Guinea - Ebola: Thread documenting initial outbreak - March 2014 +

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Re: Guinea - Ebola: 411 clinical cases including 310 deaths as of July 14, 2014 (WHO)

Re: Guinea - Ebola: 411 clinical cases including 310 deaths as of July 14, 2014 (WHO)

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Ebola / Guinea: two deaths reported in two new prefectures

By: Yann |
French.china.org.cn | Updated 20-07-2014

Two people recently died of Ebola haemorrhagic fever in the towns of Siguiri, near the Malian border and Kouroussa, located in Upper Guinea, confirmed on Saturday, the Guinean Minister of Health and Public Hygene, Remy Lamah during a press conference.

In Siguiri, the victim, who died on July 16, is a young student who was infected by his mother, herself deceased June 24 from Ebola in Kissidougou region (south), where she had a small business.

In the village of Banf?l?, Prefecture Kourroussa, it is a man of forty years who died after being infected by the epidemic in the south of the country which remains the epicenter of the disease.

According to the division chief of prevention and the fight against the disease, Sakoba Keita, the health authorities of these newly affected prefectures by ebola are hard at work to record all contacts of the deceased in order to stop any contamination within the population.
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http://french.china.org.cn/foreign/txt/2014-07/20/content_33002602.htm

 

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Re: Guinea - Ebola: 415 clinical cases including 314 deaths as of July 20, 2014 (WHO)

Re: Guinea - Ebola: 415 clinical cases including 314 deaths as of July 20, 2014 (WHO)

Ebola virus disease, West Africa ? update 23 July 2014
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Disease update

New cases and deaths attributable to EVD continue to be reported by the Ministries of Health in the three West African countries of Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. Between 18 ? 20 July 2014, 45 new cases of EVD, including 28 new deaths, were reported from the three countries as follows: Guinea, 5 new cases and 4 deaths; Liberia, 28 new cases with 11 deaths; and Sierra Leone 12 new cases and 13 deaths. These numbers include laboratory-confirmed, probable, and suspect cases and deaths of EVD.

As of 20 July 2014, the cumulative number of cases attributed to EVD in the three countries stands at 1 093, including 660 deaths. The distribution and classification of the cases are as follows: Guinea, 415 cases (304 confirmed, 98 probable, and 13 suspected) and 314 deaths (204 confirmed, 98 probable, and 12 suspected); Liberia, 224 cases (77 confirmed, 68 probable, and 79 suspected) and 127 deaths (56 confirmed, 44 probable, and 27 suspected); and Sierra Leone, 454 cases (405 confirmed, 35 probable, and 14 suspected) and 219 deaths (182 confirmed, 32 probable, and 5 suspected).
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http://www.afro.who.int/en/clusters...a-virus-disease-west-africa-23-july-2014.html

 

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Re: Guinea - Ebola: 415 clinical cases including 314 deaths as of July 20, 2014 (WHO)

Re: Guinea - Ebola: 415 clinical cases including 314 deaths as of July 20, 2014 (WHO)

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Embassy of France in Conakry

Ebola: update on July 25, 2014
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GUINEA

1 Assessment update: 9 confirmed cases and 5 deaths since the last review on 18 July (Conakry, 5 new cases, 1 death; Gu?k?dou, 3 cases deceased; Siguiri, 1 case deceased).

2 Overall assessment: 311 confirmed cases including 208 deaths, as follows: Conakry (63 cases, 27 deaths). Gu?k?dou (176 cases, 143 deaths); Macenta (26 cases, 16 deaths); Dabola (1 case deceased); Kissidougou (2 cases, 1 death); T?lim?l? (23 cases, 7 deaths); Boffa (18 cases, 11 deaths); Kouroussa (1 case deceased); Siguiri (1 case deceased).
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Guinea: download the map of the affected districts provided by the National Crisis Committee (Pdf)


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http://www.ambafrance-gn.org/Ebola-point-de-situation-au-25

 

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Re: Guinea - Ebola: 415 clinical cases including 314 deaths as of July 20, 2014 (WHO)

Re: Guinea - Ebola: 415 clinical cases including 314 deaths as of July 20, 2014 (WHO)

Ebola virus disease, West Africa ? update 25 July 2014 E-mail Print
Epidemiology and surveillance

The World Health Organization (WHO) continues to monitor the evolution of the Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Guinea. The Ebola epidemic trend remains precarious, with community and health-facility transmissions of infection still taking place.

Between 21 ? 23 July 2014, 96 new cases and 7 deaths were reported from Liberia and Sierra Leone. In Guinea, 12 new cases and 5 deaths were reported during the same period. These include suspect, probable, and laboratory-confirmed cases.

The surge in the number of new EVD cases in Guinea after weeks of low viral activity demonstrates that undetected chains of transmission existed in the community. This phenomenon is retrogressive to the control of the EVD outbreak; and calls for stepping up outbreak containment measures, especially effective contact tracing.

