Anyone following the ebola outbreak?

[MelodyRowell]

Still on uptick.

West Africa:
As of November 9, 2014
(Updated November 12, 2014)

Total Cases: 14098
Laboratory-Confirmed Cases: 8715
Total Deaths: 5160

And in Congo it is flattening.

Total Cases

As of November 9, 2014
(Updated November 14, 2014)

Total Case Count: 66
Total Case Deaths: 49
Laboratory Confirmed Cases: 38

How did you get this information if the WHO has stopped publishing data?

[QuestionAuthority]

Still on uptick.

West Africa:
As of November 9, 2014
(Updated November 12, 2014)

Total Cases: 14098
Laboratory-Confirmed Cases: 8715
Total Deaths: 5160

And in Congo it is flattening.

Total Cases

As of November 9, 2014
(Updated November 14, 2014)

Total Case Count: 66
Total Case Deaths: 49
Laboratory Confirmed Cases: 38

How did you get this information if the WHO has stopped publishing data?

I think the WHO is still performing but they're just not the same without John Entwistle.

[NewLiberty]

Still on uptick.

West Africa:
As of November 9, 2014
(Updated November 12, 2014)

Total Cases: 14098
Laboratory-Confirmed Cases: 8715
Total Deaths: 5160

And in Congo it is flattening.

Total Cases

As of November 9, 2014
(Updated November 14, 2014)

Total Case Count: 66
Total Case Deaths: 49
Laboratory Confirmed Cases: 38

How did you get this information if the WHO has stopped publishing data?

I think the WHO is still performing but they're just not the same without John Entwistle.

Greatest Bassist ever.

WHO provides information to the CDC which the CDC then folds into its reports.

[bryant.coleman]

WHO is just republishing the government provided data. And the latter is extremely unreliable.

A example is here:

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/14/world/africa/in-ebola-outbreak-in-liberia-a-familys-strength-can-be-its-fatal-flaw.html?_r=0

In the article, it is clearly said that people are secretly burying ebola victims, in order to prevent quarantine being imposed on their villages.

[QuestionAuthority]

WHO is just republishing the government provided data. And the latter is extremely unreliable.

A example is here:

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/14/world/africa/in-ebola-outbreak-in-liberia-a-familys-strength-can-be-its-fatal-flaw.html?_r=0

In the article, it is clearly said that people are secretly burying ebola victims, in order to prevent quarantine being imposed on their villages.

Holy shit, that's actually pretty scary.

Kaizer, infected by his father, soon passed the virus to two aunts. In all, seven members from three generations died in quick succession.

[bryant.coleman]

^^^^

Actually the scariest part is this one:

Many relatives of Ebola victims are believed to have carried out secret burials across the region because bodies are simply not picked up in time, or the families do not want to surrender relatives for mass incinerations.

It took half an hour down the Mesurado River to reach Kpoto Island, one of many uninhabited islands up a channel called Creek No. 2. With soft, sandy soil, Kpoto has long been used by the poor to bury their dead. Now, freshly dug graves are obvious in the thick bush.

It seems that the real death toll from Ebola is much higher than that claimed by the WHO.

[QuestionAuthority]

^^^^

Actually the scariest part is this one:

Many relatives of Ebola victims are believed to have carried out secret burials across the region because bodies are simply not picked up in time, or the families do not want to surrender relatives for mass incinerations.

It took half an hour down the Mesurado River to reach Kpoto Island, one of many uninhabited islands up a channel called Creek No. 2. With soft, sandy soil, Kpoto has long been used by the poor to bury their dead. Now, freshly dug graves are obvious in the thick bush.

It seems that the real death toll from Ebola is much higher than that claimed by the WHO.

Scary and tragic! If it was a first world nation dealing with this plague Dr. WHO would already have found a vaccine but because it's West Africa the world will just let them keep dying. Sad

[Bagatell]

If it was a first world nation dealing with this plague Dr. WHO would already have found a vaccine but because it's West Africa the world will just let them keep dying. Sad

The first world is dealing with the situation. They have established an ebola research centre in Liberia and everything is going to plan.

[RodeoX]

I think the numbers coming out now are crude estimates. It's just to unsafe to get a reliable count in the hot zone. It may have to burn itself out. 

[ibminer]

As Kaizer lay dying, he said he saw the woman in black who had been beckoning to him in his troubled dreams. He could no longer hide from her, she told him, as those gathered around him prayed loudly in tongues.

Abruptly, Kaizer reached for his neck.

“He said he saw the woman, the spirit, standing over him, choking him,” said Rose Mombo, a church member there. “He was fighting.”

Kaizer, his eyes wide open, burst into tears, spat out something and died.

Interesting.

[picolo]

I think the numbers coming out now are crude estimates. It's just to unsafe to get a reliable count in the hot zone. It may have to burn itself out. 

You bring up a valid point, estimates are just giving an idea on where we stand. Most deaths are in the hot zone so it is safe if you are not in the hot zone. There seems to be less media FUD on the media lately.

[NewLiberty]

Still on uptick.

West Africa:
As of November 9, 2014
(Updated November 12, 2014)

Total Cases: 14098
Laboratory-Confirmed Cases: 8715
Total Deaths: 5160

As of November 16, 2014
(Updated November 20, 2014)

Total Cases: 15145
Laboratory-Confirmed Cases: 9427
Total Deaths: 5420

[NewLiberty]

Still on uptick.

