EBOLA VIRUS DISEASE - WEST AFRICA (107): WHO, CHINA & UK NOT, NIGERIA, AIRLINES ******************************************************************************* A ProMED-mail post ProMED-mail is a program of the International Society for Infectious Diseases In this posting: [1] WHO update [2] China (HK), UK passengers NOT infected [3] Nigeria: correction [4] Nigeria: interview [5] Airline/airport precautions: CDC [6] USA-Mexico border [7] USA: precautions [8] UK: precautions ****** [1] WHO update Date: Tue 29 Jul 2014 Source: WHO/AFRO [edited] Ebola virus disease, West Africa -- update 29 Jul 2014 ------------------------------------------------------ The World Health Organization (WHO) continues to monitor the evolution of the Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Guinea and Nigeria. The Ebola epidemic trend in Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Guinea remains precarious, with continuing community and health-facility transmissions of infection. Between 24-27 Jul 2014, a total of 122 new cases (suspect, probable, and laboratory-confirmed cases) as well as 57 deaths were reported from Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea and Nigeria. - Guinea, 12 new cases including 5 deaths; - Liberia, 25 new cases including 2 deaths; - Sierra Leone, 71 new cases including 5 deaths. These numbers include laboratory-confirmed, probable and suspect cases of, and deaths from, EVD. As of 27 Jul 2014, the cumulative number of cases attributed to EVD in the 4 countries stood at 1323 including 729 deaths. The distribution and classification of the cases are as follows: - Guinea, 460 cases (336 confirmed, 109 probable, and 15 suspected) including 339 deaths; - Liberia, 329 cases (100 confirmed, 128 probable, and 101 suspected) including 156 deaths; - Sierra Leone, 533 cases (473 confirmed, 38 probable, and 22 suspected) including 233 deaths; - Nigeria, 1 probable case who died. [There is a table in the source showing: Confirmed, probable, and suspect cases and deaths from Ebola virus disease in Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Nigeria as of 27 Jul 2014.] The surge in the number of new EVD cases, especially in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea, calls for concentrated efforts by all to address the identified problems such as health facility transmission and effective contact tracing. In Nigeria, IHR focal person report confirms that the probable case notified was symptomatic at the time of arrival in Nigeria and that 59 contacts (15 from among the airport staff and 44 from the hospital) have been identified so far. The report also confirms that the patient travelled by air and arrived in Lagos, Nigeria, on 20 Jul 2014 via Lome, Togo and Accra, Ghana. The sample from this case is yet to be sent to the WHO Collaborating Centre at the Institute Pasteur in Dakar, Senegal, due to refusal by courier companies to transport this sample. Though only one probable case has been detected so far in Nigeria, Ebola virus infection in this country represents a significant development in the course of this outbreak. The national authorities in Nigeria, Togo and Ghana continue to work closely with WHO and partners in identification of contact and contact tracing as well as in preparing response plans. WHO does not recommend any travel or trade restrictions is applied to Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone or Nigeria, based on the current information available for this event. -- Communicated by: ProMED-mail Rapporteur Marianne Hopp ****** [2] China (HK), UK passengers NOT infected Date: Wed 30 Jul 2014 Source: Quartz [edited]
Posted on: Thu, 31 Jul 2014 08:23:23 +0000
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