In addition, the Ministry of Health of Nigeria has reported the first probable case of EVD on 23 July 2014. The case is a Liberian national who recently travelled to Nigeria where he presented in hospital with symptoms of EVD. The patient travelled by air and arrived in Lagos, Nigeria via Lom?, Togo. He was symptomatic while traveling, fell ill, was admitted to a private hospital, and died. On 22 July, a sample was taken and preliminary laboratory analysis was conducted in the virology laboratory of Lagos University Teaching Hospital and tested positive for Ebola virus. The sample from this case is being referred to the WHO Collaborating Centre at the Institut Pasteur in Dakar, Senegal, for confirmatory and other advance testing. The national authority in Nigeria is working closely with WHO and partners to ensure that this incident case is contained at the source.

Health sector response

In an effort to accelerate the response to the current EVD outbreak in West Africa, the Director General of WHO held discussions with the donor community and development partners on 24 July 2014 in Geneva. Countries and agencies again pledged their assistance and support to the outbreak and efforts are underway to secure additional human and financial resources.

The Regional Director for the Africa Region, Dr Luis Sambo, continued his fact-finding mission in the three affected countries. After visiting Liberia earlier in the week (21 ? 22 July), he visited Sierra Leone (22 ? 23 July) and Guinea (23 ? 25 July). The goal of his visits was to assess first-hand the EVD outbreak, review the current response and challenges, and explore the best ways to rapidly contain the outbreak in West Africa. Official meetings with Presidents, Ministers of Health and other senior government officials, international and local NGOs, UN agencies, and other stakeholders were held.

During the mission, the Regional Director underscored the seriousness of the outbreak while reiterating that it can be contained using known infection prevention and control measures. He observed that the outbreak is beyond each national health sector alone and urged the governments of the affected countries to mobilize and involve all sectors, including civil society and communities, in the response. He requested the respective governments to re-deploy adequate and appropriate national staff and other national resources to the field level and promote behavioural change while respecting cultural practices.

He repeated the mandate to countries to enhance cross-border collaboration and strengthen effective coordination and the mandate of WHO to coordinate the response to public health emergencies. On behalf of WHO, the Regional Director pledged WHO?s continued commitment to the affected countries and reaffirmed its role in engaging and mobilizing the international community in support of national efforts to control the EVD outbreak.

On 24 July 2014, the Prime Minister of Guinea and the Regional Director officially inaugurated the WHO Sub-regional Outbreak Coordination Centre (SEOCC) in Conakry. The Centre will consolidate and harmonize the technical support at local, country, regional, and international level. WHO has asked its partners to deploy representatives from their respective organizations to sit in the hub and contribute to the activities of the coordination centre. The establishment of the SEOCC was a follow-up action from the emergency Ministerial Meeting held in Accra, Ghana, earlier in the month.

Efforts are currently ongoing to scale up and strengthen all aspects of the response in the three countries, including contact tracking, public information and community mobilization, case management and infection prevention and control, and coordination.

WHO does not recommend any travel or trade restrictions be applied to Guinea, Liberia, or Sierra Leone based on the current information available for this event.

Disease update

New cases and deaths attributable to EVD continue to be reported by the Ministries of Health in the three West African countries of Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. Between 21 and 23 July 2014, 108 new cases of EVD, including 12 deaths, were reported from the three countries as follows: Guinea, 12 new cases and 5 deaths; Liberia, 25 new cases with 2 deaths; and Sierra Leone, 71 new cases and 5 death. These numbers include laboratory-confirmed, probable, and suspect cases and deaths of EVD.

As of 23 July 2014, the cumulative number of cases attributed to EVD in the three countries stands at 1 201, including 672 deaths. The distribution and classification of the cases are as follows: Guinea, 427 cases (311 confirmed, 99 probable, and 17 suspected) and 319 deaths (208 confirmed, 99 probable, and 12 suspected); Liberia, 249 cases (84 confirmed, 84 probable, and 81 suspected) and 129 deaths (60 confirmed, 50 probable, and 19 suspected); and Sierra Leone, 525 cases (419 confirmed, 56 probable, and 50 suspected) and 224 deaths (188 confirmed, 33 probable, and 3 suspected).

Confirmed, probable, and suspect cases and deaths from Ebola virus disease in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone, as of 23 July 2014

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The total number of cases is subject to change due to reclassification, retrospective investigation, consolidation of cases and laboratory data, and enhanced surveillance. Data reported in the Disease Outbreak News are based on best available information reported by Ministries of Health.

http://www.afro.who.int/en/clusters...a-virus-disease-west-africa-25-july-2014.html

 

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Re: Guinea - Ebola: 427 clinical cases including 319 deaths as of July 23, 2014 (WHO)

Re: Guinea - Ebola: 427 clinical cases including 319 deaths as of July 23, 2014 (WHO)

Fear of Ebola Breeds a Terror of Physicians

By ADAM NOSSITERJULY 27, 2014

KOLO BENGOU, Guinea ? Eight youths, some armed with slingshots and machetes, stood warily alongside a rutted dirt road at an opening in the high reeds, the path to the village of Kolo Bengou. The deadly Ebola virus is believed to have infected several people in the village, and the youths were blocking the path to prevent health workers from entering.
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Workers and officials, blamed by panicked populations for spreading the virus, have been threatened with knives, stones and machetes, their vehicles sometimes surrounded by hostile mobs. Log barriers across narrow dirt roads block medical teams from reaching villages where the virus is suspected. Sick and dead villagers, cut off from help, are infecting others.