West Africa:
As of November 9, 2014
(Updated November 12, 2014)

Total Cases: 14098
Laboratory-Confirmed Cases: 8715
Total Deaths: 5160

As of November 16, 2014
(Updated November 20, 2014)

Total Cases: 15145
Laboratory-Confirmed Cases: 9427
Total Deaths: 5420

Updated December 3, 2014

Total Cases: 17145
Laboratory-Confirmed Cases: 10740
Total Deaths: 6070

[NewLiberty]

Still on uptick.

West Africa:
As of November 9, 2014
(Updated November 12, 2014)

Total Cases: 14098
Laboratory-Confirmed Cases: 8715
Total Deaths: 5160

As of November 16, 2014
(Updated November 20, 2014)

Total Cases: 15145
Laboratory-Confirmed Cases: 9427
Total Deaths: 5420

Updated December 3, 2014

Total Cases: 17145
Laboratory-Confirmed Cases: 10740
Total Deaths: 6070

As of February 9, 2015
(Updated February 12, 2015)

Total Cases (Suspected, Probable, and Confirmed): 22938
Laboratory-Confirmed Cases: 14002
Total Deaths: 9209

The rate of change is slowing.

[Swordsoffreedom]

Still on uptick.

West Africa:
As of November 9, 2014
(Updated November 12, 2014)

Total Cases: 14098
Laboratory-Confirmed Cases: 8715
Total Deaths: 5160

As of November 16, 2014
(Updated November 20, 2014)

Total Cases: 15145
Laboratory-Confirmed Cases: 9427
Total Deaths: 5420

Updated December 3, 2014

Total Cases: 17145
Laboratory-Confirmed Cases: 10740
Total Deaths: 6070

As of February 9, 2015
(Updated February 12, 2015)

Total Cases (Suspected, Probable, and Confirmed): 22938
Laboratory-Confirmed Cases: 14002
Total Deaths: 9209

The rate of change is slowing.

Well it's good the casualties are dropping
Maybe people are acquiring natural immunity or nutrition and cleanliness is starting to reduce the spread of transmission
Since the experimental vaccinations are still in progress

[NewLiberty]

Still on uptick.

West Africa:
As of November 9, 2014
(Updated November 12, 2014)

Total Cases: 14098
Laboratory-Confirmed Cases: 8715
Total Deaths: 5160

As of November 16, 2014
(Updated November 20, 2014)

Total Cases: 15145
Laboratory-Confirmed Cases: 9427
Total Deaths: 5420

Updated December 3, 2014

Total Cases: 17145
Laboratory-Confirmed Cases: 10740
Total Deaths: 6070

As of February 9, 2015
(Updated February 12, 2015)

Total Cases (Suspected, Probable, and Confirmed): 22938
Laboratory-Confirmed Cases: 14002
Total Deaths: 9209

The rate of change is slowing.

As of March 24, 2015
(Updated March 26, 2015)

Total Cases (Suspected, Probable, and Confirmed): 24,962

Laboratory-Confirmed Cases: 14,745

Total Deaths: 10,353
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Despite the growth curve slowing...
It remains the case that the rate of infection and death from this outbreak each month is greater than the sum of all known previous outbreaks ever.

[QuestionAuthority]

NewLiberty, is it confined mainly to one area?

[sickhouse]

Still on uptick.

West Africa:
As of November 9, 2014
(Updated November 12, 2014)

Total Cases: 14098
Laboratory-Confirmed Cases: 8715
Total Deaths: 5160

As of November 16, 2014
(Updated November 20, 2014)

Total Cases: 15145
Laboratory-Confirmed Cases: 9427
Total Deaths: 5420

Updated December 3, 2014

Total Cases: 17145
Laboratory-Confirmed Cases: 10740
Total Deaths: 6070

As of February 9, 2015
(Updated February 12, 2015)

Total Cases (Suspected, Probable, and Confirmed): 22938
Laboratory-Confirmed Cases: 14002
Total Deaths: 9209

The rate of change is slowing.

As of March 24, 2015
(Updated March 26, 2015)

Total Cases (Suspected, Probable, and Confirmed): 24,962

Laboratory-Confirmed Cases: 14,745

Total Deaths: 10,353
-=-=-=-=-
Despite the growth curve slowing...
It remains the case that the rate of infection and death from this outbreak each month is greater than the sum of all known previous outbreaks ever.

Are those numbers from WHO? Please post the link, I am as scared of this as I was of the bird flu

[worhiper_-_]

A while ago everyone was talking about ebola and now that rarely happens .. like all these people whow died from it never did ..

[Grand_Voyageur]

A while ago everyone was talking about ebola and now that rarely happens .. like all these people whow died from it never did ..

Since the infection started to fade out (as %) - due to less new cases - media outlets interestest faded out as well. Probably, Ebola is still in the big news only in the local media of the affected countries (Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia).

Google News UK

Google News UK - keyword: ebola

Google News US

Google News US - keyword: ebola

Google News Australia

Google News Australia - keyword: ebola

et so on..

At a side note Google News Nigeria's top Health news is Is This Real? Baby Born With Two Horns In Nigeria