beni, Nord-Kivu: 3 probable cases, 10 confirmed cases, 5 suspected cases, 7 confirmed deaths, 3 suspected deaths
Current case counts in Butembo, Nord-Kivu: 2 probable cases, 2 suspected deaths
Current case counts in Oicha, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 2 confirmed cases, 1 suspected death
Current case counts in Mabalako, Nord-Kivu: 21 probable cases, 65 confirmed cases, 5 suspected cases, 39 confirmed deaths, 21 suspected deaths
Current case counts in Musienene, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 1 suspected death
Current case counts in Mandima, Ituri: 2 probable cases, 8 confirmed cases, 1 confirmed death, 2 suspected deaths
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (81): Congo DR (NK) case update, response, clinical trials
Computer translated: "A total of 120 cases of haemorrhagic fever were reported in the region, 90 confirmed and 30 probable. 11 suspected cases are under investigation. 2 new confirmed cases in Beni. 1 confirmed case death in Mabalako."
Current case counts in Beni, Nord-Kivu: 3 probable cases, 15 confirmed cases, 7 suspected cases, 7 confirmed deaths, 3 suspected deaths
Current case counts in Butembo, Nord-Kivu: 2 probable cases, 2 suspected deaths
Current case counts in Oicha, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 2 confirmed cases, 1 suspected death
Current case counts in Mabalako, Nord-Kivu: 21 probable cases, 65 confirmed cases, 4 suspected cases, 40 confirmed deaths, 21 suspected deaths
Current case counts in Musienene, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 1 suspected death
Current case counts in Mandima, Ituri: 2 probable cases, 8 confirmed cases, 1 confirmed death, 2 suspected deaths
Maladie à virus Ebola – République démocratique du Congo
Computer translated: "The outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in the Democratic Republic of Congo is entering a key phase. According to recent trends, control measures are effective. Over the past week, contact follow-up rates have improved significantly, most patients recently admitted to Ebola treatment centers have received treatment within hours of confirmation, and ring vaccination activities are becoming routine. are intensified to cover contacts (and contacts) of most confirmed cases in the last three weeks."
Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak in DRC Situation Report 05: 04 September 2018
"As of 2 September 2018, a total of 122 confirmed and probable EVD cases, including 82 deaths, have been reported. Of the 122 cases, 91 are confirmed and 31 are probable. Of the 82 deaths, 51 occurred in confirmed cases. Of the 113 confirmed and probable cases with known age and sex, females account for 55% (n=62), and the largest proportion (26%, n=29) of cases were aged 35-44 years (Figure 2). A total of 16 health workers (15 confirmed and 1 probable) have been affected, of which one has died. All health workers’ exposures occurred in health facilities outside the dedicated Ebola Treatment Centres (ETCs). As of 1 September 2018, 15 patients were being managed at Mangina ETC (6 confirmed cases and 4 suspected) and in Beni (5 confirmed cases). "
"The epicentre of the outbreak remains Mabalako Health Zone in North Kivu Province, reporting 70% (86/122) of all cases and 76% (62/82) deaths, including 65 confirmed and 21 probable cases (Figure 3). Additionally, four other health zones in North Kivu Province and one in Ituri Province have reported confirmed and probable cases (Table 1 and Figure 2). Of concern is an apparent increase in transmission in Beni Health Zone, where the number of confirmed and probable cases has increased from eight on 23 August 2018 to 19 cases on 2 September 2018."
Current case counts in Beni, Nord-Kivu: 4 probable cases, 15 confirmed cases, 3 suspected cases, 9 confirmed deaths, 4 suspected deaths
Current case counts in Butembo, Nord-Kivu: 2 probable cases, 2 suspected deaths
Current case counts in Oicha, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 2 confirmed cases, 1 suspected death
Current case counts in Mabalako, Nord-Kivu: 21 probable cases, 65 confirmed cases, 6 suspected cases, 41 confirmed deaths, 21 suspected deaths
Current case counts in Musienene, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 1 suspected death
Current case counts in Kalunguta, Nord-Kivu: 1 confirmed case
Current case counts in Mandima, Ituri: 2 probable cases, 8 confirmed cases, 1 confirmed death, 2 suspected deaths
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (82): Congo DR (NK) case update, treatment
Computer translated: "A total of 124 cases of haemorrhagic fever were reported in the region, of which 93 were confirmed and 31 were probable. 16 suspected cases are under investigation. 2 new cases confirmed in Beni. 1 probable case in Beni: Burial not secured by the family before samples could be taken. 3 confirmed cases, including 2 in Beni and 1 in Mabalako."
Current case counts in Beni, Nord-Kivu: 4 probable cases, 18 confirmed cases, 8 suspected cases, 11 confirmed deaths, 4 suspected deaths
Current case counts in Butembo, Nord-Kivu: 2 probable cases, 2 suspected deaths
Current case counts in Oicha, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 2 confirmed cases, 1 suspected death
Current case counts in Mabalako, Nord-Kivu: 21 probable cases, 65 confirmed cases, 8 suspected cases, 42 confirmed deaths, 21 suspected deaths
Current case counts in Musienene, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 1 suspected death
Current case counts in Mandima, Ituri: 2 probable cases, 8 confirmed cases, 1 confirmed death, 2 suspected deaths
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (83): Congo DR (NK) case update, Butembo fatalities
Computer translated: " A total of 129 cases of haemorrhagic fever were reported in the region, including 98 confirmed and 31 probable. 7 suspected cases are under investigation. 2 new confirmed cases, including 1 in Beni and 1 in Masereka. The confirmed case of Masereka is a health worker who is a known contact of Beni but who refused follow-up and vaccination. 2 confirmed cases, including 1 in Beni and 1 in Masereka."
Current case counts in Beni, Nord-Kivu: 4 probable cases, 18 confirmed cases, 1 suspected cases, 13 confirmed deaths, 4 suspected deaths
Current case counts in Butembo, Nord-Kivu: 2 probable cases, 1 confirmed case, 1 confirmed death, 2 suspected deaths
Current case counts in Oicha, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 2 confirmed cases, 1 suspected death
Current case counts in Mabalako, Nord-Kivu: 21 probable cases, 66 confirmed cases, 5 suspected cases, 42 confirmed deaths, 21 suspected deaths
Current case counts in Musienene, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 1 suspected death
Current case counts in Kalunguta, Nord-Kivu: 1 confirmed case
Current case counts in Masereke, Nord-Kivu: 1 confirmed case, 1 confirmed death
Current case counts in Mandima, Ituri: 2 probable cases, 9 confirmed cases, 1 confirmed death, 2 suspected deaths
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (84): Congo DR (NK) case update, risk health workers
Computer translated:"A total of 129 cases of haemorrhagic fever were reported in the region, including 98 confirmed and 31 probable. Of the 98 confirmed, 58 died, 33 are cured and 7 are hospitalized. 9 suspected cases are under investigation. No new cases confirmed. No new deaths. 1 new person healed in Mabalako."
Current case counts in Beni, Nord-Kivu: 4 probable cases, 18 confirmed cases, 2 suspected cases, 13 confirmed deaths, 4 suspected deaths, 3 cases recovered
Current case counts in Butembo, Nord-Kivu: 2 probable cases, 1 confirmed case, 1 suspected case, 1 confirmed death, 2 suspected deaths
Current case counts in Oicha, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 2 confirmed cases, 1 suspected case, 1 suspected death, 2 recovered cases
Current case counts in Mabalako, Nord-Kivu: 21 probable cases, 66 confirmed cases, 4 suspected cases, 42 confirmed deaths, 21 suspected deaths, 24 recovered cases
Current case counts in Musienene, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 1 suspected death
Current case counts in Kalunguta, Nord-Kivu: 1 confirmed case, 1 recovered case
Current case counts in Masereke, Nord-Kivu: 1 confirmed case, 1 confirmed death
Current case counts in Mandima, Ituri: 2 probable cases, 9 confirmed cases, 1 confirmed death, 2 suspected deaths, 3 recovered cases
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (85): DR Congo (NK) case update, Butembo
Computer translated: "A total of 131 cases of haemorrhagic fever were reported in the region, 100 confirmed and 31 probable. Of the 100 confirmed, 58 died, 35 are cured and 7 are hospitalized. 14 suspected cases are under investigation. 2 new cases confirmed in Beni. 1 confirmed case death in Beni. 2 new people healed in Mabalako."
Current case counts in Beni, Nord-Kivu: 4 probable cases, 20 confirmed cases, 1 suspected case, 14 confirmed deaths, 4 suspected deaths, 3 cases recovered
Current case counts in Butembo, Nord-Kivu: 2 probable cases, 1 confirmed case, 3 suspected cases, 1 confirmed death, 2 suspected deaths
Current case counts in Oicha, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 2 confirmed cases, 1 suspected case, 1 suspected death, 2 recovered cases
Current case counts in Mabalako, Nord-Kivu: 21 probable cases, 66 confirmed cases, 7 suspected cases, 42 confirmed deaths, 21 suspected deaths, 26 recovered cases
Current case counts in Musienene, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 1 suspected death
Current case counts in Kalunguta, Nord-Kivu: 1 confirmed case, 1 recovered case
Current case counts in Masereke, Nord-Kivu: 1 confirmed case, 1 confirmed death
Current case counts in Mandima, Ituri: 2 probable cases, 9 confirmed cases, 2 suspected cases, 1 confirmed death, 2 suspected deaths, 3 recovered cases
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (86): Congo DR (NK) case update, outbreak status
Computer translated: "A total of 131 cases of haemorrhagic fever were reported in the region, 100 confirmed and 31 probable. Of the 100 confirmed, 59 died and 35 are cured . 20 suspected cases are under investigation. No new cases confirmed. No new deaths."
Current case counts in Beni, Nord-Kivu: 4 probable cases, 20 confirmed cases, 4 suspected cases, 14 confirmed deaths, 4 suspected deaths, 3 cases recovered
Current case counts in Butembo, Nord-Kivu: 2 probable cases, 1 confirmed case, 1 confirmed death, 2 suspected deaths
Current case counts in Oicha, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 2 confirmed cases, 1 suspected death, 2 recovered cases
Current case counts in Mabalako, Nord-Kivu: 21 probable cases, 66 confirmed cases, 16 suspected cases, 42 confirmed deaths, 21 suspected deaths, 26 recovered cases
Current case counts in Musienene, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 1 suspected death
Current case counts in Kalunguta, Nord-Kivu: 1 confirmed case, 1 recovered case
Current case counts in Masereke, Nord-Kivu: 1 confirmed case, 1 confirmed death
Current case counts in Mandima, Ituri: 2 probable cases, 9 confirmed cases, 1 confirmed death, 2 suspected deaths, 3 recovered cases
New Ebola outbreak hits women and girls hardest in the Democratic Republic of the Congo - UNFPA News
"Through it all, no group has been hit harder than women and girls, who account for roughly 60 per cent of those infected. Over half of them are of reproductive age. As traditional caretakers of the sick, women are often at increased risk of exposure. But in a country struggling to tackle pervasive and entrenched forms of gender-based violence, the risks to women and girls are especially high. "
"'Women are the most affected by the Ebola outbreak in North Kivu and Ituri,' said Sennen Hounton, UNFPA Representative for the Democratic Republic of the Congo. 'This is why UNFPA is involved in communicating, preventing and controlling infection by prioritizing the reproduction health service delivery points and protecting the workforce of midwives.'”
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (87): Congo DR (NK) case update, challenges
Computer translated: "A total of 132 cases of haemorrhagic fever were reported in the region, 101 confirmed and 31 probable. Of the 101 confirmed, 61 died and 37 are cured . 9 suspected cases are under investigation. No new cases confirmed. 1 confirmed case death in Mabalako. 1 new person cured in Butembo (the case reported in the bulletin of September 10, 2018)"
Current case counts in Beni, Nord-Kivu: 4 probable cases, 20 confirmed cases, 3 suspected cases, 15 confirmed deaths, 4 suspected deaths, 4 cases recovered
Current case counts in Butembo, Nord-Kivu: 2 probable cases, 1 confirmed case, 1 confirmed death, 2 suspected deaths, 1 recovered case
Current case counts in Oicha, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 2 confirmed cases, 1 suspected death, 2 recovered cases
Current case counts in Mabalako, Nord-Kivu: 21 probable cases, 66 confirmed cases, 5 suspected cases, 43 confirmed deaths, 21 suspected deaths, 26 recovered cases
Current case counts in Musienene, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 1 suspected death
Current case counts in Kalunguta, Nord-Kivu: 1 confirmed case, 1 recovered case
Current case counts in Masereke, Nord-Kivu: 1 confirmed case, 1 confirmed death
Current case counts in Mandima, Ituri: 2 probable cases, 9 confirmed cases, 1 confirmed death, 2 suspected deaths, 3 recovered cases
Maladie à Virus Ebola : 37 personnes guéries sur 102 cas confirmés - Matininfos.NET
Computer translated: "The statement from the Ministry of Health that reports, indicates that no new deaths were recorded as of Wednesday, September 12, 2018. A total of 133 cases of haemorrhagic fever were reported in North Kivu and Ituri where the epidemic, 102 confirmed and 31 probable. Of the 102 confirmed, 61 died and 37 are cured. It turns out that 19 suspected cases are under investigation, while a new case is confirmed in Butembo. This is a health worker from the health center in which the first confirmed case of Butembo has been transiently supported. While no new deaths have been recorded."
Computer translated: "Since the beginning of the vaccination August 8, 2018, 8,444 people were vaccinated, including 3.613 to Mabalako, 2533 in Beni, 1307 at Mandima 444 in Butembo, 220 Masereka, 150 to Katwa, 121 Oicha and 56 in Kinshasa from which medical staff to deploy."
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (88): Congo DR (NK) case update, preparedness, publications
Computer translated: "A total of 133 cases of haemorrhagic fever were reported in the region, 102 confirmed and 31 probable. Of the 102 confirmed, 61 died and 37 are cured . 19 suspected cases are under investigation. 1 new confirmed case in Butembo: A health worker from the health center in which the first confirmed case of Butembo was transiently managed. No new deaths."
Current case counts in Beni, Nord-Kivu: 4 probable cases, 20 confirmed cases, 2 suspected cases, 15 confirmed deaths, 4 suspected deaths, 4 cases recovered
Current case counts in Butembo, Nord-Kivu: 2 probable cases, 3 confirmed cases, 4 suspected cases, 1 confirmed death, 2 suspected deaths, 1 recovered case
Current case counts in Oicha, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 2 confirmed cases, 2 suspected cases, 1 suspected death, 2 recovered cases
Current case counts in Mabalako, Nord-Kivu: 21 probable cases, 66 confirmed cases, 8 suspected cases, 43 confirmed deaths, 21 suspected deaths, 26 recovered cases
Current case counts in Musienene, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 1 suspected death
Current case counts in Kalunguta, Nord-Kivu: 1 confirmed case, 1 recovered case
Current case counts in Masereke, Nord-Kivu: 1 confirmed case, 1 confirmed death
Current case counts in Mandima, Ituri: 2 probable cases, 9 confirmed cases, 1 suspected case, 1 confirmed death, 2 suspected deaths, 3 recovered cases
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (89): Congo DR (NK) case update, WHO
Computer translated: "A total of 137 cases of haemorrhagic fever were reported in the region, of which 106 confirmed and 31 probable. Of the 106 confirmed, 61 died and 37 are cured . 17 suspected cases are under investigation. 4 new confirmed cases, including 2 in Mabalako, 1 in Beni and 1 in Butembo. No new deaths."
Current case counts in Beni, Nord-Kivu: 4 probable cases, 21 confirmed cases, 8 suspected cases, 15 confirmed deaths, 4 suspected deaths, 4 cases recovered
Current case counts in Butembo, Nord-Kivu: 2 probable cases, 4 confirmed cases, 4 suspected cases, 1 confirmed death, 2 suspected deaths, 1 recovered case
Current case counts in Oicha, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 2 confirmed cases, 1 suspected case, 1 suspected death, 2 recovered cases
Current case counts in Mabalako, Nord-Kivu: 21 probable cases, 68 confirmed cases, 2 suspected cases, 43 confirmed deaths, 21 suspected deaths, 26 recovered cases
Current case counts in Musienene, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 1 suspected death
Current case counts in Kalunguta, Nord-Kivu: 1 confirmed case, 1 recovered case
Current case counts in Masereke, Nord-Kivu: 1 confirmed case, 2 suspected cases, 1 confirmed death
Current case counts in Mandima, Ituri: 2 probable cases, 9 confirmed cases, 1 confirmed death, 2 suspected deaths, 3 recovered cases
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (90): Congo DR (NK) case update, response, CDC
Computer translated: "A total of 140 cases of haemorrhagic fever were reported in the region, 109 confirmed and 31 probable. Of the 109 confirmed, 64 died and 37 are cured . 5 suspected cases are under investigation. No new confirmed cases notified. 1 confirmed case death in Beni."
Current case counts in Beni, Nord-Kivu: 4 probable cases, 24 confirmed cases, 1 suspected case, 17 confirmed deaths, 4 suspected deaths, 4 cases recovered
Current case counts in Butembo, Nord-Kivu: 2 probable cases, 4 confirmed cases, 3 suspected cases, 1 confirmed death, 2 suspected deaths, 1 recovered case
Current case counts in Oicha, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 2 confirmed cases, 1 suspected death, 2 recovered cases
Current case counts in Mabalako, Nord-Kivu: 21 probable cases, 68 confirmed cases, 44 confirmed deaths, 21 suspected deaths, 26 recovered cases
Current case counts in Musienene, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 1 suspected death
Current case counts in Kalunguta, Nord-Kivu: 1 confirmed case, 1 recovered case
Current case counts in Masereke, Nord-Kivu: 1 confirmed case, 1 confirmed death
Current case counts in Mandima, Ituri: 2 probable cases, 9 confirmed cases, 1 suspected case, 1 confirmed death, 2 suspected deaths, 3 recovered cases
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (91): Congo DR (NK) case update, suspect cases
Computer translated: "A total of 142 cases of haemorrhagic fever were reported in the region, 111 confirmed and 31 probable. Of the 111 confirmed, 66 died and 38 are cured . 4 suspected cases are under investigation. 2 new confirmed cases including 1 in Beni and 1 in Butembo. 2 confirmed case deaths in Beni. 1 new person healed in Mabalako."
Current case counts in Beni, Nord-Kivu: 4 probable cases, 25 confirmed cases, 1 suspected case, 19 confirmed deaths, 4 suspected deaths, 4 cases recovered
Current case counts in Butembo, Nord-Kivu: 2 probable cases, 5 confirmed cases, 1 suspected case, 1 confirmed death, 2 suspected deaths, 1 recovered case
Current case counts in Oicha, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 2 confirmed cases, 1 suspected death, 2 recovered cases
Current case counts in Mabalako, Nord-Kivu: 21 probable cases, 68 confirmed cases, 1 suspected case, 44 confirmed deaths, 21 suspected deaths, 27 recovered cases
Current case counts in Musienene, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 1 suspected death
Current case counts in Kalunguta, Nord-Kivu: 1 confirmed case, 1 recovered case
Current case counts in Masereke, Nord-Kivu: 1 confirmed case, 1 suspected case, 1 confirmed death
Current case counts in Mandima, Ituri: 2 probable cases, 9 confirmed cases, 1 confirmed death, 2 suspected deaths, 3 recovered cases
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (92): Congo DR (NK,IT) case update, hostility, CDC
Computer translated: "A total of 142 cases of haemorrhagic fever were reported in the region, 111 confirmed and 31 probable. Of the 111 confirmed, 66 died and 38 are cured . 7 suspected cases are under investigation. No new confirmed cases notified. No new deaths."
Current case counts in Beni, Nord-Kivu: 4 probable cases, 25 confirmed cases, 1 suspected case, 19 confirmed deaths, 4 suspected deaths, 4 cases recovered
Current case counts in Butembo, Nord-Kivu: 2 probable cases, 5 confirmed cases, 1 suspected case, 1 confirmed death, 2 suspected deaths, 1 recovered case
Current case counts in Oicha, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 2 confirmed cases, 2 suspected cases, 1 suspected death, 2 recovered cases
Current case counts in Mabalako, Nord-Kivu: 21 probable cases, 68 confirmed cases, 1 suspected case, 44 confirmed deaths, 21 suspected deaths, 27 recovered cases
Current case counts in Musienene, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 1 suspected death
Current case counts in Kalunguta, Nord-Kivu: 1 confirmed case, 1 recovered case
Current case counts in Masereke, Nord-Kivu: 1 confirmed case, 1 suspected case, 1 confirmed death
Current case counts in Mandima, Ituri: 2 probable cases, 9 confirmed cases, 1 confirmed death, 2 suspected deaths, 3 recovered cases
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (93): Congo DR (NK,IT) case update
Computer translated: "A total of 142 cases of haemorrhagic fever were reported in the region, 111 confirmed and 31 probable. Of the 111 confirmed, 66 died and 38 are cured . 6 suspected cases are under investigation. No new confirmed cases notified. No new deaths."
Current case counts in Beni, Nord-Kivu: 4 probable cases, 25 confirmed cases, 4 suspected cases, 19 confirmed deaths, 4 suspected deaths, 4 cases recovered
Current case counts in Butembo, Nord-Kivu: 2 probable cases, 5 confirmed cases, 1 confirmed death, 2 suspected deaths, 1 recovered case
Current case counts in Oicha, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 2 confirmed cases,1 suspected death, 2 recovered cases
Current case counts in Mabalako, Nord-Kivu: 21 probable cases, 68 confirmed cases, 44 confirmed deaths, 21 suspected deaths, 27 recovered cases
Current case counts in Musienene, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 1 suspected death
Current case counts in Kalunguta, Nord-Kivu: 1 confirmed case, 1 recovered case
Current case counts in Masereke, Nord-Kivu: 1 confirmed case, 1 confirmed death
Current case counts in Mandima, Ituri: 2 probable cases, 9 confirmed cases, 2 suspected cases, 1 confirmed death, 2 suspected deaths, 3 recovered cases
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (94): Congo DR (NK, IT) case update, WHO, Ugandan border
Computer translated: "A total of 143 cases of haemorrhagic fever were reported in the region, of which 112 were confirmed and 31 were probable. Of the 112 confirmed, 66 died and 39 are cured . 7 suspected cases are under investigation. 1 new confirmed case in Butembo. No new case deaths confirmed. 1 new person healed in Beni. This is the first healed person from the Ndindi neighborhood in the city of Beni where the resistance began."
Current case counts in Beni, Nord-Kivu: 4 probable cases, 25 confirmed cases, 2 suspected cases, 19 confirmed deaths, 4 suspected deaths, 5 cases recovered
Current case counts in Butembo, Nord-Kivu: 2 probable cases, 6 confirmed cases, 2 suspected cases, 1 confirmed death, 2 suspected deaths, 1 recovered case
Current case counts in Oicha, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 2 confirmed cases,1 suspected death, 2 recovered cases
Current case counts in Mabalako, Nord-Kivu: 21 probable cases, 68 confirmed cases, 2 suspected cases, 44 confirmed deaths, 21 suspected deaths, 27 recovered cases
Current case counts in Musienene, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 1 suspected death
Current case counts in Kalunguta, Nord-Kivu: 1 confirmed case, 1 recovered case
Current case counts in Masereke, Nord-Kivu: 1 confirmed case, 1 confirmed death
Current case counts in Mandima, Ituri: 2 probable cases, 9 confirmed cases, 1 confirmed death, 2 suspected deaths, 3 recovered cases
Current case counts in Goma, Nord-Kivu: 1 suspected case
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (95): Congo DR (NK, IT) case update, Uganda
September 20, 2018 Update:
Computer translated: "The epidemiological situation of the Ebola Virus Disease dated September 20, 2018 : A total of 147 cases of haemorrhagic fever were reported in the region, of which 116 were confirmed and 31 were probable. Of the 116 confirmed, 68 died and 39 are cured . 11 suspected cases are under investigation. 4 new confirmed cases including 3 in Beni and 1 in Tshomia (Ituri). 2 confirmed cases, including 1 in Beni and 1 in Tshomia (Ituri)."
Current case counts in Beni, Nord-Kivu: 4 probable cases, 28 confirmed cases, 3 suspected cases, 20 confirmed deaths, 4 suspected deaths, 5 cases recovered
Current case counts in Butembo, Nord-Kivu: 2 probable cases, 6 confirmed cases, 2 suspected cases, 1 confirmed death, 2 suspected deaths, 1 recovered case
Current case counts in Oicha, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 2 confirmed cases,1 suspected death, 2 recovered cases
Current case counts in Mabalako, Nord-Kivu: 21 probable cases, 68 confirmed cases, 3 suspected cases, 44 confirmed deaths, 21 suspected deaths, 27 recovered cases
Current case counts in Musienene, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 1 suspected case, 1 suspected death
Current case counts in Kalunguta, Nord-Kivu: 1 confirmed case, 1 recovered case
Current case counts in Masereke, Nord-Kivu: 1 confirmed case, 1 confirmed death
Current case counts in Mandima, Ituri: 2 probable cases, 9 confirmed cases, 2 suspected cases, 1 confirmed death, 2 suspected deaths, 3 recovered cases
Current case counts in Tchomia, Ituri: 1 confirmed case, 1 confirmed death
September 21, 2018 Update:
Computer translated:"A total of 147 cases of haemorrhagic fever were reported in the region, of which 116 were confirmed and 31 were probable. Of the 116 confirmed, 68 died and 40 are cured . 13 suspected cases are under investigation. No new confirmed cases notified. No new deaths. 1 new person healed in Beni."
Current case counts in Beni, Nord-Kivu: 4 probable cases, 28 confirmed cases, 4 suspected cases, 20 confirmed deaths, 4 suspected deaths, 6 cases recovered
Current case counts in Butembo, Nord-Kivu: 2 probable cases, 6 confirmed cases, 2 suspected cases, 1 confirmed death, 2 suspected deaths, 1 recovered case
Current case counts in Oicha, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 2 confirmed cases,1 suspected case, 1 suspected death, 2 recovered cases
Current case counts in Mabalako, Nord-Kivu: 21 probable cases, 68 confirmed cases, 6 suspected cases, 44 confirmed deaths, 21 suspected deaths, 27 recovered cases
Current case counts in Musienene, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 1 suspected death
Current case counts in Kalunguta, Nord-Kivu: 1 confirmed case, 1 recovered case
Current case counts in Masereke, Nord-Kivu: 1 confirmed case, 1 confirmed death
Current case counts in Mandima, Ituri: 2 probable cases, 9 confirmed cases, 1 confirmed death, 2 suspected deaths, 3 recovered cases
Current case counts in Tchomia, Ituri: 1 confirmed case, 1 confirmed death
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (96): Congo DR (NK,IT) case update, unrest
Computer translated: "A total of 149 cases of haemorrhagic fever were reported in the region, 118 confirmed and 31 probable. Of the 118 confirmed, 69 died and 40 are cured . 12 suspected cases are under investigation. 2 new confirmed cases, including 1 in Beni and 1 in Mabalako. A confirmed case of Beni, who had escaped from a hospital before being transferred to the Ebola Treatment Center, was found in an unsecured part of the Kalunguta Health Zone. Discussions are under way with the village chief and the health zone management team so that this case can be safely retrieved. 1 confirmed case death in Butembo."
Current case counts in Beni, Nord-Kivu: 4 probable cases, 29 confirmed cases, 4 suspected cases, 20 confirmed deaths, 4 suspected deaths, 6 cases recovered
Current case counts in Butembo, Nord-Kivu: 2 probable cases, 6 confirmed cases, 2 suspected cases, 2 confirmed deaths, 2 suspected deaths, 1 recovered case
Current case counts in Oicha, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 2 confirmed cases,1 suspected case, 1 suspected death, 2 recovered cases
Current case counts in Mabalako, Nord-Kivu: 21 probable cases, 69 confirmed cases, 4 suspected cases, 44 confirmed deaths, 21 suspected deaths, 27 recovered cases
Current case counts in Musienene, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 1 suspected death
Current case counts in Kalunguta, Nord-Kivu: 1 confirmed case, 1 recovered case
Current case counts in Masereke, Nord-Kivu: 1 confirmed case, 1 confirmed death
Current case counts in Mandima, Ituri: 2 probable cases, 9 confirmed cases, 1 confirmed death, 2 suspected deaths, 3 recovered cases
Current case counts in Tchomia, Ituri: 1 confirmed case, 1 confirmed death
BREAKING: Ebola 'PERFECT STORM' as WHO chiefs predict 'major outbreak within weeks' - Daily Star
"World Health Organisation (WHO) bosses issued the dire warning over Ebola today at a briefing on the disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Dr Peter Salama warned “perfect storm” conditions could trigger a massive spread of the disease. He warned WHO is “extremely concerned” about the current trends in combating Ebola in DRC. Ebola infected scores people in the African nation earlier this year, with relief efforts hampered by people refusing vaccines. The health chief warned Ebola could spread because of attacks by armed groups and community resistance."
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (97): Congo DR (NK, IT) case update, unrest
Computer translated: "A total of 151 cases of haemorrhagic fever were reported in the region, 120 confirmed and 31 probable. Of the 120 confirmed, 70 died and 41 are cured . 11 suspected cases are under investigation. 1 new case confirmed in Beni. 1 confirmed case death in Beni."
Current case counts in Beni, Nord-Kivu: 4 probable cases, 30 confirmed cases, 1 suspected case, 21 confirmed deaths, 4 suspected deaths, 6 cases recovered
Current case counts in Butembo, Nord-Kivu: 2 probable cases, 6 confirmed cases, 3 suspected cases, 2 confirmed deaths, 2 suspected deaths, 1 recovered case
Current case counts in Oicha, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 2 confirmed cases, 1 suspected death, 2 recovered cases
Current case counts in Mabalako, Nord-Kivu: 21 probable cases, 69 confirmed cases, 3 suspected cases, 44 confirmed deaths, 21 suspected deaths, 28 recovered cases
Current case counts in Musienene, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 1 suspected death
Current case counts in Kalunguta, Nord-Kivu: 1 confirmed case, 1 recovered case
Current case counts in Masereke, Nord-Kivu: 1 confirmed case, 1 suspected case, 1 confirmed death
Current case counts in Mandima, Ituri: 2 probable cases, 9 confirmed cases, 2 suspected cases, 1 confirmed death, 2 suspected deaths, 3 recovered cases
Current case counts in Tchomia, Ituri: 2 confirmed cases, 1 suspected case, 1 confirmed death
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (98): Congo DR (NK, IT) case update, protection, WHO
Computer translated: "A total of 154 cases of hemorrhagic fever have been reported in the area, including 123 confirmed and probable 31. Of the 123 confirmed, 70 died and 43 are cured . 11 suspected cases are under investigation. 3 new confirmed cases in Beni. Of these new confirmed cases, two are known contacts from the same family who did not want to be vaccinated but who voluntarily went to the Ebola Treatment Center as soon as the first symptoms appeared. No new deaths. 2 new people healed in Beni."
Current case counts in Beni, Nord-Kivu: 4 probable cases, 33 confirmed cases, 2 suspected cases, 21 confirmed deaths, 4 suspected deaths, 8 cases recovered
Current case counts in Butembo, Nord-Kivu: 2 probable cases, 6 confirmed cases, 2 suspected cases, 2 confirmed deaths, 2 suspected deaths, 1 recovered case
Current case counts in Goma, Nord-Kivu: 1 suspected case
Current case counts in Oicha, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 2 confirmed cases, 1 suspected death, 2 recovered cases
Current case counts in Mabalako, Nord-Kivu: 21 probable cases, 69 confirmed cases, 3 suspected cases, 44 confirmed deaths, 21 suspected deaths, 28 recovered cases
Current case counts in Musienene, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 1 suspected death
Current case counts in Kalunguta, Nord-Kivu: 1 confirmed case, 1 recovered case
Current case counts in Masereke, Nord-Kivu: 1 confirmed case, 1 confirmed death
Current case counts in Mandima, Ituri: 2 probable cases, 9 confirmed cases, 1 confirmed death, 2 suspected deaths, 3 recovered cases
Current case counts in Tchomia, Ituri: 2 confirmed cases, 3 suspected cases, 1 confirmed death
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (99): Congo DR (NK, IT) case update, risk, preparedness, unrest
Computer translated: "A total of 155 cases of haemorrhagic fever were reported in the region, of which 124 were confirmed and 31 were probable. Of the 124 confirmed, 71 died and 45 are cured . 15 suspected cases are under investigation. 1 new case confirmed in Beni. 1 new confirmed case death in Beni. 2 new people healed in Butembo."
Current case counts in Beni, Nord-Kivu: 4 probable cases, 34 confirmed cases, 4 suspected cases, 22 confirmed deaths, 4 suspected deaths, 8 cases recovered
Current case counts in Butembo, Nord-Kivu: 2 probable cases, 6 confirmed cases, 1 suspected case, 2 confirmed deaths, 2 suspected deaths, 3 recovered cases
Current case counts in Oicha, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 2 confirmed cases, 1 suspected death, 2 recovered cases
Current case counts in Mabalako, Nord-Kivu: 21 probable cases, 69 confirmed cases, 6 suspected cases, 44 confirmed deaths, 21 suspected deaths, 28 recovered cases
Current case counts in Musienene, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 1 suspected death
Current case counts in Kalunguta, Nord-Kivu: 1 confirmed case, 1 recovered case
Current case counts in Masereke, Nord-Kivu: 1 confirmed case, 1 confirmed death
Current case counts in Mandima, Ituri: 2 probable cases, 9 confirmed cases, 1 confirmed death, 2 suspected deaths, 3 recovered cases
Current case counts in Tchomia, Ituri: 2 confirmed cases, 4 suspected cases, 1 confirmed death
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (100): Congo DR (NK,IT) case update, survivors, suspect cases
Computer translated: "A total of 157 cases of haemorrhagic fever were reported in the region, 126 confirmed and 31 probable. Of the 126 confirmed, 71 died and 45 are cured . 23 suspected cases are under investigation. 2 new confirmed cases, including 1 in Beni and 1 in Butembo. No new deaths."
Current case counts in Beni, Nord-Kivu: 4 probable cases, 35 confirmed cases, 6 suspected cases, 22 confirmed deaths, 4 suspected deaths, 8 cases recovered
Current case counts in Butembo, Nord-Kivu: 2 probable cases, 7 confirmed cases, 2 suspected cases, 2 confirmed deaths, 2 suspected deaths, 3 recovered cases
Current case counts in Oicha, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 2 confirmed cases, 1 suspected death, 2 recovered cases
Current case counts in Mabalako, Nord-Kivu: 21 probable cases, 69 confirmed cases, 6 suspected cases, 44 confirmed deaths, 21 suspected deaths, 28 recovered cases
Current case counts in Musienene, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 1 suspected death
Current case counts in Kalunguta, Nord-Kivu: 1 confirmed case, 1 recovered case
Current case counts in Masereke, Nord-Kivu: 1 confirmed case, 1 suspected case, 1 confirmed death
Current case counts in Mandima, Ituri: 2 probable cases, 9 confirmed cases,1 suspected case, 1 confirmed death, 2 suspected deaths, 3 recovered cases
Current case counts in Tchomia, Ituri: 2 confirmed cases, 7 suspected cases, 1 confirmed death
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (101): Congo DR (NK,IT) cases
Computer translated: "A total of 159 cases of haemorrhagic fever were reported in the region, of which 127 confirmed and 32 probable. Of the 127 confirmed, 72 died and 45 are cured . 13 suspected cases are under investigation. 1 new confirmed case in Beni, who died shortly after arriving at the Ebola Treatment Center (ETC) 1 new probable case in Beni, who is a contact of the last confirmed case but who died a day earlier and was buried by his family in an unsecured way."
Current case counts in Beni, Nord-Kivu: 5 probable cases, 36 confirmed cases, 5 suspected cases, 23 confirmed deaths, 5 suspected deaths, 8 cases recovered
Current case counts in Butembo, Nord-Kivu: 2 probable cases, 7 confirmed cases, 1 suspected case, 2 confirmed deaths, 2 suspected deaths, 3 recovered cases
Current case counts in Oicha, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 2 confirmed cases, 1 suspected death, 2 recovered cases
Current case counts in Mabalako, Nord-Kivu: 21 probable cases, 69 confirmed cases, 1 suspected case, 44 confirmed deaths, 21 suspected deaths, 28 recovered cases
Current case counts in Musienene, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 1 suspected death
Current case counts in Kalunguta, Nord-Kivu: 1 confirmed case, 1 recovered case
Current case counts in Masereke, Nord-Kivu: 1 confirmed case, 1 suspected case, 1 confirmed death
Current case counts in Mandima, Ituri: 2 probable cases, 9 confirmed cases, 2 suspected cases, 1 confirmed death, 2 suspected deaths, 3 recovered cases
Current case counts in Tchomia, Ituri: 2 confirmed cases, 3 suspected cases, 1 confirmed death
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (102): Congo DR (NK,IT) cases, orphans
Computer translated: "A total of 161 cases of haemorrhagic fever were reported in the region, 129 confirmed and 32 probable. Of the 129 confirmed, 73 died and 45 are cured . 9 suspected cases are under investigation. 2 new confirmed cases, including 1 in Beni and 1 in Komanda (Ituri) Beni's confirmed case is the daughter of a confirmed case who died at the Beni Ebola Treatment Center on September 22, 2018. The family had refused follow-up and vaccination. The girl is dead. The confirmed case of Komanda is a man belonging to Ndindi's family who is behind the pockets of resistance in the city of Beni. Some infected members of this family had caused the spread of the virus in Butembo and Tchomia by refusing follow-up and recommendations from the health authorities. After the death of the first confirmed case in Tchomia, who was his sister-in-law, he fled to Komanda. He was found hospitalized in a health post in Komanda. He will be transferred to the Tchomia isolation center and the health post will be fully disinfected."
Current case counts in Beni, Nord-Kivu: 5 probable cases, 37 confirmed cases, 4 suspected cases, 24 confirmed deaths, 5 suspected deaths, 8 cases recovered
Current case counts in Butembo, Nord-Kivu: 2 probable cases, 7 confirmed cases, 2 suspected cases, 2 confirmed deaths, 2 suspected deaths, 3 recovered cases
Current case counts in Oicha, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 2 confirmed cases, 1 suspected death, 2 recovered cases
Current case counts in Mabalako, Nord-Kivu: 21 probable cases, 69 confirmed cases, 2 suspected cases, 44 confirmed deaths, 21 suspected deaths, 28 recovered cases
Current case counts in Musienene, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 1 suspected death
Current case counts in Kalunguta, Nord-Kivu: 1 confirmed case, 1 recovered case
Current case counts in Masereke, Nord-Kivu: 1 confirmed case, 1 confirmed death
Current case counts in Mandima, Ituri: 2 probable cases, 9 confirmed cases, 1 confirmed death, 2 suspected deaths, 3 recovered cases
Current case counts in Tchomia, Ituri: 2 confirmed cases, 1 suspected case, 1 confirmed death
Current case counts in Komanda, Ituri: 1 confirmed case
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (103): Congo DR (NK,IT) cases, risk, response, research
Computer translated: "A total of 161 cases of haemorrhagic fever were reported in the region, 129 confirmed and 32 probable. Of the 129 confirmed, 74 died and 45 are cured . 18 suspected cases are under investigation. No new cases confirmed. 1 new case death confirmed in Butembo."
Current case counts in Beni, Nord-Kivu: 5 probable cases, 37 confirmed cases, 7 suspected cases, 24 confirmed deaths, 5 suspected deaths, 8 cases recovered
Current case counts in Butembo, Nord-Kivu: 2 probable cases, 7 confirmed cases, 6 suspected cases, 3 confirmed deaths, 2 suspected deaths, 3 recovered cases
Current case counts in Oicha, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 2 confirmed cases, 1 suspected case, 1 suspected death, 2 recovered cases
Current case counts in Mabalako, Nord-Kivu: 21 probable cases, 69 confirmed cases, 2 suspected cases, 44 confirmed deaths, 21 suspected deaths, 28 recovered cases
Current case counts in Musienene, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 1 suspected case, 1 suspected death
Current case counts in Kalunguta, Nord-Kivu: 1 confirmed case, 1 recovered case
Current case counts in Masereke, Nord-Kivu: 1 confirmed case, 1 confirmed death
Current case counts in Mandima, Ituri: 2 probable cases, 9 confirmed cases, 1 suspected case, 1 confirmed death, 2 suspected deaths, 3 recovered cases
Current case counts in Tchomia, Ituri: 2 confirmed cases, 1 confirmed death
Current case counts in Komanda, Ituri: 1 confirmed case
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (104): Congo DR (NK,IT) cases, strife, context
Computer translated: "A total of 162 cases of haemorrhagic fever have been reported in the region, 130 confirmed and 32 probable. Of the 130 confirmed, 74 died and 46 are cured . 17 suspected cases are under investigation. 1 new case confirmed in Beni. 1 new person healed in Beni. No new deaths."
Current case counts in Beni, Nord-Kivu: 5 probable cases, 38 confirmed cases, 7 suspected cases, 24 confirmed deaths, 5 suspected deaths, 9 cases recovered
Current case counts in Butembo, Nord-Kivu: 2 probable cases, 7 confirmed cases, 3 confirmed deaths, 2 suspected deaths, 3 recovered cases
Current case counts in Oicha, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 2 confirmed cases, 1 suspected death, 2 recovered cases
Current case counts in Mabalako, Nord-Kivu: 21 probable cases, 69 confirmed cases, 8 suspected cases, 44 confirmed deaths, 21 suspected deaths, 28 recovered cases
Current case counts in Musienene, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 1 suspected death
Current case counts in Kalunguta, Nord-Kivu: 1 confirmed case, 1 recovered case
Current case counts in Masereke, Nord-Kivu: 1 confirmed case, 1 confirmed death
Current case counts in Mandima, Ituri: 2 probable cases, 9 confirmed cases, 1 suspected case, 1 confirmed death, 2 suspected deaths, 3 recovered cases
Current case counts in Tchomia, Ituri: 2 confirmed cases, 1 suspected case, 1 confirmed death
Current case counts in Komanda, Ituri: 1 confirmed case
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (105): Congo DR (NK,IT) cases, WHO, airport
Computer translated: "A total of 165 cases of haemorrhagic fever have been reported in the region, of which 133 confirmed and 32 probable. Of the 133 confirmed, 74 died and 47 are cured . 24 suspected cases are under investigation. 3 new confirmed cases, including 2 in Beni and 1 in Mabalako. 1 new person healed in Beni. No new deaths."
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (106): Congo DR (NK,IT), case update, knowledge attitudes, practices
Computer translated: "The epidemiological situation of the Ebola virus disease in the provinces of North Kivu and Ituri dated 5 Oct 2018: - A total of 172 cases of haemorrhagic fever were reported in the region, including 140 confirmed and 32 probable. - Of the 140 confirmed, 76 died, and 49 are cured. - 10 suspected cases are under investigation. - 5 new confirmed cases in Beni. - 1 new person healed in Beni. - 2 new confirmed cases, including 1 Beni and 1 in Butembo."
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (107): Congo DR (NK,IT) cases, int'l donations, novel PPE suit
Computer translated: "A total of 181 cases of haemorrhagic fever were reported in the region, 146 confirmed and 35 probable. Of the 146 confirmed, 80 died and 50 are cured . 21 suspected cases are under investigation. 4 new confirmed cases, 2 in Beni and 2 in Butembo. 2 new confirmed cases, including 1 in Beni and 1 in Butembo."
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (108): Congo DR (NK,IT) cases, WHO, new vaccine warehouse
Computer translated: "A total of 194 cases of haemorrhagic fever were reported in the region, of which 159 confirmed and 35 probable. Of the 159 confirmed, 87 died and 53 are cured . The others are hospitalized in the different Ebola Treatment Centers installed. 25 suspected cases are under investigation. 6 new confirmed cases in Beni, including 3 community deaths in the Butanuka district. 4 new deaths of confirmed cases in Beni, including the 3 community deaths mentioned above. 2 new people healed in Beni."
Current case counts in Beni, Nord-Kivu: 8 probable cases, 61 confirmed cases, 15 suspected cases, 34 confirmed deaths, 8 suspected deaths, 15 cases recovered
Current case counts in Butembo, Nord-Kivu: 2 probable cases, 11 confirmed cases, 5 confirmed deaths, 2 suspected deaths, 4 recovered cases
Current case counts in Kalunguta, Nord-Kivu: 1 confirmed case, 1 recovered case
Current case counts in Oicha, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 2 confirmed cases, 1 suspected death, 2 recovered cases
Current case counts in Mabalako, Nord-Kivu: 21 probable cases, 70 confirmed cases, 5 suspected cases, 44 confirmed deaths, 21 suspected deaths, 28 recovered cases
Current case counts in Masereke, Nord-Kivu: 2 confirmed cases, 1 suspected case, 1 confirmed death
Current case counts in Musienene, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 1 suspected death
Current case counts in Komanda, Ituri: 1 confirmed case
Current case counts in Mandima, Ituri: 2 probable cases, 9 confirmed cases, 1 confirmed death, 2 suspected deaths, 3 recovered cases
Current case counts in Tchomia, Ituri: 2 confirmed cases, 1 suspected case, 2 confirmed deaths
UN employee in eastern Congo tests positive for Ebola - UN memo - Thomson Reuters Foundation
"A United Nations employee in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has tested positive for Ebola, the first such incident during the current outbreak, the head of the U.N. peacekeeping mission (MONUSCO) there said on Friday in a letter to staff."
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (109): Congo DR (NK, IT) case update, DNA vaccine
Computer translated: "A total of 205 cases of haemorrhagic fever were reported in the region, including 170 confirmed and 35 probable. Of the 170 confirmed, 95 died and 54 are cured . The others are hospitalized in the different Ebola Treatment Centers (ETCs) installed. 32 suspected cases are under investigation. 5 new confirmed cases, including 3 in Beni, 1 in Kalunguta (1 community death) and 1 Mabalako. 5 new confirmed cases, including 4 in Beni and 1 in Kalunguta. 1 new person healed in Mabalako."