?This is very unusual, that we are not trusted,? said Marc Poncin, the emergency coordinator in Guinea for Doctors Without Borders, the main group fighting the disease here. ?We?re not stopping the epidemic.?

Efforts to monitor it are grinding to a halt because of ?intimidation,? he said. People appear to have more confidence in witch doctors.

Health officials say the epidemic is out of control, moving back and forth across the porous borders of Guinea and neighboring Sierra Leone and Liberia ? often on the backs of the cheap motorcycles that ply the roads of this region of green hills and dense forest ? infiltrating the lively open-air markets, overwhelming weak health facilities and decimating villages.

It was in this rural area, 400 miles over bad roads from Guinea?s capital, Conakry, where the outbreak was first spotted, and where it has hit hardest. More than 80 percent of those infected have died in this region...

In Koundony, more than one-eighth of the population, including the headman, are dead; many others have fled.
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This month, Doctors Without Borders classified 12 villages in Guinea as ?red,? meaning they might harbor Ebola but were inaccessible for safety reasons.
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?Extremely, extremely concerning,? said Sylvie Jonckheere, the charity?s doctor on the scene. A colleague in full gear lectured the villagers of Teldou as the rain started, but was met with indifference or hostile stares; some turned their backs on him.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/28/world/africa/ebola-epidemic-west-africa-guinea.html?_r=0

 

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Re: Guinea - Ebola: 427 clinical cases including 319 deaths as of July 23, 2014 (WHO)

Re: Guinea - Ebola: 427 clinical cases including 319 deaths as of July 23, 2014 (WHO)

Ebola virus disease, West Africa ? update 29 July 2014
Epidemiology and surveillance

The World Health Organization (WHO) continues to monitor the evolution of the Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Guinea and Nigeria. The Ebola epidemic trend in Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Guinea remains precarious, with continuing community and health-facility transmissions of infection.

Between 24 and 27 July 2014, a total of 122 new cases (suspect, probable, and laboratory-confirmed cases) as well as 57 deaths were reported from Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea and Nigeria.

The surge in the number of new EVD cases especially in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea calls for concentrated efforts by all to address the identified problems such as health facility transmission and effective contact tracing.

In Nigeria, IHR focal person report confirms that the probable case notified was symptomatic at the time of arrival in Nigeria and that 59 contacts (15 from among the airport staff and 44 from the hospital) have been identified so far. The report also confirms that the patient travelled by air and arrived in Lagos, Nigeria, on 20th July via Lom?, Togo and Accra, Ghana.

The sample from this case is yet to be sent to the WHO Collaborating Centre at the Institute Pasteur in Dakar, Senegal, due to refusal by courier companies to transport this sample. Though only one probable case has been detected so far in Nigeria, Ebola virus infection in this country represents a significant development in the course of this outbreak.

The national authority in Nigeria, Togo and Ghana continue to work closely with WHO and partners in identification of contact and contact tracing as well as in preparing response plans.

Health sector response

In an effort to accelerate the response to the current EVD outbreak in West Africa, the Director General of WHO and other senior managers continue to hold discussions with the donor community, development partners as well as international agencies at a global level. Focus of discussion has centered among others on the need to rapidly deploy additional resources (human and financial) that will help interrupt Ebola transmission.

Efforts are currently ongoing to scale up and strengthen all aspects of the response in the four countries, including epidemiologic investigations, contact tracing, public information and community mobilization, case management and infection prevention and control, coordination and staff security. WHO is also working closely with various partners to finalize the national response plans that define urgent response needs in line with the Accra?s strategy adopted by Member States.

WHO and Partners (CDC, MSF, UNICEF, IFRC, Institute Pasteur of Dakar, Save the Children, Plan Guinea and others) continue to work together through the Sub-regional Ebola Outbreak Coordination Center (SEOCC) in Conakry in accelerating the control of this outbreak.

WHO does not recommend any travel or trade restrictions is applied to Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone or Nigeria, based on the current information available for this event.

Disease update

New cases and deaths attributable to EVD continue to be reported by the Ministries of Health in the four West African countries of Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone. Between 24 and 27 July 2014, 122 new cases (laboratory-confirmed, probable, and suspect cases) of EVD, and 57 deaths, were reported from the four countries as follows: Guinea, 33 new cases and 20 deaths; Liberia, 80 new cases and 27 deaths; Sierra Leone, 8 new cases and 9 deaths; and Nigeria, 1 new case who died.

As of 27 July 2014, the cumulative number of cases attributed to EVD in the four countries stands at 1323 including 729 deaths. The distribution and classification of the cases are as follows: Guinea, 460 cases (336 confirmed, 109 probable, and 15 suspected) including 339 deaths; Liberia, 329 cases (100 confirmed, 128 probable, and 101 suspected) including 156 deaths; Sierra Leone, 533 cases (473 confirmed, 38 probable, and 22 suspected) including 233 deaths; and Nigeria, 1 probable case who died.

