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General Category => World News => Topic started by: EC on September 09, 2014, 11:56:11 am

Title: Ebola outbreak is a unique 'perfect storm'
Post by: EC on September 09, 2014, 11:56:11 am
The current Ebola outbreak in West Africa is distinctly different from any over the last 40 years, several public health officials said Monday, making it far more challenging to control.

As of Friday, 3,944 people had been confirmed infected with Ebola in Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Nigeria and Senegal since December, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), which has admitted that it is likely under-counting cases. More than half of the victims have died.

Read more: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/09/08/ebola-africa-outbreak-treatment/15312883/