Current case counts in Beni, Nord-Kivu: 8 probable cases, 69 confirmed cases, 21 suspected cases, 41 confirmed deaths, 8 suspected deaths, 15 cases recovered
Current case counts in Butembo, Nord-Kivu: 2 probable cases, 11 confirmed cases, 1 suspected case, 5 confirmed deaths, 2 suspected deaths, 4 recovered cases
Current case counts in Kalunguta, Nord-Kivu: 2 confirmed cases, 1 suspected case, 1 confirmed death, 1 recovered case
Current case counts in Oicha, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 2 confirmed cases, 1 suspected case, 1 suspected death, 2 recovered cases
Current case counts in Mabalako, Nord-Kivu: 21 probable cases, 71 confirmed cases, 4 suspected cases, 44 confirmed deaths, 21 suspected deaths, 29 recovered cases
Current case counts in Masereke, Nord-Kivu: 3 confirmed cases, 1 suspected case, 1 confirmed death
Current case counts in Musienene, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 1 suspected death
Current case counts in Komanda, Ituri: 1 confirmed case
Current case counts in Mandima, Ituri: 2 probable cases, 9 confirmed cases, 2 suspected cases, 1 confirmed death, 2 suspected deaths, 3 recovered cases
Current case counts in Tchomia, Ituri: 2 confirmed cases, 1 suspected case, 2 confirmed deaths
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (110): Congo DR (NK, IT) case update, hearse
Computer translated: "A total of 207 cases of haemorrhagic fever were reported in the region, of which 172 confirmed and 35 probable. Of the 172 confirmed, 95 died and 54 are cured . The others are hospitalized in the different Ebola Treatment Centers (ETCs) installed. Number of suspect cases not available today. 2 new cases confirmed in Beni. No new deaths."
Current case counts in Beni, Nord-Kivu: 8 probable cases, 71 confirmed cases, 41 confirmed deaths, 8 suspected deaths, 15 cases recovered
Current case counts in Butembo, Nord-Kivu: 2 probable cases, 11 confirmed cases, 5 confirmed deaths, 2 suspected deaths, 4 recovered cases
Current case counts in Kalunguta, Nord-Kivu: 2 confirmed cases, 1 confirmed death, 1 recovered case
Current case counts in Oicha, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 2 confirmed cases, 1 suspected death, 2 recovered cases
Current case counts in Mabalako, Nord-Kivu: 21 probable cases, 71 confirmed cases, 44 confirmed deaths, 21 suspected deaths, 29 recovered cases
Current case counts in Masereke, Nord-Kivu: 3 confirmed cases, 1 confirmed death
Current case counts in Musienene, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 1 suspected death
Current case counts in Komanda, Ituri: 1 confirmed case
Current case counts in Mandima, Ituri: 2 probable cases, 9 confirmed cases, 1 confirmed death, 2 suspected deaths, 3 recovered cases
Current case counts in Tchomia, Ituri: 2 confirmed cases, 2 confirmed deaths
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (111): Congo DR (NK, IT) case update, security concerns
Computer translated: "A total of 211 cases of haemorrhagic fever were reported in the region, including 176 confirmed and 35 probable. Of the 176 confirmed, 100 have died and 55 are cured . The others are hospitalized in the different Ebola Treatment Centers (ETCs) installed. 24 suspected cases under investigation. 4 new confirmed cases, including 2 in Beni, 1 in Masereka and 1 in Butembo. Of these new confirmed cases, 3 are community deaths (dignified and secure burials made) The number of confirmed cases in Beni has exceeded the number of confirmed cases in Mabalako, the epicenter of the epidemic. 5 new confirmed cases, including 2 in Beni, 2 in Mabalako and 1 in Butembo. 1 new person healed in Beni."
Current case counts in Beni, Nord-Kivu: 8 probable cases, 73 confirmed cases, 15 suspected cases, 43 confirmed deaths, 8 suspected deaths, 16 cases recovered
Current case counts in Butembo, Nord-Kivu: 2 probable cases, 12 confirmed cases, 1 suspected case, 6 confirmed deaths, 2 suspected deaths, 4 recovered cases
Current case counts in Kalunguta, Nord-Kivu: 2 confirmed cases, 1 confirmed death, 1 recovered case
Current case counts in Oicha, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 2 confirmed cases, 1 suspected death, 2 recovered cases
Current case counts in Mabalako, Nord-Kivu: 21 probable cases, 71 confirmed cases, 2 suspected cases, 46 confirmed deaths, 21 suspected deaths, 29 recovered cases
Current case counts in Masereke, Nord-Kivu: 4 confirmed cases, 1 suspected case, 1 confirmed death
Current case counts in Musienene, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 1 suspected case, 1 suspected death
Current case counts in Komanda, Ituri: 1 confirmed case
Current case counts in Mandima, Ituri: 2 probable cases, 9 confirmed cases, 4 suspected cases, 1 confirmed death, 2 suspected deaths, 3 recovered cases
Current case counts in Tchomia, Ituri: 2 confirmed cases, 2 confirmed deaths
WHO considering global health emergency over DRC Ebola outbreak - Medical Xpress
"WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has convened "an emergency committee" on the current outbreak in DRC's violence-torn North Kivu region, which has killed 135 people since August, the UN health agency said in a statement. "The committee will meet on October 17 in Geneva to ascertain whether the outbreak constitutes a public health emergency of international concern," the statement said. In the WHO's parlance, "a public health emergency of international concern" is an "extraordinary event" in which a disease may spread across borders and requires a vigorous international response."
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (112): Congo DR (NK, IT) update, community, response, WHO, S Sudan
Computer translated: "A total of 214 cases of haemorrhagic fever were reported in the region, of which 179 were confirmed and 35 were probable. Of the 179 confirmed, 104 died and 55 are cured . The others are hospitalized in the different Ebola Treatment Centers (ETCs) installed. 25 suspected cases under investigation. 3 new confirmed cases in Beni, all community deaths (dignified and secure burials made). 4 new deaths of confirmed cases in Beni, including the 3 community deaths mentioned above"
Current case counts in Beni, Nord-Kivu: 8 probable cases, 76 confirmed cases, 19 suspected cases, 47 confirmed deaths, 8 suspected deaths, 16 cases recovered
Current case counts in Butembo, Nord-Kivu: 2 probable cases, 12 confirmed cases, 3 suspected cases, 6 confirmed deaths, 2 suspected deaths, 4 recovered cases
Current case counts in Kalunguta, Nord-Kivu: 2 confirmed cases, 1 suspected case, 1 confirmed death, 1 recovered case
Current case counts in Oicha, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 2 confirmed cases, 1 suspected death, 2 recovered cases
Current case counts in Mabalako, Nord-Kivu: 21 probable cases, 71 confirmed cases, 46 confirmed deaths, 21 suspected deaths, 29 recovered cases
Current case counts in Masereke, Nord-Kivu: 4 confirmed cases, 1 suspected case, 1 confirmed death
Current case counts in Musienene, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 1 suspected death
Current case counts in Komanda, Ituri: 1 confirmed case
Current case counts in Mandima, Ituri: 2 probable cases, 9 confirmed cases, 1 suspected case, 1 confirmed death, 2 suspected deaths, 3 recovered cases
Current case counts in Tchomia, Ituri: 2 confirmed cases, 2 confirmed deaths
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (113): Congo DR (NK, IT) case update, PHEIC not declared
Computer translated: "A total of 220 cases of haemorrhagic fever were reported in the region, 185 confirmed and 35 probable. Of the 185 confirmed, 107 died and 57 are cured . The others are hospitalized in the different Ebola Treatment Centers (ETCs) installed. 34 suspected cases under investigation. 4 new confirmed cases, including 3 in Beni and 1 in Butembo. 3 new confirmed cases in Beni. 4,798 contacts to follow to date."
Current case counts in Beni, Nord-Kivu: 8 probable cases, 80 confirmed cases, 25 suspected cases, 50 confirmed deaths, 8 suspected deaths, 18 cases recovered
Current case counts in Butembo, Nord-Kivu: 2 probable cases, 14 confirmed cases, 4 suspected cases, 6 confirmed deaths, 2 suspected deaths, 4 recovered cases
Current case counts in Kalunguta, Nord-Kivu: 2 confirmed cases, 1 confirmed death, 1 recovered case
Current case counts in Oicha, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 2 confirmed cases, 1 suspected case, 1 suspected death, 2 recovered cases
Current case counts in Lubero, Nord-Kivu: 1 suspected case
Current case counts in Mabalako, Nord-Kivu: 21 probable cases, 71 confirmed cases, 1 confirmed case, 46 confirmed deaths, 21 suspected deaths, 29 recovered cases
Current case counts in Masereke, Nord-Kivu: 4 confirmed cases, 1 suspected case, 1 confirmed death
Current case counts in Musienene, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 1 suspected death
Current case counts in Komanda, Ituri: 1 confirmed case
Current case counts in Mandima, Ituri: 2 probable cases, 9 confirmed cases, 1 confirmed death, 2 suspected deaths, 3 recovered cases
Current case counts in Tchomia, Ituri: 2 confirmed cases, 1 suspected case, 2 confirmed deaths
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (114): Congo DR (NK, IT) case update, summaries, WHO, Uganda, cell phones
Computer translated: "A total of 223 cases of haemorrhagic fever were reported in the region, of which 188 were confirmed and 35 probable. Of the 188 confirmed, 109 died and 57 have recovered. The others are hospitalized in the different Ebola treatment centers (ETCs) installed. 46 suspected cases are under investigation. 3 new confirmed cases in Beni. 2 new deaths of confirmed cases in Beni (community deaths but dignified and secure burials). 4908 contacts to follow to date."
Current case counts in Beni, Nord-Kivu: 8 probable cases, 83 confirmed cases, 27 suspected cases, 52 confirmed deaths, 8 suspected deaths, 18 recovered cases
Current case counts in Butembo, Nord-Kivu: 2 probable cases, 14 confirmed cases, 10 suspected cases, 6 confirmed deaths, 2 suspected deaths, 4 recovered cases
Current case counts in Kalunguta, Nord-Kivu: 2 confirmed cases, 1 confirmed death, 1 recovered case
Current case counts in Oicha, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 2 confirmed cases, 1 suspected case, 1 suspected death, 2 recovered cases
Current case counts in Mabalako, Nord-Kivu: 21 probable cases, 71 confirmed cases, 3 suspected cases, 46 confirmed cases, 21 suspected cases, 29 recovered cases
Current case counts in Masereke, Nord-Kivu: 4 confirmed cases, 2 suspected cases, 1 confirmed death
Current case counts in Musienene, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 2 suspected cases, 1 suspected death
Current case counts in Komanda, Ituri: 1 confirmed case, 1 suspected case
Current case counts in Mandima, Ituri: 2 probable cases, 9 confirmed cases, 1 confirmed death, 2 suspected deaths, 3 recovered cases
Current case counts in Tchomia, Ituri: 2 confirmed cases, 2 confirmed deaths
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (115): Congo DR (NK, IT) case update, summaries, South Sudan
Computer translated: "- A total of 227 cases of haemorrhagic fever were reported in the region, with 192 confirmed and 35 probable. - Of the 192 confirmed, 112 died, and 58 are cured. The others are hospitalized in the different Ebola treatment centers (ETCs) installed. - 40 suspected cases under investigation. - 4 new cases confirmed in Beni. - 3 new deaths of confirmed cases in Beni (including 2 community deaths but dignified and secure burials). - 5040 contacts to follow to date."
Current case counts in Beni, Nord-Kivu: 8 probable cases, 87 confirmed cases, 23 suspected cases, 55 confirmed deaths, 8 suspected deaths, 19 recovered cases
Current case counts in Butembo, Nord-Kivu: 2 probable cases, 14 confirmed cases, 7 suspected cases, 6 confirmed deaths, 2 suspected deaths, 2 recovered cases
Current case counts in Kalunguta, Nord-Kivu: 2 confirmed cases, 1 confirmed death, 1 recovered case
Current case counts in Oicha, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 2 confirmed cases, 1 suspected death, 2 recovered cases
Current case counts in Mabalako, Nord-Kivu: 21 probable cases, 71 confirmed cases, 2 suspected cases, 46 confirmed deaths, 21 suspected deaths, 29 recovered cases
Current case counts in Masereke, Nord-Kivu: 4 confirmed cases, 3 suspected cases, 1 confirmed death
Current case counts in Musienene, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 1 suspected case, 1 suspected death
Current case counts in Komanda, Ituri: 1 confirmed case, 1 suspected case
Current case counts in Mandima, Ituri: 2 probable cases, 9 confirmed cases, 3 suspected cases, 1 confirmed death, 2 suspected deaths, 3 recovered cases
Current case counts in Tchomia, Ituri: 2 confirmed cases, 2 confirmed deaths
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (116): Congo DR (NK, IT) case update, violence
Computer translated: "- A total of 237 cases of haemorrhagic fever were reported in the region, 202 confirmed and 35 probable. - Of the 202 confirmed, 118 died, and 63 are cured. The others are hospitalized in the different Ebola Treatment Centers (ETCs) installed. - 33 suspected cases under investigation. - 2 new cases confirmed in Beni. - 1 new death of confirmed cases in Beni. - 2 new people healed in Beni. - 5518 contacts to follow to date"
Current case counts in Beni, Nord-Kivu: 8 probable cases, 95 confirmed cases, 23 suspected cases, 60 confirmed deaths, 8 suspected deaths, 23 recovered cases
Current case counts in Butembo, Nord-Kivu: 2 probable cases, 16 confirmed cases, 4 suspected cases, 7 confirmed deaths, 2 suspected deaths, 5 recovered cases
Current case counts in Kalunguta, Nord-Kivu: 2 confirmed cases, 1 confirmed death, 1 recovered case
Current case counts in Oicha, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 2 confirmed cases, 1 suspected death, 2 recovered cases
Current case counts in Mabalako, Nord-Kivu: 21 probable cases, 71 confirmed cases, 3 suspected cases, 46 confirmed deaths, 21 suspected deaths, 29 recovered cases
Current case counts in Masereke, Nord-Kivu: 4 confirmed cases, 1 suspected case, 1 confirmed death
Current case counts in Musienene, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 1 suspected death
Current case counts in Komanda, Ituri: 1 confirmed case, 2 suspected cases
Current case counts in Mandima, Ituri: 2 probable cases, 9 confirmed cases, 1 confirmed death, 2 suspected deaths, 3 recovered cases
Current case counts in Tchomia, Ituri: 2 confirmed cases, 2 confirmed deaths
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (117): Congo DR (NK,IT) case update, summaries
Computer translated: "A total of 238 cases of haemorrhagic fever were reported in the region, 203 confirmed and 35 probable. Of the 203 confirmed, 120 died and 63 are cured . The others are hospitalized in the different Ebola Treatment Centers (ETCs) installed. 14 suspected cases under investigation. 1 new case confirmed in Beni. 2 new deaths of confirmed cases in Beni."
Current case counts in Beni, Nord-Kivu: 8 probable cases, 96 confirmed cases, 8 suspected cases, 62 confirmed deaths, 8 suspected deaths, 23 recovered cases
Current case counts in Butembo, Nord-Kivu: 2 probable cases, 16 confirmed cases, 2 suspected cases, 7 confirmed deaths, 2 suspected deaths, 5 recovered cases
Current case counts in Kalunguta, Nord-Kivu: 2 confirmed cases, 1 confirmed death, 1 recovered case
Current case counts in Oicha, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 2 confirmed cases, 1 suspected case, 2 recovered cases
Current case counts in Mabalako, Nord-Kivu: 21 probable cases, 71 confirmed cases, 1 suspected case, 46 confirmed deaths, 21 suspected deaths, 29 recovered cases
Current case counts in Masereke, Nord-Kivu: 4 confirmed cases, 1 confirmed death
Current case counts in Musienene, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 1 suspected death
Current case counts in Komanda, Ituri: 1 confirmed case
Current case counts in Mandima, Ituri: 2 probable cases, 9 confirmed cases, 3 suspected cases, 1 confirmed death, 2 suspected deaths, 3 recovered cases
Current case counts in Tchomia, Ituri: 2 confirmed cases, 2 confirmed deaths
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (118): Congo DR (NK,IT) case update, summaries, response
Computer translated: "A total of 244 cases of haemorrhagic fever were reported in the region, 209 confirmed and 35 probable. Of the 209 confirmed, 122 died and 63 are cured . The others are hospitalized in the different Ebola Treatment Centers (ETCs) installed. 37 suspected cases under investigation. 6 new confirmed cases in Beni. 2 new deaths of confirmed cases in Beni (community deaths). Beni Health Zone has surpassed 100 confirmed cases of Ebola."
Current case counts in Beni, Nord-Kivu: 8 probable cases, 102 confirmed cases, 23 suspected cases, 64 confirmed deaths, 8 suspected deaths, 23 recovered cases
Current case counts in Butembo, Nord-Kivu: 2 probable cases, 16 confirmed cases, 9 suspected cases, 7 confirmed deaths, 2 suspected deaths, 5 recovered cases
Current case counts in Kalunguta, Nord-Kivu: 2 confirmed cases, 1 confirmed death, 1 recovered case
Current case counts in Oicha, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 2 confirmed cases, 2 recovered cases
Current case counts in Mabalako, Nord-Kivu: 21 probable cases, 71 confirmed cases, 2 suspected cases, 46 confirmed deaths, 21 suspected deaths, 29 recovered cases
Current case counts in Masereke, Nord-Kivu: 4 confirmed cases, 2 suspected cases, 1 confirmed death
Current case counts in Musienene, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 1 suspected death
Current case counts in Komanda, Ituri: 1 confirmed case, 1 suspected case
Current case counts in Mandima, Ituri: 2 probable cases, 9 confirmed cases, 1 confirmed death, 2 suspected deaths, 3 recovered cases
Current case counts in Tchomia, Ituri: 2 confirmed cases, 2 confirmed deaths
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (119): Congo DR (NK,IT) case update, summary
Computer translated: "A total of 247 cases of haemorrhagic fever were reported in the region, 212 confirmed and 35 probable. Of the 212 confirmed, 124 died and 65 are cured . The others are hospitalized in the different Ebola Treatment Centers (ETCs) installed. 48 suspected cases under investigation. 3 new confirmed cases, including 2 in Beni and 1 in Butembo. 2 new deaths of confirmed cases in Beni. 2 new cures in Butembo. 5,486 contacts to follow."
Current case counts in Beni, Nord-Kivu: 8 probable cases, 104 confirmed cases, 28 suspected cases, 66 confirmed deaths, 8 suspected deaths, 23 recovered cases
Current case counts in Butembo, Nord-Kivu: 2 probable cases, 17 confirmed cases, 8 suspected cases, 7 confirmed deaths, 2 suspected deaths, 7 recovered cases
Current case counts in Kalunguta, Nord-Kivu: 2 confirmed cases, 1 confirmed death, 1 recovered case
Current case counts in Oicha, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 2 confirmed cases, 1 suspected death, 2 recovered cases
Current case counts in Mabalako, Nord-Kivu: 21 probable cases, 71 confirmed cases, 7 suspected cases, 46 confirmed deaths, 21 suspected deaths, 29 recovered cases
Current case counts in Masereke, Nord-Kivu: 4 confirmed cases, 1 suspected case, 1 confirmed death
Current case counts in Musienene, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 1 suspected death
Current case counts in Komanda, Ituri: 1 confirmed case, 2 suspected cases
Current case counts in Mandima, Ituri: 2 probable cases, 9 confirmed cases, 1 suspected case, 1 confirmed death, 2 suspected deaths, 3 recovered cases
Current case counts in Tchomia, Ituri: 2 confirmed cases, 1 suspected case, 2 confirmed deaths
DRC: What we know about the latest Ebola outbreak - Doctors Without Borders
"The epidemiological situation is worrisome. So far, health officials in North Kivu and Ituri provinces—including Mandima, Mabalako, Beni, Oicha, Butembo, Kalunguta, Komanda, Masareka, Musienene, and Tchomia—have reported confirmed or probable cases of Ebola. The epicenter has now moved from the small village of Mangina to the much bigger city of Beni, where the number of confirmed cases has shown a clear increase throughout October. MSF is particularly concerned about the scattered pattern of the outbreak and the fact it has now spread to larger cities. Worryingly, cases have also been confirmed in Tchomia, near the Ugandan border."
Ebola outbreak spreads as war and disease threaten perfect storm - Telegraph.co.uk
"And just as Ebola has struck, the conflict has worsened, creating an atmosphere of paranoia in which the violence has grown not only deadlier but more opaque...Government medical teams have reported coming under attack three to four times a week as they cross the region, while their foreign counterparts say they hear gunfire nearly every day...If the epidemic is to be brought under control, health workers must be able to track down everyone who has come into contact with an Ebola victim, monitor them and vaccinate hundreds of others in the vicinity around them."
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (120): Congo DR (NK, IT) cases, WHO, vaccination in pregnancy
Computer translated: "A total of 251 cases of haemorrhagic fever were reported in the region, including 216 confirmed and 35 probable. Of the 216 confirmed, 127 died and 67 are cured . The others are hospitalized in the different Ebola Treatment Centers (ETCs) installed. 46 suspected cases under investigation. 4 new confirmed cases, including 3 in Beni and 1 in Butembo. 3 new deaths of confirmed cases, including 2 in Beni (including 1 community death) and 1 in Butembo. 2 new cures, including 1 in Beni and 1 in Butembo. 5,813 contacts to follow so far"
Current case counts in Beni, Nord-Kivu: 8 probable cases, 107 confirmed cases, 26 suspected cases, 68 confirmed deaths, 8 suspected deaths, 24 recovered cases
Current case counts in Butembo, Nord-Kivu: 2 probable cases, 18 confirmed cases, 7 suspected cases, 8 confirmed deaths, 2 suspected deaths, 8 recovered cases
Current case counts in Goma, Nord-Kivu: 2 suspected cases
Current case counts in Kalunguta, Nord-Kivu: 2 confirmed cases, 1 suspected case, 1 confirmed death, 1 recovered case
Current case counts in Mabalako, Nord-Kivu: 21 probable cases, 71 confirmed cases, 5 suspected cases, 46 confirmed deaths, 21 suspected deaths, 29 recovered cases
Current case counts in Masereke, Nord-Kivu: 4 confirmed cases, 1 confirmed death
Current case counts in Musienene, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 1 suspected death
Current case counts in Oicha, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 2 confirmed cases, 1 suspected death, 2 recovered cases
Current case counts in Komanda, Ituri: 1 confirmed case
Current case counts in Mandima, Ituri: 2 probable cases, 9 confirmed cases, 4 suspected cases, 1 confirmed death, 2 suspected deaths, 3 recovered cases
Current case counts in Tchomia, Ituri: 2 confirmed cases, 1 suspected case, 2 confirmed deaths
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (121): Congo DR (NK,IT) cases, children
Computer translated: "A total of 274 cases of haemorrhagic fever were reported in the region, including 239 confirmed and 35 probable. Of the 239 confirmed, 139 died and 73 are cured . The others are hospitalized in the different Ebola Treatment Centers (ETCs) installed. 32 suspected cases under investigation. 7 new confirmed cases, including 4 in Beni and 3 in Butembo. 4 new confirmed cases, including 3 in Beni and 1 in Butembo. 3 new cures, 2 in Butembo and 1 in Beni. 5,991 contacts to follow to date."
Current case counts in Beni, Nord-Kivu: 8 probable cases, 124 confirmed cases, 22 suspected cases, 76 confirmed deaths, 8 suspected deaths, 28 recovered cases
Current case counts in Butembo, Nord-Kivu: 2 probable cases, 24 confirmed cases, 3 suspected cases, 12 confirmed deaths, 2 suspected deaths, 10 recovered cases
Current case counts in Kalunguta, Nord-Kivu: 2 confirmed cases, 1 suspected case, 1 confirmed death, 1 recovered case
Current case counts in Mabalako, Nord-Kivu: 21 probable cases, 71 confirmed cases, 3 suspected cases, 46 confirmed deaths, 21 suspected deaths, 29 recovered cases
Current case counts in Masereke, Nord-Kivu: 4 confirmed cases, 1 suspected case, 1 confirmed death
Current case counts in Musienene, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 1 suspected death
Current case counts in Oicha, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 2 confirmed cases, 1 suspected death, 2 recovered cases
Current case counts in Komanda, Ituri: 1 confirmed case
Current case counts in Mandima, Ituri: 2 probable cases, 9 confirmed cases, 2 suspected cases, 1 confirmed death, 2 suspected deaths, 3 recovered cases
Current case counts in Tchomia, Ituri: 2 confirmed cases, 2 confirmed deaths
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (123): Congo DR (NK, IT) cases, summary, maps and graphs
Computer translated: "A total of 287 cases of haemorrhagic fever were reported in the region, of which 252 confirmed and 35 probable. Of the 252 confirmed, 146 died and 81 are cured . The others are hospitalized in the different Ebola Treatment Centers (ETCs) installed. 39 suspected cases under investigation. 2 new confirmed cases in Beni. 1 new case death confirmed in Butembo."
Current case counts in Beni, Nord-Kivu: 8 probable cases, 134 confirmed cases, 34 suspected cases, 80 confirmed deaths, 8 suspected deaths, 35 recovered cases
Current case counts in Butembo, Nord-Kivu: 2 probable cases, 26 confirmed cases, 2 suspected cases, 14 confirmed deaths, 2 suspected deaths, 11 recovered cases
Current case counts in Kalunguta, Nord-Kivu: 2 confirmed cases, 1 confirmed death, 1 recovered case
Current case counts in Mabalako, Nord-Kivu: 21 probable cases, 71 confirmed cases, 1 suspected case, 46 confirmed deaths, 21 suspected deaths, 29 recovered cases
Current case counts in Masereke, Nord-Kivu: 4 confirmed cases, 1 suspected case, 1 confirmed death
Current case counts in Musienene, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 1 suspected death
Current case counts in Oicha, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 2 confirmed cases, 1 suspected death, 2 recovered cases
Current case counts in Vuhovi, Nord-Kivu: 1 confirmed case, 1 confirmed death
Current case counts in Komanda, Ituri: 1 confirmed case
Current case counts in Mandima, Ituri: 2 probable cases, 9 confirmed cases, 1 suspected case, 1 confirmed death, 2 suspected deaths, 3 recovered cases
Current case counts in Tchomia, Ituri: 2 confirmed cases, 2 confirmed deaths
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (124): Congo DR (NK, IT) cases, summary, response
Computer translated:" A total of 293 cases of haemorrhagic fever were reported in the region, of which 258 confirmed and 35 probable. Of the 258 confirmed, 147 died and 81 are cured . The others are hospitalized in the different Ebola Treatment Centers (ETCs) installed. 50 suspected cases under investigation. 6 new confirmed cases, including 3 in Beni and 3 in Butembo. 1 new case death confirmed in Butembo."
Current case counts in Beni, Nord-Kivu: 8 probable cases, 137 confirmed cases, 32 suspected cases, 80 confirmed deaths, 8 suspected deaths, 35 recovered cases
Current case counts in Butembo, Nord-Kivu: 2 probable cases, 29 confirmed cases, 7 suspected cases, 15 confirmed deaths, 2 suspected deaths, 11 recovered cases
Current case counts in Kalunguta, Nord-Kivu: 2 confirmed cases, 1 confirmed death, 1 recovered case
Current case counts in Mabalako, Nord-Kivu: 21 probable cases, 71 confirmed cases, 4 suspected cases, 46 confirmed deaths, 21 suspected deaths, 29 recovered cases
Current case counts in Masereke, Nord-Kivu: 4 confirmed cases, 1 confirmed death
Current case counts in Musienene, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 1 suspected death
Current case counts in Oicha, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 2 confirmed cases, 1 suspected death, 2 recovered cases
Current case counts in Vuhovi, Nord-Kivu: 1 confirmed case, 1 confirmed death
Current case counts in Komanda, Ituri: 1 confirmed case
Current case counts in Mandima, Ituri: 2 probable cases, 9 confirmed cases, 1 confirmed death, 2 suspected deaths, 3 recovered cases
Current case counts in Tchomia, Ituri: 2 confirmed cases, 2 confirmed deaths
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (126): Congo DR (NK, IT) cases, fear, summary
Computer translated: "A total of 305 cases of haemorrhagic fever were reported in the region, including 270 confirmed and 35 probable. Of the 270 confirmed, 154 died and 88 are cured . The others are hospitalized in the different Ebola Treatment Centers (ETCs) installed. 60 suspected cases under investigation. 5 new confirmed cases, including 1 in Beni, 1 in Butembo and 3 in Kalunguta. 3 new confirmed cases, including 1 in Beni, 1 in Butembo and 1 in Mabalako."
Current case counts in Beni, Nord-Kivu: 8 probable cases, 141 confirmed cases, 31 suspected cases, 84 confirmed deaths, 8 suspected deaths, 42 recovered cases
Current case counts in Butembo, Nord-Kivu: 2 probable cases, 31 confirmed cases, 15 suspected cases, 17 confirmed deaths, 2 suspected deaths, 11 recovered cases
Current case counts in Kalunguta, Nord-Kivu: 6 confirmed cases, 2 suspected cases, 1 confirmed death, 1 recovered case
Current case counts in Mabalako, Nord-Kivu: 21 probable cases, 73 confirmed cases, 4 suspected cases, 47 confirmed deaths, 21 suspected deaths, 29 recovered cases
Current case counts in Masereke, Nord-Kivu: 4 confirmed cases, 1 confirmed death
Current case counts in Musienene, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 1 suspected death
Current case counts in Oicha, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 2 confirmed cases, 1 suspected death, 2 recovered cases
Current case counts in Vuhovi, Nord-Kivu: 1 confirmed case, 1 confirmed death
Current case counts in Komanda, Ituri: 1 confirmed case
Current case counts in Mandima, Ituri: 2 probable cases, 9 confirmed cases, 3 suspected cases, 1 confirmed death, 2 suspected deaths, 3 recovered cases
Current case counts in Tchomia, Ituri: 2 confirmed cases, 1 suspected case, 2 confirmed deaths
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (127): Congo DR (NK, IT) cases, summary, Uganda vaccination
Computer translated: "A total of 308 cases of haemorrhagic fever were reported in the region, 273 confirmed and 35 probable. Of the 273 confirmed, 156 died and 91 are cured . The others are hospitalized in the different Ebola Treatment Centers (ETCs) installed. 39 suspected cases under investigation. 3 new confirmed cases, 2 in Beni and 1 in Vuhovi. 2 new confirmed cases, including 1 in Butembo and 1 in Vuhovi. 3 new people healed in Beni."
Current case counts in Beni, Nord-Kivu: 8 probable cases, 143 confirmed cases, 31 suspected cases, 84 confirmed deaths, 8 suspected deaths, 45 recovered cases
Current case counts in Butembo, Nord-Kivu: 2 probable cases, 31 confirmed cases, 1 suspected case, 18 confirmed deaths, 2 suspected deaths, 11 recovered cases
Current case counts in Kalunguta, Nord-Kivu: 6 confirmed cases, 1 suspected case, 1 confirmed death, 1 recovered case
Current case counts in Mabalako, Nord-Kivu: 21 probable cases, 73 confirmed cases, 3 suspected cases, 47 confirmed deaths, 21 suspected deaths, 29 recovered cases
Current case counts in Masereke, Nord-Kivu: 4 confirmed cases, 1 confirmed death
Current case counts in Musienene, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 1 suspected case, 1 suspected death
Current case counts in Oicha, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 2 confirmed cases, 1 suspected death, 2 recovered cases
Current case counts in Vuhovi, Nord-Kivu: 2 confirmed cases, 1 suspected case, 1 confirmed death
Current case counts in Komanda, Ituri: 1 confirmed case
Current case counts in Mandima, Ituri: 2 probable cases, 9 confirmed cases, 1 suspected case, 1 confirmed death, 2 suspected deaths, 3 recovered cases
Current case counts in Tchomia, Ituri: 2 confirmed cases, 2 confirmed deaths
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (128): Congo DR (NK, IT) cases, approach
Computer translated: "A total of 312 cases of haemorrhagic fever were reported in the region, 277 confirmed and 35 probable. Of the 277 confirmed, 156 have died and 91 are cured . The others are hospitalized in the different Ebola Treatment Centers (ETCs) installed. 40 suspected cases under investigation. 4 new confirmed cases, including 1 in Beni, 2 in Kalunguta and 1 in Mutwanga. Mutwanga is a new health zone affected. It is a health zone close to that of Beni. The new case is a known contact followed by a confirmed case of Beni who refused the vaccination and fled to Mutwanga before the end of his follow-up. The central office of the Mutwanga Health Zone, which had been informed of the presence of a high-risk contact in their territory, found him ill. He finally agreed to be transferred to the CTE of Beni. No confirmed case deaths."
Current case counts in Beni, Nord-Kivu: 8 probable cases, 144 confirmed cases, 20 suspected cases, 84 confirmed deaths, 8 suspected deaths, 45 recovered cases
Current case counts in Butembo, Nord-Kivu: 2 probable cases, 32 confirmed cases, 4 suspected cases, 18 confirmed deaths, 2 suspected deaths, 11 recovered cases
Current case counts in Kalunguta, Nord-Kivu: 7 confirmed cases, 6 suspected cases, 1 confirmed death, 1 recovered case
Current case counts in Mabalako, Nord-Kivu: 21 probable cases, 73 confirmed cases, 6 suspected cases, 47 confirmed deaths, 21 suspected deaths, 29 recovered cases
Current case counts in Mangurujipa, Nord-Kivu: 1 suspected case
Current case counts in Masereke, Nord-Kivu: 4 confirmed cases, 1 confirmed death
Current case counts in Musienene, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 1 suspected death
Current case counts in Mutwanga: 1 confirmed case, 1 suspected case
Current case counts in Oicha, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 2 confirmed cases, 1 suspected death, 2 recovered cases
Current case counts in Vuhovi, Nord-Kivu: 2 confirmed cases, 1 suspected case, 2 confirmed deaths
Current case counts in Komanda, Ituri: 1 confirmed case
Current case counts in Mandima, Ituri: 2 probable cases, 9 confirmed cases, 1 confirmed death, 2 suspected deaths, 3 recovered cases
Current case counts in Tchomia, Ituri: 2 confirmed cases, 1 suspected case, 2 confirmed deaths
Ebola outbreak now DRC's largest ever, with 319 cases - CIDRAP
"Officials today reported 7 new Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), raising the outbreak total to 319 confirmed or probable cases, making the outbreak in North Kivu and Ituri provinces the country's biggest in its history."
"'On Friday, November 9, 2018, the Ebola Virus Disease epidemic in the provinces of North Kivu and Ituri just exceeded that of the first epidemic recorded in 1976 in Yambuku, the province of Ecuador,' said Minister of Health Oly Ilunga Kalenga, MD ...'No other epidemic in the world has been as complex as the one we are currently experiencing...Since their arrival in the region, the response teams have faced threats, physical assaults, repeated destruction of their equipment, and kidnapping. Two of our colleagues in the Rapid Response Medical Unit even lost their lives in an attack.'"
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (129): Congo DR (NK, IT) cases, summary, testing
Computer translated: "A total of 319 cases of haemorrhagic fever were reported in the region, of which 284 confirmed and 35 probable. Of the 284 confirmed, 163 died and 97 are cured . The others are hospitalized in the different Ebola Treatment Centers (ETCs) installed. 52 suspected cases under investigation. 7 new confirmed cases, including 3 in Beni, 2 in Butembo, 1 in Kyondo and 1 in Vuhovi. A new confirmed case has been identified in a new Kyondo Health Zone, located next to Butembo Health Zone. The investigations are in progress. 7 new confirmed cases, including 3 in Beni, 2 in Butembo, 1 in Kyondo and 1 in Mutwanga. 6 new people healed, including 5 in Beni and 1 in Butembo."
Current case counts in Beni, Nord-Kivu: 8 probable cases, 147 confirmed cases, 30 suspected cases, 87 confirmed deaths, 8 suspected deaths, 50 recovered cases
Current case counts in Butembo, Nord-Kivu: 2 probable cases, 34 confirmed cases, 9 suspected cases, 20 confirmed deaths, 2 suspected deaths, 12 recovered cases
Current case counts in Kalunguta, Nord-Kivu: 7 confirmed cases, 2 suspected cases, 1 confirmed death, 1 recovered case
Current case counts in Kyondo, Nord-Kivu: 1 confirmed case, 1 suspected case, 1 confirmed death
Current case counts in Mabalako, Nord-Kivu: 21 probable cases, 73 confirmed cases, 5 suspected cases, 47 confirmed deaths, 21 suspected deaths, 29 recovered cases
Current case counts in Mangurujipa, Nord-Kivu: 1 suspected case
Current case counts in Masereke, Nord-Kivu: 4 confirmed cases, 1 suspected case, 1 confirmed death
Current case counts in Musienene, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 1 suspected case, 1 suspected death
Current case counts in Mutwanga: 1 confirmed case, 1 confirmed death
Current case counts in Oicha, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 2 confirmed cases, 1 suspected death, 2 recovered cases
Current case counts in Vuhovi, Nord-Kivu: 3 confirmed cases, 2 confirmed deaths
Current case counts in Komanda, Ituri: 1 confirmed case
Current case counts in Mandima, Ituri: 2 probable cases, 9 confirmed cases, 1 suspected case, 1 confirmed death, 2 suspected deaths, 3 recovered cases
Current case counts in Tchomia, Ituri: 2 confirmed cases, 1 suspected case, 2 confirmed deaths
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (130): Congo DR (NK, IT) cases, control
Computer translated: "Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 333, of which 295 are confirmed and 38 are probable. In total, there were 209 deaths (171 confirmed and 38 probable). The investigations invalidated 11 historical deaths (probable cases) and identified 14 additional probable cases. Following the clean-up of the confirmed case databases, the duplicates were removed and the confirmed cases were placed in their original health area and no longer in the Ebola Treatment Center (ETC) area. have been processed. 49 suspected cases under investigation. 2 new cases confirmed in Beni. 1 new confirmed case fatalities in Butembo. 3 new people healed in Beni"
Current case counts in Beni, Nord-Kivu: 9 probable cases, 153 confirmed cases, 29 suspected cases, 91 confirmed deaths, 9 suspected deaths
Current case counts in Butembo, Nord-Kivu: 3 probable cases, 22 confirmed cases, 4 suspected cases, 23 confirmed deaths, 3 suspected deaths
Current case counts in Kalunguta, Nord-Kivu: 5 probable cases, 19 confirmed cases, 4 suspected cases, 1 confirmed death, 5 suspected cases
Current case counts in Kyondo, Nord-Kivu: 2 probable cases, 2 confirmed cases, 1 confirmed death, 2 suspected deaths
Current case counts in Mabalako, Nord-Kivu: 14 probable cases, 67 confirmed cases, 7 suspected cases, 47 confirmed deaths, 14 suspected deaths
Current case counts in Masereke, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 6 confirmed cases, 1 suspected case, 2 confirmed deaths, 1 suspected death
Current case counts in Musienene, Nord-Kivu: 1 probable case, 2 confirmed cases, 1 suspected case, 1 confirmed death, 1 suspected death
Current case counts in Mutwanga: 1 confirmed case, 1 suspected case, 1 confirmed death
Current case counts in Oicha, Nord-Kivu: 2 confirmed cases, 1 suspected case
Current case counts in Vuhovi, Nord-Kivu: 2 confirmed cases, 1 suspected case, 2 confirmed deaths
Current case counts in Komanda, Ituri: 1 confirmed case
Current case counts in Mandima, Ituri: 3 probable cases, 16 confirmed cases, 1 suspected case, 1 confirmed death, 3 suspected deaths, 3 recovered cases
Current case counts in Tchomia, Ituri: 2 confirmed cases, 2 confirmed deaths
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (131): Congo DR (NK,IT) cases, trial, prospects
Computer translated: "The epidemiological situation of the Ebola Virus Disease dated November 12, 2018 : Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 339, of which 301 confirmed and 38 probable. In total, there were 212 deaths (174 confirmed and 38 probable). 43 suspected cases under investigation. 6 new confirmed cases, including 1 in Butembo, 1 in Katwa and 4 in Kalunguta. 3 new deaths of confirmed cases in Butembo. 1 new person healed in Beni."
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (132): Congo DR (NK,IT) cases, vaccine, plans
Computer translated: "The epidemiological situation of the Ebola Virus Disease dated November 13, 2018 : Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 341, of which 303 confirmed and 38 probable. In total, there were 215 deaths (177 confirmed and 38 probable). 50 suspected cases under investigation. 2 new cases confirmed in Beni. 3 new confirmed cases in Beni. 1 new person healed in Mabalako."
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (133): Congo DR (NK,IT) cases, international
Computer translated: "The epidemiological situation of the Ebola Virus Disease dated November 14, 2018 : Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 344, of which 304 confirmed and 40 probable. In total, there were 202 deaths (162 confirmed and 40 probable). 45 suspected cases under investigation. 3 new confirmed cases, including 1 in Beni, 1 in Katwa and 1 Kalunguta. 1 new case death confirmed in Katwa. 3 new people healed, including 2 in Beni and 1 in Butembo."
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (134): Congo DR (NK, IT) cases, challenges
Computer translated: "The epidemiological situation of the Ebola Virus Disease dated November 15, 2018 : Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 352, of which 305 confirmed and 47 probable. In total, there were 210 deaths (163 confirmed and 47 probable). 90 suspected cases under investigation. 1 new case confirmed in Katwa. 1 new case death confirmed in Katwa. 1 new person healed in Beni."
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (137): Congo DR (NK, IT) cases, summary, response
Computer translated: "The epidemiological situation of the Ebola Virus Disease dated 19 November 2018 : Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 373, of which 326 are confirmed and 47 are probable. In total, there were 217 deaths (170 confirmed and 47 probable) and 110 people healed. 71 suspected cases under investigation. No new cases confirmed. 1 new confirmed case death in Beni. 2 new people healed in Beni."
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (138): Congo DR (NK, IT) cases, response, vaccine RFI
Computer translated: "The epidemiological situation of the Ebola Virus Disease dated 21 November 2018 : Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 393, of which 346 confirmed and 47 probable. In total, there were 222 deaths (175 confirmed and 47 probable) and 117 people cured. 73 suspected cases under investigation. 7 new confirmed cases, including 4 in Beni, 2 in Katwa and 1 in Kalunguta. 3 new confirmed cases, including 2 in Butembo and 1 in Beni. 4 new people healed, including 2 in Beni and 2 in Butembo."
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (139): Congo DR (NK, IT) cases, WHO, news, control
Computer translated: "The epidemiological situation of the Ebola Virus Disease dated 23 November 2018 : Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 403, 356 confirmed and 47 probable. In total, there were 231 deaths (184 confirmed and 47 probable) and 120 people healed. 56 suspected cases under investigation. 4 new confirmed cases, 2 in Katwa, 1 in Kalunguta and 1 in Beni. The case confirmed in Musienene reported in the bulletin of November 23, 2018 was reclassified to Butembo after investigations. 3 new confirmed cases, including 2 in Katwa and 1 in Butembo. 2 new people healed in Butembo."
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (140): Congo DR (NK, IT) cases, summary, preparedness
Computer translated:"The epidemiological situation of the Ebola Virus Disease dated November 25, 2018: Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 419, of which 372 are confirmed and 47 are probable. In total, there were 240 deaths (193 confirmed and 47 probable) and 123 people cured. 59 suspected cases under investigation. 7 new confirmed cases, including 3 in Butembo, 2 in Katwa, 1 in Kalunguta and 1 in Beni. 4 new confirmed cases, including 1 in Beni, 1 in Butembo, 1 in Katwa and 1 in Kalunguta. 3 new people healed, including 2 in Beni and 1 in Butembo."
PRO/EAFR> Ebola update (26): Congo DR (North Kivu, Ituri) case update, fatal, drug trials
"Ebola situation report: Democratic Republic of the Congo (date as of 26 Nov 2018): - A total of 421 cases of haemorrhagic fever were reported in the region, with 374 confirmed and 47 probable cases. - Of the 421 cases, there are 241 deaths (194 confirmed and 47 probable)."
Congo's Worst Ebola Outbreak Hits Women Especially Hard - Voice of America
"The Democratic Republic of Congo is in the throes of its worst-ever Ebola outbreak, with more than 420 cases in the country’s volatile east, and a mortality rate of just under 60 percent. But this outbreak — the nation’s tenth known Ebola epidemic — is unusual because more than 60 percent of patients are women. "
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (144): Congo DR (NK, IT) cases, summary, concerns
Computer translated: "Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 444, of which 396 are confirmed and 48 are probable. In total, there were 260 deaths (212 confirmed and 48 probable) and 140 people healed. 72 suspected cases under investigation. 4 new confirmed cases, including 2 in Beni, 1 in Katwa and 1 in Kalunguta. 5 new confirmed cases, including 3 in Beni, 1 in Butembo and 1 in Kalunguta. 1 new person healed out of Butembo CTE."
More Ebola in DRC as WHO says it has outbreak 'covered' - CIDRAP
"The Ebola outbreak in North Kivu and Ituri provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) grew by 9 cases today, according to a daily update from the country's ministry of health. There are now 453 cases (220 confirmed and 48 probable), including 268 deaths. Seventy-one people are still under investigation for possible infections."
"According to the Associated Press (AP), World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, PhD, told reporters yesterday in Geneva that the WHO could "cover" the Ebola outbreak, in response to two recent editorials in the New England Journal of Medicine and JAMA Network Open by American public health experts who argue the United States needs to send healthcare workers to the DRC to stop the outbreak."
Ebola total rises to 458 in DRC outbreak - CIDRAP
"Lab tests confirmed Ebola virus infections in five more people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), according to the World Health Organization's (WHO's) online dashboard today. The new cases lift the outbreak total to 458, which includes 410 confirmed and 48 probable cases. The death total is 263, and health officials are still investigating 75 suspected cases."
Ebola Virus Outbreak Reaches City of 1 Million People in the Democratic Republic of Congo - Fortune
"The ongoing Ebola virus outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has now reached Butembo, a city of over one million residents near the Ugandan border, according to the Associated Press. The 2018 Ebola outbreak in the DR Congo is the second worst in world history. So far, there are over 470 confirmed cases and more than 270 deaths due to the viral hemorrhagic fever, which has an extremely high fatality rate. Another 100-plus cases are under investigation, and Congo’s health ministry confirmed an additional 13 cases on Thursday, the highest one-day total since this latest outbreak was declared in August."
