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  • Ebola Situation Report - 1 April 2015
    ...
    Table 1: Confirmed, probable, and suspected cases reported by Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone
    Guinea Confirmed 3068 197 1900
    Probable 414 * 414
    Suspected 10 * ?
    Total 3492 197 2314
    Liberia Confirmed 3151 1 ?
    Probable 1879 * ?
    Suspected 4682 * ?
    Total 9712 1 4332
    Sierra Leone Confirmed 8545 113 3433
    Probable 287 * 208
    Suspected 3142 * 158
    Total 11 974 113 3799
    Total Confirmed 14 764 311 ?
    Probable 2580 * ?
    Suspected 7834 * ?
    Total 25 178 311 10 445

    Data are based on official information reported by ministries of health. These numbers are subject to change due to ongoing reclassification, retrospective investigation and availability of laboratory results. *Not reported due to the high proportion of probable and suspected cases that are reclassified. ?Data not available. ...
    LIBERIA

    Key performance indicators for the EVD response in Liberia are shown in table 4.

    No new confirmed cases were reported from Liberia in the week to 29 March (figure 2; figure 4). The recent confirmed case passed away on 27 March. A total of 185 contacts associated with the case are currently being monitored. Heightened vigilance is being maintained throughout the country. In the week to 22 March, a total of 278 new laboratory samples were tested for EVD. None tested positive for EVD.

    Locations of the 17 operational Ebola treatment centres (ETCs) in Liberia are shown in figure 7. All of the 12 facilities that have been assessed met minimum standards for infection prevention and control. A total of 12 non-Ebola health-care facilities have also been assessed to date (2 in Montserrado county, 10 in Nimba county): 5 (42%) met minimum IPC standards.

    Locations of the 5 operational laboratories in Liberia are shown in figure 8. 89% of samples were processed within 1 day of arrival at a laboratory.
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    • Ebola Situation Report - 22 April 2015
      Corrected on 23 April 2015

      ... Table 1: Confirmed, probable, and suspected EVD cases in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone
      Guinea Confirmed 3136 70 1943
      Probable 415 * 415
      Suspected 14 * ?
      Total 3565 70 2358
      Liberia** Confirmed 3151 0 ?
      Probable 1879 * ?
      Suspected 5182 * ?
      Total 10 212 0 4573
      Sierra Leone Confirmed 8575 30 3511
      Probable 287 * 208
      Suspected 3405 * 158
      Total 12 267 30 3877
      Total Confirmed 14 862 100 ?
      Probable 2581 * ?
      Suspected 8601 * ?
      Total 26 044 100 10 808

      Data are based on official information reported by ministries of health. These numbers are subject to change due to ongoing reclassification, retrospective investigation and availability of laboratory results. *Not reported due to the high proportion of probable and suspected cases that are reclassified. ?Data not available. **Data is missing for 12-14 April.
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      http://apps.who.int/ebola/current-si...2-april-2015-0
      "Safety and security don't just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear."
      -Nelson Mandela

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