New figures Over 8000 Ebola dead in West Africa

Ebola epidemic in West Africa: Already more than 8000 dead

06/01/2015

The Ebola epidemic, which has been raging in West Africa for more than a year, is never ending. Over 20,000 people have already become infected with the deadly virus. More than 8,000 people died of it.

Over 8,000 dead, more than 20,000 infected
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the number of Ebola deaths in West Africa has risen to 8,153. As the WHO announced on Monday, Sierra Leone has seen the largest increase in fatalities in recent days. The number of infected people in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea was estimated by the organization to be over 20,600. The authorities had reported the number of Ebola dead three days ago with less than 8,000. However, the reliability of the official data is doubted by experts. You suspect a high number of unreported cases.

Ebola suspected case in Berlin
According to the South Korean patient, who has been at the special isolation ward at the Virchow-Klinikum in Berlin since the weekend, the suspicion of an Ebola infection remains unconfirmed, according to a news agency dpa. As a Charité spokeswoman said, the level was unchanged. The person, whose age and gender were not mentioned, had been flown to Berlin on Saturday. An aid worker in Sierra Leone treated highly infectious patients and injured himself with a needle. According to the data, the patient has not had Ebola symptoms since 29 December. Experts count on an infectious disease with an incubation period of up to three weeks. (Ad)

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