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (148): Congo DR (NK, IT) cases, summaries, WHO, outbreak, children
Computer translated: "Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 500, of which 452 are confirmed and 48 are probable. In total, there were 289 deaths (241 confirmed and 48 probable) and 172 people cured. 80 suspected cases under investigation. 2 new confirmed cases, including 1 in Beni and 1 in Mabalako. 4 new confirmed cases, including 2 in Beni, 1 in Butembo and 1 in Mabalako. Among these deaths are 2 community deaths, 1 in Beni and 1 in Mabalako. 5 new healed people, including 2 exits from the CTE of Beni and 3 from the CTE of Butembo. "
Up to 319 people dead as Congo Ebola outbreak worsens - CNN
"The Ministry of Health said Tuesday that 542 Ebola cases had been recorded in the province of North Kivu -- 494 of which have been confirmed. Of the 319 believed to have died from the virus so far, 271 have been confirmed...The public health agency estimates that more than a million refugees and internally displaced people are traveling through and out of North Kivu and Ituri, which could hasten the spread of the virus further."
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (154): Congo DR (NK, IT) cases, election, women
"The epidemiological situation of the Ebola Virus Disease dated 22 Dec 2018: - Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 574, of which 526 are confirmed and 48 are probable. In total, there were 347 deaths (299 confirmed and 48 probable) and 198 people cured. - 161 suspected cases under investigation. - Activation of the active search strategy of suspected cases in the health facilities of the city of Goma in a preventive way. - 7 new confirmed cases, including 3 in Katwa, 2 in Kalunguta, 1 in Beni, and 1 in Musienene. - New health zone affected: The new confirmed case of Komanda reported in the bulletin of 22 Dec 2018 is a 22-year-old woman who was infected in Otomaber, in the health zone of Komanda. She went to the nearby Nyankunde Health Zone in Ituri Province to seek care. She died at the Nyankunde Reference General Hospital. - No deaths reported that day. - 1 new person healed out of CTE de Beni."
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (157): Congo DR (NK, IT) cases, summaries, response, USA (NE)
Computer translated: "Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 593, of which 545 are confirmed and 48 are probable. In total, there were 360 deaths (312 confirmed and 48 probable) and 203 people healed. 21 suspected cases under investigation. Monitoring activities by the Beni and Butembo teams were severely limited this Saturday, December 29, 2018. Thus, very few alerts could be investigated. 0 new confirmed case detected due to paralysis of the response activities in Beni, Butembo, Komanda and Mabalako. 1 new confirmed case death in Beni."
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (158): Congo DR (NK, IT) cases, summary, response https://t.co/7pTlF0utpZ
"The epidemiological situation of the Ebola virus disease in the provinces of North Kivu and Ituri dated 30 Dec 2018: - Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 598, of which 550 are confirmed and 48 are probable. In total, there were 363 deaths (315 confirmed and 48 probable) and 204 people healed. - 47 suspected cases are under investigation. - 2 new confirmed cases, including 1 in Komanda and 1 in Mabalako. - 2 new deaths of confirmed cases (all community deaths): 1 in Mabalako and 1 in Komanda."
DRC Ebola outbreak total rises to 613 infections - CIDRAP
"In a delayed update for Jan 3, the DRC's health ministry today reported one more case, a patient from Komanda in Ituri province. Also, the online dashboard from the WHO's African regional office reflects four additional cases, which would raise the outbreak total to 613 cases, including 565 confirmed and 54 suspected cases. Health officials are still investigating 54 suspected infections. In addition, the Jan 3 DRC update reported 2 more deaths, 1 in Beni and the other in Butembo, lifting the outbreak's fatality count to 370. The number of people vaccinated has reached 54,522, according to yesterday's statement."
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (04): Congo DR (NK,IT) cases, WHO, travel, treatment
"The epidemiological situation of the Ebola virus disease in the provinces of North Kivu and Ituri dated 9 Jan 2019: - Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 630, of which 582 are confirmed and 48 are probable. In total, there were 385 deaths (337 confirmed and 48 probable) and 226 people recovered. - 122 suspect cases under investigation. - 2 new deaths of confirmed cases, including 1 in Katwa and 1 in Biena. Both are community deaths. - 4 new recoveries released from Butembo ETC."
"- Since the beginning of vaccination on 8 Aug 2018, 58 085 people have been vaccinated, including 19 783 in Beni [North Kivu], 11 793 in Katwa [North Kivu], 6746 in Butembo [North Kivu], 5611 in Mabalako [North Kivu], 2283 in Kalunguta [North Kivu], 1740 in Komanda [Ituri], 1663 in Mandima [Ituri], 1272 in Oicha [North Kivu], 1285 in Goma [North Kivu], 791 in Vuhovi [North Kivu], 750 in Masereka [North Kivu], 735 in Kyondo [North Kivu], 700 in Lubero [North Kivu], 599 in Mutwanga [North Kivu], 558 in Karisimbi [North Kivu], 434 in Bunia [Ituri], 394 in Musienene [North Kivu], 355 in Tchomia [Ituri], 167 in Nyankunde [North Kivu], 70 in Biena [North Kivu], 63 in Alimbongo [North Kivu], 54 in Nyiragongo [North Kivu], and 13 in Kisangani [Tshopo]."
Ebola outbreak in Congo spreads as confirmed cases top 600 | TheHill - The Hill
"The Ebola virus has now infected more than 600 people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, making it the second-worst outbreak in history as the epicenter spreads south to a hard-hit city near the border with Uganda... The outbreak that began in August has infected at least 609 people in the provinces of North Kivu and Ituri, along Congo’s eastern border with several smaller countries. Another 49 cases are listed as probable, meaning health officials were unable to test for the Ebola virus before the victim died. At least 402 people have died of the virus in recent months, a mortality rate of 61 percent. The current outbreak is now second only to the 2013–2015 outbreak in West Africa that killed more than 11,300 people."
Ebola outbreak continues in the Congo as obstacles challenge health care workers - CNN
"The total number of probable patients is now 663, while 407 deaths are likely attributable to the viral illness, the Ministry of Health said Wednesday. An additional 123 people, who doctors suspect may be sick with Ebola, are currently under investigation. The ministry also reported that 237 people have recovered from the life-threatening illness."
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (07): Congo DR (NK, IT) cases, summaries, prevention, research
"The epidemiological situation of the Ebola virus disease in the provinces of North Kivu and Ituri dated 16 Jan 2019 - Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 668, of which 619 are confirmed and 49 are probable. In total, there were 410 deaths (361 confirmed and 49 probable) and 242 people recovered. - 136 suspected cases under investigation. - 5 new confirmed cases, including 3 in Kayina, 1 in Katwa, and 1 in Mangurujipa [North Kivu]. - 3 new deaths of confirmed cases (all community deaths), 2 in Kayina and 1 in Katwa. - 5 new people recovered, including 2 releases from the Butembo ETC, 2 from the Katwa ETC, and 1 from the Beni ETC."
DRC sees biggest single-day increase in Ebola cases: UN - Xinhua | English.news.cn - Xinhua
" A UN spokesman said on Thursday that 14 new Ebola cases had been reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Wednesday, the largest increase in a single day since its outbreak in August 2018."
"The latest tally of confirmed and probable cases of Ebola is at 699 and that figure includes 433 victims who died."
"Total of 736 cases (682 confirmed & 54 probable), including 459 deaths, 257 survivors, and patients still under care. In addition, 161 suspect cases were investigated."
"Total of 743 cases (689 confirmed & 54 probable), including 461 deaths, 258 survivors, and patients still under care. In addition, 174 suspect cases were investigated."
"So far, 18 health zones in North Kivu and Ituri provinces have reported confirmed or probable cases of Ebola. They are: ITURI:Mandima, Komanda, Nyakunde, Tchomia NORTH-KIVU: Beni, Biena, Butembo, Kalunguta, Katwa, Kayina, Kyondo, Mabalako, Mangurujipa, Masareka.Musienene, Mutwanga, Oicha, Vuhovi"
"During the almost six months since the start of this epidemic, the outbreak’s epicentre has moved a few times, initially from the town of Mangina to the much bigger city of Beni, where the number of confirmed cases has recently dwindled. New hotspots and the number of confirmed cases are increasing in Butembo, particularly the commune of Katwa and in rural areas such as Kalenguta or Kyondo. The fact that some of the new cases are not linked to any previously known chains of transmissions is a concern, as it makes it more difficult to trace contacts and control the evolution of the outbreak. Katwa in North-Kivu is currently the main hotspot of the outbreak, with two-thirds of the new cases (68 cases out of 104) having been recorded there during the last three weeks."
"The number of people infected in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Ebola outbreak grew by nine today, as health officials in the neighboring Haut Uele province took steps to prevent the spread of a disease from a resident who was exposed to the virus in Katwa. Of the nine newly confirmed cases announced today by the DRC health ministry, eight are in Katwa, the current hot spot where authorities face complex challenges, including insecurity, community resistance, and the after effects of a response slowdown in late December caused by election-related protests."
"A health team has been sent to a city of Watsa in neighboring Haut Uele province after a young trader was hospitalized there after his likely exposure in Katwa, the health ministry said in its update today, noting that Oly Ilunga Kalenga, MD, the country's health minister, arrived there yesterday to oversee operations... The man lives in Watsa but travels back and forth between Butembo and his hometown. An investigation into his illness suggests he was exposed to Ebola during a stay in Katwa, which is on the eastern outskirts of Butembo. Watsa is about 300 miles north of Butembo."
"As we approach six months since declaration of the outbreak, there have been a total of 752 EVD cases1 (698 confirmed and 54 probable) reported, including 465 deaths (overall case fatality ratio: 62%) as of 29 January 2019. Thus far, 259 people have been discharged from Ebola Treatment Centres (ETCs) and enrolled in a dedicated program for monitoring and supporting survivors. Among cases with a reported age and sex, 59% (439/750) were female, and 30% (224/749) were aged less than 18 years; including 115 children under 5 years. During the last 21 days (9 January – 29 January 2019), 118 new cases have been reported from 11 health zones (Figure 2), including: Katwa (80), Beni (9), Butembo (7), Kayina (5), Manguredjipa (4), Oicha (4), Biena (3), Kyondo (2), Musienene (2), Komanda (1) and Vuhovi (1). In addition, five historic probable cases from Komanda Health Zone were reported during the past week with illness onset dating back to November 2018."
Top WHO official sees progress in grueling fight against Ebola outbreak - STAT
"Six months after the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo began, efforts to stop spread of the disease are producing signs of progress, a senior World Health Organization official told STAT on Thursday. 'Transmission has either been halted or significantly reduced in a number of the areas where the disease has spread,' said Dr. Mike Ryan, assistant director of the WHO’s emergency preparedness and response program...'The real challenge now is containing the disease and suppressing it there before it does what it’s done before and bounced to somewhere else.'"
"Another big day, case-wise, in the North Kivu #Ebola outbreak. +11 cases, at Katwa, Butembo, Kyondo, Kalunguta & Vuhovi. 3 deaths reported today, 2 of them community deaths. Outbreak totals are 785 cases & 484 deaths."
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (14): Congo DR (NK,IT) cases, summaries, WHO, Lancet
Computer translated: "The epidemiological situation of the Ebola Virus Disease dated February 4, 2019 : Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 788, 734 confirmed and 54 probable. In total, there were 486 deaths (432 confirmed and 54 probable) and 267 people cured. 191 suspected cases under investigation. 3 new confirmed cases, including 1 in Katwa, 1 in Kyondo and 1 in Oicha. 2 new confirmed cases deaths: 1 community death in Kyondo. 1 death at Katwa CTE. 2 healed, including 1 exit from the CTE Katwa and 1 CTE Beni."
OMS diz que Ébola em duas zonas congolesas está "quase sob controlo" - Expresso das Ilhas
Computer translated: "The UN's director for Africa, Matshidiso Moeti, was "optimistic" about the prospect of halting the epidemic in DR Congo, which was decreed on August 1 of last year, but said that the risk of contagion is increasing, to other areas, with WHO staff reporting cases "almost daily". At the press conference on updating information on WHO operations in the fight against Ebola in DR Congo, held today in Geneva, Switzerland, the regional official pointed out the need to "stabilize" the situation in other regions. Moeti also stressed that "insecurity" in Beni and Mangina, in the province of North Kivu, where the armed group Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) operates, "continues to be an important factor" in combating the virus."
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (15): Congo DR (NK, IT) cases, summaries, local news
Computer translated: "Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 800, of which 739 are confirmed and 61 are probable. In total, there were 502 deaths (441 confirmed and 61 probable) and 271 people cured. 178 suspected cases under investigation. 2 new confirmed cases, including 1 in Oicha and 1 in Kyondo. 3 new confirmed cases deaths: 1 community death in Kyondo. 2 deaths at CTE, including 1 in Butembo and 1 in Katwa. 7 new probable cases (historical deaths) validated in Katwa. More information on this will be provided in the bulletin of Saturday, February 9, 2019. 4 new people healed out of Butembo CTE."
"Since vaccination began on 8 Aug 2018, 76 425 people have been vaccinated, including 20 473 in Beni [North Kivu], 19 171 in Katwa [North Kivu], 8517 in Butembo [North Kivu], 6076 in Mabalako [North Kivu], 2736 in Kalunguta [North Kivu], 2201 in Goma [North Kivu], 2200 in Komanda [Ituri], 1844 in Oicha [North Kivu], 1663 in Mandima [Ituri], 1203 in Kayina [North Kivu], 1142 in Kyondo [Uganda], 1157 in Karisimbi [North Kivu], 1054 in Bunia [Ituri], 953 in Vuhovi [North Kivu], 920 in Masereka [North Kivu], 744 in Mutwanga [North Kivu], 700 in Lubero [North Kivu], 590 in Rutshuru [North Kivu], 567 in Biena [North Kivu], 527 in Nyankunde [Ituri], 510 in Musienene [North Kivu], 355 in Tchomia [Ituri], 306 in Mangurujipa [North Kivu], 254 in Alimbongo [North Kivu], 207 in Kirotshe [North Kivu], 125 in Nyiragongo [North Kivu], 100 in Rwampara [Uganda], 97 in Watsa [Haut-Uele] and 13 in Kisangani [Tshopo]."
RDC-Ebola : Déjà plus de 500 morts et au moins deux militaires infectés - Actualite.CD
Computer translated: "The Ministry of Health has announced that the Ebola epidemic in the provinces of North Kivu and Ituri in eastern DRC has already killed more than 500 people since its st August 2018. 'In total, there were 502 deaths (441 confirmed and 61 probable),' wrote the Ministry of Health Friday evening in its daily bulletin received at ACTUALITE.CD. Localities and towns in the north of North Kivu Province registered 465 deaths, including 147 in the city of Beni. Ituri recorded 37 deaths, according to the summary table of the epidemiological situation. The cumulative number of cases is 800, including 739 confirmed and 61 probable, indicates the same source who claims to have recorded '271 people cured' while '178 suspected cases are under investigation'."
Six new cases of Ebola, bringing count to 745 confirmed cases and 61 probable cases.
505 total deaths, including 444 confirmed deaths (3 new) and 61 probable deaths
273 cases have been cured
Computer translated: "Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 811, of which 750 are confirmed and 61 are probable. In total, there were 510 deaths (449 confirmed and 61 probable) and 276 people healed.148 suspected cases under investigation. 5 new confirmed cases, 2 in Katwa, 2 in Butembo and 1 Vuhovi. 5 new confirmed case deaths: 3 community deaths, 2 in Katwa and 1 in Vuhovi. 2 deaths in the CTEs, including 1 at the CTE of Butembo and 1 at the CTE of Katwa. 3 new people healed, including 2 exits from the CTE of Butembo and 1 from the CTE of Katwa."
"Since vaccination began on August 8, 2018, 77,188 people have been vaccinated , including 20,512 in Beni, 19,391 in Katwa, 8,601 in Butembo, 6,076 in Mabalako, 2,746 in Kalunguta, 2,321 in Goma, 2,200 in Komanda, 1,844 in Oicha. , 1,663 in Mandima, 1,283 in Kayina, 1,272 in Kyondo, 1,157 in Karisimbi, 1,054 in Bunia, 973 in Vuhovi, 920 in Masereka, 744 in Mutwanga, 700 in Lubero, 590 in Rutshuru, 567 in Biena, 527 in Nyankunde, 510 at Musienene, 355 at Tchomia, 306 at Mangurujipa, 254 at Alimbongo, 207 at Kirotshe, 180 at Rwampara (Ituri), 125 at Nyiragongo, 97 at Watsa (Haut-Uélé), and 13 at Kisangani. "
Nearly 100 children dead as world's 2nd-largest Ebola outbreak surpasses 800 cases - ABC News
30% of Ebola cases are children, 116 cases under 5 years old
97 children have died from Ebola, 65 of those were under 5 years old
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (17): Congo DR (NK, IT) cases, summaries, research, response
Computer translated: "Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 823, of which 762 are confirmed and 61 are probable. In total, there were 517 deaths (456 confirmed and 61 probable) and 283 people cured. 177 suspected cases under investigation. 4 new confirmed cases, 2 in Katwa and 2 in Butembo; 1 new confirmed case death at Katwa CTE; 5 new people healed from the CTE, including 2 in Butembo, 2 in Katwa and 1 Beni."
"Since the start of vaccination on August 8, 2018, 78,464 people have been vaccinated , including 20,512 in Beni, 19,621 in Katwa, 9,007 in Butembo, 6,076 in Mabalako, 2,746 in Kalunguta, 2,411 in Goma, 2,200 in Komanda, 1,937 in Oicha. , 1,663 in Mandima, 1,325 in Kyondo, 1,283 in Kayina, 1,157 in Karisimbi, 1,094 in Bunia, 1,064 in Vuhovi, 920 in Masereka, 772 in Mutwanga, 700 in Lubero, 590 in Rutshuru, 567 in Biena, 546 in Musienene, 527 in Nyankunde, 496 in Mangurujipa, 355 in Tchomia, 254 in Alimbongo, 207 in Kirotshe, 199 in Rwampara (Ituri), 125 in Nyiragongo, 97 in Watsa (Haut-Uélé) and 13 in Kisangani. "
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (18): Congo DR (NK, IT) cases, summaries, vaccine RFI, research
Computer translated: "Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 829, of which 768 are confirmed and 61 are probable. In total, there were 521 deaths (460 confirmed and 61 probable) and 286 people healed. 201 suspected cases under investigation. 6 new confirmed cases, including 3 in Katwa, 2 in Butembo and 1 in Bunia; New health area reporting a confirmed case . A total of 19 health zones have been affected since the beginning of the epidemic. The case of Bunia is the 6-month-old baby of a woman from Katwa who fled to Bunia and whose dead body was intercepted in Komanda. The baby was transferred to the Komanda CTE. 4 new confirmed cases deaths: 3 community deaths, 2 in Katwa and 1 in Butembo; 1 death at the CTE of Butembo. 3 new people healed from the CTE, including 1 in Butembo and 2 in Beni."
PRO/EDR> Ebola update (19): Congo DR (NK,IT) cases, summaries, news, UNICEF
Computer translated: "Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 838, 773 confirmed and 65 probable. In total, there were 534 deaths (469 confirmed and 65 probable) and 294 people cured. 135 suspected cases under investigation; 1 new confirmed case in Katwa; 1 new case death confirmed at Butembo CTE; 3 new healed people, including 1 exit from the Katwa CTE and 2 from the Butembo CTE."
"Since the beginning of vaccination on 8 August 2018, 80,491 persons have been vaccinated , including 20,547 in Beni, 20,390 in Katwa, 9,641 in Butembo, 6,076 in Mabalako, 2,746 in Kalunguta, 2,481 in Goma, 2,200 in Komanda, 2,053 in Oicha. , 1,663 in Mandima, 1,325 in Kyondo, 1,283 in Kayina, 1,157 in Karisimbi, 1,094 in Bunia, 1,064 in Vuhovi, 920 in Masereka, 772 in Mutwanga, 700 in Lubero, 657 in Biena, 590 in Rutshuru, 527 in Nyankunde, 546 in Musienene, 496 in Mangurujipa, 355 in Tchomia, 376 in Rwampara (Ituri), 254 in Alimbongo, 207 in Kirotshe, 141 in Nyiragongo, 120 in Mambasa, 97 in Watsa (Haut-Uélé) and 13 in Kisangani"
"The only vaccine to be used in this outbreak is the rVSV-ZEBOV vaccine, manufactured by the pharmaceutical group Merck, following approval by the Ethics Committee in its decision of 19 May 2018."
PRO/EAFR> Ebola update (10): Congo DR (North Kivu, Ituri) case update, fatal
"Despite slightly fewer cases reported during the past week (Figure 1), current epidemiological indicators highlight that the Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak is continuing with moderate intensity. Katwa and Butembo remain the major health zones of concern, while simultaneously, small clusters continue to occur in various geographically dispersed regions. During the last 21 days (23 January – 12 February 2019), 97 new cases have been reported from 13 health zones (Figure 2), including: Katwa (59), Butembo (12), Beni (7), Kyondo (4), Oicha (4), Vuhovi (3), Biena (2), Kalunguta (2), Komanda (1), Manguredjipa (1), Mabalako (1), Masereka (1), and Mutwanga (1).1 The recent case reported in the Komanda health zone was a resident of Katwa who was exposed to the virus, and subsequently travelled to both Bunia and Komanda. This case comes one month after the last reported case in Ituri Province; underscoring the high risks of reintroduction to previously affected areas, as well as the potential for spread to new ones."
PRO/EDR> Ebola update (20): Congo DR (NK, IT) cases, summary, vaccine, response
Computer translated: "Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 848, 783 confirmed and 65 probable. In total, there were 529 deaths (464 confirmed and 65 probable) and 257 people cured. 213 suspected cases under investigation; 3 new confirmed cases, 2 in Katwa and 1 in Butembo; 1 new case death confirmed at CTE Katwa; 2 new people healed out of Butembo CTE."
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (21): Congo DR (NK, IT) cases, summaries, vaccine, WHO, reading
Computer translated: (As of February 21, 2019) "Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 859, of which 794 are confirmed and 65 are probable. In total, there were 536 deaths (471 confirmed and 65 probable). 179 suspected cases under investigation; 6 new confirmed cases, 2 in Katwa, 2 in Butembo, 1 in Kalunguta and 1 in Beni; 5 new confirmed case deaths: 3 community deaths, 2 in Katwa and 1 in Butembo; 2 deaths in CTEs, including 1 in Katwa and 1 in Butembo"
"A new confirmed case of Ebola was notified to Beni after 23 days without a case. It appears that the patient was contaminated after being exposed to bodily fluids from an Ebola cure. A thorough investigation and sequencing of the virus is underway to determine the epidemiological link. "
PRO/EAFR> Ebola update (11): Congo DR (North Kivu, Ituri) case update, fatal
As of February 23, 2019, there have been 869 cases (804 confirmed/ 65 probable) and 546 deaths (481 confirmed/ 65 probable).
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (22): Congo DR (NK,IT) cases, WHO, response
Computer translated: (As of February 24, 2019) " ince the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 872, 807 confirmed and 65 probable. In total, there were 548 deaths (483 confirmed and 65 probable). 176 suspected cases under investigation; 3 new confirmed cases in Katwa; 2 new deaths from confirmed cases in Katwa, all are community deaths; 1 new person cured at the CTE of Beni."
An Ebola treatment center (ETC) in Katwa was attacked, ransacked and set on fire at night between February 24 and 25. The 10 patients being treated at the center were safely removed and transferred to other treatmen facilities. The fire resulted in the death of one nurse.
As of February 25: 875 deaths (810 confirmed and 65 probable) and 551 deaths (486 confirmed and 65 probable)
The three confirmed deaths were found in the community and were not in Ebola treatment centers. There is a possibility that Ebola is present in close contacts.
PRO/EAFR> Ebola update (12): Congo DR (North Kivu, Ituri), case update, fatal
As of February 26, 2019: 879 case (814 confirmed/ 65 probable) and 553 deaths (488 confirmed/ 65 probable)
"WHO continues to monitor alerts from outbreak-affected areas. In the last week, an average of 812 alerts were received per day over the past seven days, of which an average of 714 (88%) were investigated within 24 hours of reporting. Field teams are reviewing and reinforcing active case finding across all areas to ensure new cases are detected as quickly as possible."
A second attack on an Ebola treatment center has occurred in Butembo, days after the attack in Katwa
"Hugues Robert, MSF emergency desk manager, said the following: 'Tonight another deplorable attack on an Ebola treatment facility has taken place, this time in the city of Butembo. This follows the attack last week on another MSF Ebola treatment center in nearby Katwa. This attack has not only put the lives of Ebola patients and their families in danger, but also those of MSF and Ministry of Health staff. Our efforts are currently focused on the immediate safety of both staff and patients.'”
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (23): Congo DR (NK,IT) cases, WHO, violence
Computer translated: (As of February 27, 2019) "Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 885, of which 820 are confirmed and 65 are probable. In total, there were 555 deaths (490 confirmed and 65 probable). 227 suspected cases under investigation; 6 new confirmed cases, including 5 in Katwa and 1 in Kalunguta; The new case confirmed in Kalunguta is a known contact of a confirmed case of Katwa who had refused follow-up and vaccination. 2 new confirmed cases, including 1 in Katwa and 1 in Kalunguta (all community deaths); 1 new person healed out of CTE de Beni."
"These two incidents greatly disrupted the response teams. For several days, these teams have been the target of attacks and threats that have significantly slowed down the response activities, particularly the follow-up of contacts, the investigation of alerts, the vaccination of contacts, and the prevention and control activities. infections (PCI). Thus, it will be expected a significant upsurge of cases in health areas of Katwa and Butembo in the coming days. The Minister met with members of the sub-coordination and field teams to reassure them of the support and full support of the Ministry of Health. "
PRO/EAFR> Ebola update (13): Congo DR (North Kivu, Ituri), case update, fatal
As of March 2, 2019, there are 894 cases (829 confirmed and 65 probable) and 561 deaths (494 confirmed and 65 probable)
Computer translated: (As of March 3, 2019) "Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 897, of which 832 confirmed and 65 probable. In total, there were 563 deaths (498 confirmed and 65 probable) and 304 people healed. 171 suspected cases under investigation; 2 new confirmed cases in Butembo; 2 new deaths from confirmed cases of Butembo: 1 community death in Butembo; 1 death of confirmed cases at Katwa TC; 2 people healed out of Butembo CTE."
"Considerable progress has been made in recent weeks. To date, 19 health zones have reported at least one case of Ebola during the epidemic. Of these 19 areas, 11 did not register new confirmed cases for more than 21 days . They are Biena, Kayna, Komanda, Mabalako, Manguredjipa, Masereka, Musienene, Mutwanga, Nyakunde, Oicha and Tchomia. In addition, 6 other health zones reported only 1 to 4 new cases , namely Beni, Kalunguta, Kyondo, Mandima, Rwampara, Vuhovi. "
"Since the start of vaccination on 8 August 2018, 85,375 people have been vaccinated , including 21,892 in Katwa, 20,740 in Beni, 10,628 in Butembo, 6,109 in Mabalako, 2,869 in Kalunguta, 2,633 in Goma, 2,317 in Komanda, 2,084 in Oicha, 2,013 to Mandima, 1,357 to Karisimbi, 1,340 to Kayina, 1,340 to Kyondo, 1,254 to Bunia, 1,064 to Vuhovi, 920 to Masereka, 772 to Mutwanga, 769 to Lubero, 767 to Biena, 690 to Rutshuru, 625 to Musienene, 527 in Nyankunde, 496 in Mangurujipa, 469 in Rwampara (Ituri), 355 in Tchomia, 333 in Lolwa, 280 in Mambasa, 254 in Alimbongo, 207 in Kirotshe, 161 in Nyiragongo, 97 in Watsa (Haut-Uélé) and 13 in Kisangani. "
The Ebola treatment center in Butembo has reopened, following the attack on February 27, 2019
Epidemia de ebola na RDC está relativamente controlada, diz governo - Istoe
Computer translated: "The Ebola virus epidemic in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is relatively controlled in most affected areas, the Health Minister said on Tuesday. Clinical data show that 'the epidemic is relatively controlled in most affected health areas,' Oly Ilunga Kalenga told a news conference in Kinshasa. 'In all 19 health zones were affected by at least one case of ebola during the epidemic. We can say that the situation is controlled in 17 health zones, 11 did not register new cases for more than 21 days and another six health zones registered only four new cases,' he said."
RDCongo. Número de mortos por Ébola sobe para 565 - Observador
Computer translated: "The total number of deaths due to Ebola in the north-east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) rose to 565 in 900 registered cases, according to the latest data from the Congolese government. According to a report by the Ministry of Health of that African country to which the Efe agency had access, the official accounting until last Tuesday, March 5, reports 900 contagios, 835 of which were confirmed in the laboratory and 65 probable, and 565 deaths, of which the "positive" result was also attested in the laboratory."
Computer translated: "Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 907, 841 confirmed and 66 probable. In total, there were 569 deaths (503 confirmed and 66 probable) and 304 people healed. 223 suspected cases under investigation; 6 new confirmed cases, 2 in Katwa, 2 in Mandima, 1 in Butembo, and 1 in Masereka; 1 new probable case being validated at Masereka. 3 new confirmed cases deaths: 2 community deaths, 1 in Masereka and 1 in Mandima; 1 confirmed case death at Butembo CTE. "
INRB/USAMRIID have updated the genome tracking of the North Kivu Ebola outbreak using 160 genomes, with some sampled as recently as January representing more than 15% of the cases.
Follow the linked article above to access an interactive genome map.
Computer translated: "Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 913, of which 848 are confirmed and 65 are probable. In total, there were 574 deaths (509 confirmed and 65 probable) and 306 people healed. 181 suspected cases under investigation; 7 new confirmed cases, including 5 in Katwa, 1 in Butembo and Kyondo; 6 new confirmed case deaths: 3 community deaths, including 1 in Katwa, 1 in Kyondo and 1 in Butembo; 3 deaths at CTE, including 2 deaths in Butembo and 1 in Mabalako; 2 people healed out of Butembo CTE."
PRO/PORT> Ebola - República Democrática do Congo (07), surto, atualização, OMS/WHO
"The Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak is continuing with moderate intensity. Katwa and Butembo remain the major health zones of concern, while small clusters continue simultaneously in some geographically dispersed locations. During the last 21 days (13 February – 5 March 2019), 76 new confirmed and probable cases have been reported from 31 health areas within nine health zones (Figure 1), including: Katwa (44), Butembo (17), Mandima (6), Masereka (3), Kalunguta (2), Beni (1), Vuhovi (1), Kyondo (1), and Rwampara (1). The emerging cluster in Mandima health zone is occurring in a previously unaffected village, with five of the recent cases epidemiologically linked and the sixth case likely exposed in Butembo; nonetheless, there remains a high risk of further spread. Similarly, recent cases (two confirmed and one probable) in Masereka stem from a Butembo chain of transmission. These events highlight the importance for response teams to remain active across all areas, including those with lower case incidence, to rapidly detect new cases and prevent onward transmission."
PRO/EAFR> Ebola update (15): Congo DR (North Kivu, Ituri) case update, fatal
"Efforts to control Congo's Ebola outbreak are being hampered by a 'toxic' security situation including a series of attacks on treatment centres, medical chiefs working in the country have said. There have been '30 different incidents and attacks against elements of the response' to the outbreak, according to Doctors Without Borders. The medical aid group has temporarily suspended its operations at two of its centres in Congo after arsonists set fire to them. Doctors Without Borders president Joanne Liu said: 'The existing atmosphere can only be described as toxic. It shows how the response has failed to listen and act on the needs of those most affected.' As a result, people are still reluctant to bring the sick to treatment centres. More than 40% of Ebola deaths are still taking place in communities rather than at treatment centres, according to the group."
DRC: New attack at Butembo #Ebola Treatment Center https://t.co/y3Q1t5ZO4X
Computer translated: "The Ebola Treatment Center (ETC) in Butembo City was again attacked early this Saturday morning, 9 March. According to security sources, around 6:30 am (local time), heavily armed assailants launched an assault on the structure in Kimeni commune before being repulsed by the defense and security forces after an exchange of fire from about a half hour. According to the same sources, the provisional record of this attack shows one policeman killed and another wounded. This is the second armed attack at the Ebola treatment center in Butembo, after that of Wednesday, February 27th. When it reopened a week ago, the mayor of Butembo announced the deployment of police and army around Ebola treatment centers in North Kivu to protect them from armed attacks."
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (27): Congo DR (NK, IT) cases, Butembo, summary, WHO, research
Computer translated: (As of March 9, 2019) "The epidemiological situation of the Ebola Virus Disease dated March 9, 2019 : Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 921, 856 confirmed and 65 probable. In total, there were 582 deaths (517 confirmed and 65 probable) and 308 people cured. 191 suspected cases under investigation; 2 new confirmed cases in Butembo; 4 new deaths from confirmed cases in Butembo: 1 community death; 3 deaths at Butembo CTE; 1 new patient healed from Butembo CTE."
Computer translated: (As of March 11, 2019) "Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 925, of which 860 are confirmed and 65 are probable. In total, there were 584 deaths (519 confirmed and 65 probable) and 308 people healed. 170 suspected cases under investigation; 2 new confirmed cases, including 1 in Mandima and 1 in Masereka; 2 new deaths of confirmed cases, including 1 community death in Masereka; 1 death at the CTE of Butembo."
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (28): Congo DR (NK,IT) cases, law, research
Computer translated: (As of March 12, 2019) "The epidemiological situation of the Ebola Virus Disease dated March 12, 2019 : Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 927, of which 862 are confirmed and 65 are probable. In total, there were 584 deaths (519 confirmed and 65 probable) and 308 people healed.193 suspected cases under investigation; 2 new confirmed cases, including 1 in Mandima and 1 in Kalunguta; No new confirmed cases deaths."
WHO chief says much larger Ebola outbreak averted - CIDRAP
"Today World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, PhD, in a press conference on the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), said, 'We have averted a much larger outbreak, and we will not leave when the outbreak ends.' Tedros, who goes by his first name, said, 'We will stay and work with communities and government to stay and provide services for all health needs. This is what the community is asking for.'"
"In contrast to recent remarks from Doctors Without Borders (MSF) International President Joanne Liu, MD, who said the strategies being used in the DRC were not adequate to end the outbreak, Tedros described signs the virus was on the retreat in DRC. "There's half as many new cases per week now as there were in January," he said. January saw an average of 50 cases per week, which is now down to 25 cases per week. Additionally, Tedros said the outbreak has been contained in 11 of 28 communities that have reported Ebola."
As of March 14, 2019, there have been 936 cases (871 confirmed/65 probable) and 591 deaths (526 confirmed/ 65 probable) from Ebola. There have been 310 people cured from the infectious disease.
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (29): Congo DR (NK,IT) cases, control
Computer translated (As of March 15, 2019): "Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 943, of which 878 are confirmed and 65 are probable. In total, there were 594 deaths (529 confirmed and 65 probable) and 311 people healed. 237 suspected cases under investigation; 7 new confirmed cases, including 2 in Kyondo, 2 in Katwa, 1 in Butembo, 1 in Masereka and 1 in Vuhovi; 3 new deaths of confirmed cases, including 2 community deaths, including 1 in Masereka and 1 in Katwa; 1 death at CTE Mabalako (this is a patient from Mandima); 1 new patient cured out of CTE Butembo."
77 healthcare workers have been infected with Ebola while treating patients, of which 26 have died.
Computer translated (As of March 17, 2019): "Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 960, 895 confirmed and 65 probable. In total, there were 603 deaths (538 confirmed and 65 probable) and 314 people cured. 172 suspected cases under investigation; 9 new confirmed cases, including 3 in Katwa, 2 in Vuhovi, 2 in Masereka, 1 in Butembo and 1 in Kalunguta; 5 new deaths of confirmed cases, including 4 community deaths, including 3 in Katwa and 1 in Kalunguta; 1 death at the CTE of Butembo; 2 new patients recovered from CTE Butembo."
DRC: 24 cases of #Ebola confirmed in last 72 hours https://t.co/N2suKdwR1G https://t.co/PJvjmmfZMS
"The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) grew by 24 cases today and over the weekend, including several case-contacts who refused or delayed vaccination after family members fell ill. Since Saturday, 8 new cases were reported in Katwa, 6 in Vuhovi, and 5 in Masereka. Butembo, Kyondo, and Kalunguta also reported cases. Twelve new deaths were reported, including eight community deaths. The new cases bring the outbreak total to 960 cases, including 603 deaths. A total of 172 suspected cases are still under investigation. As of today, 89,173 people have been vaccinated with Merck's VSV-EBOV, including 22,470 in Katwa, 20,956 in Beni, and 10,972 in Butembo."
Eight more sickened in DRC's Ebola outbreak - CIDRAP
"An uptick in the rate of newly confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo's outbreak continued today, with the country's health ministry reporting eight illnesses in four locations. In other outbreak developments, the World Health Organization (WHO) African regional office in a weekly report today noted two more infections in health workers, and though Katwa is still the hot spot, seven health zones that have reported recent cases are points of concern."
"Of the eight new cases the DRC health ministry reported today, four are in Masereka—the site of a recent family cluster—and two are in Katwa. Also, Kayina and Mandima each have one new case. The illnesses lift the overall outbreak total to 968 cases, which includes 903 confirmed and 65 probable infections. Health officials are still investigating 234 suspected cases. Three more people died from Ebola, including two in community settings—one in Katwa and one in Mandima. The other fatality occurred at Butembo's Ebola treatment center. The developments increase the overall number of deaths to 606."
"March has gone from a month with one of the lowest Ebola counts since early in the North Kivu outbreak to one of the worst. Only December had more cases by the 20th of the month than March has. The cost of violence is more Ebola. DRC Ministry of Health says things are improving."
"Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 980, of which 915 are confirmed and 65 are probable. In total, there were 610 deaths (545 confirmed and 65 probable) and 317 people cured. 236 suspected cases under investigation; 12 new confirmed cases, including 4 in Masereka, 3 in Mandima, 2 in Katwa, 1 in Kayina, 1 in Butembo and 1 in Bunia; The new confirmed case of Bunia is a 6-month-old infant whose parents are in apparent good health. In-depth investigations are underway and will include, among other things, the analysis of breast milk to identify the source of contamination. 4 new confirmed case deaths, including 2 community deaths: 1 in Katwa and 1 in Bunia; 2 deaths at Butembo CTE; 2 new patients recovered from CTE Butembo."
Congo Ebola outbreak spreads to city of Bunia - Reuters
"Health authorities in Democratic Republic of Congo have confirmed a case of Ebola in another city of close to 1 million people, the health ministry said on Wednesday. Bunia is the second-largest city in eastern Congo to confirm a case of the haemorrhagic fever during the current outbreak, which was declared last August and is believed to have killed 610 people and infected 370 more to date. The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said last week that the outbreak was concentrated in two areas and could be stopped by September, but poor security in Congo’s militia-ravaged east and community resistance to health workers continue to hamper the response. The confirmed case in Bunia is a six-month-old infant, whose parents appear to be well, Congo’s health ministry said in a daily bulletin. Investigations are underway to identify how the child was infected, it added."
Computer translated (as of March 20, 2019): "Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 980, of which 915 are confirmed and 65 are probable. In total, there were 610 deaths (545 confirmed and 65 probable) and 317 people cured. 236 suspected cases under investigation; 12 new confirmed cases, including 4 in Masereka, 3 in Mandima, 2 in Katwa, 1 in Kayina, 1 in Butembo and 1 in Bunia; The new confirmed case of Bunia is a 6-month-old infant whose parents are in apparent good health. In-depth investigations are underway and will include, among other things, the analysis of breast milk to identify the source of contamination. 4 new confirmed case deaths, including 2 community deaths: 1 in Katwa and 1 in Bunia; 2 deaths at Butembo CTE; 2 new patients recovered from CTE Butembo."
Number of Ebola cases diagnosed in March continues to rise amidst the violence and control efforts. 12 new cases were diagnosed since the last count the day before.
Computer translated (as of March 21, 2019): "Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 991, of which 926 are confirmed and 65 are probable. In total, there were 614 deaths (549 confirmed and 65 probable) and 318 people healed. 230 suspected cases under investigation; 11 new confirmed cases, including 3 in Vuhovi, 2 in Beni, 2 in Mandima, 2 in Butembo, 1 in Katwa and 1 in Masereka; 4 new confirmed case deaths, including 3 community deaths: 1 in Katwa, 1 in Beni and 1 in Mandima; 1 death at the CTE of Butembo; 1 new healed patient released from Butembo CTE; The cumulative number of confirmed / probable cases among health workers is 77 (7.7% of all confirmed / probable cases), including 26 deaths. "
Computer translated (as of March 22, 2019): "Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 999, of which 934 are confirmed and 65 are probable. In total, there were 625 deaths (560 confirmed and 65 probable) and 320 people cured. 220 suspected cases under investigation; 6 new confirmed cases, including 3 in Katwa, 1 in Butembo, 1 in Vuhovi and 1 in Oicha; 4 new confirmed case deaths, including 1 community death in Oicha; 3 deaths at CTE, including 2 in Butembo and Mangina (one patient from Mandima); 2 new cured patients, 1 of which was released from the Mangina CTE and 1 from the Butembo CTE."
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (31): Congo DR (NK, IT) cases, summaries, opinions, research
Computer translated (as of March 23, 2019): "Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 1,009, of which 944 are confirmed and 65 are probable. In total, there were 629 deaths (564 confirmed and 65 probable) and 321 people cured. 240 suspected cases under investigation; 10 new confirmed cases, including 4 in Vuhovi, 2 in Katwa, 2 in Butembo, 1 in Beni and 1 in Lubero; 4 new confirmed case deaths, including 2 community deaths, including 1 in Butembo and 1 in Vuhovi; 2 deaths at Butembo CTE; 1 new patient healed from Butembo CTE."
Ebola outbreak hits 1,000 cases | TheHill - The Hill
"The Congolese health ministry said Sunday the virus has killed at least 629 people and infected 1,009 people, making it by far the worst Ebola outbreak in Congo's modern history, and the second-worst outbreak in the world, behind an epidemic that struck three West African countries beginning in 2014."
Computer translated (as of March 24, 2019): "Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 1,016, 951 confirmed and 65 probable. In total, there were 634 deaths (569 confirmed and 65 probable) and 321 people cured. 226 suspected cases under investigation; 7 new confirmed cases, including 4 in Katwa, 2 in Mandima, and 1 in Beni; 5 new deaths of confirmed cases, including 3 community deaths, 2 in Katwa and 1 in Mandima; 2 deaths at Butembo CTE."
DRC #Ebola: Six new cases today, total 1,022 https://t.co/h2MTeoQsCI
DRC reports 6 new cases of Ebola, bringing total number of cases to 1,022 cases. Of those, there are 957 confirmed and 65 probable cases.
Computer translated (as of March 25, 2019): "Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 1,022, 957 confirmed and 65 probable. In total, there were 639 deaths (574 confirmed and 65 probable) and 324 people cured. 161 suspected cases under investigation (Information unavailable for health zones covered by Butembo's sub-coordination due to an internet connection problem) 6 new confirmed cases, 2 in Katwa, 2 in Mandima, and 2 in Vuhovi; 5 new deaths of confirmed cases, including 4 community deaths, 2 in Katwa and 2 in Mandima; 1 death at the CTE of Butembo; 3 new patients recovered from Butembo CTE."
#Ebola DRC: 14 new cases today, 1,044 total. https://t.co/w23ytWG46k
As of March 26, 2019, there have been 1,036 cases, including 14 new cases. Of the total cases, 970 are confirmed and 66 are probable cases. There are 213 suspected cases.
Computer translated (as of March 27, 2019): "Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 1,044, of which 978 are confirmed and 66 are probable. In total, there were 652 deaths (586 confirmed and 66 probable) and 325 people healed. 218 suspected cases under investigation; 14 new confirmed cases, including 6 in Katwa, 4 in Vuhovi, 1 in Beni, 1 in Lubero, 1 in Oicha and 1 in Mandima; 9 new confirmed cases, including 4 community deaths, including 3 in Vuhovi and 1 in Mandima; 5 deaths at CTE, including 4 in Butembo and 1 in Mabalako; 1 new probable cases validated Vuhovi whose death occurred on 1 th March 2019. This is the nurse confirmed a patient died February 14, 2019 at Vuhovi; 1 new cured patient taken out of Mabalako CTE; 2 health workers among the newly confirmed cases in Katwa, all working in the health facility in the Muchanga health area where several confirmed cases have passed since 10 March 2019. The cumulative confirmed / probable cases among Health is 80 (7.7% of all confirmed / probable cases), including 27 deaths. "
DRC #Ebola: 15 new cases today, 1,059 total https://t.co/KWPQxC6uoc
There are 1,050 cases of Ebola, including 984 confirmed and 66 probable cases. There are 197 suspected cases of Ebola.
Computer translated (with case counts as of March 29, 2019): "Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 1,069, of which 1,003 are confirmed and 66 are probable. In total, there were 665 deaths (599 confirmed and 66 probable) and 329 people cured. 293 suspected cases under investigation; 10 new confirmed cases, including 3 in Vuhovi, 2 in Mandima, 2 in Katwa, 1 in Oicha, 1 in Mambasa and 1 in Beni; New health zone potentially affected : A girl living in Mandima (Biakato Mine) was detected as a confirmed case in Mambasa (Ituri). It seems that she went there after getting sick to be cared for where her parents live. Further investigations will determine whether the case should be reclassified to Mandima. 5 new deaths of confirmed cases, including 2 community deaths, 1 in Katwa and 1 in Vuhovi; 3 deaths at CTE, including 2 in Butembo and 1 in Beni; 4 new cured patients, 2 of whom were from Butembo CTE and 2 from CTE de Beni."
DRC #Ebola: 13 new cases today, 65 this week, 1,082 total https://t.co/R3fwlDhKhE
As of March 30, 2019, there are 1,082 cases of Ebola, including 1,016 confirmed and 66 probable cases. There are 283 suspected cases.
Computer translated (as of March 31, 2019): "Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 1,089, of which 1,023 are confirmed and 66 are probable. In total, there were 679 deaths (613 confirmed and 66 probable) and 331 people cured. 180 suspected cases under investigation; 7 new confirmed cases, including 2 in Katwa, 2 in Vuhovi, 1 in Mandima, 1 in Beni and 1 in Oicha; 3 new deaths of confirmed cases, including 2 community deaths, 1 in Katwa and 1 in Vuhovi; 1 death at the CTE of Butembo; 1 health worker among newly confirmed cases. The cumulative number of confirmed / probable cases among health workers remains at 81 (7.4% of all confirmed / probable cases), including 28 deaths."