Confirmed, probable, and suspect cases and deaths from Ebola virus disease in Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Nigeria as of 27 July 2014

http://www.afro.who.int/en/clusters...a-virus-disease-west-africa-29-july-2014.html

 

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Re: Liberia - Ebola: 329 suspect/confirmed/prob cases, 156 deaths as of July 29, 2014 (WHO)

Re: Liberia - Ebola: 329 suspect/confirmed/prob cases, 156 deaths as of July 29, 2014 (WHO)

Ebola virus disease, West Africa ? update

Disease outbreak news
31 July 2014

Epidemiology and surveillance

Between 24 and 27 July 2014, a total of 122 new cases of Ebola virus disease (EVD; laboratory-confirmed, probable, and suspect cases) as well as 57 deaths were reported from Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone. The Ebola epidemic trend in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone remains precarious with ongoing community and health-facility transmissions of infection. The surge in the number of new EVD cases calls for concentrated efforts by all to address the identified problems, such as health facility transmission and effective contact tracing.
On 29 July 2014, the National IHR Focal Point for Nigeria confirmed that the probable EVD case notified to WHO on 27 July 2014 was symptomatic at the time of arrival in Nigeria and that 59 contacts (15 from among the airport staff and 44 from the hospital) have been identified so far. The report also confirms that the patient travelled by air and arrived in Lagos, Nigeria, on 20 July via Lom?, Togo, and Accra, Ghana. The sample from this case is yet to be sent to the WHO Collaborating Centre at the Institute Pasteur in Dakar, Senegal, due to refusal by courier companies to transport this sample. Though only one probable case has been detected so far in Nigeria, Ebola virus infection in this country represents a significant development in the course of this outbreak.
National authorities in Ghana, Nigeria, and Togo continue to work closely with WHO and it partners in identification of contacts and contact tracing as well as in preparing response plans.
Health sector response

In an effort to accelerate the response to the current EVD outbreak in West Africa, the Director General of WHO and other senior managers continue to hold discussions with the donor community, development partners, and international agencies at a global level. Focus of the discussion has centered on the need to rapidly deploy additional human and financial resources that will help interrupt Ebola transmission and end the outbreak.
Efforts are currently ongoing to scale up and strengthen all aspects of the response in the four countries, including epidemiologic investigations, contact tracing, public information and community mobilization, case management and infection prevention and control, coordination, and staff security. WHO is also working closely with various partners to finalize the national response plans that define urgent response needs in line with the Accra strategy adopted by Member States.
WHO and it partners ? GOARN, CDC, MSF, UNICEF, IFRC, Institute Pasteur of Dakar, Save the Children, Plan Guinea, and others ? continue to work together through the Sub-regional Ebola Outbreak Coordination Center (SEOCC) in Conakry to accelerate the control of this outbreak.
WHO does not recommend any travel or trade restrictions is applied to Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, or Sierra Leone based on the current information available for this event.
Disease update

New cases and deaths attributable to EVD continue to be reported by the Ministries of Health in the four West African countries of Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone. Between 24 and 27 July 2014, 122 new cases (laboratory-confirmed, probable, and suspect cases) of EVD and 57 deaths were reported from the four countries as follows: Guinea, 33 new cases and 20 deaths; Liberia, 80 new cases and 27 deaths; Nigeria, 1 case and 1 death; Sierra Leone, 8 new cases and 9 deaths.
As of 27 July 2014, the cumulative number of cases attributed to EVD in the four countries stands at 1 323 including 729 deaths. The distribution and classification of the cases are as follows: Guinea, 460 cases (336 confirmed, 109 probable, and 15 suspected) including 339 deaths; Liberia, 329 cases (100 confirmed, 128 probable, and 101 suspected) including 156 deaths; Nigeria, 1 case (1 probable who died); and Sierra Leone, 533 cases (473 confirmed, 38 probable, and 22 suspected) including 233 deaths.
Confirmed, probable, and suspect cases and deaths from Ebola virus disease in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone, as of 27 July 2014


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</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="6">1. New cases were reported between 24 and 27 July 2014.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> The total number of cases is subject to change due to reclassification, retrospective investigation, consolidation of cases and laboratory data, and enhanced surveillance. Data reported in the Disease Outbreak News are based on best available information reported by Ministries of Health.


http://www.who.int/csr/don/2014_07_31_ebola/en/

 

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Re: Guinea - Ebola: 460 clinical cases including 336 deaths as of July 29, 2014 (WHO)

Re: Guinea - Ebola: 460 clinical cases including 336 deaths as of July 29, 2014 (WHO)

UAE suspends Guinea flights over Ebola

Dubai carrier becomes the first major airline to impose ban over outbreak of deadly virus in West Africa.

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http://www.aljazeera.com/news/afric...nea-flights-over-ebola-20148342526985793.html

 

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Re: Guinea - Ebola: 460 clinical cases including 336 deaths as of July 29, 2014 (WHO)

Re: Guinea - Ebola: 460 clinical cases including 336 deaths as of July 29, 2014 (WHO)

Russian embassy in Guinea placed in strict quarantine over Ebola outbreak

August 03, 19:31UTC+4

RABAT, August 03, 19:00 /ITAR-TASS/. Russia?s embassy in Guinea has been placed in strict quarantine over the worst-ever Ebola outbreak in that country, Sergei Berezny, a charge d?affaires at the Russian embassy told Itar-Tass on Sunday.
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http://en.itar-tass.com/world/743377

 

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Re: Guinea - Ebola: 460 clinical cases including 336 deaths as of July 29, 2014 (WHO)

Re: Guinea - Ebola: 460 clinical cases including 336 deaths as of July 29, 2014 (WHO)


<SMALL>Location of Pita Prefecture and seat in Guinea.</SMALL>
<SMALL>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pita_Prefecture</SMALL>
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<SMALL>Pita - Ebola: a case of death confirmed

Written by kalenews </SMALL>
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<SMALL>The prefecture of Pita now is included in the list of localities affected by Ebola haemorrhagic fever in Guinea. The confirmation was made on Friday August 1 2014 by the Prefectural Board of Health with the representatives of WHO and M?decins Sans Fronti?res.

