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WHO Releases Ebola Roadmap, Update on Outbreak

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ABCBesser 082914 Quarantine?  SQUARESPACE CACHEVERSION=1409366050071Dr. Richard Besser/ABC News(MONROVIA, Liberia) — The World Health Organization on Friday issued a Roadmap Situation Report on the ongoing Ebola outbreak that contained data on the spread thus far and the international response.

Thus far, the WHO says, the total number of confirmed, probable and suspected cases of Ebola in West Africa number 3,052, with 1,546 deaths. The report details the cases found in Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone, though isolated cases have been noted in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Senegal.

Last week, the WHO says, saw the highest weekly increase in Ebola cases in Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone. That figure “highlights the urgent need to reinforce control measures and increase capacity for case management.”





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