Computer translated (as of April 1, 2019): "The epidemiological situation of the Ebola Virus Disease dated April 1, 2019 : Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 1,092, of which 1,026 are confirmed and 66 are probable. In total, there were 683 deaths (617 confirmed and 66 probable) and 333 people healed. 291 suspected cases under investigation; 3 new confirmed cases, including 1 in Katwa, 1 in Butembo and 1 in Mandima; 4 new confirmed case deaths, including 1 community death in Katwa; 3 deaths at Butembo CTE; 2 new patients recovered from Butembo CTE."
Computer translated (as of April 2, 2019): "The epidemiological situation of the Ebola Virus Disease dated 2 April 2019 : Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 1,100, of which 1,034 confirmed and 66 probable. In total, there were 690 deaths (624 confirmed and 66 probable) and 338 people healed. 269 suspected cases under investigation; 8 new confirmed cases, including 3 in Katwa, 3 in Mandima, 1 in Butembo and 1 in Beni; 7 new confirmed case deaths, including 5 community deaths including 3 in Mandima, 1 in Katwa and 1 in Butembo; 2 deaths in CTE including 1 in Butembo and 1 in Mangina (Mandima patient); 5 new patients cured including 4 from the CTE of Butembo and 1 in Beni."
Computer translated (as of April 3, 2019): "Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 1,107, of which 1,041 confirmed and 66 probable. In total, there were 695 deaths (629 confirmed and 66 probable) and 339 people cured. 289 suspected cases under investigation; 7 new confirmed cases, including 3 in Katwa, 1 in Mandima, 1 in Vuhovi, 1 in Musienene and 1 in Beni; 5 new deaths of confirmed cases, including 2 community deaths including 1 in Vuhovi and 1 in Musienene; 3 CTE deaths, 2 in Butembo and 1 in Mangina (Mandima patient); 1 new patient healed from Butembo CTE; One of Musienene's health workers is among the new confirmed cases. The cumulative number of confirmed / probable cases among health workers is 82 (7.4% of all confirmed / probable cases) including 29 deaths."
Computer translated (as of April 4, 2019): "Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 1,117, of which 1,051 are confirmed and 66 are probable. In total, there were 702 deaths (636 confirmed and 66 probable) and 339 people cured. 295 suspected cases under investigation; 10 new confirmed cases, including 3 in Katwa, 2 in Beni, 1 in Vuhovi, 1 in Mandima, 1 in Butembo, 1 in Kalunguta and 1 in Mabalako; 7 new confirmed case deaths, including 5 community deaths, 2 in Katwa, 1 in Butembo, 1 in Mabalako and 1 in Vuhovi; 2 deaths in CTE including 1 in Butembo and 1 in Mangina (patient of Mandima)."
Computer translated (as of April 5, 2019): "Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 1,130, of which 1,064 are confirmed and 66 are probable. In total, there were 714 deaths (648 confirmed and 66 probable) and 342 people cured. 284 suspected cases under investigation; 13 new confirmed cases, including 7 in Katwa, 3 in Butembo, 1 in Beni, 1 in Vuhovi, and 1 in Oicha; 12 new confirmed cases, including 6 community deaths including 3 in Butembo, 2 in Katwa, and 1 in Beni; 6 CTE deaths, 2 in Beni, 2 in Mangina (Mandima patients), 1 in Butembo and 1 in Katwa; 3 new people healed out of Butembo CTE."
The DRC’s Ebola outbreak has all the makings of a humanitarian crisis - The South African
"A major obstacle has been community resistance for health interventions and mistrust of the health care workforce. It’s crucial that measures are introduced to enhance community engagement and participation in the public health activities related to the outbreak. In its latest external situation report, the WHO says that some painstaking strides are being made in winning communities’ confidence. Secondly, it’s important to manage the growing risk of fatigue among health care workers, public health professionals and other stakeholders as the outbreak continues to evolve with no end in sight. These workers are being pushed to the edge, working long hours, days, weeks, and months under very trying circumstances."
Computer translated (as of April 6, 2019): "Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 1,146, of which 1,080 are confirmed and 66 are probable. In total, there were 721 deaths (655 confirmed and 66 probable) and 345 people cured. 303 suspected cases under investigation; 16 new confirmed cases, including 11 in Katwa, 3 in Vuhovi, 1 in Beni, and 1 in Mandima; 7 new confirmed case deaths, including 5 community deaths including 4 in Katwa and 1 in Mandima; 2 deaths at the CTE of Beni; 3 new healed people, including 2 exits from Butembo CTE and 1 from CTE de Beni; Three Katwa health workers (including one death) are among the new confirmed cases. The cumulative number of confirmed / probable cases among health workers is 85 (7.4% of all confirmed / probable cases) including 30 deaths."
"With 37 Ebola cases reported in the past 72 hours, the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) raged on this weekend and today, and the 16 cases reported yesterday are the most for a single day during this 8-month outbreak. The new cases raise the outbreak total to 1,154, including 731 deaths, for a case-fatality rate of 63.3%. Nineteen of the recently reported cases were in Katwa, the main hot spot of virus activity since Jan 1. Butembo recorded 6 cases, Vuhovi 5, Mandima 4, Beni 2, and Oicha 1."
Computer translated (as of April 7, 2019): "Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 1,154, of which 1,088 are confirmed and 66 are probable. In total, there were 731 deaths (665 confirmed and 66 probable) and 350 people healed. 248 suspected cases under investigation; 8 new confirmed cases, including 3 in Butembo, 3 in Mandima, 1 in Katwa and 1 in Vuhovi; 10 new confirmed cases, including 2 community deaths, 1 in Katwa and 1 in Mandima; 8 deaths at CTE, including 3 in Katwa, 2 in Beni, 2 in Butembo and 1 in Mangina (Mandima patient); 5 new people healed out of Butembo CTE."
Computer translated (as of April 8, 2019): "Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 1,168, of which 1,102 are confirmed and 66 are probable. In total, there were 741 deaths (675 confirmed and 66 probable) and 350 people healed. 274 suspected cases under investigation; 14 new confirmed cases, including 7 in Katwa, 3 in Vuhovi, 1 in Butembo, 1 in Mandima, 1 in Masereka and 1 in Beni; 10 new confirmed cases, including 7 community deaths, 3 in Katwa, 1 in Butembo, 1 in Vuhovi, 1 in Masereka and 1 in Mandima; 3 deaths at CTE, 2 in Katwa and 1 in Butembo; One Vuhovi health worker (community death) is one of the new confirmed cases. The cumulative number of confirmed / probable cases among health workers is 86 (7.8% of all confirmed / probable cases), including 31 deaths."
Helen Branswell reports that the World Health Organization is meeting on Friday for an emergency committee to determine if the Ebola outbreak in DRC is a public health emergency of international concern.
"The decision to convene an emergency committee — which global health experts have been demanding for months — comes at a time when the outbreak response is clearly in trouble. Today's case increase — 18 — is the biggest one-day jump of this outbreak."
Computer translated (as of April 9, 2019): "Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 1,186, of which 1,120 are confirmed and 66 are probable. In total, there were 751 deaths (685 confirmed and 66 probable) and 354 people cured. 316 suspected cases under investigation; 18 new confirmed cases, including 11 in Katwa, 3 in Vuhovi, 3 in Mandima, and 1 in Beni; Of the new patients in Katwa, two volunteered for CTE at the onset of symptoms; 10 new confirmed cases, including 8 community deaths, 5 in Katwa, 2 in Mandima and 1 in Vuhovi; 2 deaths at CTE, including 1 in Katwa and 1 in Butembo; 4 new cures including 2 from the CTE of Beni and 2 from the CTE of Butembo; 1 health worker in Mandima is one of the new confirmed cases. The cumulative number of confirmed / probable cases among health workers is 87 (7.3% of all confirmed / probable cases), including 31 deaths. "
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (36): Congo DR (NK, IT) cases, summaries, WHO, response
Computer translated (as of April 10, 2019): "Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 1,206, of which 1,140 are confirmed and 66 are probable. In total, there were 764 deaths (698 confirmed and 66 probable) and 358 people healed. 246 suspected cases under investigation; 20 new confirmed cases, including 8 in Katwa, 7 in Vuhovi, 2 in Mabalako, 1 in Butembo, 1 in Komanda, and 1 in Beni; A new patient from Katwa volunteered for the CTE as soon as the first symptoms appeared. The 2 cases of Mabalako are the parents of a confirmed case of Katwa who died on April 6 who had fled to Mabalako to avoid the teams of the riposte. The couple was found in an unsafe area of Mabalako at an advanced stage of the disease but refused to be transferred to the CTE. 13 new confirmed case deaths, including 6 community deaths, 2 in Katwa, 2 in Mabalako, 1 in Butembo and 1 in Komanda; 7 deaths at CTE, including 6 in Katwa and 1 in Butembo; 4 new cures including 3 from the CTE of Butembo and 1 from CTE de Beni; Follow-up of the 107 contacts identified around the confirmed case of Bunia."
"It was the view of the Committee the ongoing Ebola outbreak in North Kivu and Ituri provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo does not constitute a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). However, the Committee wished to express their deep concern about the recent increase in transmission in specific areas, and therefore the potential risk of spread to neighbouring countries."
Computer translated (as of April 11, 2019): "Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 1,220, of which 1,154 are confirmed and 66 are probable. In total, there were 772 deaths (706 confirmed and 66 probable) and 364 people cured. 287 suspected cases under investigation; 14 new confirmed cases, including 8 in Katwa, 2 in Vuhovi, 1 in Mandima, 1 in Butembo, 1 in Komanda, and 1 in Beni; 8 new confirmed case deaths, including 4 community deaths in Katwa; 4 deaths at CTE, 2 in Katwa, 1 in Butembo and 1 in Beni; 6 new cures including 4 from the Butembo CTE, 1 from the Katwa CTE and 1 from the CTE de Beni; One Beni health worker is among the new confirmed cases. The cumulative number of confirmed / probable cases among health workers is 88 (7.2% of all confirmed / probable cases), including 31 deaths. "
Ebola vaccine shows 'very impressive' performance in outbreak - STAT
"The experimental Ebola vaccine being used to try to contain the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is protective 97.5% of the time, according to new data released by the World Health Organization on Friday."
As of April 12, 2019, there were 1,240 cases of Ebola, including 1,174 confirmed and 66 probable cases. There have been 792 deaths, of which 726 were from confirmed cases and 66 were from probable cases. There have been 365 people cured of Ebola.
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (38): Congo DR (NK, IT) cases, summary, WHO, response, research
Computer translated (as of April 15, 2019): "Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 1,273, of which 1,207 are confirmed and 66 are probable. In total, there were 821 deaths (755 confirmed and 66 probable) and 374 people cured. 303 suspected cases under investigation; 9 new confirmed cases, including 3 in Katwa, 3 in Butembo, 1 in Masereka, 1 in Mandima and 1 in Kyondo; 7 new confirmed case deaths, including 4 community deaths, 2 in Butembo, 1 in Katwa and 1 in Mandima; 3 deaths at CTE, 2 in Butembo and 1 in Katwa."
RT @Crof: DRC #Ebola: 12 new cases today, 1,302 total https://t.co/fCQx8pI1XJ
As of April 17, 2019, there have been 1,302 cases of Ebola, including 1,236 confirmed and 66 probable cases. There are 229 suspected cases of Ebola. There have been 376 cases of Ebola who have been cured. There have been 833 deaths due to Ebola.
DRC: New attack on #Ebola response team in Butembo https://t.co/Qgc449QbjH
Computer translated:"Armed men conducted a new attack on Friday 19 April 2019 against the clinic of the Catholic University of Graben (UCG), Malende district, in the commune of Kimemi, Butembo. This hospital hosts an Ebola response team that triage cases of the disease. The attack began at 1400 hours and lasted at least half an hour. "They surprised the team of response (against Ebola, Ed) in full meeting. The shots lasted between 30 and 45 minutes. We are in our hiding places with patients. They have just burned a vehicle of the riposte. A doctor assigned to the response has been shot. He is in the emergency room right now. But the police and the army come to intervene. The shooting stopped. We'll be going out at any time , " says ACTUALITE.CD Achille Mukekya, trainee ophthalmologist at the clinic. The Ebola Response Team has been working at the clinic for a long time, but it has been a month since its case triage services have been installed there. "
As of April 18, 2019, there have been 293 suspected cases and 1317 cases of Ebola, including 1251 confirmed and 66 probable cases. There have been 855 deaths, including 789 confirmed and 66 probable cases. 383 people have been healed.
Computer translated (as of April 19, 2019): "Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 1,327, of which 1,261 are confirmed and 66 are probable. In total, there were 859 deaths (793 confirmed and 66 probable) and 387 people cured. 250 suspected cases under investigation; 10 new confirmed cases, including 3 in Katwa, 2 in Butembo, 2 in Kalunguta, 1 in Masereka, 1 in Vuhovi, and 1 in Beni; 4 new confirmed case deaths, including 3 community deaths, including 1 in Katwa, 1 in Kalunguta and 1 in Vuhovi; 1 death at the CTE of Butembo; 4 new cures, including 2 from the CTE of Beni and 2 CTE of Butembo."
DRC #Ebola: Nine cases today, 11 deaths, 1,336 total https://t.co/iRfrXb513z
Computer translated (as of April 20, 2019): "Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 1,336, of which 1,270 are confirmed and 66 are probable. In total, there were 870 deaths (804 confirmed and 66 probable) and 387 people cured. 107 suspected cases under investigation; 9 new confirmed cases, including 2 in Musienene, 1 in Katwa, 1 in Butembo, 1 in Beni, 1 in Mabalako, 1 in Mandima, 1 in Vuhovi, and 1 in an unspecified health zone; 11 new confirmed case deaths, including 4 community deaths, 2 in Musienene, 1 in Mabalako and 1 in Beni; The community death in Beni is a 10-month-old infant living in Biakato Mine, Mandima, who died on arrival at the CTE de Beni. Any death at CTE less than 24 hours after admission is also classified as a community death. 7 deaths at CTE, including 4 in Butembo, 2 in Katwa and 1 in Beni."
DRC #Ebola: Four new cases, 76 this week, 1,340 total https://t.co/8NFjPVk2B2
In its most recent update, WHO reports there have been 1287 confirmed, 66 probable and 104 suspected cases of Ebola. THere have been 874 deaths and 385 cured cases of Ebola.
More than 240 of the 874 deaths from Ebola since Augst have been children. 340 children have been infected since August. 97 have been healed.
DRC #Ebola: Six new cases, five deaths today https://t.co/ymJ6osziGc
Computer translated (as of April 24, 2019): "Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 1,373, of which 1,307 are confirmed and 66 are probable. In total, there were 890 deaths (824 confirmed and 66 probable) and 394 people healed. 258 suspected cases under investigation; 6 new confirmed cases, including 3 in Katwa and 3 in Mandima; 5 new deaths of confirmed cases, including 2 community deaths, 1 in Katwa and 1 in Mandima; 3 deaths at Butembo CTE; 2 new healed from the CTE of Butembo."
Computer translated (as of April 28, 2019): "Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 1,466, 1,400 confirmed and 66 probable. In total, there were 957 deaths (891 confirmed and 66 probable) and 411 people cured. 239 suspected cases under investigation; 27 new confirmed cases, including 10 in Katwa, 6 in Mandima, 5 in Mabalako, 2 in Beni, 2 in Musienene, 1 in Mutwanga and 1 in Butembo; 26 new deaths of confirmed cases, including 15 community / hospital deaths, 8 in Katwa, 3 in Mandima, 2 in Mabalako, 1 in Musienene and 1 in Beni; 11 CTE / CT deaths, including 5 in Mandima, 4 in Katwa and 2 in Butembo; 1 new healed from the CTE of Komanda. "
Ebola outbreak in Congo hits record for confirmed cases in single day - CNN
"The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has reached a grim milestone, with 27 new cases confirmed in a single day -- a record for the current outbreak."
The total number of confirmed Ebola cases is 1,429 and 66 probable cases. There have been 984 deaths due to Ebola.
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (42): Congo DR (NK, IT) cases, summary, WHO, Uganda, vaccine
Computer translated (as of May 1, 2019): "Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 1,510, of which 1,444 are confirmed and 66 are probable. In total, there were 994 deaths (928 confirmed and 66 probable) and 421 people cured. 286 suspected cases under investigation; 15 new confirmed cases, including 7 in Katwa, 3 in Musienene, 2 in Butembo, 2 in Mandima and 1 in Mabalako; 10 new confirmed cases, including 7 community / hospital deaths, 2 in Katwa, 2 in Butembo, 2 in Musienene and 1 in Mabalako; 3 CTE / CT deaths, 2 in Butembo and 1 in Katwa; 6 new healings from the CTE, including 4 in Butembo and 2 in Beni; Two health workers, including one in Katwa and one in Musienene, are among the new confirmed cases. The cumulative number of confirmed / probable cases among health workers is 94 (6.2% of all confirmed / probable cases), including 33 deaths."
More than 1,000 dead in Congo Ebola outbreak - CNN
"Friday afternoon Congo's Ministry of Health said there had been 1,008 Ebola deaths to date. The tragic milestone of 1,000 Ebola deaths during this outbreak was probably exceeded Thursday, with reports filed Friday, said Dr. Michael Ryan, an executive director at the World Health Organization."
PRO/EAFR> Ebola update (25): Congo DR (North Kivu, Ituri), case update, fatal
"Ebola situation report: Democratic Republic of the Congo (date as of 11 May 2019): A total of 1680 cases of haemorrhagic fever were reported in the region, with 1592 confirmed and 88 probable cases. Of the 1680 cases, there are 1117 deaths (1029 confirmed and 88 probable)."
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (46): Congo DR (NK, IT) cases, summary, response https://t.co/7g7YU5aTx9
Computer translated (as of May 14, 2019): "Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 1,739, of which 1,651 are confirmed and 88 are probable. In total, there were 1,147 deaths (1,059 confirmed and 88 probable) and 459 people cured. 332 suspected cases under investigation; 19 new confirmed cases, including 7 in Mabalako, 4 in Musienene, 3 in Katwa, 2 in Beni, 1 in Mandima, 1 in Lubero and 1 in Butembo; 11 new confirmed case deaths, including 6 community deaths, 2 in Mabalako, 2 in Katwa, 1 in Musienene and 1 in Butembo; 5 deaths at CTE, 2 in Butembo, 2 in Beni and 1 in Mandima."
Ebola outbreak grows by 19 as WHO notes 'stop and go' response - CIDRAP
"The Democratic Republic of the Congo's (DRC) ministry of health recorded 19 new cases of Ebola today in the ongoing outbreak in North Kivu and Ituri provinces. Eleven new deaths were also recorded. The new cases raise the outbreak total to 1,739, including 1,147 deaths. A total of 332 suspected cases are still under investigation. Six of the newly recorded deaths occurred in the community, raising the risk of further transmission"
"In a situation update published yesterday, the World Health Organization (WHO) described the recent spike in cases as part of a "stop and go" pattern that's come to define this outbreak. "Particularly in Butembo and Katwa, response has been reduced to a 'stop and go' pattern, where a day or two of activity is followed by a day or two of suspended or limited activity," the WHO said. "Meanwhile, security measures have been strengthened at many healthcare facilities to aid the resumption of critical healthcare services."
"The overall case-fatality ratio for this outbreak is 66%. Of the confirmed cases with known age and sex, 56% are female and 29% are children under the age of 18. The number of healthcare workers infected remains 101 (6% of total cases)."
Computer translated (as of May 18, 2019): "Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 1,816, of which 1,728 are confirmed and 88 are probable. In total, there were 1,209 deaths (1,121 confirmed and 88 probable) and 482 people healed. 291 suspected cases under investigation; 15 new confirmed cases, including 4 in Butembo, 4 in Mabalako, 2 in Katwa, 2 in Beni, 1 in Musienene, 1 in Kalunguta and 1 in Mandima; 11 new deaths of unconfirmed cases, including 6 community deaths, 2 in Butembo, 2 in Mabalako, 1 in Katwa and 1 in Beni; 5 deaths at CTE, including 4 in Butembo and 1 in Mabalako; 16 new healers came out of CTE, including 12 in Butembo and 4 in Katwa."
PRO/EAFR> Ebola update (27): Congo DR (North Kivu, Ituri) case updates, fatal
"Ebola situation report: Democratic Republic of the Congo (date as of 22 May 2019): A total of 1877 cases of hemorrhagic fever were reported in the region, with 1789 confirmed and 88 probable cases. Of the 1877 cases, there are 1248 deaths (1160 confirmed and 88 probable)."
Villagers kill Ebola health worker in eastern DR Congo - RFI
"Villagers in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo killed a health worker engaged in the fight against a major Ebola outbreak and looted a treatment centre, according to an official report seen Monday by AFP. "Part of the population of Vusahiro village, in the health sector of Mabalako (North Kivu province), rose up and attacked the local team fighting back against Ebola," said the daily health ministry bulletin dated Sunday. It said the incident happened on Saturday."
DRC #Ebola: 19 new cases, 15 deaths (10 in community) https://t.co/IqNYi5AvKO
Computer translated (as of May 28, 2019): "Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 1,945, of which 1,851 are confirmed and 94 are probable. In total, there were 1,302 deaths (1,208 confirmed and 94 probable) and 512 people cured. 297 suspected cases under investigation; 19 new confirmed cases, including 6 in Mabalako, 3 in Mandima, 3 in Butembo, 2 in Kalunguta, 1 in Musienene, 1 in Masereka, 1 in Vuhovi, 1 in Katwa and 1 in Beni; 15 new confirmed cases, including 10 community deaths, including 3 in Mabalako, 3 in Mandima, 1 in Vuhovi, 1 in Masereka, 1 in Katwa and 1 in Kalunguta; 5 deaths at CTE, including 3 in Butembo and 2 in Mabalako; 9 new healings from the CTE, including 6 in Butembo and 3 in Mabalako."
DRC set to exceed 2,000 Ebola cases in second largest outbreak ever - The Guardian
"More than 2,000 people have been infected with Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the health ministry has said, and aid agencies expressed concern over the accelerating spread of the disease. So far there have been 1914 confirmed and 94 probable cases of infection with the virus, making the outbreak, which was declared in August last year, the second largest in history. New cases are being reported at a rate of around 10 every day. Some 1,346 people have died It took 224 days for the landmark figure of a thousand confirmed and probable cases to be reached. But it has taken only 71 days to reach 2,000 such cases."
DRC #Ebola: 6 new cases, 10 deaths (3 in community) https://t.co/rVSlVJhNr5
Computer translated (as of June 5, 2019): "The epidemiological situation of the Ebola Virus Disease dated June 5, 2019 : Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 2,031, 1,937 confirmed and 94 probable. In total, there were 1,367 deaths (1,273 confirmed and 94 probable) and 552 people healed. 293 suspected cases under investigation; 6 new confirmed cases, 2 in Musienene, 2 in Mandima, 1 in Butembo and 1 in Mabalako; 10 new confirmed cases deaths: 3 community deaths, including 1 in Butembo, 1 in Musienene and 1 in Mabalako; 7 deaths at CTE, including 4 in Mabalako and 3 in Butembo. "
Ebola outbreak may last up to 2 years, WHO says | TheHill - The Hill
"At least 2,031 people have been infected with the Ebola virus since the outbreak began 10 months ago, according to the Congolese Health Ministry, and 1,367 people have died."
"“This outbreak is not under control at this time,” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director Robert Redfield told the House Foreign Affairs Committee this week. He said the virus could rage in Congo for as long as two years." Speaking to reporters Thursday in Geneva, Michael Ryan, overseeing the response for the World Health Organization (WHO), agreed. “In a worse case scenario, I can definitely develop a scenario where this is going to take another year or two years,” Ryan said. “At this point, the outcome is effort-related. Are we prepared to make the immediate, sustained, comprehensive effort to bring this disease under control?”"
"More than 130,000 people in the region have been vaccinated, including health care workers, those who have been in contact with an Ebola victim and contacts of those contacts. But WHO recently cut the recommended dose of the vaccine, a reflection of the fact that global supplies are limited. “Vaccine supply is limited, and there’s a need to accelerate that supply,” Redfield told Congress. “We do project that we are going to run out of vaccine before we get adequate vaccine.”"
DRC Ebola Outbreak Tops 2000 Confirmed Cases - Contagionlive.com
"More than 2000 cases of Ebola have been confirmed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The outbreak, which has been ongoing since August 2018, has remained contained within the North Kivu and Ituri provinces, but has proved increasingly challenging to slow or stop."
"“In the current DRC Ebola outbreak, children under 5 years old account for about 15% of the overall cases,” she said. “On May 30, 2019, the World Health Organization announced that in children under 5 years old, 3 out of 4 cases, or 77% are dying of Ebola. This compared to an overall case fatality rate of 67% for the outbreak.” Ryan says that, in this outbreak situation, more than one-fifth of individual cases seek health care in a different health zone before Ebola is detected. The highly mobile population not only increases the risk of transmission but also makes it difficult to make connections between transmission chains."
The first confirmed case of Ebola outside of the DRC has been detected in Uganda. While there have been many alerts to suspected cases, this is the first confirmed case of Ebola in Uganda since the outbreak started.
"The case in Uganda was a 5-year-old Congolese boy who had crossed the border to seek medical treatment, the World Health Organization and Uganda’s Health Ministry said in a joint announcement Tuesday. The boy and his family crossed the border Sunday, and the case was confirmed at a rural hospital. The boy was then put in isolated care, and “rapid response teams” have been sent to the surrounding area to follow up with potential contacts of the boy and his family."
"The outbreak has infected at least 2,062 people in Congo, and about 1,400 have died. Until Tuesday, it had been somewhat confined to a densely populated area in Congo’s North Kivu province. "
Second Ebola patient dies in Uganda amid ‘frightening’ outbreak - The Irish Times
The health ministry announced that a second person infected with Ebola has died in Uganda after a family exposed to the infectious disease crossed the boarder from DRC to Uganda
The victim was the grandmother of the first case in Uganda. The rest of the family is currently in DRC for monitoring and treatments.
WHO Says Ebola Outbreak Is Not An International Public Health Emergency - NPR
"The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo "does not meet the criteria for a Public Health Emergency of International Concern," the World Health Organization said Friday. The agency said that while the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo constitutes a health emergency for that country and the region, the risk of it spreading beyond that region is low."
DRC #Ebola: 14 new cases, 13 deaths (5 in community) https://t.co/PlYp5Jnk7d
Computer translated (as of June 15, 2019): "Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 2,148, 2,054 confirmed and 94 probable. In total, there were 1,440 deaths (1,346 confirmed and 94 probable) and 588 people cured. 319 suspected cases under investigation; 14 new confirmed cases, including 6 in Mabalako, 2 in Katwa, 2 in Kalunguta, 1 in Beni, 1 in Rwampara, 1 in Musienene and 1 in Mandima; 13 new confirmed cases deaths: 5 community deaths, including 3 in Mabalako, 1 in Beni and 1 in Musienene; 8 deaths at CTE, including 3 in Mabalako, 3 in Beni, 1 in Butembo and 1 in Komanda."
DRC #Ebola: 20 new cases, 9 deaths (4 in community) https://t.co/rCxStExpKz
Computer translated (as of June 16, 2019): "Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 2,168, 2,074 confirmed and 94 probable. In total, there were 1,449 deaths (1,355 confirmed and 94 probable) and 596 people healed. 297 suspected cases under investigation; 20 new confirmed cases, including 14 in Mabalako, 1 in Musienene, 1 in Beni, 1 in Bunia, 1 in Rwampara, 1 in Kalunguta and 1 in Kyondo; 9 new confirmed case deaths: 4 community deaths, including 3 in Mabalako and 1 in Kalunguta; 5 deaths at CTE / CT, including 3 in Mabalako, 1 in Katwa and 1 in Bunia; 8 new healed CTEs, including 6 in Mabalako and 2 in Butembo; The three Ebola cases tested in Uganda were reclassified to the Mutwanga Health Zone after extensive investigations revealed that this is the area in which their symptoms started after their stay in Mabalako. "
DRC #Ebola: 13 new cases, 2,181 total https://t.co/6OwzpVK0O4
With information up to June 17, 2019, there are 2,087 confirmed cases of Ebola and 94 probable cases, for a total of 2,181 cases of Ebola. There are 295 suspected cases of Ebola.
DRC #Ebola: 9 new cases, 22 this week, 2,190 total https://t.co/0T7z8SbWrL
There are 2,190 cases of Ebola, including 2,096 confirmed and 94 probable. There are 303 suspected cases of Ebola and 1,459 deaths.
In the last 21 days. there have been 245 new cases identified.
14.7 thousand contacts of Ebola cases are being monitored.
DRC #Ebola: 14 new cases, 9 deaths (2 in community) https://t.co/wORPqSEd2a
Computer translated (as of June 19, 2019): "Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 2,204, of which 2,110 are confirmed and 94 are probable. In total, there were 1,479 deaths (1,385 confirmed and 94 probable) and 606 people healed. 349 suspected cases under investigation; 14 new confirmed cases, including 5 in Beni, 4 in Mabalako, 3 in Kalunguta, 1 in Alimbongo and 1 in Katwa; The new confirmed case of Alimbongo is a 6-month-old boy listed as a contact of a probable case being validated at Musienene. 9 new confirmed case deaths: 2 community deaths, including 1 in Kalunguta and 1 in Beni; 7 deaths at CTE, including 3 in Beni, 2 in Butembo and 2 in Mabalako; 2 new cures from the CTE, including 1 in Beni and 1 in Katwa."
DRC #Ebola: 7 new cases, 43 this week, 2,211 total https://t.co/U5nxxK2ObA
As of June 20, 2019 there are 2,211 cases of Ebola, including 2,117 confirmed and 94 probable cases of Ebola.
There are 329 suspected cases and 14.1 thousand contacts being monitored for Ebola.
612 people have been cured of the infectious disease.
There have been 1,429 deaths due to Ebola.
DRC #Ebola: 15 new cases, 8 deaths (4 in community), 1 recovery https://t.co/Bhgya5bmIb
Computer translated (as of June 21, 2019): "Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 2,226, of which 2,132 are confirmed and 94 are probable. In total, there were 1,497 deaths (1,403 confirmed and 94 probable) and 613 people healed. 343 suspected cases under investigation; 15 new confirmed cases, including 6 in Mabalako, 3 in Lubero, 3 in Mandima, 2 in Beni and 1 in Bunia; 8 new confirmed cases deaths: 4 community deaths, 2 in Mabalako, 1 in Mandima and 1 in Bunia; 4 deaths at CTE, including 2 in Beni, 2 in Mabalako and 1 in Butembo; 1 person cured exit of the CTE of Beni."
As of June 22, 2019, there are 2,239 cases, including 2,145 confirmed and 94 probable cases of Ebola
There have been 1,506 deaths, including 1,412 confirmed and 94 probable deaths.
There have been 621 people cured of Ebola.
DRC #Ebola: 8 new cases, 4 deaths (1 in community); more violence https://t.co/vTUp2A05WI
Computer translated (as of June 23, 2019): "Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 2,247, of which 2,153 confirmed and 94 probable. In total, there were 1,510 deaths (1,416 confirmed and 94 probable) and 623 people healed. 269 suspected cases under investigation; 8 new confirmed cases, including 3 in Mabalako, 2 in Beni, 1 in Komanda, 1 in Biena and 1 in Musienene; 4 new confirmed cases deaths: 1 community death at Biena; 3 deaths at CTE, including 2 in Beni and 1 in Mabalako; 2 people cured out of ETCs, including 1 in Beni and 1 in Butembo."
DRC #Ebola: 18 new cases, 12 deaths (7 in community), 3 recoveries https://t.co/WwKU4WCfUq
Computer translated (as of June 24, 2019): "Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 2,265, of which 2,171 are confirmed and 94 are probable. In total, there were 1,522 deaths (1,428 confirmed and 94 probable) and 626 people healed. 296 suspected cases under investigation; 18 new confirmed cases, including 7 in Beni, 3 in Mabalako, 2 in Butembo, 2 Mandima, 1 in Vuhovi, 1 in Lubero, 1 in Manguredjipa and 1 in Musienene; 12 new confirmed cases deaths: 7 community deaths, including 4 in Beni, 1 in Butembo, 1 in Mandima and 1 in Mangurujipa; 5 deaths in CTEs, including 3 in Beni, 1 in Mabalako and 1 in Katwa; 3 healed people out of the Katwa CTE."
DRC #Ebola: 12 new cases, 9 deaths (4 in community), 2 recoveries https://t.co/Zr6i0mMAlJ
Computer translated (as of June 25, 2019): "Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 2,277, of which 2,183 are confirmed and 94 are probable. In total, there were 1,531 deaths (1,437 confirmed and 94 probable) and 628 people healed. 329 suspected cases under investigation; 12 new confirmed cases, including 4 in Mabalako, 2 in Beni, 1 in Oicha, 1 in Musienene, 1 in Masereka, 1 in Lubero, 1 in Kyondo, 1 in Butembo; 9 new confirmed case deaths: 4 community deaths, 2 in Beni, 1 in Oicha and 1 in Butembo; 5 deaths in CTEs, including 3 in Beni and 2 in Katwa; 2 people recovered from ETCs, including 1 in Butembo and 1 in Komanda."
DRC #Ebola: 7 new cases, 9 deaths (2 in community), 9 recoveries https://t.co/iGGwl5t2Tk
Computer translated (as of June 26, 2019): "Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 2,284, of which 2,190 are confirmed and 94 are probable. In total, there were 1,540 deaths (1,446 confirmed and 94 probable) and 637 people healed. 328 suspected cases under investigation; 7 new confirmed cases, including 5 in Beni, 1 in Mabalako, 1 in Rwampara; 9 new confirmed case deaths: 2 community deaths in Beni; 7 deaths in CTEs, including 4 in Mabalako, 2 in Butembo and 1 in Beni; 9 people recovered from ETCs, including 7 in Mabalako and 2 in Katwa."
371 Ebola patients have been enrolled in a DRC clinical try to determine if 4 experiemental drugs are effective, and which works best.
DRC #Ebola: 13 new cases, 13 deaths (4 in community), 4 recoveries https://t.co/r1qhE0TRbn
Computer translated (as of June 27, 2019): "Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 2,297, of which 2,203 are confirmed and 94 are probable. In total, there were 1,553 deaths (1,459 confirmed and 94 probable) and 641 people healed. 364 suspected cases under investigation; 13 new confirmed cases, including 7 in Beni, 3 in Masereka, 1 in Mabalako, 1 in Biena and 1 in Kulunguta; 13 new confirmed cases deaths: 4 community deaths, including 3 in Beni and 1 in Biena; 9 deaths in CTEs, including 3 in Beni; 2 in Mabalako, 2 in Butembo and 2 in Katwa; 4 people recovered from ETCs, including 3 in Beni and 1 in Butembo."
DRC #Ebola: 15 new cases, 6 deaths (2 in community), 1 recovery https://t.co/ywUcw7gX00
Computer translated (as of June 28, 2019): "Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 2,312, of which 2,218 are confirmed and 94 are probable. In total, there were 1,559 deaths (1,465 confirmed and 94 probable) and 642 people healed. 360 suspected cases under investigation; 15 new confirmed cases, including 6 in Beni, 4 in Mabalako, 3 in Masereka, 1 in Butembo and 1 in Lubero; 5/6 cases of Beni are part of the same family. She is a mother who fled with her children to Ariwara Health Zone in Ituri. They were all found and transferred to the CTE of Bunia. 6 new confirmed case deaths: 2 community deaths, including 1 in Mabalako and 1 in Lubero; 4 deaths in CTEs, including 3 in Mabalako and 1 in Beni; 1 person cured out of Butembo CTE."
DRC #Ebola: 13 new cases, 4 deaths (3 in community), 2 recoveries https://t.co/qLLu2dNSmO
Computer translated (as of June 29, 2019): "Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 2,325, of which 2,231 are confirmed and 94 are probable. In total, there were 1,563 deaths (1,469 confirmed and 94 probable) and 644 people healed. 309 suspected cases under investigation; 13 new confirmed cases, including 6 in Beni, 4 in Mabalako, 1 in Masereka, 1 in Butembo and 1 in Lubero; 4 new confirmed cases deaths: 3 community deaths in Mabalako; 1 death at the CTE of Beni; 2 people healed out of Butembo CTE."
DRC #Ebola: 12 new cases, 90 this week, 2,337 total https://t.co/yfSZghjhpg
Computer translated (as of June 30, 2019): "Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 2,338, of which 2,244 are confirmed and 94 are probable. In total, there were 1,571 deaths (1,477 confirmed and 94 probable) and 653 people healed. 360 suspected cases under investigation; 13 new confirmed cases, including 3 in Mabalako, 2 in Beni, 2 in Lubero, 1 in Vuhovi, 1 in Ariwara, 1 in Alimbongo, 1 in Biena, 1 in Katwa and 1 in Kalunguta; 1 new health zone affected: Ariwara (Ituri). This is the mother of the 5 children confirmed cases classified in the health zone of Beni in the bulletin of June 29, 2019. After the death of 2 of her children in Beni on June 18 and 22, 2019, the mother had left clandestinely Beni June 26 to avoid the response teams. She fled to her sister's home in the Ariwara Health Zone where the alert was launched. To date, 177 family contacts have been listed in Ariwara and 40 contacts have already been vaccinated. 8 new confirmed cases deaths: 3 community deaths, including 1 in Beni, 1 in Alimbongo, and 1 in Vuhovi; 5 deaths at CTE, including 4 in Butembo and 1 in Katwa; 9 people recovered from CTEs, including 5 in Mabalako and 4 in Beni."
DRC #Ebola: 16 new cases, 15 deaths (5 in community), 1 recovery https://t.co/xAdXsx1Kv7
Computer translated (as of July 1, 2019): "Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 2,354, of which 2,260 are confirmed and 94 are probable. In total, there were 1,586 deaths (1,492 confirmed and 94 probable) and 654 people cured. 402 suspected cases under investigation; 16 new confirmed cases, including 11 in Beni, 1 in Mutwanga, 1 in Mandima, 1 in Komanda, 1 in Vuhovi and 1 in Lubero; 15 new confirmed cases deaths: 5 community deaths, including 3 in Beni, 1 in Mandima and 1 in Komanda; 10 deaths at CTE / CT, including 3 in Beni, 2 in Mabalako, 2 in Butembo, 1 in Katwa, 1 in Ariwara and 1 in Bunia; 1 person cured out of Butembo CTE."
DRC #Ebola: 15 new cases, 12 deaths (5 in community), 1 recovery https://t.co/wgljp6ur9i
Computer translated (as of July 2, 2019): "Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 2,369, of which 2,275 are confirmed and 94 are probable. In total, there were 1,598 deaths (1,504 confirmed and 94 probable) and 655 people healed. 414 suspected cases under investigation; 15 new confirmed cases, including 5 in Mabalako, 4 in Beni, 2 in Butembo, 1 in Mandima, 1 in Mutwanga, 1 in Katwa and 1 in Kalunguta; 12 new confirmed cases deaths: 5 community deaths, including 4 in Beni and 1 in Mandima; 7 deaths in ETCs including 3 in Beni, 2 in Butembo and 2 in Katwa; 1 person cured out of Butembo CTE."
DRC #Ebola: 13 new cases, 8 deaths (2 in community), 11 recoveries https://t.co/C9HGkLQx8U
Computer translated (as of July 3, 2019): "Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 2,382, of which 2,288 are confirmed and 94 are probable. In total, there were 1,606 deaths (1,512 confirmed and 94 probable) and 666 people healed. 420 suspected cases under investigation; 13 new confirmed cases, including 4 in Beni, 2 in Butembo, 2 in Katwa, 2 in Kalunguta, 1 in Mandima, 1 in Biena and 1 in Mabalako; 8 new confirmed cases deaths: 2 community deaths, including 1 in Butembo and 1 in Mandima; 6 deaths in CTEs including 3 in Beni, 2 in Mabalako and 1 in Katwa; 11 people cured out of CTE including 7 in Mabalako, 3 in Katwa and 1 in Beni."
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (63): Congo DR (NK, IT) case update, summaries https://t.co/5AYG0cTPtc
Computer translated(as of July 4, 2019): "Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 2,389, of which 2,295 are confirmed and 94 are probable. In total, there were 1,613 deaths (1,519 confirmed and 94 probable) and 667 people healed. 396 suspected cases under investigation; 7 new confirmed cases, including 3 in Beni, 1 in Butembo, 1 in Mandima, 1 in Masereka and 1 in Mabalako; 7 new confirmed case deaths: 3 community deaths, 2 in Beni and 1 in Mabalako; 4 deaths in CTEs, 2 in Butembo, 1 in Mabalako and 1 in Beni; 1 person cured out of Butembo CTE."
DRC #Ebola: 9 new cases, 5 deaths (1 in community) https://t.co/VX1wj9Cc1b
Computer translated (as of July 5, 2019): "Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 2,398, of which 2,304 are confirmed and 94 are probable. In total, there were 1,618 deaths (1,524 confirmed and 94 probable) and 667 people healed. 388 suspected cases under investigation; 9 new confirmed cases, including 3 in Beni, 3 in Mabalako, 1 in Butembo, 1 in Lubero, and 1 in Vuhovi; 5 new confirmed case deaths: 1 community death in Mabalako; 4 deaths in CTEs, including 3 in Beni and 1 in Mabalako."
DRC #Ebola: 10 new cases, 7 deaths (1 in community), 1 recovery https://t.co/isRZS0nsuE
Computer translated (as of July 6, 2019): "Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 2,408, of which 2,314 are confirmed and 94 are probable. In total, there were 1,625 deaths (1,531 confirmed and 94 probable) and 668 people healed. 323 suspected cases under investigation; 10 new confirmed cases, including 6 in Beni, 3 in Mabalako and 1 in Mangurujipa; 7 new confirmed case deaths: 1 community death in Mangurujipa; 6 deaths in CTEs, including 2 in Beni, 2 in Butembo and 2 in Katwa; 1 person cured exit of the CTE of Komanda."
DRC #Ebola: 10 new cases, 5 deaths (1 in community), 3 recoveries https://t.co/qpedF9iQFF
Computer translated (as of July 7. 2019): "Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 2,418, of which 2,324 are confirmed and 94 are probable. In total, there were 1,630 deaths (1,536 confirmed and 94 probable) and 671 people healed. 286 suspected cases under investigation; 10 new confirmed cases, including 5 in Beni, 2 in Mandima, 1 in Mabalako, 1 in Katwa and 1 in Kayna; 5 new confirmed case deaths: 1 community death in Beni; 4 deaths in CTEs, 2 in Beni and 2 in Katwa; 3 people recovered from CTEs, including 1 in Beni, 1 in Komanda and 1 in Bunia."
CDC Lab Research Shows Two Treatments Effective Against DRC Ebola Strain - Outbreak News Today
New research by a CDC lab has shown two drugs that are effective against DRC Ebola strain
"The treatments – the antiviral remdesivir and antibodies in the ZMapp treatment – blocked growth of the virus strain causing the outbreak in human cells in the laboratory. The research suggests these treatments hold promise for allowing patients to recover from the deadly illness. The research will be published Tuesday, July 9, in Lancet Infectious Diseases."
DRC #Ebola: 10 new cases, 11 deaths (5 in community) https://t.co/tmtOdrujyy
Computer translated (as of July 8, 2019):"Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 2,428 , of which 2,334 are confirmed and 94 are probable. In total, there were 1,641 deaths (1,547 confirmed and 94 probable) and 683 people healed. 322 suspected cases under investigation; 10 new confirmed cases, including 8 in Beni, 1 in Vuhovi and 1 in Oicha; 11 new confirmed case deaths: 5 community deaths, including 3 Beni, 1 in Vuhovi and 1 in Oicha; 6 deaths in CTE / CT, including 3 in Beni, 1 in Mabalako, 1 in Butembo and 1 in Katwa."
DRC #Ebola: 9 new cases, 5 deaths (all in community), 3 HCWs infected https://t.co/e0fZl8nkxX
Computer translated (as of July 9, 2019): "Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 2,437, of which 2,343 are confirmed and 94 are probable. In total, there were 1,646 deaths (1,552 confirmed and 94 probable) and 683 people healed. 358 suspected cases under investigation; 9 new confirmed cases, including 6 in Beni, 1 in Mambasa, 1 in Kalunguta and 1 in Katwa; 5 new confirmed case deaths: 5 community deaths, 2 in Beni, 1 in Oicha, 1 in Mambasa and 1 in Kalunguta; Data on deaths of confirmed cases managed by CTEs are not available this Wednesday."
DRC #Ebola: 14 new cases, at least 2 deaths, new vaccination protocol https://t.co/fMqCUlfMU2
Computer translated (as of July 10, 2019): "Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 2,451, of which 2,357 are confirmed and 94 are probable. In total, there were 1,647 deaths (1,553 confirmed and 94 probable) and 683 people healed. 364 suspected cases under investigation; 14 new confirmed cases, including 9 in Beni, 3 in Katwa, 1 in Mabalako and 1 in Kalunguta; 2 new confirmed cases deaths: 2 community deaths in Beni; Data on deaths of confirmed cases in CTEs are not available this Thursday."
DRC #Ebola: 11 new cases (2 HCWs), 1 death (at least) on July 12 https://t.co/buMYcZ2zw4
Computer translated (as of Jule 11, 2019): "Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 2,462, of which 2,368 are confirmed and 94 are probable. In total, there were 1,648 deaths (1,554 confirmed and 94 probable) and 683 people healed. 412 suspected cases under investigation; 11 new confirmed cases, including 7 in Beni, 3 in Katwa and 1 in Oicha; 1 new death of confirmed cases: 1 community death in Oicha; Data on deaths of confirmed cases managed by CTEs and cured patients are not available this Friday."
Computer translated (as of June 12, 2019): "Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 2,477, of which 2,383 are confirmed and 94 are probable. In total, there were 1,655 deaths (1,561 confirmed and 94 probable) and 694 people healed. 344 suspected cases under investigation; 15 new confirmed cases, including 9 in Beni, 3 in Katwa, 1 in Alimbongo, 1 in Manguredjipa and 1 in Mandima; 7 new confirmed case deaths: 4 community deaths, including 2 in Beni, 1 in Alimbongo and 1 in Manguredjipa; 3 deaths among confirmed cases, including 2 Beni and 1 in Mabalako; 11 people recovered from ETCs, including 8 in Mabalako and 3 in Butembo."