According to Salifou Soumah, head of the Crisis and Prefectural Director of Health, the results of laboratory tests of the Talib? death in the urban commune of Pita is positive. But the deceased came from Sierra Leone and three days after she passed away concludes the D.P.S </SMALL>
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<SMALL>Dr. Salioufou also emphasizes that people who have been in contact with the deceased are under observation until August 18 . People who traveled with her are being sought for a measurement observatory. </SMALL>
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<SMALL>During the meeting Pita health officials announced that a room is prepared in the courtyard of the prefectural hospital of Pita to eventually receive the patients of Ebola. A team composed of doctors at the regional hospital in Mamou and of Pita has already formed to increase public awareness. They will travel in the sub-prefectures of Bantigu?l and Doungnl Toumah this Saturday, Aug. 2 before seeing the condition of persons under observation in the second village.
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Alpha Mamadou Bobo Balde
Published August 2, 2014

http://www.kalenews.org/index.php/sante/1392-pita-ebola-un-cas-de-mort-confirme</SMALL>

 

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Re: Guinea - Ebola: 485 clinical cases including 358 deaths as of August 1, 2014 (WHO)

Re: Guinea - Ebola: 485 clinical cases including 358 deaths as of August 1, 2014 (WHO)

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Ebola virus disease update - West Africa

Disease outbreak news
4 August 2014
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Disease update

New cases and deaths attributable to EVD continue to be reported by the Ministries of Health in the four West African countries of Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone. Between 31 July and 1 August 2014, 163 new cases (laboratory-confirmed, probable, and suspect cases) of EVD and 61 deaths were reported from the four countries as follows: Guinea, 13 new cases and 12 deaths; Liberia, 77 new cases and 28 deaths; Nigeria, 1 cases and 0 deaths; Sierra Leone, 72 new cases and 21 deaths.
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As of 1 August 2014, the cumulative number of cases attributed to EVD in the four countries stands at 1 603 including 887 deaths. The distribution and classification of the cases are as follows: Guinea, 485 cases (340 confirmed, 133 probable, and 12 suspected) including 358 deaths; Liberia, 468 cases (129 confirmed, 234 probable, and 105 suspected) including 255 deaths; Nigeria, 4 cases (0 confirmed, 3 probable, 1 suspected) including 1 death; and Sierra Leone, 646 cases (540 confirmed, 46 probable, and 60 suspected) including 273 deaths.
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http://www.who.int/csr/don/2014_08_04_ebola/en/

 

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Re: Guinea - Ebola: 485 clinical cases including 358 deaths as of August 1, 2014 (WHO)

Re: Guinea - Ebola: 485 clinical cases including 358 deaths as of August 1, 2014 (WHO)


Localisation de la pr?fecture de Nz?r?kor?
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pr%C3%A9fecture_de_Nz%C3%A9r%C3%A9kor%C3%A9

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Guinea: a new area affected by Ebola, 5 cases with 2 deaths

French.china.org.cn | Updated 05-08-2014

The administrative region of N'Z?r?kor?, bordering C?te d'Ivoire and Liberia, has been affected by the Ebola virus, with the emergence of 5 confirmed cases with 2 deaths, was learned from health source.

According to Dr Sakoba Keita, Division prevention and fight against the disease Guinean Minister of Health, the virus has reached the prefecture because of the arrival of a patient, coming from the Liberia, who wanted to be treated in Guinea.

After his death, a few days ago, his parents buried him without any assistance of health workers.

All parents who handled the body of the victim were immediately infected and developed the disease.

Health authorities of the prefecture dispatched medical teams to identify contacts and evacuate the patients notified in the center of treatment and care of patients with Ebola, located in the prefecture of Guekedou epicenter of the epidemic in Guinea .

"As long as our parents are in motion in the affected areas, it is difficult to limit the cases of contamination of new communities," said Dr. Keita.

He believes that despite the awareness and communication campaigns carried out by non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and local media (rural radio), some people are still reluctant to prevention messages against the Ebola epidemic.

That is why he has indicated, people continue to carry the body from one place to another and many families continue to organize funerals for people who died of the disease.

In Gu?k?dou the inhabitants of 26 villages infected by the epidemic have recently protested against the presence of medical personnel and agents Doctors Sns Borders, who came to care for Ebola patients. .

80% of infections from Ebola is occuring by touching or manipulating bodies of patients dead of the epidemic, added prevention specialist. end

http://french.china.org.cn/foreign/txt/2014-08/05/content_33142545.htm

 

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Re: Guinea - Ebola: 485 clinical cases including 358 deaths as of August 1, 2014 (WHO)

Re: Guinea - Ebola: 485 clinical cases including 358 deaths as of August 1, 2014 (WHO)

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Embassy of France in Conakry

Ebola: update on August 4, 2014

Update Monday, August 4, 2014 (figures from 02 August)

GUINEA

1. New cases reported since the previous report of 25 July: 37 confirmed cases and 18 deaths since the last update of 25 July (Conakry, 14 new cases, 4 deaths; Gu?k?dou, 9 new cases, 7 deaths; Macenta, 2 new cases, 2 deaths; Kouroussa, 1 new case; Siguiri, 5 new cases, 2 deaths; Pita, 1 case deceased; Nz?r?kor? 5 new cases, 2 deaths).

