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By early identification of the disease in people, a coordinated response, and a very quick tracing of contacts, Nigeria has beat Ebola -- with half the death rate in other west African countries. To date, Nigeria has reported only 20 confirmed or probable Ebola cases in a nation of 174 million people. Equally remarkable, there have only been eight deaths—about half the fatality rate experienced by other countries involved in the current outbreak. In fact, Nigeria could be declared Ebola-free as early as October 12. (That date would be 42 days after the last case was diagnosed, or double the maximum amount of time needed for the disease to incubate in a human body—the standard used by global health authorities.) Nigerias success in stopping the outbreak could have implications for other countries, including the United States. Thats why the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) dispatched a team to the country this week to learn what went right. motherjones/politics/2014/10/nigeria-ebola-cdc
Posted on: Fri, 14 Nov 2014 20:23:48 +0000

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