The Congolese Health Ministry has confirmed the DRC's first Ebola case in the regional capital city of Goma, which is home to more than 2 million people.
Confirmed case is a pastor who had been in Butembo.
DRC #Ebola: 12 new cases, 6 deaths, 2 recoveries on July 14 https://t.co/XWkUOGzhEU
Computer translated (as of July 14, 2019): "Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 2,501, of which 2,407 are confirmed and 94 are probable. In total, there were 1,668 deaths (1,574 confirmed and 94 probable) and 700 people healed. 292 suspected cases under investigation; 12 new confirmed cases, including 7 in Beni, 1 in Oicha, 1 in Mutwanga, 1 in Kalunguta, 1 in Mandima and 1 in Goma; The case of Goma will be reclassified as soon as thorough investigations have accurately determined the health zone where he started the symptoms. 6 new confirmed case deaths: 4 community deaths, including 3 in Beni and 1 in Oicha; 2 deaths at CTE, including 1 in Beni and 1 in Katwa; Note: Of the 7 deaths reported on July 13, 2019, 3 were non-cases and were removed from the database. 2 people healed out of Butembo CTE."
WHO to decide if Ebola in DRC is of 'international concern' - RFI
The World Health Organization is scheduled to meet on Wednesday, July 17, 2019 to determine if the Ebola outbreak is a public health emergency of international concern.
WHO has met previously since the outbreak started and each time determined that the outbreak was not a public health emergency of international concern despite the growing number of cases and fear of spread to bordering countries.
DRC #Ebola: 11 new cases on July 15, 8 deaths (3 in community), 3 recoveries https://t.co/bfyC5pI9pd
Computer translated (as of July 15, 2019): "Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 2,512, 2,418 confirmed and 94 probable. In total, there were 1,676 deaths (1,582 confirmed and 94 probable) and 703 people healed. 423 suspected cases under investigation; 11 new confirmed cases, including 5 in Beni, 2 in Mandima, 1 in Mabalako, 1 in Vuhovi, 1 in Katwa and 1 in Komanda; 8 new confirmed cases deaths: 3 community deaths, 2 in Beni and 1 in Mandima; 5 deaths at CTE / CT, including 4 in Beni and 1 in Goma; 3 people cured out of ETCs including 2 in Butembo and 1 in Katwa."
WHO declares Ebola outbreak is international health emergency - Reuters UK
"The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the Ebola crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) a "public health emergency of international concern"..."It is time for the world to take notice," WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a news conference in Geneva. He said he had accepted the advice of his advisory board to invoke the emergency provision PHEIC, which has only been used by the United Nations health agency four times previously. This includes the Ebola epidemic that devastated parts of West Africa from 2014 to 2016 and killed more than 11,000 people."
Computer translated (as of July 16, 2019): "Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 2,522, 2,428 confirmed and 94 probable. In total, there were 1,698 deaths (1,604 confirmed and 94 probable) and 717 people cured. 374 suspected cases under investigation; 10 new confirmed cases, including 6 in Beni, 2 in Mabalako, 1 in Katwa and 1 in Mangurujipa; 10 new confirmed cases deaths: 5 community deaths, including 3 in Beni, 1 in Mabalako and 1 in Mangurujipa; 5 deaths at CTE / CT including 4 in Beni and 1 in Katwa; 7 people cured out of CTE Mabalako; No health workers are among the newly confirmed cases. The cumulative number of confirmed / probable cases among health workers is 136 (5% of all confirmed / probable cases), including 41 deaths."
Computer translated (as of July 18, 2019): "Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 2,546, of which 2,452 confirmed and 94 probable. In total, there were 1,715 deaths (1,621 confirmed and 94 probable) and 721 people healed. 478 suspected cases under investigation; 14 new confirmed cases, including 6 in Beni, 5 in Mandima, 1 in Katwa, 1 in Mabalako and 1 in Mambasa; 10 new confirmed cases deaths: 6 community deaths, 2 in Beni, 2 in Mandima, 1 in Mabalako and 1 in Mambasa; 4 CTE deaths, 2 in Butembo, 1 in Katwa and 1 in Mabalako; 3 people healed out of CTE Beni."
Computer translated (as of July 19, 2019): "Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 2,564, 2,470 confirmed and 94 probable. In total, there were 1,728 deaths (1,634 confirmed and 94 probable) and 726 people healed. 392 suspected cases under investigation; 18 new confirmed cases, including 7 in Beni, 3 in Mandima, 3 in Mabalako, 1 in Vuhovi, 1 in Butembo, 1 in Mambasa, 1 in Lubero and 1 in Masereka; 13 new confirmed cases deaths: 8 community deaths, including 4 in Beni, 2 in Mandima, 1 in Mabalako and 1 in Masereka; 5 CTE / CT deaths, 2 in Mabalako, 2 in Beni and 1 in Katwa; 5 people recovered from ETCs, including 3 in Beni and 2 in Katwa."
Computer translated (as of July 20, 2019): "Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 2,578, of which 2,484 are confirmed and 94 are probable. In total, there were 1,737 deaths (1,643 confirmed and 94 probable) and 729 people cured. 361 suspected cases under investigation; 14 new confirmed cases, including 9 in Beni, 4 in Oicha and 1 in Mandima; 9 new confirmed case deaths: 2 community deaths in Beni; 7 CTE / CT deaths, including 4 in Beni and 3 in Mabalako; 3 people healed out of CTE Butembo."
DRC #Ebola: Minister of Health Oly Ilunga resigns https://t.co/462C07mTMM
The DRC Minister of Health Oly Ilunga has resigned from his position in response to the government redirecting the management of the Ebola crisis to the direct supervision of the President of the country.
Computer translated (as of July 21, 2019): "Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 2,592, of which 2,498 are confirmed and 94 are probable. In total, there were 1,743 deaths (1,649 confirmed and 94 probable) and 729 people healed. 272 suspected cases under investigation; 14 new confirmed cases, including 10 in Beni, 2 in Mandima, 1 in Oicha and 1 in Mutwanga; 6 new confirmed case deaths: 3 community deaths including 1 in Beni, 1 in Mandima and 1 in Mutwanga; 3 deaths at the CTE of Beni."
The latest WHO situation report has revealed that there are no Ebola cases outside the DRC.
"The Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in North Kivu and Ituri provinces in Democratic Republic of the Congo continues. Since our last external situation report (data reported by 14 July 2019), 91 new confirmed EVD cases with an additional 75 deaths have been reported across the two affected provinces. We continue to observe sustained local transmission with a large number of cases in Beni Health Zone. In addition, cases continue to be exported from Beni to other health zones via the movement of cases and their contacts."
#Ebola: Muslims living in the DRC banned from pilgrimage to Mecca https://t.co/zUPi9OoMNs
Muslims living in DRC have been denied visas to travel to Saudi Aradia for the pilgrimpage to Mecca due to control efforts for Ebola.
DRC #Ebola: 18 new cases on July 27, 67 this week, 2,659 total https://t.co/aBbWq2cI0e
"The MoH/WHO AFRO Ebola DRC KIVU 2018 Dashboard reports [as of July 27] : 18 new cases, making 67 so far this week, 243 in the past 21 days, and 2,659 since the outbreak was declared. Deaths now total 1,773, with 767 survivors.
DRC sees cases surge as Ebola outbreak hits 1-year mark - CIDRAP
"This week, the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's (DRC's) North Kivu and Ituri provinces will hit the 1-year anniversary of its start, but a surge of cases over the weekend gives little hope the outbreak is close to contained. Since the end of last week, the DRC has recorded 41 more cases of the deadly virus, including 12 cases confirmed today. According to the World Health Organization's (WHO's) online Ebola dashboard, the outbreak total now stands at 2,671 cases. The dashboard also recorded a total of 1,782 deaths, an increase in 20 fatalities over the weekend."
Ebola outbreak news: 2nd case of Ebola confirmed in Congo city of Goma today - CBS News
A second case of Ebola has been confirmed in the DRC city of Goma, which is home to more than 2 million people and is on the DRC's border with Rwanda.
Patient arrived on July 13 from a mining area in northeastern Ituri province and began showing symptoms on July 22
DRC #Ebola: Daily updates resume https://t.co/95yJ0KCuRg
Computer translated (as of July 31,2019): "Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 2 701, of which 2 607 are confirmed and 94 are probable. In total, there were 1,813 deaths (1,719 confirmed and 94 probable) and 776 people healed. 293 suspected cases under investigation; 11 new confirmed cases, including 3 in Vuhovi, 1 in Mandima, 1 in Mambasa, 1 in Kalunguta and 1 in Nyiragongo (Goma); Continued search for the confirmed case in the health zone of Lubero dated 25/07/2019; 10 new confirmed cases deaths: 2 community deaths, including 1 in Beni and 1 in Mandima; 6 deaths at CTE, including 3 in Beni, 2 in Mabalako and 1 in Butembo; 2 deaths at the CT of Beni; 6 people recovered from CTEs, including 4 Mabalako, 1 in Katwa and 1 in Butembo; Two live health workers are among the new confirmed cases of Mambasa (non-vaccinated) and Vuhovi (vaccinated). The cumulative number of confirmed / probable cases among health workers is 148 (5% of all confirmed / probable cases), including 41 deaths."
Rwanda Shuts Border With Congo Over Ebola Outbreak - The Wall Street Journal
Rwanda has closed its border with the DRC in response to the Ebola crisis reaching the border city of Goma
Ebola crisis: Rwanda shuts border with DR Congo as outbreak fears erupt - Express.co.uk
Rawnda has closed its border between Gisenyi and the DRC city of Goma after cases of Ebola were identified.
DR Congo tests 12 more patients for Ebola - Pulse Live Kenya
Twelve more people in Goma have been ordered to undergo testing in Goma after healthcare workers initiated alert protocols in the city.
DRC #Ebola: 12 new cases on August 3, 80 this week, 2,753 total https://t.co/5tU76zPNzG
The Ministry of Health and WHO Ebola dashboard has shown that there are 12 new cases, making 80 for the week, 262 in the past 21 days, and 2,753 since the outbreak began. Deaths have reached 1,838; 790 have recovered. Out of 18,500 contacts, 2,700 are going untraced. The last update was using information up to August 3, 2019.
DRC #Ebola: 10 new cases, 6 deaths (1 in community), 1 recovery https://t.co/5SEEtLIU1f
Computer translated (as of August 4, 2019): "Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 2,763, of which 2,669 confirmed and 94 probable. In total, there were 1,849 deaths (1,755 confirmed and 94 probable) and 797 people healed. • 282 suspected cases under investigation; • 10 new confirmed cases, including 7 in North Kivu, including 3 in Katwa, 2 in Beni and 2 in Butembo and 3 in Ituri in Mandima; • 6 new confirmed deaths, including 5 in North Kivu and 1 in Ituri: º 1 community deaths in North Kivu in Beni; º 5 deaths in CTEs, including 4 in North Kivu, including 2 in Beni, 1 in Butembo and 1 in Mabalako, and 1 in Ituri in Komanda; º No TB deaths; • 1 person cured out of Butembo CTE; • 1 health worker is one of the new confirmed cases in Katwa. The cumulative number of confirmed / probable cases among health workers is 150 (5% of all confirmed / probable cases), including 41 deaths. • Recovery of cases: 1 case of Kalunguta and 1 case of Masereka have been reclassified in their respective Detection Health Zone, notably in Katwa and Butembo."
DRC #Ebola: 11 new cases on August 5, 2,774 total https://t.co/DNaWlpwcyH
"The MoH/WHO AFRO Ebola DRC KIVU 2018 Dashboard reports 11 new cases to begin epidemiological week 31. Cases in the past 21 days now total 260, with 2,774 since the outbreak began. Deaths are now 1,849, and 798 cases have recovered. Out of 18,600 contacts, 2,700 are going untraced."
“Plus de 500 enfants sont morts d’Ebola”, alerte Save the Children - Politico.cd
Approximately 737 children have been infected with Ebola during the current outbreak in DRC. 40% of those infected were under the age of 5.
More than 500 children have died from Ebola, 400 of which have occured in the last 6 months.
DRC #Ebola: 7 new cases on August 6, 18 this week, 2,781 total https://t.co/iVenypa2ee
"The MoH/WHO AFRO Ebola DRC KIVU 2018 Dashboard reports 7 new cases making 18 cases so far this week, 260 in the past 21 days, and 2,781 total. Of those cases, 1,857 have died and 807 have survived. Out of 18,400 contacts, 2,600 are going untraced."
DRC #Ebola: Six new cases on August 7, 14 this week, 2,787 total https://t.co/wZgVPx7NzZ
"The MoH/WHO AFRO Ebola DRC KIVU 2018 Dashboard reports 6 new cases on August 7 and 2,787 since the outbreak was declared. Survivors now total 808; 1,866 have died. Out of 18,600 contacts, 2,700 are going untraced."
Ebola outbreak grows by 6 in DRC https://t.co/5V4e9QweVd https://t.co/9AyCOJGzf3
"According to the World Health Organization (WHO) online Ebola dashboard, the DRC confirmed 6 more Ebola cases yesterday, raising the overall outbreak total to 2,793. Health officials are still investigating 396 suspected cases. Only one new death has been recorded in the past 2 days, raising the fatality total to 1,867."
DRC #Ebola: 8 new cases on August 9, 38 this week, 2,801 total https://t.co/NVFyXqwYdR
"The MoH/WHO AFRO Ebola DRC KIVU 2018 Dashboard reports eight new cases on August 9, making 38 for the week so far, 245 in the past 21 days, and 2,801 since the outbreak began. Deaths total 1,873; 819 have recovered. Out of 18,300 contact, 2,400 are going untraced."
DRC #Ebola: 15 new cases, 53 this week, 2,816 total on August 10 https://t.co/mnlNgPtOuP
"The MoH/WHO AFRO Ebola DRC KIVU 2018 Dashboard report 15 new cases on August 10, bringing the total for the week so far to 53. The past 21 days have seen 235 cases, and the total since the outbreak began is now 2,816. Of these, 1,879 have died and 813 have survived. Out of 17,600 contacts, 2,600 are not being traced at the moment."
DRC #Ebola: 15 new cases on August 11, 68 this week, 2,831 total https://t.co/usnOqGFtMy
"The MoH/WHO AFRO Ebola DRC KIVU 2018 Dashboard reports 15 new cases on Sunday, August 11, bringing the total for epidemiological week 32 to 68, with 236 cases in the past 21 days and 2,831 since the outbreak began. Of these, 1,888 have died and 833 have recovered. Out of 16,000 contacts, 2,400 are going untraced."
Ebola now curable after trials of drugs in DRC, say scientists - The Guardian
Two of four drugs being tested in a clinical trial have been found to significantly reduce the death rate in those with Ebola. The trial has been stopped and Ebola treatment centers will now use the two monoclonal antibody drugs as the first line of defense against the infectious disease.
DRC #Ebola: 6 new cases on August 12, 6 deaths, 2 spectacular recoveries https://t.co/GYkDGM6Dct
"Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 2,837, of which 2,743 are confirmed and 94 are probable. In total, there were 1,898 deaths (1,804 confirmed and 94 probable) and 835 people healed. • 373 suspected cases under investigation; • 6 new confirmed cases, including 4 in North Kivu, including 2 in Beni, 1 in Butembo and 1 in Katwa and 2 in Ituri, including 1 in Mandima and 1 in Lolwa; • 6 new deaths of confirmed cases in North Kivu: º 1 community death in Ituri in Lolwa; º 4 deaths in CTEs in North Kivu, including 3 in Katwa and 1 in Mabalako; º 1 death in the CT in North Kivu in Beni;• 2 cured people released from CTEs in North Kivu, including 1 in Beni and 1 in Butembo; • No health worker is among the new confirmed cases. The cumulative number of confirmed / probable cases among health workers is 152 (5% of all confirmed / probable cases), including 41 deaths."
DRC #Ebola: 5 new cases, 11 this week, 2,842 total https://t.co/Lo5nrsnFRz
"The MoH/WHO AFRO Ebola DRC KIVU 2018 Dashboard reports 5 new cases on August 13, making 11 so far this week. The last 21 days have seen 238 cases, and 2,842 since the outbreak began. Deaths now total 1,898 and 833 have recovered. Out of 16,400 contacts, 2,100 are going untraced."
DRC #Ebola: 10 new cases on August 14, 21 this week, 2,758 total https://t.co/9isDUZNbcP
"The MoH/WHO AFRO Ebola DRC KIVU 2018 Dashboard reports 10 new cases on August 14, making 21 so far this week, 228 in the past 21 days, and 2,852 since the outbreak began. Deaths are now at 1,905 and 842 have recovered."
An update from the World Health Organization shared: "A mother and her child, have been confirmed with #Ebola in Mwenga, South Kivu.These are the first cases in this province. As soon as the alert was raised last night, response teams were on the ground ready to provide treatment, start tracing contacts and begin vaccination."
DRC #Ebola: 9 new cases on August 15, 30 this week, 2,861 total https://t.co/0KcAca2e56
With data up to August 15, 2019, the WHO DRC Dashboard reports 2,861 cases of Ebola, 2,767 of which are confirmed cases. There have been 846 cases who have survived and 1,913 deaths.
DRC #Ebola: 7 new cases on August 16, 37 this week, 2,868 total https://t.co/oFElshd89q
"The MoH/WHO AFRO Ebola DRC KIVU 2018 Dashboard reports 7 new cases on August 16, making 37 this week, 229 in the past 21 days, and 2,868 since the outbreak was declared. Of those cases, 1,921 have died and 849 have survived. Out of 16,900 contacts, 2,500 are not being traced."
DRC #Ebola: 9 new cases on August 17, 46 this week, 2,877 total https://t.co/z2EywqAYVi
"The MoH/WHO AFRO Ebola DRC KIVU 2018 Dashboard reports 9 new cases on August 17, making the case numbers 46 for this week, 216 in the past 21 days, and 2,877 since the outbreak was declared. Of these, 1,926 have died and 852 have survived. Out of 16,800 contacts, 2,600 are going untraced."
DRC struggles with deadly measles outbreak amid ongoing Ebola crisis - Devex
Amidst the Ebola outbreak, DRC is also facing an even larger Measles crisis, which has claimed more than 2,700 lives this year.
This year, there have been 145,000 suspected cases of Measles, mostly in children under 5 years of age and in areas with active Ebola transmission.
DRC #Ebola: 11 new cases on August 18, 67 this week, 2,888 total https://t.co/Mi2EyTDFSx
"The MoH/WHO AFRO Ebola DRC KIVU 2018 Dashboard reports 11 new cases on August 18, making 67 in the week, 216 in the past 21 days, and 2,888 total. Of those cases, 1,934 have died and 862 have recovered. Out of 15,800 contacts, 2,300 are going untraced."
Computer translated: "A third case of the Ebola epidemic has been confirmed in the territory of Mwenga, in the province of South Kivu, reports the technical secretariat in charge of the response. This third case is diagnosed just three days after the official announcement of the disease in South Kivu where a death was recorded."
DRC #Ebola: 18 new cases on August 20, 28 this week, 2,927 total https://t.co/Tr31qPW9s0
"The MoH/WHO AFRO Ebola DRC KIVU 2018 Dashboard has discouraging news for August 20: 18 new cases, making 28 in the first two days of week 34, 209 cases in the past 21 days, and 2,927 since the outbreak began. Deaths now total 1,953; 875 have recovered. Out of 15,400 contacts, 2,700 are going untraced."
DRC #Ebola: 7 new cases, 35 this week, 2,934 total https://t.co/YFUClTmxsE
"The MoH/WHO AFRO Ebola DRC KIVU 2018 Dashboard reports 7 new cases on August 21, bringing this week's case count to 35, with 216 cases in the past 21 days and 2,934 since the outbreak began. Death now total 1,961; 877 have recovered. Out of 16,400 contacts, 2,400 are not being traced."
DRC #Ebola: 8 new cases on August 22, 43 this week, 2,942 total https://t.co/GYkLjhUyFR
The latest WHO Ebola Dashboard outbreak shows 8 new cases on August 22, 2019, making a total of 2,942 cases since the outbreak started. There have been 1,965 deaths.
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, August 23 https://t.co/Rp24nmHN5u
"Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 2,942, of which 2,837 confirmed and 105 probable. In total, there were 1,971 deaths (1,866 confirmed and 105 probable) and 881 people healed. 413 suspected cases under investigation; 8 new confirmed cases, including 5 in North Kivu, including 2 in Kayna, 1 in Beni, 1 in Katwa and 1 in Musienene and 3 in Ituri, including 2 in Mandima and 1 in Komanda; 6 new deaths from confirmed cases in North Kivu; 2 community deaths in Ituri in Mandima; 3 deaths in the CTE, including North Kivu, including 1 in Mabalako, 1 in Beni, 1 in Butembo; 1 TB death in North Kivu, Katwa; 1 person cured out of CTE in North Kivu in Beni; No health worker is among the new confirmed cases. The cumulative number of confirmed / probable cases among health workers is 155 (5% of all confirmed / probable cases), including 41 deaths."
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, August 24 https://t.co/ATIwRAeExS
"Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 2,950, of which 2,845 confirmed and 105 probable. In total, there were 1,980 deaths (1,869 confirmed and 105 probable) and 883 people healed. 377 suspected cases under investigation; 8 new confirmed cases, including 6 in North Kivu, including 4 in Beni, 1 in Katwa and 1 in Kalunguta and 2 in Ituri, including 1 in Mambasa, 1 in Lolwa; 3 new confirmed deaths in North Kivu; No community deaths among new confirmed cases; 3 deaths in CTE, including North Kivu, including 2 in Katwa and 1 in Kayna; 2 healed people released from CTEs, including 1 in North Kivu in Beni and 1 in Ituri in Komanda; No health worker is among the new confirmed cases. The cumulative number of confirmed / probable cases among health workers is 155 (5% of all confirmed / probable cases), including 41 deaths."
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, August 26 https://t.co/xjBkaaXWjC
"Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 2,976, of which 2,871 confirmed and 105 probable. In total, there were 1,990 deaths (1,885 confirmed and 105 probable) and 885 people healed. 397 suspected cases under investigation; 8 new confirmed cases in North Kivu, including 4 in Kalunguta, 2 in Beni, 1 in Mutwanga and 1 in Kayna; 4 new confirmed deaths, including 3 in North Kivu and 1 in Ituri:1 community deaths in North Kivu in Beni; 3 deaths in the CTE, including 2 in North Kivu, including 1 in Butembo and 1 in Katwa and 1 in Ituri in Komanda; 1 person cured out of CTE in North Kivu in Pinga; One health worker, living and vaccinated, is one of the newly confirmed cases in the North. The cumulative number of confirmed / probable cases among health workers is 156 (5% of all confirmed / probable cases), including 41 deaths."
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update for August 28 https://t.co/FqNQ9ppul1
"Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 2,997, of which 2,892 confirmed and 105 probable. In total, there were 1,998 deaths (1,893 confirmed and 105 probable) and 893 people healed. 378 suspected cases under investigation; 14 new confirmed cases, including: 7 in North Kivu, including 3 in Beni, 1 in Mutwanga, 1 in Kalunguta, 1 in Katwa and 1 in Mabalako; 6 in Ituri at 4 in Mambasa and 2 in Mandima; 1 in South Kivu in Mwenga. 4 new confirmed deaths, including 3 in North Kivu and 1 in Ituri: 2 community deaths in Ituri in Mandima; 2 deaths in CTE in North Kivu, including 1 in Beni and 1 in Butembo; 2 people healed from ETCs in North Kivu in Beni; No health worker is among the new confirmed cases. The cumulative number of confirmed / probable cases among health workers is 156 (5% of all confirmed / probable cases), including 41 deaths."
Uganda Ministry of Health announced a detected case of ebola at the border crossing from the DRC. A nine year old girl was displaying symptoms of the infectious disease and was immediately hospitalized and put in isolation. She is currently receiving treatment for ebola.
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, August 29 https://t.co/ORgzI7g54p
"Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 3,004, of which 2,899 confirmed and 105 probable. In total, there were 2,006 deaths (1,901 confirmed and 105 probable) and 902 people healed. 411 suspected cases under investigation; 7 new confirmed cases, including: 5 in North Kivu, including 3 in Kalunguta, 1 in Mutwanga and 1 in Mabalako; 2 in Ituri in Mambasa. 8 new confirmed deaths, including 3 in North Kivu and 1 in Ituri: 2 community deaths, including 1 in North Kivu in Kalunguta and 1 in Ituri in Mambasa; 6 deaths in CTE, including 5 in North Kivu, including 2 in Beni, 2 in Katwa and 1 in Butembo and 1 in Ituri in Komanda; 9 people were cured by ETCs, including 6 in North Kivu 3 in Beni, 2 in Butembo and 1 in Katwa, and 3 in Ituri in Komanda; No health workers are among the newly confirmed cases. The cumulative number of confirmed/probable cases among health workers is 156 (5% of all confirmed/probable cases), including 41 deaths."
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, August 30 https://t.co/iUcEB0sGF2
"Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 3,017, of which 2,912 are confirmed and 105 are probable. In total, there were 2,015 deaths (1,910 confirmed and 105 probable) and 902 people healed. 399 suspected cases under investigation; 13 new confirmed cases, including: 9 in North Kivu, including 3 in Mutwanga, 2 in Kalunguta, 1 in Beni, 1 in Butembo, 1 in Katwa and 1 in Musienene; 4 in Ituri, including 3 in Mambasa and 1 in Mandima. 9 new confirmed deaths, including 3 in North Kivu and 1 in Ituri: 5 community deaths, including 2 in North Kivu, including 1 in Katwa and 1 in Beni, and 3 in Ituri, including 2 in Mambasa and 1 in Mandima 4 deaths in the CTE in North Kivu, including 3 in Butembo and 1 in Beni; No healed person left the ETC; No health workers are among the newly confirmed cases. The cumulative number of confirmed/probable cases among health workers is 156 (5% of all confirmed/probable cases), including 41 deaths."
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, September 1 https://t.co/JxCeogsouM
"Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 3,031, of which 2,926 confirmed and 105 probable. In total, there were 2,031 deaths (1,926 confirmed and 105 probable) and 902 people healed. 365 suspected cases under investigation; 8 new confirmed cases, including: 5 in North Kivu, including 2 in Kalunguta, 1 in Beni, 1 in Katwa and 1 in Musienene; 3 in Ituri, including 2 in Mambasa and 1 in Mandima. 7 new confirmed deaths, including 3 in North Kivu and 1 in Ituri: 4 community deaths, including 2 in North Kivu, including 1 in Beni and 1 in Katwa, and 2 in Ituri, including 1 in Mambasa and 1 in Mandima; 2 deaths in CTE in North Kivu, including 1 in Beni and 1 in Butembo; 1 death in the CT of Beni. No healed person left CTE; No health workers are among the newly confirmed cases. The cumulative number of confirmed / probable cases among health workers is 156 (5% of all confirmed / probable cases), including 41 deaths."
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, September 2 https://t.co/NAcPOrRYNR
"Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 3,036, of which 2,931 confirmed and 105 probable. In total, there were 2,035 deaths (1,930 confirmed and 105 probable) and 902 people healed. 321 suspected cases under investigation; 5 new confirmed cases, including: 1 in North Kivu in Kalunguta; 4 in Ituri, including 2 in Mambasa and 2 in Mandima. 4 new confirmed deaths, including 3 in North Kivu and 1 in Ituri: No community deaths were recorded as of 1 September 2019; 4 deaths in CTEs, including 3 in North Kivu, including 2 in Beni and 1 in Butembo, and 1 in Ituri in Komandai. 6 people cured out of ETCs in North Kivu, including 4 in Mabalako and 2 in Beni; No health workers are among the newly confirmed cases. The cumulative number of confirmed / probable cases among health workers is 156 (5% of all confirmed / probable cases), including 41 deaths."
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, September 3 https://t.co/6yCZbKCesG
"Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 3,043, of which 2,934 are confirmed and 109 are probable. In total, there were 2,045 deaths (1,936 confirmed and 109 probable) and 905 people healed. 327 suspected cases under investigation; 4 new probable cases in North Kivu, including 2 in Butembo and 2 in Kalunguta; 3 new confirmed cases, including: 1 in North Kivu in Kalunguta; 2 in Ituri, including 1 in North Kivu in Mambasa and 1 in Ituri in Mandima. 6 new confirmed deaths, including 5 in North Kivu and 1 in Ituri: 2 community deaths, including 1 in North Kivu in Kalunguta and 1 in Ituri in Mandima; 4 deaths in CTEs in North Kivu, including 1 in Beni, 1 in Mabalako, 1 in Butembo and 1 in Katwa. 3 people cured out of ETCs, including 2 in North Kivu, including 1 in Butembo and 1 in Katwa, and 1 in Mwenga. No health workers are among the newly confirmed cases. The cumulative number of confirmed / probable cases among health workers is 156 (5% of all confirmed / probable cases), including 41 deaths."
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, September 6 https://t.co/bki36BjoMR
"Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 3,069, of which 2,958 are confirmed and 111 are probable. In total, there were 2,057 deaths (1,946 confirmed and 111 probable) and 918 people cured. 415 suspected cases under investigation; 2 new probable cases in North Kivu, including 1 in Butembo and 1 in Biena; 3 new confirmed cases, including: 10 in North Kivu, including 4 in Kalunguta, 2 in Beni, 2 in Kayna, 1 in Butembo and 1 in Katwa; 3 in Ituri, including 2 in Mandima and 1 in Mambasa. 3 new confirmed deaths in North Kivu: 2 community deaths in North Kivu, including 1 in Kalunguta and 1 in Katwa; 1 death in the CTE in North Kivu in Mabalako. 4 people cured out of ETCs in North Kivu, including 3 Beni and 1 in Butembo. No health workers are among the newly confirmed cases. The cumulative number of confirmed / probable cases among health workers is 156 (5% of all confirmed / probable cases), including 41 deaths."
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, September 7 https://t.co/j3RH4ebubq
"Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 3,073, of which 2,962 confirmed and 111 probable. In total, there were 2,059 deaths (1,948 confirmed and 111 probable) and 919 people healed. 452 suspected cases under investigation; 4 new confirmed cases, including: 2 in North Kivu, including 1 in Butembo and 1 in Kyondo; 2 in Ituri in Mambasa. 2 new confirmed deaths in North Kivu: 1 community death in North Kivu Kyondo; 1 death in CTE in North Kivu in Butembo. 1 person cured out of the CTE in North Kivu in Beni. One health worker is among the new confirmed cases of Butembo. The cumulative number of confirmed/probable cases among health workers is 157 (5% of all confirmed/probable cases), including 41 deaths."
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, September 8 https://t.co/3FDLx398IB
"Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 3,079, of which 2,968 are confirmed and 111 are probable. In total, there were 2,064 deaths (1,953 confirmed and 111 probable) and 922 people healed. 403 suspected cases under investigation; 6 new confirmed cases, including: 4 in North Kivu, including 2 in Beni, 1 in Katwa and 1 in Kyondo; 2 in Ituri, including 1 in Mambasa and 1 in Mandima. 5 new confirmed deaths in North Kivu: 3 community deaths, including 1 in North Kivu in Beni and 2 in Ituri, including 1 in Mambasa and 1 in Mandima; 2 deaths in CTE in North Kivu, including 1 in Butembo and 1 in Katwa CTE. 3 people cured out of ETCs in North Kivu, including 2 in Beni and 1 in Butembo. No health workers are among the newly confirmed cases. The cumulative number of confirmed/probable cases among health workers is 157 (5% of all confirmed/probable cases), including 41 deaths."
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, September 9 https://t.co/UDMJw9lETs
"Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 3,081, of which 2,970 are confirmed and 111 are probable. In total, there were 2,070 deaths (1,959 confirmed and 111 probable) and 925 people healed. 408 suspected cases under investigation; 2 new confirmed cases, including: 2 in North Kivu in North Kivu, including 1 in Beni and 1 in Kalunguta. 6 new confirmed deaths in North Kivu: 1 community death in North Kivu in Kalunguta. 5 deaths in the CTE in North Kivu, including 3 in Katwa and 2 in Beni. 3 people cured out of ETCs, including 2 in North Kivu, including 1 in Beni and 1 in Butembo, and 1 in South Kivu in Mwenga. No health workers are among the newly confirmed cases. The cumulative number of confirmed / probable cases among health workers is 157 (5% of all confirmed / probable cases), including 41 deaths."
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, September 10 https://t.co/GnIFmUH9Iu
"Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 3,084, of which 2,973 are confirmed and 111 are probable. In total, there were 2,071 deaths (1,960 confirmed and 111 probable) and 935 people healed. 451 suspected cases under investigation; 3 new confirmed cases, including: 1 in North Kivu 1 in Beni; 2 in Ituri in Mambasa. 1 new confirmed death in North Kivu: No community deaths were recorded Monday 09 September 2019; 1 death in CTE in North Kivu Butembo. 10 people recovered from CTEs, including 9 in North Kivu, including 5 in Mabalako, 2 in Butembo and 1 in Beni, and 1 in Ituri in Komanda. No health workers are among the newly confirmed cases. The cumulative number of confirmed / probable cases among health workers is 157 (5% of all confirmed / probable cases), including 41 deaths."
DRC Ebola: CMRE update, September 11 https://t.co/3TtW3e6Vai
"Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 3,091, of which 2,980 are confirmed and 111 are probable. In total, there were 2,074 deaths (1,963 confirmed and 111 probable) and 938 people healed. 409 suspected cases under investigation; 7 new confirmed cases, including: 4 in North Kivu 2 in Beni, 1 in Kayna and 1 in Mabalako; 3 in Ituri, including 2 in Mambasa and 1 in Mandima. 3 new confirmed deaths in North Kivu: 1 community death in North Kivu in Mabalako; 2 deaths in CTE North Kivu in Katwa. 3 people cured out of ETCs in North Kivu in Beni. No health workers are among the newly confirmed cases. The cumulative number of confirmed / probable cases among health workers is 157 (5% of all confirmed / probable cases), including 41 deaths."
RT @Crof: DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, September 12 https://t.co/xmiC6uXd6R
"Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 3,099, of which 2,988 are confirmed and 111 are probable. In total, there were 2,077 deaths (1,966 confirmed and 111 probable) and 941 people healed. 446 suspected cases under investigation; 8 new confirmed cases, including: 3 in North Kivu in Kalunguta; 5 in Ituri, including 3 in Komanda and 2 in Mandima. 3 new confirmed deaths, including: 1 community death in Ituri in Mandima; 2 deaths in CTEs in North Kivu in Mabalako and 1 in Ituri in Komanda. 3 people cured out of ETCs in North Kivu in Beni and Butembo. No health workers are among the newly confirmed cases. The cumulative number of confirmed / probable cases among health workers is 157 (5% of all confirmed / probable cases), including 41 deaths."
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, September 13 https://t.co/eEG56L70pC
"Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 3,113, of which 3,002 are confirmed and 111 are probable. In total, there were 2,085 deaths (1,974 confirmed and 111 probable) and 942 people healed. 476 suspected cases under investigation; 14 new confirmed cases, including: 7 in North Kivu, including 3 in Kalunguta, 3 in Kyondo and 1 in Mabalako; 7 in Ituri, including 4 in Mandima, 2 in Mambasa and 1 in Komanda. 8 new confirmed deaths, including: 3 community deaths, 1 in North Kivu in Mangurejipa and 2 in Ituri, including 1 in Komanda and 1 in Mandima; 5 deaths in CTEs, including 4 in North Kivu, including 3 in Butembo and 1 in Beni, and 1 in Ituri in Komanda. 1 person cured exit of CTE in North Kivu in Komanda; 2 health workers are among the new confirmed cases of Mabalako and Mandima. The cumulative number of confirmed/probable cases among health workers is 159 (5% of all confirmed/probable cases), including 41 deaths."
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, September 15 https://t.co/Ckez6CiRRL
"Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 3,128, of which 3,017 are confirmed and 111 are probable. In total, there were 2,095 deaths (1,984 confirmed and 111 probable) and 948 people healed. 475 suspected cases under investigation; 9 new confirmed cases, including: 5 in North Kivu, including 1 in Biena, 1 in Kalunguta, 1 in Katwa, 1 in Kayna and 1 in Oicha; 4 in Ituri in Mandima. 5 new confirmed deaths, including: 1 community death in Oicha, North Kivu; 4 deaths in CTEs, including 3 in North Kivu, including 1 in Butembo, 1 in Mabalako and 1 Katwa, and 1 in Ituri in Komanda. 3 people cured out of ETCs in North Kivu, including 2 in Butembo and 1 in Beni. No health workers are among the newly confirmed cases. The cumulative number of confirmed/probable cases among health workers is 159 (5% of all confirmed/probable cases), including 41 deaths."
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, September 16 https://t.co/KvqPCnp0F6
"Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 3,132, of which 3,021 confirmed and 111 probable. In total, there were 2,096 deaths (1,985 confirmed and 111 probable) and 954 people healed. 398 suspected cases under investigation; 4 new confirmed cases, including: 2 in North Kivu in Kalunguta; 2 in Ituri, including 1 in Mambasa and 1 in Mandima. 1 new confirmed deaths, including: No community deaths among confirmed cases; 1 death in CTE in Ituri in Komanda. 6 people cured out of ETCs in North Kivu, including 3 in Mabalako, 2 in Beni and 1 Butembo. No health workers are among the newly confirmed cases. The cumulative number of confirmed/probable cases among health workers is 159 (5% of all confirmed/probable cases), including 41 deaths."
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, September 17 https://t.co/Kl0ep9H8lZ
"Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 3,131, of which 3,019 confirmed and 111 probable. In total, there were 2,098 deaths (1,987 confirmed and 111 probable) and 960 people healed. 493 suspected cases under investigation; 1 new confirmed case in North Kivu Biena. 2 new confirmed deaths, including: 1 in North Kivu in Beni; 1 in Ituri in Komanda. 6 people recovered from CTEs, including 5 in North Kivu, including 4 in Katwa, 1 in Butembo and 1 in Ituri in Komanda. No health workers are among the newly confirmed cases. The cumulative number of confirmed/probable cases among health workers is 159 (5% of all confirmed/probable cases), including 41 deaths."
Tanzania tells WHO it has no Ebola cases – statement - Physician's Weekly
"Tanzania has formally told the World Health Organization (WHO) that it has no cases of Ebola after a woman died there earlier this month from an unknown illness following Ebola-like symptoms, the organization said on Wednesday."
"Ebola patients receive new treatments under a compassionate use protocol, after a randomised clinical trial showed improved survival rates. 960 patients have recovered and receive clinical follow-up. For patients discharged from Ebola treatment centres, psychosocial and other support as well as community reintegration activities are provided."
"2,500 alerts are raised on average each day and need to be investigated. In addition, contact tracing is ongoing. Over 13,000 individuals are currently under follow-up."
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, September 18 https://t.co/y2rEi71P24
"Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 3,145, of which 3,034 confirmed and 111 probable. In total, there were 2,103 deaths (1,992 confirmed and 111 probable) and 961 people healed. 430 suspected cases under investigation; 15 new confirmed cases, including: 8 in North Kivu, including 4 in Beni and 4 Kalunguta; 7 in Ituri, including 5 in Mambasa, 1 in Komanda and 1 in Mandima. 5 new confirmed deaths, including: 2 community deaths, including 1 in North Kivu in Kalunguta and 1 in Ituri in Mambasa; 3 confirmed deaths, 2 in North Kivu in Mabalako and 1 in Ituri in Komanda.v1 person cured out of CTE in North Kivu in Butembo. No health workers are among the newly confirmed cases. The cumulative number of confirmed/probable cases among health workers is 159 (5% of all confirmed/probable cases), including 41 deaths."
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, September 20 https://t.co/uqJYnIME6p
"Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 3,157, of which 3,046 confirmed and 111 probable. In total, there were 2,111 deaths (2000 confirmed and 111 probable) and 966 people healed. 503 suspected cases under investigation; 7 new confirmed cases, including: 1 in North Kivu, Katwa; 6 in Ituri, including 5 in Mambasa, 1 in Komanda. 3 new confirmed deaths, including: No community deaths among confirmed cases; 3 confirmed deaths in North Kivu, including 2 Butembo and 1 in Beni. 3 people healed from CTE in North Kivu, including 1 in Beni, 1 in Butembo and 1 in Katwa. One health worker, living and unvaccinated, is one of the new confirmed cases of Katwa. The cumulative number of confirmed/probable cases among health workers is 160 (5% of all confirmed/probable cases), including 41 deaths."
WHO signals alarm over possible unreported Ebola cases in Tanzania - STAT
"The World Health Organization issued an extraordinary statement Saturday raising concerns about possible unreported Ebola cases in Tanzania and urging the country to provide patient samples for testing at an outside laboratory."
"The statement relates to a Tanzanian doctor who died Sept. 8 after returning to her country from Uganda; she reportedly had Ebola-like symptoms. Several contacts of the woman became sick, though Tanzanian authorities have insisted they tested negative for Ebola. But the country has not shared the tests so they can be validated at an outside laboratory, as suggested under the International Health Regulations, a treaty designed to protect the world from spread of infectious diseases."
"Tanzanian authorities waited four days to respond to the WHO’s first urgent request for information — a wait that is well outside what is required of a country under these circumstances. Two days into the wait, the WHO alerted member countries of the alarming situation via a secure website it uses to communicate sensitive information."
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, September 22 https://t.co/ikmHGXpGLT
Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 3,164, of which 3,053 confirmed and 111 probable. In total, there were 2,115 deaths (2004 confirmed and 111 probable) and 975 people healed. 415 suspected cases under investigation; 4 new confirmed cases, including: No confirmed cases have been recorded in North Kivu; 4 in Ituri, including 2 in Komanda, 1 in Mambasa and 1 in Mandima. 1 new confirmed death, including: No community deaths among confirmed cases; 1 confirmed death in Ituri in Komanda. 2 people healed out of CTE in North Kivu in Beni. No health workers are among the newly confirmed cases. The cumulative number of confirmed / probable cases among health workers is 160 (5% of all confirmed / probable cases), including 41 deaths."
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, September 23 https://t.co/joyeUkBQ3y
"Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 3,168, of which 3,057 are confirmed and 111 are probable. In total, there were 2.118 deaths (2007 confirmed and 111 probable) and 975 people healed. 343 suspected cases under investigation; 4 new confirmed cases, including: 1 in North Kivu in Butembo; 3 in Ituri, including 2 in Mandima and 1 in Mambasa. 3 new confirmed deaths, including: 2 community deaths, including 1 in North Kivu in Butembo and 1 in Ituri in Mambasa; 1 confirmed death in Ituri in Mandima. No health worker is among the new confirmed cases. The cumulative number of confirmed / probable cases among health workers is 160 (5% of all confirmed / probable cases), including 41 deaths."
Tanzania summons WHO official over accusations it withheld Ebola data - Africanews English
"Tanzania on Tuesday summoned the World Health Organization’s local representative, who over the weekend asserted that the government refused to share information on suspected Ebola cases. Transparency and speed are key to combating the deadly hemorrhagic fever because it can spread rapidly. Anyone deemed to have been in contact with potentially infected people must be quarantined and the public warned to step up precautions such as handwashing."
Government spokesman Hassan Abbasi said: "The representative insisted that the WHO has not declared that there is Ebola in Tanzania, nor does it have any evidence on that and pledged to cooperate with the government...During the talks, the WHO agreed to strictly follow guidelines outlined by the agency itself and ratified by the government if it wants to get any additional information from the Tanzanian government.”
"WHO spokeswoman Fadela Chaib told reporters in Geneva on Tuesday that the agency had not received any information after it had requested Tanzanian authorities to assess potential risks from the recent incidences. She ruled out any punitive action, and reiterated that WHO had advised against any travel or trade restrictions based on the present circumstances. “What we need to do is to continue communicating with them and provide them with help and expertise. We cannot sanction a country. It is not our mandate,” Chaib said."
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, September 24 https://t.co/zJsRnDMQYl
"Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 3,170, of which 3,059 confirmed and 111 probable. In total, there were 2,119 deaths (2008 confirmed and 111 probable) and 979 people healed. 447 suspected cases under investigation; 1 probable case has been validated in Ituri at Mambasa; 2 new confirmed cases in North Kivu at Oicha; 1 new confirmed death in Ituri in Mandima; 4 people recovered from CTEs, including 3 in North Kivu, including 2 in Beni and 1 in Katwa, and 1 in Ituri in Komanda; No health workers are among the newly confirmed cases. The cumulative number of confirmed / probable cases among health workers is 160 (5% of all confirmed / probable cases), including 41 deaths."
US alerts travelers to Tanzania about possible unreported Ebola cases - STAT
"The governments of the United States and the United Kingdom are alerting their citizens to the possibility that there may be unreported Ebola cases in Tanzania. The information — posted on the websites of the U.S. State Department, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Britain’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office — relates to concerning reports that a Tanzanian doctor who had been in Uganda in August and who died after her return home may have tested positive for Ebola."
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, September 27 https://t.co/H6ah4Cs1vZ
"Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 3,183, of which 3,069 are confirmed and 114 are probable. In total, there were 2,128 deaths (2014 confirmed and 114 probable) and 989 people healed. 416 suspected cases under investigation; 2 new probable cases in Ituri, including 1 in Komanda and 1 in Mambasa; 3 new confirmed cases, including: No cases in North Kivu; 3 in Ituri, including 1 in Lolwa, 1 in Mambasa and 1 in Mandima; No new confirmed deaths have been recorded; 8 Cured people released from CTEs, including 6 in Ituri in Komanda and 2 in North Kivu in Beni; No health worker is among the new confirmed cases. The cumulative number of confirmed / probable cases, including 41 deaths."
Measles deaths are double Ebola deaths in DRC in 2019 - Outbreak News Today
While the focus has been on the Ebola outbreak in DRC, there is a simultaneous outbreak of measles that is occurring that has more deaths to date than EVD.
"The World Health Organization (WHO) reports (computer translated) 183,837 suspected cases of measles and 3,667 deaths. Since the beginning of the year, 1,760 EVD deaths were seen in that same period."