2. Overall assessment: 348 confirmed cases including 226 deaths, as follows: Conakry (77 cases, 31 deaths); Gu?k?dou (185 cases, 150 deaths); Macenta (28 cases, 18 deaths); Dabola (1 case deceased); Kissidougou (2 cases, 1 ); T?lim?l? (23 cases, 7 deaths); Boffa (18 cases, 11 deaths); Kouroussa (2 cases, 1 ); Siguiri (6 cases, 3 deceased ); Pita (1 case); Nz?r?kor? (5 cases, 2 deceased ).
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Guinea: download the map of the affected districts provided by the National Crisis Committee (Pdf)



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http://www.ambafrance-gn.org/Ebola-point-de-situation-au-04

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: Guinea - Ebola: 485 clinical cases including 358 deaths as of August 1, 2014 (WHO)

Re: Guinea - Ebola: 485 clinical cases including 358 deaths as of August 1, 2014 (WHO)

Ebola virus disease, West Africa ? update 6 August 2014 E-mail Print
Epidemiology and surveillance

Between 2 and 4 August 2014, a total of 108 new cases of Ebola virus disease (laboratory-confirmed, probable, and suspect cases) as well as 45 deaths were reported from Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone.

Health sector response

A mission briefing with representatives from Member States was held on 5 August at the World Health Organization (WHO). Information about the nature of Ebola virus disease (EVD) was highlighted. This was followed by outlining the essential components for control, including the need for national leadership, improved care and case management, identifying transmission chains and stopping disease spread, and preventing further outbreaks. Among the critical issues are: cross-border infections and travelers; partners reaching the limits of their capacity and ability to respond rapidly, safely, and effectively; and concerns about the socio-economic impact of continued transmission.

The Director-General also shared information from her recent meetings in Guinea with Member States of the Mano River Union ? C?te d?Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. She outlined that the response in West Africa would focus on three areas:

Treatment of Gu?ck?dou, Kenema, and Foya as a unified sector, which will include public health measures meant to reduce movement in and out of the area.
Intensifying current measures in Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone.
Taking steps to reduce international spread to other countries in Africa and outside of the African Region.
The Sub-regional Ebola Operations Coordination Centre (SEOCC) in Conakry reported on 5 August that the following actions are underway in the four affected countries:

In Guinea, new foci have emerged and case management facilities will be needed. Exit screening is currently being tested in Conakry, in partnership with the US CDC.
In Liberia, security issues continue to be of concern, notwithstanding the commitment of the Government. Community resistance remains high.
In Nigeria, the Government is focused on following up the contacts from the index case. Clinical support is urgently needed and a treatment centre is being set up for managing cases of EVD.
In Sierra Leone, efforts are underway to map where treatment centres are most needed and getting those set up. A similar exercise is underway for laboratories.
The SEOCC is assisting countries with these and many other response measures.

On 6 August, WHO is convening an Emergency Committee of international experts to review the outbreak and advise the Director-General, in accordance with the International Health Regulations, whether the Ebola virus disease outbreak constitutes a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). Experts will receive an epidemiological briefing and will determine whether the criteria for a PHEIC have been met. If the Emergency Committee agrees that this is a PHEIC, they will then advise the Director-General on temporary recommendations. A summary of the meeting will be made public and a press briefing will be held on Friday, 8 August.

Disease update

New cases and deaths attributable to EVD continue to be reported by the Ministries of Health in Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone. Between 2 and 4 August 2014, 108 new cases (laboratory-confirmed, probable, and suspect cases) of EVD and 45 deaths were reported from the four countries as follows: Guinea, 10 new cases and 5 deaths; Liberia, 48 new cases and 27 deaths; Nigeria, 5 new cases and 0 death; and Sierra Leone, 45 new cases and 13 deaths.

As of 4 August 2014, the cumulative number of cases attributed to EVD in the four countries stands at 1 711, including 932 deaths. The distribution and classification of the cases are as follows: Guinea, 495 cases (351 confirmed, 133 probable, and 11 suspected), including 363 deaths; Liberia, 516 cases (143 confirmed, 252 probable, and 121 suspected), including 282 deaths; Nigeria, 9 cases (0 confirmed, 2 probable, and 7 suspected), including 1 death; and Sierra Leone, 691 cases (576 confirmed, 49 probable, and 66 suspected), including 286 deaths.



http://www.afro.who.int/en/clusters...-virus-disease-west-africa-6-august-2014.html

 

[Pathfinder]

Re: Guinea - Ebola: 495 clinical cases including 367 deaths as of August 6, 2014 (WHO)

Re: Guinea - Ebola: 495 clinical cases including 367 deaths as of August 6, 2014 (WHO)

Hattip Shiloh

Ebola virus disease, West Africa ? update 8 August 2014
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Disease update

New cases and deaths attributable to EVD continue to be reported by the Ministries of Health in Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone. Between 5 and 6 August 2014, 68 new cases (laboratory-confirmed, probable, and suspect cases) of EVD and 29 deaths were reported from the four countries as follows: Guinea, 0 new cases and 4 deaths; Liberia, 38 new cases and 12 deaths; Nigeria, 4 new cases and 1 death; and Sierra Leone, 26 new cases and 12 deaths.

