September 08 WEST AFRICA OUTBREAK Guinea 648 cases 430 deaths Sierra Leone 1026 cases 422 deaths Senegal 1 case Liberia 1378 cases 694 deaths Nigeria 17 cases 6 deaths DR CONGO OUTBREAK 53 cases 31 deaths * suspected case and death counts from WHO Ebola Hits Liberian Police, 1 Infected, 18 Quarantined At Depot - AllAfricaAccording 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 - ExaminerThe 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 SunBorder 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 diseases 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 UKThe 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.
Posted on: Fri, 12 Sep 2014 06:39:36 +0000
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