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, September 30 https://t.co/sjqh91qAdE
"Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 3,191, of which 3,077 are confirmed and 114 are probable. In total, there were 2,133 deaths (2019 confirmed and 114 probable) and 991 people healed . 346 suspected cases under investigation; 3 new confirmed cases, including: 1 in North Kivu in Kalunguta; 2 in Ituri, including 1 in Mambasa and 1 in Mandima; 4 new confirmed deaths in Ituri, including: 1 community death in Ituri 1 in Mandima; 3 confirmed deaths in CTEs in Ituri, including 2 in Mambasa and 1 Komanda; No health worker is among the new confirmed cases. The cumulative number of confirmed / probable cases among health workers is 160 (5% of all confirmed / probable cases), including 41 deaths"
"Summary of epidemiological data at week 39 (from 23 to 29/09/19); Number of new probable cases: 3; Number of new confirmed cases: 20; Number of new cures: 16; Number of new deaths: 12; Community : 4; Confirmed deaths: 8"
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, October 1 https://t.co/pdA5n67Br7
"Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 3,194, of which 3,080 are confirmed and 114 are probable. In total, there were 2,136 deaths (2022 confirmed and 114 probable) and 991 people cured. 388 suspected cases under investigation; 3 new confirmed cases, including: 2 in North Kivu, including 1 in Kalunguta and 1 in Oicha; 1 in Ituri in Mandima; 3 new confirmed deaths in Ituri, including: 1 community death in North Kivu in Kalunguta; 2 confirmed deaths in CTEs, including 1 in North Kivu in Oicha and 1 in Ituri in Mandima; No healed person left the CTE; No health worker is among the new confirmed cases. The cumulative number of confirmed / probable cases among health workers is 160 (5% of all confirmed / probable cases), including 41 deaths."
DRC #Ebola: CMRE October 2 update https://t.co/ormS6aOnxo
"Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 3,197, of which 3,083 confirmed and 114 probable. In total, there were 2,136 deaths (2022 confirmed and 114 probable) and 994 people cured. 430 suspected cases under investigation; 3 new confirmed cases, including: 1 in North Kivu, Katwa; 2 in Ituri in Mandima; No new confirmed deaths have been recorded; 3 people cured out of ETCs, including 2 in Ituri in Komanda and 2 in North Kivu in Butembo; 1 health worker, living and vaccinated, is one of the new confirmed cases of Mandima. The cumulative number of confirmed / probable cases among health workers is 161 (5% of all confirmed / probable cases), including 41 deaths. 16th day without response activities in the health area Lwemba to Mandima in Ituri."
Tanzania: Uganda to Deploy Ebola Frontline Workers at Tanzania Border - AllAfrica - Top Africa News
"Uganda is going to deploy frontline health workers on the Uganda-Tanzania Mutukula border as a response measure for the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The minister of health Dr Jane Ruth Aceng has said. She revealed this during the 25th Health Sector Joint Review Mission in Kampala today. Dr Aceng said her ministry has resolved to deploy health workers as a protective measure. She, however, adds that the development is not a confirmation of Ebola in Tanzania. "I am not saying that Tanzania has Ebola. We are planning to deploy to protect the country at all fronts," she said. This follows concerns from the World Health Organisation (WHO), about Tanzania’s obstinacy in investigating the suspicious death of a female student who succumbed to an Ebola-like disease a few weeks ago. The student died on September 8, in Dar-es Salaam, after travelling to the towns of Songea, Njombe, and Mbeya."
DRC #Ebola: 1 new case on October 2, 7 this week, 3,198 total https://t.co/cyAR75kjyB
"The MoH/WHO AFRO Ebola DRC KIVU 2018 Dashboard reports 1 new case on October 2, making 7 so far this week, 99 in the past 21 days, and 3,198 total. Out of 8,200 contact, 1,000 are going untraced."
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, October 3 https://t.co/tDJYvIjF1g
"EVOLUTION OF THE EPIDEMIC IN THE PROVINCES OF NORTH KIVU AND ITURI AS OF 02 OCTOBER 2019 Thursday, October 03, 2019 Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 3,198, of which 3,084 are confirmed and 114 are probable. In total, there were 2,137 deaths (2023 confirmed and 114 probable) and 995 people healed. • 427 suspected cases under investigation; • 1 new case confirmed in Ituri in Mandima; • 1 new confirmed death in North Kivu in Mabalako; • 1 person cured out of the CTE in North Kivu in Butembo; • No health workers are among the newly confirmed cases. The cumulative number of confirmed/probable cases among health workers is 161 (5% of all confirmed/probable cases), including 41 deaths. • 17th day without response activities in the health area Lwemba to Mandima in Ituri."
Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo: October Crisis Update - Doctors Without Borders
As of October 2,019 there have been 3,198 total cases, 2137 total deaths, and 995 survivors. "People have been reported to have Ebola in North Kivu, Ituri, and South Kivu provinces, with the current hotspots located in Ituri province. While the rate of transmission has appeared to slow down over the past month—averaging 47 new cases per week in September compared to August’s weekly average of 65 news cases—the overall fatality rate remains high. In total, 157 new Ebola cases were identified during the month of September, compared to 306 newly identified cases in August. The Ministry of Health officially declared the latest outbreak of Ebola virus disease in North Kivu on August 1, 2018, but the outbreak likely began months earlier. This is the tenth outbreak of Ebola in DRC in 40 years and by far the country's largest ever documented. It is also the second largest Ebola epidemic on record, behind the West Africa outbreak of 2014–2016."
DRC #Ebola: 3 new cases on October 4, 13 this week, 3,204 total https://t.co/xCpuBR6ois
"DRC Ebola: 3 new cases on October 4, 13 this week, 3,204 total"
DRC #Ebola: CMRE October 5 update https://t.co/o5MAW1Jnbq
"Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 3,204, of which 3,090 are confirmed and 114 are probable. In total, there were 2.141 deaths (2027 confirmed and 114 probable) and 1004 people healed. 451 suspected cases under investigation; 3 new confirmed cases, including: 1 in North Kivu at Oicha; 2 in Ituri, including 1 in Lolwa and 1 in Mandima. 2 new confirmed deaths, including: 1 in North Kivu, including 1 in Oicha.1 confirmed death in Ituri in Mandima; 5 people healed from ETCs in North Kivu, including 4 in Mabalako and 1 in Beni; No health workers are among the newly confirmed cases. The cumulative number of confirmed / probable cases among health workers is 161 (5% of all confirmed / probable cases), including 41 deaths. 19th day without response activities in Lwemba to Mandima health area in Ituri, where the dialogue in the community continues."
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, October 6 https://t.co/CjJLxOR2ul
"Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 3,204, of which 3,090 are confirmed and 114 are probable. In total, there were 2,142 deaths (2028 confirmed and 114 probable) and 1004 people healed. 414 suspected cases under investigation; No new cases confirmed; 1 new confirmed death at CTE in Ituri in Komanda; No one healed out of ETCs; No health workers are among the newly confirmed cases. The cumulative number of confirmed / probable cases among health workers is 161 (5% of all confirmed / probable cases), including 41 deaths. 19th day without response activities in Lwemba to Mandima health area in Ituri, where dialogue is ongoing in the community."
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, October 7 https://t.co/CCBBnhTWk3
"Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 3,205, of which 3,091 are confirmed and 114 are probable. In total, there were 2,142 deaths (2028 confirmed and 114 probable) and 1006 people healed. 363 suspected cases under investigation; 1 new confirmed case at CTE in North Kivu at Oicha; No new confirmed deaths; 2 people healed from Butembo CTE; No health workers are among the newly confirmed cases. The cumulative number of confirmed/probable cases among health workers is 161 (5% of all confirmed/probable cases), including 41 deaths. The data presented in this table are subject to change after extensive investigation and after redistribution of cases and deaths in their respective health areas."
Patient in Sweden being tested for Ebola, local hospital says https://t.co/cGykSMhzQo
"A patient in a Swedish hospital who was tested earlier Tuesday for Ebola does not have the deadly virus, hospital officials said. Maria Josephsson, head of the department of infectious diseases at Skane University Hospital in Malmö, told NBC News in an email early Tuesday that a patient in their care was showing "symptoms of fever," which prompted the test, in combination with "knowledge about what regions the patient has been visiting." "Test results have now come back negative," the hospital said Tuesday afternoon. Ebola was "not a likely diagnosis" from the onset, the hospital said, but added it could not "rule it out until we have a negative test result.”"
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, October 8 https://t.co/BJpGgDIdFF
"Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 3,206, of which 3,092 are confirmed and 114 are probable. In total, there were 2,143 deaths (2029 confirmed and 114 probable) and 1006 people healed. 443 suspected cases under investigation; 1 new case confirmed at CTE in Ituri in Mandima; 1 new confirmed death in North Kivu in Mabalako; 10 people were cured from the CTE, including 7 in Ituri in Komanda and 3 in North Kivu, including Beni, 1 in Katwa and 1 in Mabalako; No health workers are among the newly confirmed cases. The cumulative number of confirmed / probable cases among health workers is 161 (5% of all confirmed / probable cases), including 41 deaths. "
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, October 9 https://t.co/GIQvowMlLF
"Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 3,207, of which 3,093 are confirmed and 114 are probable. In total, there were 2,144 deaths (2030 confirmed and 114 probable) and 1009 people healed. 455 suspected cases under investigation; 1 new case confirmed at CTE in Ituri in Mandima; 1 new confirmed death in North Kivu in Beni; 3 people healed from the CTE in North Kivu in Mabalako; No health workers are among the newly confirmed cases. The cumulative number of confirmed/probable cases among health workers is 161 (5% of all confirmed/probable cases), including 41 deaths. "
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, October 10 https://t.co/QP21DCDtsg
"Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 3,208, of which 3,094 are confirmed and 114 are probable. In total, there were 2,144 deaths (2030 confirmed and 114 probable) and 1027 people cured. 472 suspected cases under investigation; 1 new case confirmed at CTE in Ituri in Lolwa; No new confirmed deaths; 8 people recovered from the CTE, including 6 in Ituri, including 5 in Komanda and 1 in Mambasa and 2 in North Kivu, including 1 in Beni and 1 in Katwa; No health workers are among the newly confirmed cases. The cumulative number of confirmed / probable cases among health workers is 161 (5% of all confirmed / probable cases), including 41 deaths."
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, October 12 https://t.co/hs2NhtCBig
"Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 3,212, of which 3,098 are confirmed and 114 are probable. In total, there were 2,148 deaths (2034 confirmed and 114 probable) and 1031 people cured. 466 suspected cases under investigation; 2 new confirmed cases at CTE in Ituri in Mandima; 2 new confirmed deaths, including: 2 community deaths in Ituri in Mandima; No confirmed deaths in CTE; 3 people healed from the CTE, including 2 in Ituri in Komanda and 1 in North Kivu in Katwa; No health workers are among the newly confirmed cases. The cumulative number of confirmed / probable cases among health workers is 161 (5% of all confirmed / probable cases), including 41 deaths. "
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, October 14 https://t.co/Le9pQpOwqd
"Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 3,220, of which 3,106 confirmed and 114 probable. In total, there were 2,150 deaths (2036 confirmed and 114 probable) and 1033 people healed. 383 suspected cases under investigation; 2 new confirmed cases at CTE in Ituri in Mandima; No new confirmed deaths have been recorded; 1 person healed out of CTE in Ituri in Mambasa; No health workers are among the newly confirmed cases. The cumulative number of confirmed / probable cases among health workers is 161 (5% of all confirmed / probable cases), including 41 deaths."
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, October 16 https://t.co/rs08B5ccP5
"Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 3,227, of which 3,113 are confirmed and 114 are probable. In total, there were 2,154 deaths (2040 confirmed and 114 probable) and 1038 people healed. 530 suspected cases under investigation; 3 new confirmed cases, including: No cases in North Kivu; 3 in Ituri in Mandima; 1 new confirmed death, of which: 1 community death in Ituri in Mandima; No confirmed deaths; 2 people healed from the CTE in Ituri in Mambasa; No health workers are among the newly confirmed cases. The cumulative number of confirmed / probable cases among health workers is 161 (5% of all confirmed / probable cases), including 41 deaths. "
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, October 17 https://t.co/TVsyaB3CxF
"Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 3,228, of which 3,114 are confirmed and 114 are probable. In total, there were 2,158 deaths (2044 confirmed and 114 probable) and 1038 people healed. 443 suspected cases under investigation; 1 new confirmed case in North Kivu, including: 1 case in North Kivu in Mabalako; No cases in Ituri; 4 new confirmed deaths in North Kivu, including: 1 community death in North Kivu in Mabalako; 3 deaths confirmed at CTE in North Kivu in Mabalako; No healed person left CTE; No health workers are among the newly confirmed cases. The cumulative number of confirmed / probable cases among health workers is 161 (5% of all confirmed / probable cases), including 41 deaths."
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, October 18 https://t.co/P9hHa4OyFq
"Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 3,233, of which 3,117 are confirmed and 116 are probable. In total, there were 2,162 deaths (2046 confirmed and 116 probable) and 1039 people cured. 451 suspected cases under investigation; 2 new probable cases, including 1 in Ituri in Mambasa and 1 in North Kivu in Kalunguta; 3 new confirmed cases, including: 1 case in North Kivu at Oicha; 2 cases in Ituri in Mambasa; 2 new confirmed deaths in North Kivu, including: 1 community death in North Kivu at Oicha; 3 deaths confirmed at CTE in North Kivu in Beni; 1 person cured out of the CTE of Mabalako; No health workers are among the newly confirmed cases. The cumulative number of confirmed / probable cases among health workers is 161 (5% of all confirmed / probable cases), including 41 deaths."
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, October 19 https://t.co/rEvxjdg1YI
"Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 3,235, of which 3,119 confirmed and 116 probable. In total, there were 2,165 deaths (2049 confirmed and 116 probable) and 1042 people healed. 478 suspected cases under investigation; 2 new confirmed cases, including: No cases in North Kivu; 2 cases in Ituri, including 1 in Mambasa and 1 in Mandima; 3 new confirmed deaths, including: 1 community death in Ituri in Mandima; 2 deaths confirmed at CTE North Kivu in Mabalako; 3 people healed from the CTE in North Kivu in Mabalako; No health workers are among the newly confirmed cases. The cumulative number of confirmed / probable cases among health workers is 161 (5% of all confirmed / probable cases), including 41 deaths."
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, October 20 https://t.co/I3zmXYRWjf
"Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 3,239, of which 3,123 are confirmed and 116 are probable. In total, there were 2,169 deaths (2053 confirmed and 116 probable) and 1,042 people cured. 420 suspected cases under investigation; 4 new confirmed cases, including: 1 case in North Kivu in Mabalako; 3 cases in Ituri in Mandima; 4 new confirmed deaths in North Kivu, including: 2 community deaths in Ituri in Mandima; 2 confirmed deaths in CTEs in Ituri, including 1 in Mambasa and 1 in Mandima; No healed person left CTE; No health workers are among the newly confirmed cases. The cumulative number of confirmed / probable cases among health workers is 161 (5% of all confirmed / probable cases), including 41 deaths."
Death toll from Ebola outbreak reaches 2,150 in DR Congo: AU - Xinhua | English.news.cn - Xinhua
"The death toll from the ongoing Ebola virus outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has climbed to 2,150, according to the latest figure from the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). The Africa CDC - a specialized agency of the African Union (AU) - recently disclosed that the death toll from the Ebola crisis in DRC to have reached 2,133 as of early this month. Its latest periodic update regarding the deadly outbreak's status showed that the death toll has climbed to 2,150 as of October 13."
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, October 21 https://t.co/rIZ1X88udG
"Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 3,243, of which 3,127 are confirmed and 116 are probable. In total, there were 2,171 deaths (2055 confirmed and 116 probable) and 1044 people healed. 426 suspected cases are under investigation; 4 new confirmed cases, including: 1 case in North Kivu in Mabalako; 3 cases in Ituri, including 2 in Mandima and 1 in Mambasa; 2 new confirmed deaths, including: 2 community deaths in Ituri, including 1 in Mambasa and 1 in Mandima; No confirmed deaths supported in ETCs; 2 people healed from ETCs, including 1 in North Kivu in Beni and 1 in Ituri in Mambasa; No health workers are among the newly confirmed cases. The cumulative number of confirmed / probable cases among health workers is 161 (5% of all confirmed / probable cases), including 41 deaths."
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, October 22 https://t.co/6mEi0xCEO0
"Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 3,248, of which 3,131 are confirmed and 117 are probable. In total, there were 2,172 deaths (2055 confirmed and 117 probable) and 1044 people cured. 446 suspected cases under investigation; 1 new probable case validated in Ituri in Mandima; 4 new confirmed cases, including: 2 cases in North Kivu, including 1 in Kalunguta and 1 in Mabalako; 2 cases in Ituri, including 1 in Mambasa and 1 in Mandima; No new confirmed deaths recorded; No cured person has left CTE; No health worker is among the new confirmed cases. The cumulative number of confirmed / probable cases among health workers is 161 (5% of all confirmed / probable cases), including 41 deaths."
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, October 23 https://t.co/rUSh0GJRO4
"Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 3,250, of which 3,133 are confirmed and 117 are probable. In total, there were 2,174 deaths (2057 confirmed and 117 probable) and 1045 people cured. 536 suspected cases under investigation; 2 new confirmed cases, including: 1 case in North Kivu in Mabalako; 1 case in Ituri in Mambasa; 2 new confirmed deaths, including: no community deaths among new confirmed cases; 2 deaths of confirmed cases in CTEs, including 1 in North Kivu in Beni and 1 in Ituri in Mambasa; 1 person cured out of CTE in North Kivu in Katwa; No health workers are among the newly confirmed cases. The cumulative number of confirmed / probable cases among health workers is 161 (5% of all confirmed / probable cases), including 41 deaths."
Why Ebola threat persists in Nigeria, others - Guardian
"The WHO, on October 20, 2014, officially declared Nigeria Ebola-free, having passed the mandatory period with no new cases; 42 days after the last confirmed case of the virus was discharged from the hospital, giving sufficient confidence to declare the outbreak over."
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, October 24 https://t.co/ccedbtEoBD
"Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 3,256, of which 3,139 are confirmed and 117 are probable. In total, there were 2,177 deaths (2060 confirmed and 117 probable) and 1045 people healed. 486 suspected cases under investigation; 6 new confirmed cases, including: 2 cases in North Kivu 1 in Butembo and 1 in Kalunguta; 4 cases in Ituri in Mandima; 3 new confirmed deaths, including: 1 community death in Ituri in Mandima; 2 deaths of confirmed cases in CTEs in North Kivu, including 1 in Butembo and 1 in Mabalako; No healed person left CTE; No health workers are among the newly confirmed cases. The cumulative number of confirmed / probable cases among health workers is 161 (5% of all confirmed / probable cases), including 41 deaths."
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, October 25 https://t.co/oH6uzTif77
"Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 3,260, of which 3,143 are confirmed and 117 are probable. In total, there were 2,178 deaths (2061 confirmed and 117 probable) and 1045 people healed. 539 suspected cases under investigation; 4 new confirmed cases, including: 3 cases in North Kivu in Mabalako; 1 case in Ituri in Mandima; 1 new confirmed death, of which: 1 community death in Ituri in Mandima; No deaths among confirmed cases in CTEs; No healed person left CTE; No health workers are among the newly confirmed cases. The cumulative number of confirmed / probable cases among health workers is 161 (5% of all confirmed / probable cases), including 41 deaths; Continued research of the patient confirmed on 23 October 2019 in Mandima in Ituri and fleeing into the community"
DRC #Ebola: 1 new case on October 25, 17 this week, 3,261 total https://t.co/D9ByhhY9di
"The MoH/WHO AFRO Ebola DRC KIVU 2018 Dashboard reports 1 new case on October 25, making 17 this week, 56 in the past 21 days, and 3,261 since the outbreak was declared. Out of 5,000 contacts, 900 are going untraced."
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, October 27 https://t.co/LBJpicElAY
"The cumulative number of cases is 3,263, of which 3,146 are confirmed and 117 are probable. In total, there were 2,180 deaths (2063 confirmed and 117 probable) and 1045 people healed. 357 suspected cases under investigation; 2 new confirmed cases, including: 1 in North Kivu in Mabalako; 1 in Ituri in Mandima; No new confirmed deaths; No cured person has left CTE; No health worker is among the new confirmed cases. The cumulative number of confirmed / probable cases among health workers is 161 (5% of all confirmed / probable cases), including 41 deaths; Continued research of the patient confirmed on 23 October 2019 in Mandima in Ituri and fleeing into the community."
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, October 28 https://t.co/wmOiSh6kWl
"Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 3,264, of which 3,147 are confirmed and 117 are probable. In total, there were 2,181 deaths (2064 confirmed and 117 probable) and 1046 people cured. 400 suspected cases under investigation; 1 new case confirmed in North Kivu in Mabalako; 1 new confirmed death, including: No community deaths have been recorded; 1 death of confirmed case in the CTE in North Kivu in Mabalako; 1 person cured exit of CTE in Ituri in Komanda; No health workers are among the newly confirmed cases. The cumulative number of confirmed / probable cases among health workers is 161 (5% of all confirmed / probable cases), including 41 deaths; Continued search for the patient confirmed on 23 October 2019 in Mandima in Ituri and fleeing into the community."
DRC #Ebola: 4 new cases on October 28, 56 in past 21 days, 3,268 total https://t.co/QexUnfnOCK
"The MoH/WHO AFRO Ebola DRC KIVU 2018 Dashboard reports week 44 has begun with 4 new cases, making 56 in the past 21 days and 3,268 since the outbreak was declared. Out of 3,600 contacts, 900 are going untraced."
"The technical secretary of the response to the Ebola virus disease, Jean Jacques Muyembe, confirmed that the administration of a second vaccine in the response to Ebola is for the month of November. Dr. Jean Jacques Muyembe suggested that there are already two risk communes that have been selected in Goma, located in the province of North Kivu, where this vaccine will be administered because it is there that there are many citizens of Beni and Butembo, etc. Note that the DRC has chosen to introduce a second experimental vaccine to try to stem the spread of the Ebola virus that has already made at least 2,146 deaths in the DRC."
Ebola outbreak feared in Bahamas as nation put on ‘high alert’ - Daily Star
After Hurricane Dorian hit the Bahamas in September, international support teams and doctors have come in to aid local efforts. The Bahamas Ministry of Health has been monitoring where these aid workers have been traveling from, particularly if they come from countries being affected by the current Ebola outbreak. The Ministry of Health plans to screen for symptoms and travel history, and only act if the two align with Ebola. The Ministry of Health and Islands National Health Department have issued a "High Alert" for potential for Ebola virus to arrive on the island nation.
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, October 30 https://t.co/LI16A8YS7I
"Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 3,269, of which 3,152 are confirmed and 117 are probable. In total, there were 2,182 deaths (2065 confirmed and 117 probable) and 1048 people cured. 532 suspected cases under investigation; 1 new confirmed case in Ituri in Mambasa; No new confirmed deaths have been recorded; No healed person left the ETC; No health workers are among the newly confirmed cases. The cumulative number of confirmed / probable cases among health workers is 161 (5% of all confirmed / probable cases), including 41 deaths; Continued search for the patient confirmed on 23 October 2019 in Mandima in Ituri and fleeing into the community."
3 aid workers killed in S. Sudan, suspending Ebola screening: UN - Saudi Gazette
Three Ebola screening aid volunteers working on the DRC and South Sudan border were killed in crossfire, according to the UN. Two other volunteers were injured and two more were abducted. Following this, the International Organization of Migration has suspended work at 5 Ebola screening sites along the DRC and South Sudan border. The UN noted this is the first reported killing of aid workers in South Sudan since 2018.
"The World Health Organization and Congolese authorities are proposing changes to how some Ebola patients are cared for, new guidelines show, after a patient’s death challenged the accepted medical theory that survivors are immune to reinfection." The WHO and Congolese authorities are still searching for answers as the circumstances around a woman's death remain unclear. The woman was previously infected with Ebola, fell ill with Ebola again and died. The woman was working with Ebola patients as it was widely believed she could not be infected again. Current procedures for Ebola survivors working with patients are being reconsidered.
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, October 31 https://t.co/g8P9MC7sR1
"Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 3,272, of which 3,155 are confirmed and 117 are probable. In total, there were 2,183 deaths (2066 confirmed and 117 probable) and 1052 people healed. 503 suspected cases under investigation; 3 new confirmed cases in Ituri in Mandima; 1 new confirmed death at CTE in Ituri in Mambasa; 4 people cured out of ETCs in North Kivu, including 3 in Mabalako and 1 in Beni; No health workers are among the newly confirmed cases. The cumulative number of confirmed / probable cases among health workers is 161 (5% of all confirmed / probable cases), including 41 deaths; Continued search for the patient confirmed on 23 October 2019 in Mandima in Ituri and fleeing into the community.
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, November 1 https://t.co/BuJOnh7Zmg
"Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 3,272, of which 3,156 are confirmed and 117 are probable. In total, there were 2.183 deaths (2067 confirmed and 117 probable) and 1052 people healed. 434 suspected cases under investigation; 1 new case confirmed in North Kivu in Mabalako; 1 new confirmed death at CTE in North Kivu in Mabalako; No healed person came out of ETC; No health workers are among the newly confirmed cases. The cumulative number of confirmed / probable cases among health workers is 161 (5% of all confirmed / probable cases), including 41 deaths; Continued search for the patient confirmed on 23 October 2019 in Mandima in Ituri and fleeing into the community."
India spillover: Bats and humans carry antibodies to filoviruses - Outbreak News Today
Bats and humans in Northeast India have been found to carry antibodies that recognize several filoviruses. "The results suggested human exposure to two distinct filoviruses; one group of samples was positive for antibodies to Ebola virus, Bundibugyo virus and Sudan virus (all ebolaviruses) while another sample was reactive to Marburg virus. Bat species tested contained antibodies to ebolaviruses and recently discovered filovirus, Mengla virus. This is the first report of filovirus reactive antibodies in both humans and bats in this region with no historical record of Ebola virus disease." No filovirus genetic material was discovered in the blood samples of bats or humans.
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, November 2 https://t.co/wmZ4GOQMCO
"Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 3,274, of which 3,157 are confirmed and 117 are probable. In total, there were 2,185 deaths (2,068 confirmed and 117 probable) and 1,054 people healed. 482 suspected cases under investigation; 1 new case confirmed in Ituri in Mandima; 1 new confirmed death at CTE in North Kivu in Mabalako; 2 people healed from the CTE in North Kivu in Mabalako; No health workers are among the newly confirmed cases. The cumulative number of confirmed / probable cases among health workers is 161 (5% of all confirmed / probable cases), including 41 deaths; Continued search for the patient confirmed on 23 October 2019 in Mandima in Ituri and fleeing into the community."
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, November 3 https://t.co/S4h1qXPVaj
"Sunday, November 03, 2019 Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 3,274, of which 3,157 are confirmed and 117 are probable. In total, there were 2,185 deaths (2,068 confirmed and 117 probable) and 1,054 people healed. 513 suspected cases under investigation; No new cases confirmed; No new confirmed deaths No one healed out of ETC; No health workers are among the newly confirmed cases. The cumulative number of confirmed / probable cases among health workers is 161 (5% of all confirmed / probable cases), including 41 deaths; Continued search for the patient confirmed on 23 October 2019 in Mandima in Ituri and fleeing into the community."
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, November 4 https://t.co/OIxuJOqgcZ
"Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 3,274, of which 3,157 are confirmed and 117 are probable. In total, there were 2,185 deaths (2068 confirmed and 117 probable) and 1055 people healed. 447 suspected cases under investigation; No new cases confirmed; No new confirmed deaths 1 person healed out of CTE in Ituri in Mambasa; No health workers are among the newly confirmed cases. The cumulative number of confirmed / probable cases among health workers is 161 (5% of all confirmed / probable cases), including 41 deaths"
For the second day in a row, there have been no new Ebola cases reported and no confirmed deaths.
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, November 5 https://t.co/5thd5RmNIH
"Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 3,282, of which 3,164 are confirmed and 118 are probable. In total, there were 2,188 deaths (2070 confirmed and 118 probable) and 1059 people healed. 542 suspected cases under investigation; 1 probable case in North Kivu at Kalunguta; 7 new confirmed cases, including: 6 in North Kivu, including 3 in Beni and 3 in Mabalako; 1 in Ituri in Mandima; 2 new confirmed deaths in North Kivu, including: 1 community death in Beni; 1 confirmed death at the CTE of Beni; 4 people recovered from CTEs, 3 in North Kivu, including 2 in Beni and 1 in Butembo, and 1 in Ituri in Mambasa; No health workers are among the newly confirmed cases. The cumulative number of confirmed / probable cases among health workers is 161 (5% of all confirmed / probable cases), including 41 deaths"
"According to the latest information on the WHO's Ebola dashboard, officials confirmed 3 new cases of Ebola today, raising the outbreak total to 3,285, including 2,187 deaths. Officials are still investigation 542 suspected cases."
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, November 7 https://t.co/LjMwc6MNbq
"Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 3,286, of which 3,168 are confirmed and 118 are probable. In total, there were 2,192 deaths (2074 confirmed and 118 probable) and 1063 people healed. 532 suspected cases under investigation; 1 new case confirmed in North Kivu in Mabalako; No cases were notified in Ituri; 1 confirmed new death in North Kivu, including: No community deaths have been recorded; 1 confirmed death in CTE in Beni; 4 people healed from CTE in North Kivu in Mabalako; No health worker is among the new confirmed cases. The cumulative number of confirmed / probable cases among health workers is 161 (5% of all confirmed / probable cases), including 41 deaths...Since vaccination began on August 8, 2018, 248,004 people have been vaccinated"
"The overall case-fatality rate of the outbreak remains at 67%. Of the total confirmed and probable cases, 56% are in women, and 28% are in children. A total of 163 healthcare workers have been infected, representing 5% of the total case population. "
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, November 9 https://t.co/iWbT2BiKbr
"The cumulative number of cases is 3,286, of which 3,168 are confirmed and 118 are probable. In total, there were 2,192 deaths (2074 confirmed and 118 probable) and 1064 people healed. 501 suspected cases under investigation; No new cases have been confirmed; No new confirmed deaths have been recorded; • No cured person has emerged from CTEs; No health worker is among the new confirmed cases. The cumulative number of confirmed / probable cases among health workers is 161 (5% of all confirmed / probable cases), including 41 deaths"
#Uganda declares #end of #Ebola #outbreak https://t.co/1Z2BR24pIM #healthupdate #feedly
Uganda declares end of Ebola outbreak. "The Ministry of Health would like to officially declare the end of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak which occurred in Kasese District. The declaration comes after completion of 42 days of the post-EVD surveillance countdown period for the contacts of the last confirmed case, as per the World Health Organization (WHO) requirement for declaring an end to an outbreak of any Viral Haemorrhagic Fever (VHF)"
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, November 11 https://t.co/NDa0bjRKUu
"Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 3,287, of which 3,169 confirmed and 118 probable. In total, there were 2,193 deaths (2075 confirmed and 118 probable) and 1067 people cured. 411 suspected cases under investigation; No new cases confirmed; No new deaths of confirmed cases have been recorded; 3 people healed from the CTE in North Kivu in Mabalako; No health workers are among the newly confirmed cases. The cumulative number of confirmed / probable cases among health workers is 161 (5% of all confirmed / probable cases), including 41 deaths...Since vaccination began on 8 August 2018, 250,234 people have been vaccinated."
Final approval of Merck's VSV-ZEBOV, Ebola vaccine has been granted by the European Commission. The vaccine was originally used in the 2014 outbreak, and has been used to vaccinate over 250,000 people in this current outbreak. Clinical trial results released by the WHO this showed the vaccine efficacy was more than 97% for the Ebola Zaire strain. This is the first Ebola vaccine to be licensed.
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, November 12 https://t.co/nExD7kx2DE
"Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 3,287, of which 3,169 confirmed and 118 probable. In total, there were 2,193 deaths (2075 confirmed and 118 probable) and 1067 people cured. 545 suspected cases under investigation; No new confirmed cases; No new deaths of confirmed cases have been recorded; No cured person has emerged from ETCs; No health worker is among the new confirmed cases. The cumulative number of confirmed / probable cases among health workers is 161 (5% of all confirmed / probable cases), including 41 deaths"
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, November 13 https://t.co/9QEAyEjnhO
Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 3,291, of which 3,173 are confirmed and 118 are probable. In total, there were 2,193 deaths (2075 confirmed and 118 probable) and 1067 people cured. 508 suspected cases under investigation; 4 new confirmed cases in North Kivu, including 2 in Beni and 2 in Mabalako; No new deaths of confirmed cases have been recorded; No cured person has emerged from ETCs; No health worker is among the new confirmed cases. The cumulative number of confirmed / probable cases among health workers is 163 (5% of all confirmed / probable cases), including 41 deaths.
Over 10 months, more than 500,000 Congolese people will be injected with the new Ebola Vaccine. There are concerns among scientists about unknown long term effects, due to lack of studying them.
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, November 14 https://t.co/pNhmGoVF1Y
"The cumulative number of cases is 3,292, of which 3,174 are confirmed and 118 are probable. In total, there were 2,193 deaths (2075 confirmed and 118 probable) and 1067 people cured. 527 suspected cases under investigation; 1 new case confirmed in North Kivu in Mabalako; No new deaths of confirmed cases have been recorded; No cured person has emerged from ETCs; • No health worker is among the new confirmed cases. The cumulative number of confirmed / probable cases among health workers is 163 (5% of all confirmed / probable cases), including 41 deaths"
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, November 15 https://t.co/3hWAvYn896
"Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 3,292, of which 3,174 are confirmed and 118 are probable. In total, there were 2,195 deaths (2077 confirmed and 118 probable) and 1070 people healed. 508 suspected cases under investigation; No new confirmed cases; 2 new deaths of confirmed cases in North Kivu, including 1 in Beni and 1 in Mabalako; 3 healed people released from CTE in North Kivu in Mabalako; No health worker is among the new confirmed cases. The cumulative number of confirmed / probable cases among health workers is 163 (5% of all confirmed / probable cases), including 41 deaths"
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, November 16 https://t.co/4CELYQvCJv
"Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 3,292, of which 3,174 are confirmed and 118 are probable. In total, there were 2,195 deaths (2077 confirmed and 118 probable) and 1070 people healed. 517 suspected cases under investigation; No new confirmed cases; No new deaths of confirmed cases have been recorded; No cured person has emerged from CTEs; No health worker is among the new confirmed cases. The cumulative number of confirmed / probable cases among health workers is 163 (5% of all confirmed / probable cases), including 41 deaths. 93 people were vaccinated with the 2nd Ad26.ZEBOV / MVA-BN-Filo vaccine (Johnson & Johnson) in the two Health Zones of Karisimbi in Goma; Since the start of vaccination on August 8, 2018 with the rVSV-ZEBOV vaccine, 252,835 people have been vaccinated"
#Ebola in DRC: Epidemic slows, WHO prequalifies vaccine https://t.co/nFOd4AnJKD
"The health authorities of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the World Health Organization (WHO) have observed in recent weeks a significant reduction in cases of Ebola contamination in the provinces of North Kivu and Ituri...These encouraging trends confirm that the virus is starting to slow down. Over the past week, the Kalunguta Health Zone has reported 21 days with no new confirmed cases of Ebola. In the health zone of Katwa, it is 42 days without new confirmed cases...More generally, the proportion of contacts recorded among the cases before the onset of symptoms increases over time, sometimes reaching the 100% mark (6/6) in the last 7 days"
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, November 17 https://t.co/OVKBEhosL8
"Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 3,292, of which 3,174 are confirmed and 118 are probable. In total, there were 2,195 deaths (2077 confirmed and 118 probable) and 1070 people healed. 422 suspected cases under investigation; No new confirmed cases; • No new deaths of confirmed cases have been recorded; No cured person has emerged from CTEs; No health worker is among the new confirmed cases. The cumulative number of confirmed / probable cases among health workers is 163 (5% of all confirmed / probable cases), including 41 deaths; Since the start of vaccination on August 8, 2018 with the rVSV-ZEBOV vaccine, 253,234 people have been vaccinated"
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, November 18 https://t.co/pCQ45Bkwg5
"Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 3,296, of which 3,178 are confirmed and 118 are probable. In total, there were 2,196 deaths (2078 confirmed and 118 probable) and 1070 people healed. 407 suspected cases under investigation; 4 new confirmed cases in North Kivu, including 2 in Mabalako, 1 in Beni and 1 in Oicha; 1 new death of confirmed cases, including: 1 new community death in North Kivu at Oicha; No new deaths among confirmed cases in CTEs; No cured person has emerged from CTEs; No health worker is among the new confirmed cases. The cumulative number of confirmed / probable cases among health workers is 163 (5% of all confirmed / probable cases), including 41 deaths. Since the start of vaccination on August 8, 2018 with the rVSV-ZEBOV vaccine, 253,545 people have been vaccinated"
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, November 19 https://t.co/VEJo0WqUed
"Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 3,296, of which 3,178 are confirmed and 118 are probable. In total, there were 2,197 deaths (2079 confirmed and 118 probable) and 1074 people healed. 544 suspected cases under investigation; • No new confirmed cases; 1 new death of confirmed cases, including: No new community deaths have been recorded; 1 new death of confirmed case in the CTE in North Kivu in Beni; 4 people healed from CTE in North Kivu in Mabalako; No health worker is among the new confirmed cases. The cumulative number of confirmed / probable cases among health workers is 163 (5% of all confirmed / probable cases), including 41 deaths; Since the start of vaccination on August 8, 2018 with the rVSV-ZEBOV vaccine, 254,151 people have been vaccinated"
A study published in Open Forum Infectious Diseases found " long-term presence of Ebola RNA in breast milk and semen samples from survivors of the West African epidemic, including almost 10% of male survivors who tested positive in at least one semen sample. Researchers detected Ebola RNA only rarely in breast milk and two other body fluids, saliva and urine." RNA presence does not mean a person is still infectious.
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, November 20 https://t.co/qpTF9OQR2Y
"Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 3,298, of which 3,180 are confirmed and 118 are probable. In total, there were 2,197 deaths (2079 confirmed and 118 probable) and 1075 people healed. 537 suspected cases under investigation; 2 new confirmed cases in North Kivu in Mabalako; No new deaths of confirmed cases have been recorded; 1 person cured out of CTE in North Kivu in Beni; No health worker is among the new confirmed cases. The cumulative number of confirmed / probable cases among health workers is 163 (5% of all confirmed / probable cases), including 41 deaths; 373 people were vaccinated with the 2nd Ad26.ZEBOV / MVA-BN-Filo vaccine (Johnson & Johnson) in the two health zones of Karisimbi in Goma; Since the start of vaccination on August 8, 2018 with the rVSV-ZEBOV vaccine, 254,503 people have been vaccinated"
DRC #Ebola: No new cases on November 20 https://t.co/aZ1BfBdfOP
The MoH/WHO AFRO Ebola DRC KIVU 2018 Dashboard reports another zero-case day on November 21, with just 2 cases so far this week, 25 in the past 21 days, and 3,298 since the outbreak was declared. Out of 4,000 contacts, 600 are untraced
@CIDRAP: New violence suspends #Ebola response in key hot spots https://t.co/492uwonpKg
"Ebola response operations were suspended in Beni and disrupted in Butembo today, following an attack on civilians yesterday in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) that left eight civilians dead...violence always increases the risk of further transmission of the virus."
"Amid multiple deadly attacks on civilians by armed groups in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), an Ebola death “unlinked to any chain of transmission” risks reversing major gains against the epidemic, which is now down to just a handful of cases, a top UN medic said on Friday. Speaking in Geneva, Dr Mike Ryan, Executive Director for the WHO Health Emergencies programme, told journalists that while “98 per cent” of infection in the last three weeks could be traced back to two different routes, or chains of transmission, a third one had been identified in Oicha health zone, North Kivu"
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, November 22 https://t.co/yVvxKmqcrd
"The cumulative number of cases is 3,299, of which 3,181 are confirmed and 118 are probable. In total, there were 2,198 deaths (2080 confirmed and 118 probable) and 1075 people healed. 491 suspected cases under investigation; 1 new case confirmed in North Kivu in Mabalako; 1 new death of confirmed cases in North Kivu in Mabalako; No cured person has emerged from CTEs; No health worker is among the new confirmed cases. The cumulative number of confirmed / probable cases among health workers is 163 (5% of all confirmed / probable cases), including 41 deaths"
US doctor quarantined for possible Ebola exposure - Stock Daily Dish
While treating patients in the DRC, an U.S. doctor had a potential Ebola exposure. They arrived back in the U.S. on November 23, 2019 and was placed in quarantine at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) in Omaha. They will remain under observation up to two weeks and are not exhibiting any symptoms.
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, November 23 https://t.co/3yRDsBfxPj
"Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 3,301, of which 3,183 are confirmed and 118 are probable. In total, there were 2,198 deaths (2080 confirmed and 118 probable) and 1075 people healed. 416 suspected cases under investigation; 2 new confirmed cases, including 1 in North Kivu in Mabalako and 1 in Ituri in Mandima; No new deaths among confirmed cases; No cured person has emerged from CTEs; No health worker is among the new confirmed cases. The cumulative number of confirmed / probable cases among health workers is 163 (5% of all confirmed / probable cases), including 41 deaths; 597 people were vaccinated as of November 22, 2019, with the 2nd Ad26.ZEBOV / MVA-BN-Filo vaccine (Johnson & Johnson) in the two health zones of Karisimbi in Goma; Since the start of vaccination on August 8, 2018 with the rVSV-ZEBOV vaccine, 255,061 people have been vaccinated"
Patient in Sweden is feared to have been struck down with Ebola - Stock Daily Dish
"A patient in is feared to have been struck down with Ebola, health officials in the country have warned. The patient, who local reports suggest is a ‘younger man‘, is currently in isolation at the University Hospital in Uppsala. Doctors treating the man, whose symptoms including blood in his vomit and stools, say he is awake and his blood pressure is normal."
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, November 24 https://t.co/oJYmvSPXkw
"Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 3,301, of which 3,183 are confirmed and 118 are probable. In total, there were 2,198 deaths (2080 confirmed and 118 probable) and 1077 people healed. 349 suspected cases under investigation; No new confirmed cases; No new deaths among confirmed cases; 2 people healed from the CTE in North Kivu in Mabalako; No health worker is among the new confirmed cases. The cumulative number of confirmed / probable cases among health workers is 163 (5% of all confirmed / probable cases), including 41 deaths; Since vaccination began on August 8, 2018 with the rVSV-ZEBOV vaccine, 255,136 people have been vaccinated"
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update November 25 https://t.co/goGgUy7n3K
"Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 3,303, of which 3,185 are confirmed and 118 are probable. In total, there were 2,199 deaths (2081 confirmed and 118 probable) and 1077 people cured. 314 suspected cases under investigation; 2 new confirmed cases in North Kivu, including 1 in Beni and 1 in Oicha; 1 new death of confirmed cases, including: No community deaths among confirmed cases; 1 confirmed deaths in North Kivu at Oicha; No cured person has emerged from CTEs; No health worker is among the new confirmed cases. The cumulative number of confirmed / probable cases among health workers is 163 (5% of all confirmed / probable cases), including 41 deaths;
"The World Health Organization (WHO) and the U.N. Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Tuesday evacuated dozens of their staff working on the Ebola epidemic from the town of Beni in the Democratic Republic of Congo due to the worsening security situation...Rebels believed to belong to the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) killed eight people in an overnight raid on Sunday....Residents angry at the perceived inaction of both the government and a U.N. peacekeeping mission then set fire to the mayor’s office and several U.N. buildings on Monday. At least two people were killed in clashes with police." 71 personnel remain in place to maintain necessary support for the Ebola Response.
DRC #Ebola: 1 new case on November 25, 22 in past 21 days, 3,304 total https://t.co/xWmy10rq3w
"The MoH/WHO AFRO Ebola DRC KIVU 2018 Dashboard reports 1 new case on November 25, the first day of epidemiological week 48; 22 cases have been reported in the past 21 days, and 3,304 since the outbreak was declared. Out of 3,300 contacts, 1,700 are going untraced. This may be due to the violence in Beni."
The EU approves an Ebola vaccine on a conditional basis - RS-NEWS
The European Union has granted Conditional Marketing Authorization to the Merck Ervebo Ebola vaccine. This approval acts as "a sort of endorsement held for medication that addresses neglected medicinal needs. It enables the prescription to progress with less thorough information than regularly required if the advantages exceed the dangers. Primer Ervebo tests have been promising, with the immunization demonstrating to be 100 percent effective during preliminaries in Guinea, and as a component of the clinical advancement, Merck has given in excess of 250,000 doses to the World Health Organization (WHO)."
Results from a Randomized Controlled Trial of Ebola Viral Disease drugs was published in the New England Journal of Medicine on November 27, 2019. In the study, every participant received care that was standard but were randomized to receive one of the following: "intravenous administration of the triple monoclonal antibody ZMapp (the control group), the antiviral agent remdesivir, the single monoclonal antibody MAb114, or the triple monoclonal antibody REGN-EB3". The study found that "MAb114 and REGN-EB3 were superior to ZMapp in reducing mortality from EVD". Specifically, "death had occurred in 61 of 174 patients (35.1%) in the MAb114 group, as compared with 84 of 169 (49.7%) in the ZMapp group (P=0.007), and in 52 of 155 (33.5%) in the REGN-EB3 group, as compared with 79 of 154 (51.3%) in the ZMapp subgroup (P=0.002)".
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, November 27 https://t.co/h3equGXxMS
"Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 3,304, of which 3,186 are confirmed and 118 are probable. In total, there were 2,199 deaths (2081 confirmed and 118 probable) and 1077 people cured. 366 suspected cases under investigation; No new confirmed cases; No new deaths among confirmed cases; No cured person has emerged from CTEs; No health worker is among the new confirmed cases. The cumulative number of confirmed / probable cases among health workers is 163 (5% of all confirmed / probable cases), including 41 deaths."
New York Times: #Ebola Response Workers Are Killed in Congo https://t.co/BClhEvOrNn
Fears of the Ebola outbreak regaining momentum are rising after 3 United Nations workers and 1 resident were killed in Beni by rebels. Health workers have been warned to "leave or fear the worst". 71 workers remain in place in Beni following the attacks.