As of 6 August 2014, the cumulative number of cases attributed to EVD in the four countries stands at 1 779, including 961 deaths. The distribution and classification of the cases are as follows: Guinea, 495 cases (355 confirmed, 133 probable, and 7 suspected), including 367 deaths; Liberia, 554 cases (148 confirmed, 274 probable, and 132 suspected), including 294 deaths; Nigeria, 13 cases (0 confirmed, 7 probable, and 6 suspected), including 2 deaths; and Sierra Leone, 717 cases (631 confirmed, 38 probable, and 48 suspected), including 298 deaths.
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http://www.afro.who.int/en/clusters...-virus-disease-west-africa-8-august-2014.html

 

[Pathfinder]

Re: Guinea - Ebola: 506 clinical cases including 373 deaths as of August 9, 2014 (WHO)

Re: Guinea - Ebola: 506 clinical cases including 373 deaths as of August 9, 2014 (WHO)

Hattip Shiloh

Ebola virus disease, West Africa ? update 11 August 2014
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Disease update

New cases and deaths attributable to EVD continue to be reported by the Ministries of Health in Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone. Between 7 and 9 August 2014, 69 new cases (laboratory-confirmed, probable, and suspect cases) of EVD and 52 deaths were reported from the four countries as follows: Guinea, 11 new cases and 6 deaths; Liberia, 45 new cases and 29 deaths; Nigeria, 0 new cases and 0 deaths; and Sierra Leone, 13 new cases and 17 deaths.

Confirmed, probable, and suspect cases and deaths from Ebola virus disease in Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone, as of 9 August 2014

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</TD><TD vAlign=bottom noWrap>

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom noWrap>

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom noWrap>

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom noWrap>

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</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=bottom noWrap>Cases

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</TD><TD noWrap>11

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</TD><TD noWrap>362

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</TD><TD noWrap>133

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</TD><TD noWrap>11

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</TD><TD noWrap>506

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</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=bottom noWrap>Deaths

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</TD><TD noWrap>6

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</TD><TD noWrap>238

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</TD><TD noWrap>133

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</TD><TD noWrap>2

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</TD><TD noWrap>373

</TD></TR><TR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(230,230,250)"><TD vAlign=bottom noWrap>Liberia

</TD><TD noWrap>

</TD><TD noWrap>

</TD><TD noWrap>

</TD><TD noWrap>

</TD><TD noWrap>

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</TD><TD noWrap>45

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</TD><TD noWrap>158

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</TD><TD noWrap>306

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</TD><TD noWrap>135

​

</TD><TD noWrap>599

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</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=bottom noWrap>Deaths

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</TD><TD noWrap>29

​

</TD><TD noWrap>146

​

</TD><TD noWrap>125

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</TD><TD noWrap>52

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</TD><TD noWrap>323

</TD></TR><TR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(230,230,250)"><TD vAlign=bottom noWrap>Nigeria

</TD><TD noWrap>

</TD><TD noWrap>

</TD><TD noWrap>

</TD><TD noWrap>

</TD><TD noWrap>

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</TD><TD noWrap>0

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</TD><TD noWrap>0

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</TD><TD noWrap>10

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</TD><TD noWrap>3

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</TD><TD noWrap>13

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</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=bottom noWrap>Deaths

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</TD><TD noWrap>0

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</TD><TD noWrap>0

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</TD><TD noWrap>2

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</TD><TD noWrap>0

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</TD><TD noWrap>2

</TD></TR><TR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(230,230,250)"><TD vAlign=bottom noWrap>Sierra Leone

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</TD><TD noWrap>

</TD><TD noWrap>

</TD><TD noWrap>

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</TD><TD noWrap>13

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</TD><TD noWrap>656

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</TD><TD noWrap>37

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</TD><TD noWrap>37

​

</TD><TD noWrap>730

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</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=bottom noWrap>Deaths

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</TD><TD noWrap>17

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</TD><TD noWrap>276

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</TD><TD noWrap>34

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</TD><TD noWrap>5

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</TD><TD noWrap>315

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</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=bottom noWrap>Cases

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</TD><TD vAlign=bottom noWrap>69

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</TD><TD vAlign=bottom noWrap>1176

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</TD><TD vAlign=bottom noWrap>486

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</TD><TD vAlign=bottom noWrap>186

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</TD><TD vAlign=bottom noWrap>1848

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</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=bottom noWrap>Deaths

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</TD><TD vAlign=bottom noWrap>52

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</TD><TD vAlign=bottom noWrap>660

​

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom noWrap>294

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</TD><TD vAlign=bottom noWrap>59

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</TD><TD vAlign=bottom noWrap>1013

</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=bottom width=360 colSpan=4 noWrap>1. New cases were reported between 7 and 9 August 2014.