DRC #Ebola: CMRE's grim update for November 28 https://t.co/FtS7iGLA6T
"Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 3,309, of which 3,191 are confirmed and 118 are probable. In total, there were 2,201 deaths (2,083 confirmed and 118 probable) and 1077 people healed. 443 suspected cases under investigation; 5 new confirmed cases, including: 4 in Ituri in Mandima; 1 in North Kivu in Mabalako; 2 new deaths of confirmed cases, including: 2 new community deaths in Ituri in Mandima; No deaths among confirmed cases in CTEs; No cured person has emerged from CTEs; No health worker is among the new confirmed cases. The cumulative number of confirmed / probable cases among health workers is 163 (5% of all confirmed / probable cases), including 41 deaths"
Some good news and some bad news: DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, November 29 https://t.co/iBAn4mEJN8
"The cumulative number of cases is 3,309, of which 3,191 are confirmed and 118 are probable. In total, there were 2,201 deaths (2,083 confirmed and 118 probable) and 1077 people healed. 335 suspected cases under investigation; No new confirmed cases; No new deaths among confirmed cases; No cured person has emerged from CTEs; No health worker is among the new confirmed cases. The cumulative number of confirmed / probable cases among health workers is 163 (5% of all confirmed / probable cases), including 41 deaths. Second day without vaccination in Beni due to attacks"
RT @Crof: DRC #Ebola: 1 new case on November 29, 7 this week, 3,310 total https://t.co/txgquRyKnv
"The MoH/WHO AFRO Ebola DRC KIVU 2018 Dashboard reports one new case on November 29, making 7 so far this week, 24 in the past 21 days, and 3,310 since the outbreak was declared. Contact tracing seems to have resumed: out of 2,700 contacts, 800 are going untraced"
DRC #Ebola: No new cases on December 2, 26 in past 21 days, 3,313 total https://t.co/GquKqgGvlT
"The MoH/WHO AFRO Ebola DRC KIVU 2018 Dashboard reports no new cases on December 2, making zero so far in epidemiological week 49, 26 in the past 21 days, and 3,313 since the outbreak was declared"
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, December 3 https://t.co/rbv37v8QB0
"Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 3,313, of which 3,195 are confirmed and 118 are probable. In total, there were 2,206 deaths (2088 confirmed and 118 probable) and 1084 people healed. 367 suspected cases under investigation; No new confirmed cases; 2 new deaths of confirmed cases, including: No community deaths have been recorded; 2 deaths from confirmed cases in North Kivu in Mabalako; 2 cured people released from CTEs in North Kivu, including 1 in Beni and 1 in Mabalako; No health worker is among the new confirmed cases. The cumulative number of confirmed / probable cases among health workers is 163 (5% of all confirmed / probable cases), including 41 deaths......Ebola response activities are paralyzed in Beni, Mangina and Biakato sub-coordination for security reasons; NB: From November 27 to December 1, 2019, the Epidemiological Surveillance Commission recorded 10 community deaths, including: 8 in Ituri in Mandima, including 6 in the Lwemba Health Area and 2 in the Biakato Mines Health Area. (including 1 from Lwemba); 2 in North Kivu in Mangurujipa (both from Lwemba)."
DRC: MSF, WHO and #Ebola treatment center facilities attacked in Biakato https://t.co/93cAyIEAh1
"The facilities of the NGO Doctors Without Borders (MSF), the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Biakato Ebola Treatment Center (Ituri) were attacked during the night of Monday to Tuesday 3 December. According to local sources, the perpetrators of these attacks are not yet identified. Several material damages have been recorded, say these sources, which indicate that this persistent threat has forced the NGO MSF to suspend its activities in the locality of Biakato. All MSF agents were evacuated from Biakato to include Mambasa center."
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, December 4 https://t.co/iwE8ON8pgD
"Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 3,313, of which 3,195 are confirmed and 118 are probable. In total, there were 2,207 deaths (2,089 confirmed and 118 probable) and 1,084 people healed. 326 suspected cases under investigation; No new confirmed cases; 1 new death of confirmed cases, including:No community deaths have been recorded;1 death of confirmed cases in Ituri in Biakato; No cured person has emerged from CTEs; No health worker is among the new confirmed cases. The cumulative number of confirmed / probable cases among health workers is 163 (5% of all confirmed / probable cases), including 41 deaths; Ebola response activities are paralyzed in Beni, Mangina and Biakato sub-coordination for security reasons; NB: From November 27 to December 1, 2019, the Epidemiological Surveillance Commission recorded 10 community deaths, including: 8 in Ituri in Mandima, including 6 in the Lwemba Health Area and 2 in the Biakato Mines Health Area. (including 1 from Lwemba); 2 in North Kivu at Mangurujipa (both from Lwemba).
"A Japanese research team will start a clinical trial this month of the nation’s first domestically developed vaccine for Ebola hemorrhagic fever... a step toward developing a new weapon in the fight against the deadly disease...After the vaccine’s safety has been confirmed through the trial in Japan, its impact will be examined from next year in places such as central Africa, where Ebola is still found."
RT @barnes_weise: Gavi to create, fund Ebola vaccine stockpile https://t.co/87zKOhXn6Y
"Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, today announced that it will create and fund an emergency Ebola vaccine stockpile, part of efforts meant to streamline the response to the next outbreak...The stockpiling plan was approved by Gavi's board, which met this week in New Delhi, India. In the middle of November, the World Health Organization (WHO) prequalified Merck's Ebola vaccine, VSV-EBOV, which came just a day after full approval by the European Commission. The WHO's action paved the way for United Nations agencies and Gavi to buy vaccine for stockpiling, and Gavi had signaled that it would take the issue up as part of long-term Ebola vaccine program at its December."
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, December 5 https://t.co/it42fSszIg
"Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 3,318, of which 3,200 are confirmed and 118 are probable. In total, there were 2,207 deaths (2,089 confirmed and 118 probable) and 1,084 people healed. 357 suspected cases under investigation; 5 new confirmed cases in North Kivu, including 3 in Beni, 1 in Mabalako and 1 in Oicha; No new deaths among confirmed cases; No cured person has emerged from CTEs;1 health worker is one of the newly confirmed cases in North Kivu in Mabalako. The cumulative number of confirmed / probable cases among health workers is 164 (5% of all confirmed / probable cases), including 41 deaths; Ebola response activities are paralyzed in Beni, Mangina and Biakato sub-coordination for security reasons; 1161 people were vaccinated with the 2nd Ad26.ZEBOV / MVA-BN-Filo vaccine (Johnson & Johnson) in the two Health Zones of Karisimbi in Goma; 60 people, including 33 high-risk contacts and 27 contacts of contacts, were vaccinated around the confirmed Beni case in the Kanzulinzuli Health Area in Beni / HGR, North Kivu; Since the start of vaccination on August 8, 2018 with the rVSV-ZEBOV vaccine, 255,852 people have been vaccinated"
#Ebola: 4 suspected cases registered in the province of Maniema https://t.co/lWtmZsVE9O
"Four suspected cases of Ebola were recorded in the Osso health area in Lubutu, Maniema province. According to the multi-sector Ebola Response Committee, in its newsletter, published on Friday, December 06, 2019, two samples are being analyzed at the Goma laboratory and two more are being sent to the same site. Goma laboratory. Without giving further details, the Committee states that the additional information is being collected. Two new cases have been confirmed in North Kivu, including one in Mabalako and one in Ituri in Mandima. In addition, two new deaths were confirmed, including one in confirmed cases in Ituri in Mandima and one in confirmed cases in North Kivu in Mabalako. According to statistics from the multi-sectoral committee, since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 3,322, of which 3,204 are confirmed and 118 are probable. A total of 2,209 deaths were recorded (2091 confirmed and 118 probable) and 1084 people healed. 452 suspected cases are under investigation."
DRC #Ebola: 1 new case on December 7, 7 this week, 3,320 total https://t.co/OK2xVdMNNT
"1 new case on December 7, making 7 so far this week, 28 in the past 21 days, and 3,320 since the outbreak was declared. Out of 3,200 contacts, 900 are going untraced."
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, December 8 https://t.co/etd4HcE1aG
"Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 3,320, of which 3,202 are confirmed and 118 are probable. In total, there were 2,209 deaths (2091 confirmed and 118 probable) and 1084 people healed. 391 suspected cases under investigation; 4 suspected cases were notified on 05 December 2019 in the Osso health area in Lubutu, Maniema province. 1 case was invalidated. Among the 3 remaining suspects, the first samples of 2 suspects are negative and their clinical evolution is good. They are in agreement of the second levy. One suspect died and the oral sample was not taken and the body was secured and returned to the family. 1 new confirmed cases in North Kivu in Mabalako; No new deaths among confirmed cases; No cured person has emerged from CTEs; No health worker is among the new confirmed cases. The cumulative number of confirmed / probable cases among health workers is 164 (5% of all confirmed / probable cases), including 41 deaths; Ebola response activities are paralyzed in Beni, Mangina and Biakato sub-coordination for security reasons"
@CIDRAP: Four more #Ebola cases reported as outbreak marches on https://t.co/iL8x0B2hJu
"The World Health Organization's (WHO's) Ebola dashboard reflects 4 new cases today, raising the outbreak total to 3,324, including 2,206 deaths, a sign that the violence of November has indeed extended the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which is now in its 16th month. A total of 391 suspected cases are still under investigation"
DRC Ebola: CMRE update, December 10 https://t.co/TNRFiE9B9D
"Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 3,324, of which 3,206 are confirmed and 118 are probable. In total, there were 2,209 deaths (2091 confirmed and 118 probable) and 1087 people healed351 suspected cases under investigation; 4 suspected cases were notified on 05 December 2019 in the Osso health area in Lubutu, Maniema province. 1 case was invalidated. Among the 3 remaining suspects, the first samples of 2 suspects are negative and their clinical evolution is good. They are waiting for the second sample. One suspect died and the oral sample was not taken and the body was secured and returned to the family. 4 new confirmed cases in North Kivu, including 2 in Beni and 2 in Mabalako; No new deaths among confirmed cases; 3 healed people released from CTE in North Kivu in Mabalako; No health worker is among the new confirmed cases. The cumulative number of confirmed / probable cases among health workers is 164 (5% of all confirmed / probable cases), including 41 deaths; Ebola response activities are paralyzed in Beni, Mangina and Biakato sub-coordination for security reasons"
DRC #Ebola: 10 new cases on December 10, 16 this week, 3,340 total https://t.co/Y87TVT0yIQ
"The MoH/WHO AFRO Ebola DRC KIVU 2018 Dashboard reports 10 new cases on December 10. As Helen Branswell notes in a tweet, this is clearly the result of the pause in the response effort because of local violence. That brings this week's cases to 16, 42 in the last 21 days, and 3,340 since the outbreak was declared. Out of 3,000 contacts, 600 are going untraced."
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, December 12 https://t.co/FMwvmPPYxK
"Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 3,343, of which 3,225 are confirmed and 118 are probable. In total, there were 2,210 deaths (2092 confirmed and 118 probable) and 1088 people healed. 432 suspected cases under investigation; 3 new confirmed cases in North Kivu Mabalako and Biena; No new deaths among confirmed cases;No one is cured out of ETC; No health worker is among the new confirmed cases. The cumulative number of confirmed / probable cases among health workers is 164 (5% of all confirmed / probable cases), including 41 deaths; After 85 days without a case, the Biena health zone in North Kivu province again reported a confirmed case. The last case was notified on September 16, 2019."
DRC #Ebola: No new cases on December 12 https://t.co/3O9m5fdVFd
"The MoH/WHO AFRO Ebola DRC KIVU 2018 Dashboard reports no new cases on December 12, leaving the weekly total at 19; 44 cases have been reported in the last 21 days, and the total remains at 3,340. Out of 3,700 contacts, 1,000 are going untraced."
Weekly Ebola cases spike, involve 3 transmission chains https://t.co/A6bPJvuDUy
"The number of Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) outbreak for the week ending Dec 10 substantially increased, with 27 reported, up sharply from the average weekly total of 7 reported during the previous 3 weeks, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in its latest weekly snapshot of the epidemic....All of the new cases are linked to three transmission chains, and 20 of the patients were registered contacts of known cases, 10 of whom were under regular follow-up. The four main hot spots are Mabalako (18), Beni (6), Mandima (2), and Oicha (1)."
DRC #Ebola: 1 new case on December 13, 20 this week, 3,344 total https://t.co/xp2sIEE15h
"The MoH/WHO AFRO Ebola DRC KIVU 2018 Dashboard reports 1 new case on December 13, making 20 so far this week, 44 in the past 21 days, and 3,344 since the outbreak was declared. Out of 3,700 contacts, 1,000 are going untraced."
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, December 15 https://t.co/CRUhqHI7Uv
"Since the start of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases has been 3,346, including 3,228 confirmed and 118 probable. In total, there were 2,213 deaths (2,095 confirmed and 118 probable) and 1,089 people healed. 491 suspected cases under investigation; 2 new cases in North Kivu at Mabalako; No new deaths among the confirmed cases; No healed person left the CTE; No health worker is among the new confirmed cases. The cumulative number of confirmed / probable cases among health workers is 164 (5% of all confirmed / probable cases), including 41 deaths."
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, December 16 https://t.co/BJZJZmEzv6
"Since the start of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases has been 3,348, including 3,230 confirmed and 118 probable. In total, there were 2,213 deaths (2,095 confirmed and 118 probable) and 1,089 people healed. 491 suspected cases under investigation; 2 new cases in North Kivu at Mabalako; No new deaths among the confirmed cases; No healed person left the CTE; No health worker is among the new confirmed cases. The cumulative number of confirmed / probable cases among health workers is 164 (5% of all confirmed / probable cases), including 41 deaths...Since the start of vaccination on August 8, 2018 with the rVSV-ZEBOV vaccine, 257,607 people have been vaccinated...2,087 people were vaccinated, as of Friday December 12, 2019, with the 2nd vaccine Ad26.ZEBOV / MVA-BN-Filo (Johnson & Johnson) in the two health areas from Karisimbi to Goma"
DRC #Ebola: 1 new case on December 16, 3,349 total https://t.co/tdq7hiGxcM
"The MoH/WHO AFRO Ebola DRC KIVU 2018 Dashboard reports 1 new case on December 16, the start of epidemiological week 50; 45 cases have been reported in the last 21 days, and total since the outbreak was declared is now 3,349. Out of 4,600 contacts, 600 are going untraced."
United Nations resume #Ebola response activities in Biakato https://t.co/IDzJFAidyK
"After the coordinated attacks against the response teams in Mangina and Biakato on the night of 27-28 November, United Nations agencies, MONUSCO and the Department of Safety and Security (UNDSS) launched a joint plan including the establishment of an air bridge between Beni and Biakato to improve security support and allow the full resumption of Ebola control activities in the area, in coordination with the Congolese authorities"
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, December 17 https://t.co/7PgFrsUobA
"Since the start of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases has been 3,349, of which 3,231 have been confirmed and 118 are probable. In total, there were 2,214 deaths (2,096 confirmed and 118 probable) and 1,089 people healed. 519 suspected cases under investigation; 1 new case in North Kivu at Mabalako; 1 new death among the confirmed cases, including: No community death among the confirmed cases; 1 death from confirmed cases in the CTE in North Kivu in Mabalako; No healed person has left the CTE; No health worker is among the new confirmed cases. The cumulative number of confirmed / probable cases among health workers is 164 (5% of all confirmed / probable cases), including 41 deaths."
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, December 18 https://t.co/C8zJDP7HCi
"Since the start of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 3,351, of which 3,233 are confirmed and 118 probable. In total, there were 2,217 deaths (2,099 confirmed and 118 probable) and 1,091 people healed. 452 suspected cases under investigation; 2 new confirmed cases in North Kivu, including 1 in Butembo and 1 in Mabalako; 3 new deaths including: 1 community death in Mabalako; 2 deaths from confirmed cases in the CTE in North Kivu in Mabalako; 2 cured people leaving the CTE in North Kivu in Beni; No health worker is among the new confirmed cases. The cumulative number of confirmed / probable cases among health workers is 164 (5% of all confirmed / probable cases), including 41 deaths, Butembo again notified a confirmed case after 54 days of silence. The last case was notified on October 23, 2019."
DRC #Ebola: 3 new cases on December 18, 6 this week, 3,354 total https://t.co/YTmlR1A7JP
"The MoH/WHO AFRO Ebola DRC KIVU 2018 Dashboard reports 3 new cases on December 18, making 6 for the week so far, 45 in the past 21 days, and 3,354 since the outbreak was declared. Out of 5,500 contacts, 900 are going untraced."
"The Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday it has approved an Ebola vaccine developed by Merck, making it the first for the deadly disease approved in the United States. The vaccine, Ervebo, protects against Zaire ebolaviruses, the species of the virus that has been the most common cause of Ebola outbreaks. Ebola Zaire is the virus responsible for the current long-running outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The FDA’s decision follows similar action taken earlier by the European Commission, which licensed the vaccine on Nov. 11."
First Ebola relapse recorded in Congo outbreak, WHO says - Reuters
"Health officials in eastern Congo have documented the first relapse in the current Ebola epidemic, the World Health Organization said on Friday...In early December, Congolese health authorities reported that a survivor in Mabalako, North Kivu province, had fallen ill with the virus again. Preliminary tests have since classified it as a relapse, the WHO said in a weekly report."
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, December 20 https://t.co/FAQEho70Ey
"Since the start of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases has been 3,356, of which 3,238 have been confirmed and 118 are probable. In total, there were 2,221 deaths (2,103 confirmed and 118 probable) and 1,091 people healed. 473 suspected cases under investigation; 2 new cases in North Kivu, including 1 in Butembo and 1 in Mabalako; 1 new deaths among the confirmed cases, including: No community death among the confirmed cases; 1 death from confirmed cases in the CTE in North Kivu in Mabalako; No healed person has left the CTE; No health worker is among the new confirmed cases. The cumulative number of confirmed / probable cases among health workers is 164 (approximately 5% of all confirmed / probable cases), including 41 deaths."
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, December 21 https://t.co/4VVoW7JmPD
"The cumulative number of cases has been 3,357, of which 3,239 have been confirmed and 118 are probable. In total, there were 2,223 deaths (2,105 confirmed and 118 probable) and 1,091 people healed. 467 suspected cases under investigation; 1 new confirmed case in North Kivu at Mabalako; 2 new deaths among the confirmed cases, including: No community death among the confirmed cases; 2 deaths fom confirmed cases in the CTE in North Kivu, including 1 in Beni and 1 in Mabalako; No healed person has left the CTE; No health worker is among the new confirmed cases. The cumulative number of confirmed / probable cases among health workers is 164 (approximately 5% of all confirmed / probable cases), including 41 deaths...2,938 people were vaccinated with the 2nd vaccine Ad26.ZEBOV / MVA-BN-Filo...Since the start of vaccination on August 8, 2018 with the rVSV-ZEBOV vaccine, 258,674 people have been vaccinated"
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, December 22 https://t.co/F6z7ugub20
"Since the start of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases has been 3,358, of which 3,240 have been confirmed and 118 are probable. In total, there were 2,224 deaths (2,106 confirmed and 118 probable) and 1,096 people recovered. 446 suspected cases under investigation;1 new confirmed case in North Kivu at Mabalako; 1 new death from confirmed cases, including: 1 community death from confirmed cases in North Kivu in Mabalako; No deaths from confirmed cases have been recorded in the CTE; 5 healed people out of CTE in North Kivu, including 4 in Mabalako and 1 in Beni; No health worker is among the new confirmed cases. The cumulative number of confirmed / probable cases among health workers is 164 (approximately 5% of all confirmed / probable cases), including 41 deaths."
DRC #Ebola: 13 days without new positive case in Beni's sub-coordination https://t.co/V826jsYl3H
"The sub-coordination of the response from Beni (North Kivu) totaled 13 days with no new confirmed cases of Ebola virus disease. The announcement was made on Saturday December 21, 2019, by Dr. Adikey Pierre, during the communication on the evolution of the epidemic in the area."
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, December 23 https://t.co/X8HjvOblAl
"The cumulative number of cases has been 3,362, of which 3,244 confirmed and 118 probable. In total, there were 2,226 deaths (2,108 confirmed and 118 probable) and 1,096 people healed. 385 suspected cases under investigation; 4 new cases confirmed in North Kivu at Mabalako; 2 new deaths from confirmed cases, including: 1 community death from confirmed cases in North Kivu in Mabalako; 1 death from confirmed cases in North Kivu at Mabalako; No healed person has left the CTE; No health worker is among the new confirmed cases. The cumulative number of confirmed / probable cases among health workers is 164 (approximately 5% of all confirmed / probable cases), including 41 deaths."
DRC #Ebola: 1 new case on December 23, 50 in past 21 days, 3,363 total https://t.co/slmO96PLUk
"The MoH/WHO AFRO Ebola DRC KIVU 2018 Dashboard reports that epidemiological week 52 has begun with 1 new case, with 50 in the past 21 days and 3,363 since the outbreak was declared on August 1, 2018. Out of 5,000 contacts, 700 are going untraced."
WHO AFRO: #Ebola virus disease outbreak in DRC - Sitrep 73 (2019) https://t.co/ztT7S6FcfB
"In the week of 16 to 22 December 2019, 14 new confirmed Ebola virus disease (EVD) cases were reported from four health areas within two health zones in North Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The new confirmed cases in the past week are from Mabalako Health Zone (12/14; 86%) and Butembo Health Zone (2/14; 14%). All 14 cases reported in the past seven days are linked to the case in Aloya health Area, in which one individual was a potential source of infection for a transmission chain currently linking 39 people reported between 8 and 22 December 2019. Based on the preliminary sequencing of samples from this individual, this is being classified as a relapse of EVD. A total of 29 reported cases are thought to have direct epidemiological links to this case, and 10 cases are likely the result of further secondary transmission of EVD."
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, December 24 https://t.co/02Nx0mE8pm
"Since the start of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases has been 3,363, of which 3,245 confirmed and 118 probable. In total, there were 2,227 deaths (2,109 confirmed and 118 probable) and 1,098 people recovered. 406 suspected cases under investigation; 1 new confirmed case in North Kivu at Mabalako; 1 new death from confirmed cases, including: No community death among the confirmed cases;1 death from confirmed cases in North Kivu at Mabalako; 2 cured people leaving the CTE in North Kivu in Beni; No health worker is among the new confirmed cases. The cumulative number of confirmed / probable cases among health workers is 164 (approximately 5% of all confirmed / probable cases), including 41 deaths."
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, December 25 https://t.co/GiHUuojnbv
"The cumulative number of cases has been 3,366, of which 3,248 confirmed and 118 probable. In total, there were 2,227 deaths (2,109 confirmed and 118 probable) and 1,098 people recovered...3 new confirmed cases in North Kivu, including 2 in Kalunguta and 1 in Mabalako."
DRC #Ebola: 5 new cases on December 25, 9 this week, 3,371 total https://t.co/qnWXm3nt3R
"The MoH/WHO AFRO Ebola DRC KIVU 2018 Dashboard reports 5 new cases on Christmas Day, making 9 so far in week 52, 53 in the past 21 days, and 3,371 since the outbreak was declared. Out of 5,100 contacts, 700 are going untraced."
DRC responders probe #Ebola return to Kalunguta https://t.co/c86Qv4bPdH https://t.co/JGtjgdLB6l
"Four new Ebola cases were confirmed in one of the former hot spots in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) outbreak, Kalunguta, which had gone 63 days with no new cases. The DRC's Ebola technical committee (CMRE) said in its daily report for Dec 25 that investigators are exploring how the first two patients in the new cluster—sisters ages 7 and 5—were exposed to the virus."
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, December 27 https://t.co/SWExG2e1lE
"Since the start of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases has been 3,372, of which 3,254 are confirmed and 118 probable. In total, there were 2,230 deaths (2,112 confirmed and 118 probable) and 1,104 people healed. 452 suspected cases under investigation; 1 new confirmed case in North Kivu at Butembo; 2 new deaths from confirmed cases, including: 1 community death from confirmed cases in North Kivu in Butembo; 1 death from confirmed cases in North Kivu at Mabalako; 1 person cured out of the CTE in Ituri in Mandima (at the CTE in Biakato); No health worker is among the new confirmed cases."
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, December 28 https://t.co/iMiegql9Xl
"The cumulative number of cases has been 3,373, of which 3,255 confirmed and 118 probable. In total, there were 2,231 deaths (2,113 confirmed and 118 probable) and 1,104 people healed. 341 suspected cases under investigation; 1 new confirmed case in North Kivu at Mabalako; 1 new death from confirmed cases, of which: No community death was recorded; 1 death from confirmed cases in North Kivu at Mabalako; No healed person has left the CTE; No health worker is among the new confirmed cases"
Goma: Around 3,000 people vaccinated against #Ebola https://t.co/PviPO0gt7Z
"About three thousand people have already been vaccinated against Ebola hemorrhagic fever with the new Johnson and Johnson vaccine in two health areas on the northern outskirts of the city of Goma...A total of 2,938 people received this Johnson and Johnson vaccine between November 14 and December 20"
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, December 29 https://t.co/QLGXQK5c3N
"Since the start of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases has been 3,374, of which 3,256 confirmed and 118 probable. In total, there were 2,232 deaths (2,114 confirmed and 118 probable) and 1,105 people healed. 447 suspected cases under investigation; 1 new confirmed case in North Kivu at Kalunguta; 1 new death from confirmed cases, of which: No community death was recorded; 1 death from confirmed cases in North Kivu at Butembo; 1 healed person leaving the CTE in North Kivu in Butembo"
DRC #Ebola: 2 new cases on December 29, 14 in week 52, 3,376 total https://t.co/fpEQVI7OdD
"The MoH/WHO AFRO Ebola DRC KIVU 2018 Dashboard report 2 new cases on December 29, making 14 in epidemiological week 52, 52 in the past 21 days, and 3,376 since the outbreak was declared. Out of 4,500 contact, 500 are going untraced."
DRC: 21 days without a new case of #Ebola in the city of Beni https://t.co/E1pADJrpzG
"For the first time since the beginning of the epidemic, the sub-coordination of Beni totaled this Sunday, December 29, 2019, 21 days without new case of Ebola and its CTE without case of a patient positive for the Ebola virus. "
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, December 31 https://t.co/frIUNIE0Vk
"Since the start of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases has been 3,377, of which 3,259 confirmed and 118 probable. In total, there were 2,232 deaths (2,114 confirmed and 118 probable) and 1,106 people recovered. 462 suspected cases under investigation; 1 new confirmed case in North Kivu at Mabalako; No new deaths from confirmed cases, including: No community deaths have been recorded; No deaths among the confirmed cases; No healed person went out"
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, January 1 https://t.co/IHDTnV7NRz
"The cumulative number of cases is 3,380, of which 3,262 are confirmed and 118 probable. In total, there were 2,232 deaths (2,114 confirmed and 118 probable) and 1,114 people healed; 410 suspected cases under investigation; 3 new confirmed cases in North Kivu, including 2 in Butembo and 1 in Katwa; No new deaths from confirmed cases, including: No community deaths have been recorded; No death among the confirmed cases; 8 people healed leaving the CTE in North Kivu in Mabalako; No health worker is among the new confirmed cases...4,068 people were vaccinated, [as of] December 29, 2019, with the 2nd vaccine Ad26.ZEBOV / MVA-BN-Filo (Johnson & Johnson) in the two health areas from Karisimbi to Goma; Since the start of vaccination on August 8, 2018 with the rVSV-ZEBOV vaccine, 260,345 people have been vaccinated"
Five more #Ebola cases confirmed in past 2 days https://t.co/S4bbmoGDKY https://t.co/iV49zpTvMW
"According to the World Health Organization's (WHO's) Ebola dashboard, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) saw five more Ebola cases in the past 2 days. The outbreak total now stands at 3,382, including 2,232 deaths. Health officials are still investigating 410 suspected cases...Virus activity is still high in Mabalako, Butembo, and Katwa. In a Disease Outbreak News update published today, the WHO said three of four cases reported in Butembo in the past 2 weeks are linked to a transmission chain of more than 50 people that originated in Aloya Health Area, Mabalako Health Zone. That chain was amplified by a person who experienced a relapse of Ebola, and infected several family members.The WHO also said five recent cases in Kalunguta, reported between Dec 24 and 28, are a distinct epidemiologically linked chain of transmission."
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, January 2 https://t.co/gpUQuqy6Mk
"Since the start of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 3,382, of which 3,264 are confirmed and 118 probable. In total, there were 2,232 deaths (2,114 confirmed and 118 probable) and 1,114 people healed; 292 suspected cases under investigation; 2 new confirmed cases in North Kivu, including 1 Butembo and 1 in Mabalako; No new deaths from confirmed cases, including: o No community deaths have been recorded; o No death among the confirmed cases; No healed person has left the CTE; No health worker is among the new confirmed cases"
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, January 3 https://t.co/2IJjRptY4k
"Since the start of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 3,385, of which 3,267 are confirmed and 118 probable. In total, there were 2,232 deaths (2,114 confirmed and 118 probable) and 1,114 people healed; 389 suspected cases under investigation; 3 new confirmed cases in North Kivu Butembo; No new deaths from confirmed cases, including: No community deaths have been recorded; No death among the confirmed cases; • No healed person has left the CTE...
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, January 4 https://t.co/gnZhWhSOMt
"Since the start of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 3,386, of which 3,268 are confirmed and 118 probable. In total, there were 2,233 deaths (2,115 confirmed and 118 probable) and 1,114 people healed; 523 suspected cases under investigation; 1 new confirmed case in North Kivu at Butembo; 1 new death from confirmed cases, of which: No community death was recorded; 1 death from confirmed cases in North Kivu in Katwa...,551 people were vaccinated, [as of] December 2, 2020, with the 2nd vaccine Ad26.ZEBOV / MVA-BN-Filo (Johnson & Johnson) in the two health areas from Karisimbi to Goma; Since the start of vaccination on August 8, 2018 with the rVSV-ZEBOV vaccine, 261,027 people have been vaccinated"
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, January 5 https://t.co/ksaQsk6WAq
"Since the start of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases has been 3,388, of which 3,270 have been confirmed and 118 are probable. In total, there were 2,233 deaths (2,115 confirmed and 118 probable) and 1,114 people healed; 464 suspected cases under investigation; 2 new confirmed cases in Ituri in Mambasa; No new deaths among the confirmed cases, of which: No community death was recorded; No death among the confirmed cases; No healed person has left the CTE; Mambasa re-notified a confirmed case after 66 days of silence."
#Ebola DRC: 2 new cases on January 5, 14 this week, 3,390 total https://t.co/TLi24Ocewd
"The MoH/WHO AFRO Ebola DRC KIVU 2018 Dashboard reports 2 new cases on January 5, making 14 for week 1, 42 in the past 21 days, and 3,390 since the outbreak was declared. Out of 4,100 contacts, 500 are going untraced."
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, January 7 https://t.co/xFJSy9sztd
"The cumulative number of cases has been 3,390, including 3,272 confirmed and 118 probable. In total, there were 2,233 deaths (2,115 confirmed and 118 probable) and 1,114 people healed; 373 suspected cases under investigation; 2 new confirmed cases in Ituri in Mambasa; No new deaths among the confirmed cases, of which: No community death was recorded; No death among the confirmed cases; No healed person has left the CTE"
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, January 8 https://t.co/Hc7nG2TuI1
"Since the start of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases has been 3,392, of which 3,274 have been confirmed and 118 are probable. In total, there were 2,235 deaths (2,117 confirmed and 118 probable) and 1,122 people healed; 521 suspected cases under investigation; 1 new confirmed case in North Kivu in Beni; 1 new death among the confirmed cases, of which: No community death was recorded; 1 death from confirmed cases in North Kivu in Beni; No healed person has left the CTE; No health worker is among the new confirmed cases. The cumulative number of confirmed / probable cases among health workers is 164 (approximately 5% of all confirmed / probable cases), including 41 deaths; Beni again notified a confirmed case after 29 days of silence."
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, January 9 https://t.co/GSFlwGygGO
"Since the start of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 3,392, of which 3,274 are confirmed and 118 probable. In total, there were 2,235 deaths (2,117 confirmed and 118 probable) and 1,122 people healed; 520 suspected cases under investigation; No new confirmed cases; No new deaths among the confirmed cases, of which: No community death was recorded; No deaths among the confirmed cases; No healed person has left the CTE; No health worker is among the new confirmed cases"
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, January 10 https://t.co/gIwSs9aHDq
"ince the start of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases has been 3,393, of which 3,275 have been confirmed and 118 are probable. In total, there were 2,235 deaths (2,117 confirmed and 118 probable) and 1,122 people healed; 480 suspected cases under investigation; 1 new confirmed case in North Kivu in Beni; No new deaths among the confirmed cases, of which: No community death was recorded; No death among the confirmed cases; No healed person has left the CTE; No health worker is among the new confirmed cases. The cumulative number of confirmed / probable cases among health workers is 164 (approximately 5% of all confirmed / probable cases), including 41 deaths...4,802 people were vaccinated, until January 2, 2020, with the 2nd vaccine Ad26.ZEBOV / MVA-BN-Filo (Johnson & Johnson) in the two health areas from Karisimbi to Goma; Since the start of vaccination on August 8, 2018 with the rVSV-ZEBOV vaccine 263,605 people have been vaccinated"
DRC #Ebola: 2 new cases on January 11, 5 this week, 3,395 total https://t.co/6UzvfWK3he
"The MoH/WHO AFRO Ebola DRC KIVU 2018 Dashboard reports 2 new cases on January 11, making 5 so far this week, 36 in the past 21 days, and 3,395 since the outbreak was declared. Out of 3,800 contacts, 500 are going untraced."
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, January 12 https://t.co/nG1tkvjPA7
"Since the start of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 3,395, of which 3,277 are confirmed and 118 probable. In total, there were 2,235 deaths (2,117 confirmed and 118 probable) and 1,122 people healed; 460 suspected cases under investigation; 2 new confirmed cases in North Kivu, including 1 in Beni and 1 in Musienene; No new deaths among the confirmed cases"
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, January 13 https://t.co/71DjG8JfQj
"Since the start of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 3,398, of which 3,280 are confirmed and 118 probable. In total, there were 2,235 deaths (2,117 confirmed and 118 probable) and 1,123 were recovered; 410 suspected cases under investigation; 3 new confirmed cases in North Kivu at Mabalako; No new deaths among the confirmed cases, of which: o No community death was recorded; No death among the confirmed cases; 1 healed person leaving the CTE in North Kivu in Butembo"
DRC #Ebola: 5 new cases on January 13, 3,403 total https://t.co/BOKFW1OCuo
"The MoH/WHO AFRO Ebola DRC KIVU 2018 Dashboard reports 5 new cases on January 13 to begin epidemiological week 3, making 40 in the past 21 days and 3,403 since the outbreak was declared. Out of 3,700 contacts, 400 are going untraced"
Cases traced to Mabalako still fueling DRC Ebola outbreak - CIDRAP
"A known transmission chain from Ayola health zone in Mabalako, a town in North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), is linked to a resurgence of Ebola in Beni health zone, which hadn't seen an Ebola case in 29 days, and new cases in Musienene health zone, where no cases had been reported for 132 days. Both Beni and Musienene are also in North Kivu province. The World Health Organization (WHO) described the transmission chain in its latest situation report on the outbreak, which covered the second week of January. Eight new cases were confirmed from Jan 6 to Jan 12, including three in Beni and one in Musienene."These four cases are linked to the transmission chain that originated in Aloya Health Area, Mabalako Health Zone, and were not unexpected given known links between Mabalako and Beni," the WHO said."
DRC #Ebola: 3 new cases on January 15, 11 this week, 3,409 total https://t.co/9SHeHjSmtk
"The MoH/WHO AFRO Ebola DRC KIVU 2018 Dashboard reports 3 new cases on January 15, making 11 this week, 40 in the past 21 days, and 3,409 since the outbreak was declared. Out of 3,500 contacts, 300 are going untraced."
WHO: DRC #Ebola update, January 16 https://t.co/rPxPioegxm
"Fourteen new confirmed cases were reported from 8 to 14 January in the ongoing Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The confirmed cases were reported from Mabalako (64%, n=9), Beni (29%, n=4) and Musienene (7%, n=1) Health Zones in North Kivu Province. All new confirmed cases (100%, 14/14) reported in the past seven days were registered contacts prior to symptom onset and had epidemiological links to the transmission chain which originated from Aloya Health Area in Mabalako Health Zone. "
"The World Health Organization's (WHO's) online Ebola dashboard shows 3 newly confirmed cases today in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), raising the outbreak total to 3,409. Officials also noted 1 new fatality, which boosts the death toll to 2,236. Officials are still investigating 516 suspected cases. Meanwhile, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) warned that the outbreak is still out of control. And in research news, a study today explores the link between ongoing violence in the outbreak region and virus transmissibility."
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, January 17 https://t.co/pjazZflKwr
"Since the start of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases has been 3,411, of which 3,292 have been confirmed and 119 are probable. In total, there were 2,237 deaths (2,119 confirmed and 119 probable) and 1,133 people healed; 516 suspected cases under investigation; 1 new confirmed case in North Kivu in Beni; 1 new probable case was validated in North Kivu at Mabalako; No new deaths among the confirmed cases...6,554 people were vaccinated with the 2nd vaccine Ad26.ZEBOV / MVA-BN-Filo (Johnson & Johnson) in the two health areas from Karisimbi to Goma; Since the start of vaccination on August 8, 2018 with the rVSV-ZEBOV vaccine 268,252 people have been vaccinated"
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, January 18 https://t.co/TRdhsvaKUk
"Since the start of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases has been 3,411, of which 3,292 have been confirmed and 119 are probable. In total, there were 2,237 deaths (2,119 confirmed and 119 probable) and 1,134 people healed; 489 suspected cases under investigation; No new confirmed cases; No new deaths among the confirmed cases, of which: No community death was recorded; No death among the confirmed cases of CTE; 1 healed person left the CTE in North Kivu in Butembo"
DRC #Ebola: 1 new case on January 18, 13 this week, 3,412 total https://t.co/mBLEv1m4tQ
"The MoH/WHO AFRO Ebola DRC KIVU 2018 Dashboard reports 1 new case on January 18, making 13 this week, 37 in the past 21 days, and 3,412 since the outbreak was declared. Out of 2,700 contacts, 200 are going untraced."
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, January 19 https://t.co/D6H6c51uyd
"Since the start of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 3,412, of which 3,293 are confirmed and 119 probable. In total, there were 2,237 deaths (2,118 confirmed and 119 probable) and 1,136 people healed; 438 suspected cases under investigation; 1 new confirmed case in North Kivu in Beni; No new deaths among the confirmed cases, of which: No community death was recorded; o No death among the confirmed cases of CTE; 2 healed people out of CTE in North Kivu, including 1 in Beni and 1 in Butembo; 1 health worker, alive and vaccinated, is among the new confirmed cases in North Kivu in Beni. The cumulative number of confirmed / probable cases among health workers is 166 (approximately 5% of all confirmed / probable cases), including 41 deaths"
DRC #Ebola: 2 new cases on January 19, 5 this week, 3,414 total https://t.co/ZA84mKWP24
"The MoH/WHO AFRO Ebola DRC KIVU 2018 Dashboard reports 2 new cases on January 19, making 5 in week 3, 37 in the past 21 days, and 3,414 since the outbreak was declared. Out of 2,800 contacts, 200 are going untraced."
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, January 21 https://t.co/6COHBWttdv
"the cumulative number of cases is 3,416, of which 3,297 are confirmed and 119 probable. In total, there were 2,238 deaths (2,118 confirmed and 119 probable) and 1,138 people healed; 533 suspected cases under investigation; 2 new confirmed cases in North Kivu in Beni; No new deaths among the confirmed cases, of which: No community death was recorded; No death among the confirmed cases of CTE; 2 healed people out of CTE Nord-Kivu in Katwa...6,317 people were vaccinated, [as of] January 17, 2020, with the 2nd vaccine Ad26.ZEBOV / MVA-BN-Filo (Johnson & Johnson) in the two health areas from Karisimbi to Goma; Since the start of vaccination on August 8, 2018 with the rVSV-ZEBOV vaccine 270,877 people have been vaccinated"
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, January 23 https://t.co/9fs1xc83W2
"Since the start of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 3,416, of which 3,297 are confirmed and 119 probable. In total, there were 2,239 deaths (2,120 confirmed and 119 probable) and 1,141 people healed; 502 suspected cases under investigation; No new confirmed cases; 1 new death from confirmed cases, of which: No community death was recorded; 1 death from cases confirmed in the CTE in North Kivu in Beni; 1 healed person leaving CTE Nord-Kivu in Beni; No health worker is among the new confirmed cases. The cumulative number of confirmed / probable cases among health workers is 167 (approximately 5% of all confirmed / probable cases), including 41 deaths. "
DRC #Ebola: CMRE update, January 25 https://t.co/vdM4unoByA
"Since the start of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases is 3,416, of which 3,297 are confirmed and 119 probable. In total, there were 2,240 deaths (2,121 confirmed and 119 probable) and 1,148 people healed; 585 suspected cases under investigation; No new confirmed cases; No new deaths from confirmed cases, including: No community deaths have been recorded; No deaths among the confirmed cases have been recorded; 6 healed people out of CTE in North Kivu, including 5 in Mabalako and 1 in Butembo"
"The World Health Organization's (WHO's) online Ebola dashboard shows two newly confirmed cases of the virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The outbreak totals now stand at 3,418 cases, including 2,240 deaths. A total of 494 suspected cases are still under investigation." The new cases are in Beni
@CIDRAP: News Scan for Jan 29, 2020 https://t.co/XdQbTNvplS #Ebola #MERS
"One more illness has been confirmed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's (DRC's) Ebola outbreak, raising the total to 3,421, of which 2,242 were fatal, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) online Ebola dashboard. The latest daily update from the DRC's Ebola technical committee (CMRE) said two recent cases noted on the WHO's dashboard yesterday were in Beni"
@CIDRAP News Scan for Jan 31, 2020 https://t.co/KbzM43xMY9 #flu #Ebola #MERS #polio
"The World Health Organization (WHO) said yesterday that five new cases were reported from Beni health zone in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) from Jan 22 to Jan 28. The cases had epidemiologic links to a transmission chain that originated in Mabalako health zone, and most likely occurred through exposure to a traditional healer... Ebola dashboard reported no new cases today, keeping the total at 3,427 cases, of which 2,245 were fatal. Yesterday's daily update from the DRC's Ebola technical committee (CMRE) said a recently confirmed new case in North Kivu was in Mabalako. CMRE also updated its vaccination numbers, reporting that 8,828 people have been vaccinated with Johnson & Johnson's Ebola vaccine, and 280,426 have received Merck's rVSV-ZEBOV"
@CIDRAP:News Scan for Feb 03, 2020 https://t.co/M9FeyOftGb #Ebola #flu vaccines #MERS #avianflu
"The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) reported one new confirmed Ebola case over the last 3 days, edging the overall outbreak total to 3,427, according to numbers reflected on the World Health Organization's (WHO's) online Ebola dashboard. The WHO in a recent report said recent trends have been encouraging, with the number of cases in the most recent epidemiologic week the fewest since the outbreak response began...2,246 deaths have been reported. Health officials are still investigating 451 suspected cases"
8. The paper is here. #Ebola https://t.co/AUYlM3fUtt
In the Sierra Leone Ebola Vaccine Trial pregnancy was an exclusion criteria, however, 84 pregnant women were vaccinated. The relative risk of pregnancy lost among women who were vaccinated, compared to those who were not, was found to be 1.35 (95% CI 0.73–2.52). No congenital abnormalities were observed among the children born from mothers who were vaccinated. The full article will be released in Emerging Infectious Diseases in March of 2020.
"According to the World Health Organization's (WHO's) online Ebola dashboard, a new case recorded today raises the outbreak total to 3,430 confirmed cases in the ongoing outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The WHO also noted 123 probable cases, and 524 suspected cases still under investigation. Since the outbreak in North Kivu and Ituri provinces began in August 2018, 2,247 people have died from Ebola virus disease (EVD)....The CMRE also updated vaccine totals, with 9,924 people having received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine to date, and 287,652 having received Merck's rVSV-ZEBOV."
DRC #Ebola: Update, February 10 https://t.co/OFoCZNVmgp
"Since the start of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases has been 3,431, of which 3,308 have been confirmed and 123 are probable. In total, there were 2,253 deaths (2,130 confirmed and 123 probable) and 1,164 winners (people healed, or survivors); 441 suspected cases under investigation; No new confirmed cases have been recorded; 2 new deaths from confirmed cases, including: No community deaths have been recorded; 2 deaths from confirmed cases in North Kivu in Beni; No healed person has left the CTE; No health worker is among the new confirmed cases. The cumulative number of confirmed / probable cases among health workers is 167 (approximately 5% of all confirmed / probable cases), including 41 deaths...11,653 people were vaccinated, [as of] February 7, 2020, with the 2nd vaccine Ad26.ZEBOV / MVA-BN-Filo (Johnson & Johnson) in the two health areas from Karisimbi to Goma; Since the start of vaccination on August 8, 2018 with the rVSV-ZEBOV vaccine, 292,248 people have been vaccinated"
"The World Health Organization (WHO) Ebola emergency committee will meet tomorrow to discuss the latest Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) outbreak developments and assess if the situation still warrants a public health emergency of international concern under International Health Regulations...health officials are encouraged by the current trend; only three cases were reported over the past week, and no cases have been reported in the past 3 days. "But until we have no cases for 42 days, it's not over. As you know, any single case could reignite this epidemic, and the security situation in the eastern DRC remains extremely fragile." (WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, PhD) According to the WHO's online Ebola dashboard, the outbreak total remains at 3,431 cases, 2,249 of them fatal. Outbreak responders are still investigating 441 suspected cases."
UN: Congo's Ebola outbreak slows but still global emergency - WPLG Local 10
The World Health Organization (WHO) although the Ebola outbreak in the Congo is slowing, it will maintain its emergency status as a Global Health Emergency and International Public Health Concern. The WHO Ebola Expert Committee met today to make the decision.
"According to the WHO's online Ebola dashboard, there is one new Ebola case, raising the total to 3,432. So far, 2,249 people have died from their infections, and health officials are still investigating 537 suspected cases. For the week ending Feb 9, three new cases were reported, all from Beni."
No new cases of Ebola were reported on February 13, 14, or 15. This marks 10 days in February with no new cases reported
"The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Burundi, Ghana, and Zambia have licensed Merck's Ervebo—the rVSV-ZEBOV Ebola vaccine—according to the WHO. The move allows Merck to stockpile the vaccine and distribute it to countries most at risk of Ebola virus disease outbreaks. Once licensed, the vaccine can be used outside of research protocols and clinical trials."
#Ebola virus disease – #DRC (@WHO, Feb. 20 ‘20) https://t.co/sE8gcydRE3
"From 12 to 18 February, one new confirmed case was reported. The case was reported in Beni Health Zone, North Kivu Province and had an epidemiological link to a confirmed case reported on 5 February...As of 18 February, a total of 3433 EVD cases were reported, including 3310 confirmed and 123 probable cases, of which 2253 cases died (overall case fatality ratio 66%)"
A retrospective observational study among patients with EVD admitted to Ebola Treatment Units (ETUs) in the DRC, investigated the impact of prior vaccination with rVSV-ZEBOV on viral load, organ impairment, and survival. Overall, the study found "prior rVSV-ZEBOV vaccination was associated with reduced severity of infection and improved survival among patients with confirmed EVD treated at ETUs in Eastern DRC. These findings support the efficacy of the rVSV-ZEBOV vaccine in modulating EVD severity."
"The DRC's Ebola technical committee (CMRE) said the 11 cases are probable and not confirmed, and the confirmed total is 3,433. Six of the probable cases are in North Kivu province, and five are in Ituri province...The death toll now stands at 2,264...The CMRE also updated vaccination information; 15,337 people have been vaccinated with Johnson & Johnson's vaccine, and 297,122 have received Merck's rVSV-ZEBOV."
"The Ebola outbreak in [the] DRC is now reduced to just one health zone, Beni. WHO teams & partners on the ground remain on high-alert & continue to work hard, despite insecurity & many other obstacles, to get to zero cases."
"ACIP recommends Ebola vaccinations for at-risk healthcare workers: Healthcare and laboratory workers at risk of exposure to Ebola should be vaccinated against the virus, the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted yesterday. Committee members voted 14-0 for vaccination against Ebola for healthcare workers at risk of exposure, including those responding to an outbreak, working at federally designated US Ebola treatment centers, and laboratory workers and other staff at US biosafety-level 4 facilities. The FDA approved Merck's Ervebo single-dose, live, attenuated vaccine (rVSV-EBOV) for adults in December 2019."
DRC #Ebola: February 27 update https://t.co/j93tYIAvEZ
"Since the start of the epidemic, the cumulative number of cases has been 3,444, of which 3,310 have been confirmed and 134 are probable. In total, there were 2,264 deaths (2,130 confirmed and 134 probable) and 1,168 winners (healed persons, or survivors); 446 suspected cases under investigation; No new confirmed cases; 1 healed person leaving the CTE in North Kivu in Beni"
NEWS SCAN: No new DRC #Ebola cases; US #candidemia burden https://t.co/KO7cQYAjah #AMR
"No new cases of Ebola were reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) over the past week, according to an update yesterday from the World Health Organization (WHO), leaving the case count at 3,444. It marks the first time since the outbreak began that no new confirmed cases were reported over a 7-day period. The most recent case was reported in Beni health zone in North Kivu province on Feb 17. The death toll in the outbreak, which has lasted 18 months in the eastern region of the DRC, remains at 2,264. The overall case fatality rate is 66%."
Drug for Ebola and MERS effective against COVID-19 - The Medical News
Remdesivir, a novel antiviral drug used in the Ebola outbreak, was found to be potentially useful against COVID-19 in a study published in Journal of Biological Chemistry, by Gordon et al. The study, "The antiviral compound remdesivir potently inhibits RNA-dependent RNA polymerase from Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus", describes how the drug was originally developed for the Ebola outbreak. Remdesivir may be useful at combating COVID-19 infection, as no treatments are currently in place beyond symptoms management.
"The last patient being treated for Ebola in Democratic Republic of Congo was discharged on Tuesday (Mar 3), the World Health Organization (WHO) said, bringing the 19-month-old outbreak closer than ever to an end. The patient's release from hospital in the eastern city of Beni, feted by hospital staff who sang, danced and drummed on trash cans, marks the first time there have been no active cases since the outbreak was declared in August 2018."
"No new cases of Ebola virus disease have been reported since 17 February 2020, and on 3 March 2020, the only person confirmed to have EVD in the last 21 days was discharged from an Ebola Treatment Centre after recovering and testing negative twice for the virus. This is an important milestone in the outbreak. However, there is still a high risk of re-emergence of EVD, and a critical need to maintain response operations to rapidly detect and respond to any new cases, and to prioritize continued survivor support, monitoring and cooperative relationships with the survivors’ associations...As of 8 March 2020, a total of 3444 EVD cases were reported from 29 health zones, including 3310 confirmed and 134 probable cases have been reported, of which 2264 cases died (overall case fatality ratio 66%). Of the total confirmed and probable cases, 56% (1931) were female, 28% (975) were children aged less than 18 years, and 5% (171) were healthcare workers."
"Yesterday in their weekly update, the World Health Organization (WHO) said there have been no new cases of Ebola reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) since Feb 17...WHO said it needs $20 million US dollars to fund response efforts through May, and said no new funding for Ebola has been received since December of 2019...During the outbreak, which began in August of 2018, a total of 3,444 people were infected with the virus, and 2,264 cases died (overall case fatality ratio 66%). Twenty-eight percent of cases were seen in children under the age of 18, and 5% in healthcare workers."
"Gilead Sciences’ remdesivir, an experimental drug that was engineered to be a general anti-viral drug, was tested on various diseases through the past few years to see where it would bind and work. It had its breakout moment during the ebola outbreak of 2014 but was quickly shunned in favour of other treatments. Scientists have continued to experiment with it and saw some success with two other coronaviruses — SARS and MERS. So, it is now being tested in five Covid-19 trials, promising to offer a potential treatment. The studies will measure things like how the drug affects oxygen levels in a patient, etc. It was used to treat the first victim in the US, and has continued to be used since. Many people have reportedly been cured of Covid-19 through remdesivir. The first trials are set to begin next month but Gilead, the manufacturer, has run into supply issues and is restricting new orders with emergency exceptions"
"In its latest weekly update yesterday, the World Health Organization (WHO) marked another week with no new Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo). The last new case reported was on Feb 17. Still, the WHO warned that, with continued insecurity and population displacement in previous Ebola hot spots, limited access to affected communities, and potential shortages of resources, a high risk of re-emergence remains and surveillance and response operations must be maintained...."If no new resources are received, WHO risks running out of funds for the Ebola response before the end of the outbreak," the agency said. After validating 9 historic probable cases last week, the WHO says a total of 3,453 Ebola cases have been reported in 29 health zones since the outbreak began in August 2018, with 2,273 deaths (overall case-fatality rate, 66%)."
"The DRC last reported an Ebola case on Feb 17, according to the WHO yesterday. "While this is a positive development, there is still a high risk of re-emergence of EVD [Ebola virus disease] given the current challenges related to limited resources amidst other local and global emergencies, continued insecurity and population displacement in previous hotspots, and limited access to some affected communities," the WHO warned in an update on the DRC's largest outbreak, which was first reported in August 2018. Response workers still received an average of 4,082 alerts of possible infection daily during the last week of March. In total, the outbreak has resulted in 3,453 cases, including 2,273 deaths. As announced last month, the WHO said an injection of $20 million US is urgently needed to fund response efforts through May."
"A study today in The Journal of Infectious Diseases showed that violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) during the current Ebola outbreak was associated with enhanced disease spread...In the study, the authors show that the outbreak had an estimated daily reproduction number (Rt) of 1.06. When violent attacks, especially those aimed at civilians took place, the Rt jumped to 1.43 (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.21 to 1.35) in the 21 days afterward. When the attacks targeted Ebola response efforts, the Rt rose to 1.52 (95% CI, 1.30-1.74)..."The cumulative effect of violent events can have devastating consequences on transmission, as we observed when sixteen events over a 21-day interval increased EVD transmission by 60%," the authors said."
"WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, PhD, said today that officials have confirmed a new case. "After 52 days without a case, surveillance & response teams on the ground have confirmed a new case. We have been preparing for and expecting more cases," Tedros tweeted...The WHO declares an outbreak over when a country goes through 42 days without identifying a new case. Monday would have marked 42 days since the last patient left a treatment center, but now the clock begins anew. The outbreak began in August 2018 and is the world's second-largest ever, behind the 2014-16 outbreak in West Africa. The new case involves a 26-year-old man in Beni, one of the outbreak's previous hot spots, according to The Hill. The case will bring the DRC outbreak to 3,454 cases, which includes 2,264 deaths."
DR Congo records third new #Ebola case from same infection chain: WHO https://t.co/OG2E4bvVnp
"The Democratic Republic of Congo recorded a third new Ebola case on Monday, a seven-year-old girl who had started showing symptoms after visiting the same health center as the two previous cases, the World Health Organization said on Monday.
The three new Ebola case shave been linked to a transmission chain from the Horizon Healthcare Centre health clinic in Beni..."To date, the DRC has recorded 3,457 Ebola cases, including 2,277 deaths, in the outbreak, which is the second-largest ever recorded. In the other two cases announced this week, both patients—a 26-year-old man and an 11 year-old girl—died at home, according to an Apr 12 WHO Africa regional update."
"The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has tracked two new Ebola cases, raising the outbreak's resurgence total to five cases that have emerged just as the country was poised to announce an end to an outbreak that began in August 2018...So far, the DRC has reported 3,460 cases in the outbreak, of which 3,313 are lab-confirmed, with 2,277 deaths."
#Ebola in the DRC: 6 cases now https://t.co/APxoWQzbEA
Six new cases of Ebola have now been reported in Beni, the sixth being confirmed on April 17
No New Case of Ebola in Liberia, WHO Coordinator Clarifies - Front Page Africa
"The World Health Organization (WHO) Technical Coordinator to Liberia has clarified that there is no new outbreak of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in the country". The new cases have been in the DRC
The WHO reported that the 6 new cases in Beni appear to be linked to earlier transmission. 4 of the 6 cases have died. Two cases died in the community and one alive case is still in the community, raising concern of community transmission. "So far, 3,461 cases have been reported in the DRC's outbreak, 2,279 of them fatal"
A seventh case has been reported in the DRC, raising the total to 3,462 cases and 2,267 deaths.
"A systematic review published...in The Lancet Infectious Diseases underscores the importance of precautions to minimize the risk of transmitting Ebola via breastfeeding. Led by World Health Organization (WHO) researchers, the review of 52 studies published from 1976 to 2019 found that Ebola virus was still detectable via reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction in breast milk 26 days after the mother began having symptoms and in amniotic fluid as long as 32 days after the virus had cleared from the mother's blood."
"From 29 April to 5 May 2020, no new cases of Ebola virus disease (EVD) have been reported from North Kivu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo"
"The last Ebola patient in a recent outbreak of the disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has been released from the treatment center in Beni, the World Health Organization (WHO) African regional office said late last week...No new cases have been reported since the end of April...The outbreak total stands at 3,462 cases, 2,279 of them fatal"
"From 13 to 19 May 2020, no new cases of Ebola virus disease (EVD) have been reported from North Kivu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo (Figure 1). Since the resurgence of the outbreak on 10 April 2020, seven confirmed cases have been reported from Kasanga, Malepe and Kanzulinzuli Health Areas in Beni Health Zone"
Ebola: Outbreak update, Vaccine recommended for approval in EU - Outbreak News Today
"On Friday, The European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) human medicines committee (CHMP) has recommended granting a marketing authorization in the European Union for a new Ebola vaccine that provides active immunization to prevent Ebola virus disease (Zaire ebolavirus species) in individuals aged 1 year and older...follows the approval of the first Ebola vaccine in November 2019. The new Ebola vaccine consists of two components, Zabdeno (Ad26.ZEBOV) and Maybe (MVA-BN-Filo). Zabdeno is given first and Mvabea is administered approximately eight weeks later as a booster."
UPDATE 1-Congo declares new Ebola epidemic, 1000 km from eastern outbreak - Reuters Africa
"Authorities in Congo announced a new Ebola outbreak in the western city of Mbandaka on Monday...Six cases have been detected, four of which have died in the city"
"Initial information from the Ministry of Health is that six Ebola cases have so far been detected in Wangata, of which four have died and two are alive and under care. Three of these six cases have been confirmed with laboratory testing."
New DRC Ebola outbreak grows to 9 cases, 5 deaths - CIDRAP
Nine cases have now been reported, with 5 deaths in Equateur province, DRC. "The index patient is a 27-year-old woman who died in a Wangata hospital on May 18. Three other people from her community died from an illness with similar symptoms in the following days...between May and May 30"
There are now 14 suspected cases,11 confirmed, in the new Equateur outbreak in western DRC. Five have died and nine are receiving treatment.
Genomic sequencing suggests a new spillover event is responsible for the new cluster of cases. This is the 11th Ebola outbreak in DRC and 3rd in this area.
Up to 12 infected in Congo's new Ebola outbreak - WHO - Reuters
According to the WHO "Up to 12 people have been found infected with Ebola in a new outbreak of the deadly disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo...nine confirmed cases and three probable cases of the disease in and around Mbandaka...Six of those people have died"
DRC #Ebola: Epidemiological situation as of June 11, 2020 https://t.co/JPq68I1nxI
"PROVINCES OF NORTH KIVU AND ITURI...the cumulative number of cases has been 3,463, of which 3,317 have been confirmed and 146 are probable. In total, there were 2,280 deaths (2,134 confirmed and 146 probable)...PROVINCE OF ECUADOR: the cumulative number of cases has been 14, including 11 confirmed and 3 probable. In total, there were 9 deaths (6 confirmed and 3 probable)"
Up to 17 infected, 11 dead in new Ebola outbreak in Congo - Reuters
"The Democratic Republic of Congo has recorded up to 17 Ebola cases in a new outbreak of the deadly virus in the western province of Equateur, and 11 of those infected have died, medical authorities said on Monday"
DRC: 1 new #Ebola case in Equateur https://t.co/VS8eZjn9Wx
"Since the start of the epidemic declared on June 01, 2020, the cumulative number of cases has been 18, including 15 confirmed and 3 probable. In total, there were 12 deaths (9 confirmed and 3 probable); 1 new confirmed case at Iyembe Moke in Bikoro"
Five more cases have been reported in the DRC's Equateur province. The case total now stands at 23 (20 confirmed, 3 probable) with 13 fatalities. No new cases have been reported in the larger outbreak occurring in the eastern part of the country. In the larger outbreak there have been 3,463 cases and 2,280 deaths. If no new cases are reported by June 25, this outbreak will be declared over.
#Ebola in Equateur: A new confirmed case in Bikoro https://t.co/BGJwCI7gsA
"According to the national multisectoral committee for the response to the Ebola virus disease, which confirms this information, the cumulative number of cases of this epidemic in Equateur since its resurgence on June 01, 2020 increases to 24, of which 21 are confirmed and 3 likely. However, the number of deaths linked to Ebola is still 13, including 10 confirmed and 3 probable. "
The end of 10th Ebola outbreak in Northeastern DRC has been announced officially by the DRC Health Minister. The outbreak lasted for over two years, and resulted in 3,463 cases and 2,280 deaths.
"Officials have reported 4 more confirmed cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Equateur province Ebola outbreak, raising the total to 28...Of the 28 cases, 25 are lab-confirmed and 3 are listed as probable. The number of deaths held steady at 13."
"Two more Ebola cases have been confirmed in an outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Equateur province outbreak in the northwestern part of the country, raising the total to 30...No new deaths were reported, keeping the total at 13"
News Scan for Jul 01, 2020 - CIDRAP
"Three more Ebola cases have been confirmed in a recently emerged outbreak centered in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's (DRC's) Equateur province, raising the total to 33...No new deaths were reported, keeping the total at 13. Of the 33 cases, 30 are lab confirmed, and 3 are listed as probable"
#Ebola in the DRC: Situation report, July 2 https://t.co/CrvREO7Qqe
"Since the start of the epidemic declared on June 01, 2020, the cumulative number of cases has been 36, including 33 confirmed and 3 probable. In total, there were 14 deaths (11 confirmed and 3 probable)...2 new confirmed cases, including 1 Bikoro in Mbuli and 1 in Mbandaka in Ipeko"
#Ebola in DRC: No new cases, one death https://t.co/rY0jcyrplm
As of July 4, 2020 there are no new cases, the total holding at 36. One additional death has been confirmed (up to 15).
News Scan for Jul 06, 2020 - CIDRAP
"Seven more Ebola cases and three more deaths have been confirmed over the past few days in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's (DRC's) Equateur province outbreak, raising the total to 41 cases, which includes 17 deaths...Of the 41 cases, 38 are confirmed and 3 are listed as probable."
DRC #Ebola: 2 new cases, 1 death https://t.co/6eDVp4MaD1
"The cumulative number of cases has been 43, of which 40 are confirmed and 3 probable. In total, there were 18 deaths (15 confirmed and 3 probable) and 5 recoveries"
#Ebola in the DRC: 1 new case, 1 death, 2 recoveries https://t.co/XsNwlVjkG6
"Since the start of the epidemic declared on June 01, 2020, the cumulative number of cases has been 49, including 46 confirmed and 3 probable. In total, there were 20 deaths (17 confirmed and 3 probable) and 11 [recoveries]"
"Health officials in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have confirmed one more Ebola case in the outbreak in Equateur province, raising the total to 52, the World Health Organization (WHO) African regional office said on Twitter today. One more death, which could involve the latest patient, was reported, raising the fatality count to 21. Of the 52 cases reported so far, 49 are confirmed, and 3 are listed as probable."
DRC Congo #Ebola cases rise, surpass previous outbreak https://t.co/W0z1uxNSmn
There are 56 cases, with 53 confirmed and 3 probable. More cases have been reported in this current outbreak than the last outbreak in the area of Mbandaka
"The case count is now 57 in DRC's new outbreak, with 22 deaths"
11th outbreak: Ebola cases in DR Congo rise to 60 - Anadolu Agency
"At least 60 Ebola virus cases have been recorded in the latest outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced Monday. So far there are 60 cases (56 confirmed, 4 probable), 24 deaths and 17 recoveries from the 11th Ebola virus outbreak in Mbandaka, Equateur province"
NEWS SCAN: More Ebola in the DRC; Multistate Salmonella outbreak https://t.co/T8VFtT0mqo
"Two more Ebola infections were confirmed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Equateur province outbreak, both of them in Mbandaka, the provincial capital, the World Health Organization (WHO) African regional office and its DRC office said on Twitter. The new cases push the outbreak total to 62 cases, which include 58 confirmed and 4 probable cases. Three more people died from their infections, raising the fatality count to 27."
"Three more Ebola cases, along with two more deaths, have been confirmed in an outbreak in Equateur province in the DRC...push[ing] the outbreak total to 65 cases, 61 of them confirmed and 4 listed as probable, and 29 deaths. The new cases appear to be from Mbandaka, the provincial capital, which is located on a river and has travel connections to Kinshasa and neighboring countries."
"Two more Ebola infections and two more deaths from the virus have been reported...The outbreak total is now at 67 cases, 63 confirmed and 4 listed as probable. The fatality count has risen to 31"
"Ebola sickens one more in the DRC, 68 total, with 31 deaths...The event is complicated by COVID-19, measles outbreaks, and other challenges, as well as confirmed cases that remain in the community or are lost to follow-up. Three healthcare workers are among the confirmed cases."
"The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has confirmed one more Ebola case in its Equateur province outbreak in the northwest of the country, raising the overall total to 69 cases...One more death was reported, and it's unclear if that involves the patient who was recently diagnosed. The death raises the outbreak's fatality count to 32"
"Three more Ebola cases have been confirmed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Equateur province Ebola outbreak, raising the total to 72...The fatality count declined by 1, bringing that total to 31"
One more case has been reported in Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Equateur province Ebola outbreak, raising the total to 73 cases. The fatality count is still 31.
"Testing confirmed 1 more Ebola case in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Equateur province outbreak, raising the total to 74...One more death was reported, raising the fatality count to 32, though it's unclear if it involved the latest confirmed patient."
"Three more Ebola cases have been confirmed in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Equateur province outbreak, raising the total to 77...One more death was reported, lifting the fatality count to 33. It's unclear if the death involved one of the latest confirmed patients."
"Two more Ebola cases were confirmed in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) outbreak in Equateur province, bringing the total to 79...No new deaths were reported"
"Ebola sickens 5 more in the DRC; cases now total 84, with 36 deaths"
"Tests confirmed 2 more Ebola infections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Equateur province outbreak, raising the total to 86...No new deaths were reported, keeping the total at 36"
"Ebola infects 2 more in DRC outbreak totaling 88 cases, with 36 deaths"
News Scan for Aug 18, 2020 | CIDRAP - CIDRAP
"One more Ebola illness and one more death from the virus have been confirmed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Equateur province outbreak...The new developments push the outbreak total to 89 cases and 37 deaths."
The case count has risen to 102, with 44 reported deaths, in the DRC Equateur province outbreak of Ebola
"Two more people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have tested positive for Ebola, raising the number of cases in the Equateur province outbreak to 104...No new deaths were reported, keeping the fatality county at 44"
"Ebola sickens 2 more in DRC outbreak, 109 total, with 47 deaths"
"One more Ebola case has been reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Equateur province outbreak, lifting the overall total to 110...No new deaths have been reported, keeping the outbreak's fatality count at 47"
"Two more Ebola cases were confirmed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Equateur province outbreak, raising the total to 112...One more death was recorded, lifting the fatality count to 48"
"Three more Ebola cases were reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Equateur province outbreak, including one in a newly affected health area...The newly affected area is Bontole, bringing the number of health areas that have reported cases to 39, though just 10 currently have active cases. The 3 new cases, reported on Sep 10, bring the outbreak total to 121. No new deaths were reported, keeping the fatality count at 48."
The total reported cases is now at 123 with the addition of two cases. Both new cases are in children. Two more deaths were also reported, raising the total to 50. Additionally, almost 30,000 people have been vaccinated since early June was this outbreak was detected.
"DRC Ebola outbreak total grows by 1 to reach 124 cases, with 50 deaths"
NEWS SCAN: #COVID19 in cats, dogs; New DRC #Ebola case, allegations https://t.co/YpEyno26YJ
"n new Ebola developments in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), tests confirmed one more case in the Equateur province outbreak and a media investigation says 51 women have reported incidents of sexual abuse by Ebola response workers in the country over the past 2 years...The infection raises the outbreak total to 125 cases. No new deaths were reported, keeping the total at 50.
13 days in a row where no new cases of Ebola have been reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
US approves Regeneron's antibody treatment for Ebola - FRANCE 24
Inmazeb, a lab-made cocktail of three monoclonal antibodies, has been approved by the FDA as a treatment against Ebola. Trials observed a significant reduction in mortality rate when useing the treatment developed by the biotech firm Regeneron.
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (50): Congo DR, case update https://t.co/HGerm9lGux
For the 19th consecutive day, no new cases have been reported. The last reported case was on September 28, 2020. "Since the start of the epidemic declared on 1 Jun 2020, the cumulative number of cases is 128, including 119 confirmed and 9 probable. In total, there were 53 deaths (44 confirmed and 9 probable) and 69 recovered (people cured or survivors of EVD)"
"Two more probable cases of Ebola—both fatal—have been reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) outbreak, bringing the total to 130 cases (119 confirmed and 11 probable), 55 deaths (42.3% case-fatality rate), and 75 recoveries"
The Ebola outbreak in Équateur province has no new reported cases or deaths. The number of confirmed cases is holding at 130, and the number of deaths remains at 55.
Congo declares end of Ebola outbreak that killed 55 - KFGO News
The Ebola out break in Équateur province has been decalred over. "Republic of Congo's health minister on Wednesday announced the end of an Ebola outbreak in the west of the country that infected 130 people and killed 55 since the first cases emerged in June"
New Ebola case could signal fresh outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo - Sydney Morning Herald
A newly identified case of Ebola has been report in Butembo, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The case presented with symptoms at a hospital on February 1, and died on February 3. More than 70 contacts have been identified by epidemiologist and health workers in the DRC.
"Two people have contracted Ebola and died this week in Democratic Republic of Congo’s North Kivu province, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the health ministry said in a statement...Ebola swept through eastern Congo from 2018 to 2020 in an outbreak that killed more than 2,200 people before it was declared over last June. It is not unusual for sporadic cases to occur following a major outbreak, according to the WHO."
DRC: A third case of #Ebola confirmed in North Kivu https://t.co/OS6WiQ5IY4
"A third case of Ebola virus disease was detected this Friday, February 12, 2021 in the province of North Kivu...1,200 doses of vaccines have already been deployed there to curb the spread of the virus."
New Ebola cases suspected in West Africa's Guinea - Africa Times
Guinean health authorities reported three deaths among eight cases of Ebola. These are the first cases of Ebola in Guinea since the deadly outbreak that occured in 2013-2016.
Ebola deaths rise to four in Guinea as disease flares again - Hindustan Times
The WHO says there is a potential resurgence of Ebola in Guinea as the number of deaths increased to four with several other positive cases. Of the eight potential cases, three were linked to a nurse who died of Ebola earlier this month in the southeastern N’Zerekore region.
"The new outbreak, in the town of Gouécké, has already killed three - two women and a man. They were among seven people who attended a nurse's funeral on February 1 and later came down with diarrhea, vomiting, and bleeding. All seven cases have now been confirmed as Ebola virus."
"Democratic Republic of Congo has confirmed two new cases of Ebola, including one far from the centre of the outbreak...Congo has now confirmed a total of six Ebola cases and two deaths since it declared a resurgence of the disease on Feb. 7."
A twenty-five year old female in Monrovia, Liberia with symptoms of Ebola and COVID-19 has tested negative for Ebola despite having traveled from Guinea recently. She is currently isolated at Redemption Hospital in New Kru Town awaiting COVID-19 test results.
#Ebola in Butembo: Two patients died https://t.co/eAjh1InT92
Two patients in Butembo, North Kivu, DRC have died of Ebola; one passed away on Feburary 19th, and the other on February 20th. Of the 6 confirmed cases in the province of North Kivu, 4 have died and 2 are being treated at an Ebola treatment center.
Six Ebola cases have been confirmed in the DRC, including 2 cases among heathcare workers. Over 250 healthcare workers and high-risk contacts have been vaccinated, and WHO continues to support vaccination efforts.
As of February 22nd, Guinea has reported 8 cases of Ebola. Four have been confirmed and the other four are probable. In total, there have been 5 deaths, but only one has been confirmed to be caused by Ebola.
DRC has reported a 7th case of Ebola. The death toll still remains at 4 and 324 people have been vaccinated.
Over 11,000 doses of the Merck Ebola vaccine provided by WHO have arrived in Guinea to begin vaccination on Tuesday, February 23rd. Guinea is expecting another 8,700 vaccines from the United States later in the week.
#Ebola: A new case recorded in Gouécké https://t.co/C1tWYefMvP
Guinea reported one new confirmed case in Gouécké on February 23rd. This brings the total number of cases in Guinea to 9, 5 of which have been confirmed, with the other 4 being probable.
Ebola in Guinea: 7 hospitalized patients, 465 people vaccinated https://t.co/fKaKCOAtTk
As of February 25th, Guinea reported a cumulative 11 confirmed cases and 4 probable cases of Ebola. Seven of the confirmed cases have been hospitalized at the CT-Epi in N'Zérékoré. A total of 465 contacts, contacts of contacts, and probable contacts have been vaccinated.
#Ebola: United States restricts arrivals of travelers from Guinea https://t.co/Zaa23P6t9j
"US government will route all travelers who have stayed in Congo and Guinea to six airports designated for Ebola virus health inspection before being allowed to re-enter US territory...Although the CDC has not specified which airports it plans to use, according to several sources, John F. Kennedy in New York, Dulles near Washington, DC, O'Hare in Chicago, Hartsfield-Jackson in Atlanta, Los Angeles International Airport and Newark Liberty near New York. All of these airports are considered “watch points” for border control purposes."
Three new Ebola cases confirmed in Congo, two in Guinea - Reuters
"Three new cases of Ebola have been confirmed in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, bringing to 11 the number of cases since authorities declared a resurgence of the virus last month.In a separate outbreak of the disease in Guinea, the World Health Organization said two new confirmed cases have emerged, bringing the total to 17 in the first resurgence of the virus there since the world’s worst outbreak in 2013-2016."
Outbreak Brief 2: Ebola virus disease (EVD) Outbreak – Africa CDC - africacdc.org
"Cumulatively, 28 EVD cases, 11 deaths (CFR: 39%), and two recoveries have been reported from DR Congo (11 cases; 4 deaths; 2 recoveries) and Guinea (17; 6; 2). Seven healthcare workers are amongst the confirmed cases: DR Congo (2) and Guinea (5)."
Ebola infects 29 people, kills 13 in Guinea, DRC: Africa CDC - cgtn.com
Guinea and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have reported 29 Ebola cases and 13 deaths. The Africa CDC reported a fatality rate of 45% in the two countries.
Ebola outbreaks in Africa: Death toll rises to 13 - Outbreak News Today - Outbreak News Today
"In North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo), the cumulative number of confirmed cases now stands at 11, including four deaths in four health zones...In Nzérékoré, Guinea, 18 total EVD cases have been reported (14 confirmed and 4 probable) and nine deaths."
Ebola Survivor Infected Years Ago May Have Started New Outbreak - The New York Times
Infectious disease experts believe the Ebola epidemic now occurring in Guinea is the result of persistent or latent infection from a survivor of the 2014-2016 outbreak in West Africa. It is believed this person transmitted the virus via semen to a sex partner.
As of March 22nd, 2021, Guinea reported 14 confirmed Ebola cases, 4 probable cases, 9 deaths, and 3,865 vaccinations. The DRC reported 11 confirmed cases, 1 probable case, 6 deaths, and 1,704 vaccinations.
Last Ebola patients discharged in DRC, Guinea, starting countdown to end of outbreaks - Healio
"WHO said the last patient in Guinea was discharged Tuesday night in the city of N’Zérékoré, 38 days after the start of that outbreak, which has been genetically linked to the West African epidemic that ended in 2016. For an Ebola outbreak to be declared over, there must not be any new cases for 42 days — the length of two incubation periods."
25 days in the DR Congo without a confirmed case of #Ebola: https://t.co/CVGqul2BdG
As of March 25th, 2021, the DRC has gone 25 days without a confirmed case of Ebola virus. In order for an Ebola outbreak to be declared over, no new cases can emerge for 42 days.
Close to 4500 people in Guinea vaccinated against Ebola: W.H.O. - cgtn.com
The WHO has vaccinated roughly 4,500 people in Guinea, including around 1,900 frontline workers.
Guinea reports first Ebola case in nearly a month - Outbreak News Today - Outbreak News Today
The World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa (WHO/AFRO) reported today a new Ebola case in Guinea.This is the first reported case since March 4th, bringing the total number of confirmed and probable cases to 19 and the total number of deaths to 9.
Guinea Ebola outbreak grows to 23 overall cases - Outbreak News Today - Outbreak News Today
"The Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in Guinea was declared on February 14 and as of today, a cumulative 23 cases of EVD had been notified, including 16 confirmed and 7 probable cases; 2 people (1 confirmed and 1 suspected cases) are currently hospitalized at the ETC of N’Zérékoré."
Dr Congo is on a roll; 39 days without a new confirmed #Ebola case. 👏👏👏 https://t.co/DymbqHyXLq
The DRC has gone 39 days without a new case of Ebola. If it reaches 42 days without a new case, the outbreak can be declared over.
Guinea begins countdown to end of Ebola outbreak - https://t.co/I8xcVyxzt1 https://t.co/9ztGgls9Ib
The WHO announced that Guinea is beginning its 42-day countdown to declare the end of the Ebola outbreak as its last patient was discharged from a treatment center this weekend.
Ebola Outbreak Over in the Democratic Republic of the Congo – Homeland Security Today - HSToday
On May 15th, 2021, the CDC marked the end of the Ebola outbreak in North Kivu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo after reaching 42 days with no new cases.
Ebola Outbreak in Guinea Declared Over, Officials Say - The Washington Informer
On June 30th, 2021, health officals declared the end of the Ebola outbreak in Republic of Guinea (Guinea).
Guinea Confirms First Marburg Fever Case After Beating Ebola - Bloomberg
"Guinea has reported its first-ever case of Marburg hemorrhagic fever, a close cousin to the Ebola virus, according to its government and the World Health Organization."
Health minister says Ebola virus case detected in Ivory ... - Thomson Reuters Foundation
Health authorities in Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) have reported of one ebola case. This is the first reported case in 25 years.
Ebola Outbreak Declared in Cote d’Ivoire - Vax Before Travel
The ebola case in Cote d'Ivoire was hospitalized in Abidjan after travelling from Guinea. There is no current indication the case was contracted in Guinea. An outbreaks has been declared and 5,000 vaccines have been sent from Guinea to Cote d'Ivoire...The now-deceased patient had 155 contacts which are being monitored daily, according to authorities."
The WHO is reporting of a second, suspected case of Ebola in Cote d'Ivoire. The suspected case is believed to have had contact with the confrimed case.
PRO/AH/EDR> Marburg virus disease - Guinea (03): (GU) https://t.co/6t94tZm4Yt
Two cases of Marburg have been confirmed in Guinea.
Ivory Coast says first Ebola patient since 1994 has recovered - FRANCE 24
The Ministry of Health reports that the ebola case in Cote d'Ivoire has recovered. The country has begun the 42-day countdown to the end of the decalred Ebola Outbreak.
DR Congo records Ebola case five months after last outbreak - Bangkok Post
"One Ebola case has been recorded in the Democratic Republic of Congo, five months after the latest epidemic of the disease in the country was declared over...The case was a three year old boy, who died at the hospital"
Several deaths in DRC prompt concerns of another Ebola outbreak - Healio
Several other deaths, including neighbors of the confirmed Ebola case, are being investigated as potential cases in North Kivu Province
DRC confirms new Ebola case in earlier outbreak area - CIDRAP
Three suspected cases (all fatal) have been classified, in addition to the one confirmed case. These three cases were neighbors of the confirmed case, and fell ill before him.
Democratic Republic of the Congo starts Ebola vaccination - Pulse Live Kenya
"Ebola vaccination began today in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s North Kivu Province where a case was confirmed on 8 October. People at high risk, including contacts of the confirmed case and first responders will receive the doses as the health authorities move to curb the spread of the virus."
Second Ebola case confirmed in eastern Congo - National Post
A second case of Ebola has been confirmed in a 42-year old woman in the city of Beni.
The total case count has risen to five, with the classification of three additional confirmed cases. The three new cases are in a 32 year old woman, 41 year old man, and three year old girl.
DRC reports 6th Ebola case - Outbreak News Today - Outbreak News Today
The 13th Ebola Outbreak in the DRC now has a case total of six. All cases are confirmed and there have been three fatalities.
DRC Ebola outbreak rises to 8 cases, 6 deaths - Outbreak News Today - Outbreak News Today
"As of 30 October 2021, total of eight confirmed cases of EVD have been reported in Beni HZ in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with six deaths (including four community deaths) (case fatality ratio (CFR) 75.0%). Children below the age of five years accounts for 50.0% (4/8) of the cases."
DR Congo reports 11 Ebola cases: WHO - Big News Network
The confirmed case count has risen to eleven, with fatalities still at six.
DRC's thiteenth Ebola outbreak - Democratic Republic of the Congo - ReliefWeb
"More than 30 days have passed without any further new cases...The last person with Ebola was identified on 30 October" The case total has held at eleven, with six fatalities.
Congo Declares New Ebola Outbreak After Man Dies, WHO Says - Bloomberg
"The Democratic Republic of Congo has declared an Ebola outbreak after a 31-year-old man in Mbandaka in the north western province of Equateur who died was found to be infected." This is the DRC's 14th Ebola outbreak since 1976.
A second Ebola patient has died in northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo. The patient had a direct link to the first case. Contacts of both cases have been identified and are being monitored closely. Genetic analyis confirms this outbreak is the result of a new spillover event and is not connected to any previous outbreaks in the area.
"The Democratic Republic of the Congo today kicked off Ebola vaccination in Mbandaka, the capital city of Equateur Province in the north-west, to halt the spread of the virus following an outbreak which has claimed two lives since 21 April." The vaccination campaign is prioritizing those most at risk, including over 200 people identifed as contacts of the inital two cases.
Ebola in Mbandaka: Death of a 4th confirmed case (and a likely 5th) https://t.co/wxWV2qHPv6
The 14th Ebola outbreak in the DRC now has a confirmed case count of 4, all of which have been fatal. A fifth suspected case is under investigation.
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (07): Congo DR (EQ) WHO https://t.co/yxVjEqHZ8z
The DRC reports 5 cases in the current Ebola outbreak (4 confirmed, 1 suspected). All 5 cases have been fatal. So far, 1311 people have been vaccinated.
The DRC has declared the 14th Ebola outbreak over. The outbreak lasted less than 3 months and resulted in 5 deaths. Overall, 2104 people were vaccinated.
Two test positive in Ghana for highly infectious Marburg virus - Reuters
Two people in Ghana have tested positive for Marburg virus. Both patients died.
New Ebola case confirmed in eastern Congo, linked to previous outbreak - Yahoo News
A fatal case of Ebola was confirmed in the North Kivu Province of eastern DRC. The case has been genetically linked to the 2018-2020 outbreak that occurred in the same province.
Ebola outbreak declared in Uganda - Reuters
Uganda has declared an outbreak of Ebola Sudan strain after one fatality in the Mubende district. Eight suspected cases are under investigation.
Uganda has confirmed 7 cases of Ebola so far, including one death. Another 7 deaths from before the outbreak was officially declared are currently being investigated as possible Ebola deaths.
Uganda reports 6 new cases of rare Ebola strain - https://t.co/HfMCfhh1LE
The case count in Uganda has risen to 12, including at least one death. 16 people are currently receiving medical treatment for severe Ebola symptoms.
RT @lycan2011: Uganda confirms 11 #Ebola deaths, four new cases
There are now 11 confirmed cases in the Ugandan outbreak. There have been 4 confirmed deaths and 7 other probable deaths. 25 people are being treated in a health care facility. 58 contacts have been identified.
Total confirmed cases now at 16, with 18 probable cases. There are 4 confirmed deaths and 17 probable deaths. 4 cases reported outside of the Mubende district, 3 in Kyegegwa and 1 in Kassanda.
The Ugandan MoH reports there are 18 confirmed cases and 18 probable cases. There are now 5 confirmed deaths and 18 probable deaths. 35 active cases are currently hospitalized.
Congo declares end of latest Ebola outbreak in east - Reuters
After 42 days of surveillance and no new cases reported, the DRC declares an end to the outbreak that occured in the northeastern city of Beni at the end of August. The one fatal case in this outbreak was attributed to a flare-up from the 2018-2020 outbreak in North Kivu and Ituri provinces.
Total cases in Uganda up to 43 (24 confirmed, 19 probable). Total deaths at 24 (5 confirmed, 19 probable). Case fatality rate is 56%.
Uganda has confirmed another death from Ebola, bringing the total confirmed death count to 6 with 18 more probable deaths. The total case count is at 50 (31 confirmed + 19 probable), with cases occurring in 3 districts: Mubende, Kassanda, Kyegegwa. Over 400 contacts have already been identified.
The Ugandan Ministry of Health reports that, as of the end of September, there are 38 confirmed cases and 8 confirmed deaths. Over half the cases are currently receiving treatment.
Case counts continue to rise in the Uganda Ebola sudan strain outbreak. There are 62 cases (43 confirmed + 19 probable) and 27 deaths (9 confirmed + 18 probable). Included in the deaths are 2 health care workers: one midwife and one doctor.
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (24): Uganda, polymerase/suramin complex research https://t.co/Vpp2PISeWe
There are now 63 confirmed and probable cases in the Uganda outbreak, including 29 deaths. 10 deaths have been confirmed. 4 of the deaths are in healthcare workers. The outbreak is currently affecting 4 districts: Mubende, Kyegegwa, Kassanda and Kagadi.
Uganda has confirmed 7 new deaths and 4 new cases. There are now 48 confirmed cases, which includes 17 confirmed deaths. 20 other deaths are considered probable cases. (68 total confirmed + probable cases)
Uganda Ebola outbreak: First death recorded in capital Kampala - BBC
Uganda reported its first Ebola death in the capital city of Kampala. The man fled a village in a different district before dying in a city hospital. 42 people he came in contact with have already been identified and are being closely monitored.
Uganda: Ebola outbreak's death toll climbs to 19, five medical staff recover - Africanews English
The death toll in Uganda has risen to 19 confirmed. There are 54 total confirmed cases from five different districts.
Uganda's president announces lockdown measures to curb deadly Ebola outbreak - CBC News
"Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni said on Saturday the government is implementing an overnight curfew, closing places of worship and entertainment, and prohibiting movement into and out of two districts affected by Ebola for 21 days." These measures will be implemented immediately in Mubende and Kassanda districts.
Uganda reports 5 new confirmed deaths. So far, 24 total deaths have been reported among the 60 confirmed cases. There are an additional 20 probable deaths as well. At least 24 people have recovered.
The WHO reports that the most recnt 8 cases of Ebola in Uganda do not have any known link to any current case, indicating that there may be more tranmission chains and possibility for spread in this outbreak than previously suspected.
Uganda reports 4 new cases of Ebola, bringing the total confirmed case count to 64, including 25 confirmed deaths.
5 people have tested positive in the Uganda capital of Kampala, constituting the first known transmission of Ebola virus in the city. So far, 75 cases and 28 deaths have been confirmed in this outbreak.
Total confirmed cases in Uganda is now at 90. 9 of these cases were reported in the capital city of Kampala.
The Minster of Health of Uganda reports that there are 109 confirmed cases of Ebola, including 30 confirmed deaths.
6 of the 15 reported Ebola cases in Kampala are schoolchildren. The children are family members of a man who fled a different Ebola-hit district, sought treatment in Kampala and died there.
115 confirmed cases in Uganda, including 32 deaths. This outbreak is now the 10th largest Ebola outbreak on record.
Uganda case counts continue to rise, with 128 total confirmed cases now, including 34 confirmed deaths. At least 40 people have fully recovered.
At 149 cases (128 confirmed), the Ugandan outbreak has become the 8th largest Ebola outbreak on record and the second largest in Uganda.
The World Health Organization reports that there have been 130 confirmed cases of Ebola in Uganda, including 43 confirmed deaths. Additionally, there are 21 probable deaths.
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (35): Uganda, vaccine trial, WHO https://t.co/yI9w4xrVV4
Uganda's health ministry announced plans to start testing 3 Sudan Ebola vaccine candidates in the coming weeks.
Uganda says Ebola outbreak death toll rises to 48 - Reuters
The death toll in Uganda has risen to 48 confirmed deaths. There are 131 total confirmed cases.
Uganda extends 3-week lockdown as Ebola outbreak spreads - Global Times
The Health Minister of Uganda extended the lockdown for two of the hardest hit districts, Mubende and Kassanda, for an additional 21 days. The lockdown includes a curfew, a ban on personal travel, and closure of markets, bars and churches.
"135 confirmed and 21 probable case of Ebola have now been reported, from 8 different districts in Uganda, with 53 confirmed and 21 probable deaths. So far, 62 people have recovered."
The latest situation report from Uganda reports that there are 136 confirmed cases and 53 confirmed deaths with 21 probable fatalities.
Uganda confirms Ebola case in country's east as outbreak expands - Reuters
"An Ebola case has been confirmed in Jinja in eastern Uganda, the country's health minister said on Sunday, the first time the outbreak has spread to a new region of the country from central Uganda where cases have been confined so far."
The WHO has updated the national risk level for Uganda's Ebola outbreak from 'high' to 'very high' and the risk at the regional level from 'low' to 'high.'
Ebola sickens another Ugandan health worker https://t.co/rH3x7kQfqF
A total of 19 health care workers have been infected with Ebola in Uganda so far. 7 have died from their infections.
The WHO and the government of Uganda announced plans to test 3 candidate vaccines that protect against Ebola Sudan virus in a clinical trial. The first doses of the vaccines are set to arrive next week.
There have been 141 confirmed cases of Ebola in Uganda, including 55 confirmed deaths. 22 probable fatalities have also been recorded.
Uganda extends quarantine in Ebola epicentre for 21 days - Al Jazeera English
The Ugandan government has extended the lockdown placed on the hardest hit districts for an additional 21 days. The original lockdown was imposed on October 15 and, with this newest extension, movement in and out of Mubende and Kassanda districts will be restricted until December 17.
Uganda reports another death from Ebola, a stillborn baby born to a mother who survived Ebola. There are now 142 confirmed cases, including 56 confirmed deaths.
Mubende Ebola medics give govt week to clear contracts, arrears https://t.co/TAMVedlX64
Health care workers in an Ebola treatment center in Mubende district are planning to go on strike if the Ugandan government does not sign their employment contracts and pay them for their work by December 2. A total of 110 health care workers have not been paid since being transferred to Mubende to support Ebola response efforts there.
RT @ReutersAfrica: Ebola vaccine candidates arrive in Uganda for trials https://t.co/KKhhqJUIGf
A shipment of 1,200 doses of one sudan ebolavirus vaccine candidate arrived in Uganda that will be administered as part of a clinical trial. The Health Minister of Uganda reported that the clinical trial will proceed as planned even though there are currently no active cases of Ebola in the country.
RT @DailyMonitor: Museveni lifts lockdown in Ebola epicentre https://t.co/WwIgsQKbz8 #MonitorUpdates
"Uganda on Saturday lifted a two-month lockdown on two districts at the epicentre of the country's Ebola epidemic, amid cautious hope that the outbreak could end soon"
Uganda Declares End of Deadly Ebola Outbreak - The Wall Street Journal
The Health Ministry in Uganda declared an end to the 4 month-long outbreak of Sudan ebolavirus, after 42 consecutive days with no new cases. The outbreak resulted in 164 total confirmed cases, including 55 deaths.
The dark color shows real cases and the light color shows projected.
These projections do not consider under-reporting. They model only what we might expect to see among cases reported to the WHO.