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http://www.afro.who.int/fr/groupes-...virus-disease-west-africa-11-august-2014.html

 

[Pathfinder]

Re: Guinea - Ebola: 506 clinical cases including 373 deaths as of August 9, 2014 (WHO)

Re: Guinea - Ebola: 506 clinical cases including 373 deaths as of August 9, 2014 (WHO)

Translation Google

2 new cases of Ebola in Yomou and 3 in N'z?r?kor?: no new center, announces MSF

Post by Guineematin 12 - August - 2014

On the occasion of a press luncheon at Garden October 2 of Conakry, the representative of Doctors Without Borders says that there will not be any new treatment center (isolation) in N'z?r?kor? (where there are 3 new cases of Ebola), much less in Yomou...

In the explanation of Mark Poncet, MSF does not have the qualified personnel or resources to offer other treatment centers in Guinea. New cases should be taken to processing center in Gu?k?dou, about 300 kilometers from Yomou.
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http://guineematin.com/?p=2210

 

[Pathfinder]

Re: Guinea - Ebola: 510 clinical cases including 377 deaths as of August 11, 2014 (WHO)

Re: Guinea - Ebola: 510 clinical cases including 377 deaths as of August 11, 2014 (WHO)

Hattip Alert

Ebola virus disease update - west Africa
Disease outbreak news
13 August 2014
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Confirmed, probable, and suspect cases and deaths from Ebola virus disease in Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone, as of 11 August 2014<!--begin table -->
<TABLE class=borderOn><THEAD><TR><TD class=RightAlign rowSpan=2></TD><TD class=CenterAlign rowSpan=2>New (1)</TD><TD class=CenterAlign rowSpan=2>Confirmed</TD><TD class=CenterAlign rowSpan=2>Probable</TD><TD class=CenterAlign rowSpan=2>Suspect</TD><TD class=CenterAlign rowSpan=2>Totals</TD></TR></THEAD><TBODY><TR></TR><TR><TD>Guinea</TD><TD class=CenterAlign></TD><TD class=CenterAlign></TD><TD class=CenterAlign></TD><TD class=CenterAlign></TD><TD class=CenterAlign></TD></TR><TR><TD class=RightAlign>Cases</TD><TD class=CenterAlign>4</TD><TD class=CenterAlign>369</TD><TD class=CenterAlign>133</TD><TD class=CenterAlign>8</TD><TD class=CenterAlign>510</TD></TR><TR><TD class=RightAlign>Deaths</TD><TD class=CenterAlign>4</TD><TD class=CenterAlign>242</TD><TD class=CenterAlign>133</TD><TD class=CenterAlign>2</TD><TD class=CenterAlign>377</TD></TR><TR><TD>Liberia </TD><TD class=CenterAlign></TD><TD class=CenterAlign></TD><TD class=CenterAlign></TD><TD class=CenterAlign></TD><TD class=CenterAlign></TD></TR><TR><TD class=RightAlign>Cases</TD><TD class=CenterAlign>71</TD><TD class=CenterAlign>166</TD><TD class=CenterAlign>358</TD><TD class=CenterAlign>146</TD><TD class=CenterAlign>670</TD></TR><TR><TD class=RightAlign>Deaths</TD><TD class=CenterAlign>32</TD><TD class=CenterAlign>149</TD><TD class=CenterAlign>153</TD><TD class=CenterAlign>53</TD><TD class=CenterAlign>355</TD></TR><TR><TD>Nigeria</TD><TD class=CenterAlign></TD><TD class=CenterAlign></TD><TD class=CenterAlign></TD><TD class=CenterAlign></TD><TD class=CenterAlign></TD></TR><TR><TD class=RightAlign>Cases</TD><TD class=CenterAlign>0</TD><TD class=CenterAlign>10</TD><TD class=CenterAlign>0</TD><TD class=CenterAlign>2</TD><TD class=CenterAlign>12</TD></TR><TR><TD class=RightAlign>Deaths</TD><TD class=CenterAlign>1</TD><TD class=CenterAlign>0</TD><TD class=CenterAlign>3</TD><TD class=CenterAlign>0</TD><TD class=CenterAlign>3</TD></TR><TR><TD>Sierra Leone</TD><TD class=CenterAlign></TD><TD class=CenterAlign></TD><TD class=CenterAlign></TD><TD class=CenterAlign></TD><TD class=CenterAlign></TD></TR><TR><TD class=RightAlign>Cases</TD><TD class=CenterAlign>53</TD><TD class=CenterAlign>706</TD><TD class=CenterAlign>38</TD><TD class=CenterAlign>39</TD><TD class=CenterAlign>783</TD></TR><TR><TD class=RightAlign>Deaths</TD><TD class=CenterAlign>19</TD><TD class=CenterAlign>295</TD><TD class=CenterAlign>34</TD><TD class=CenterAlign>5</TD><TD class=CenterAlign>334</TD></TR><TR><TD>Totals</TD><TD class=CenterAlign></TD><TD class=CenterAlign></TD><TD class=CenterAlign></TD><TD class=CenterAlign></TD><TD class=CenterAlign></TD></TR><TR><TD class=RightAlign>Cases</TD><TD class=CenterAlign>128</TD><TD class=CenterAlign>1251</TD><TD class=CenterAlign>529</TD><TD class=CenterAlign>195</TD><TD class=CenterAlign>1975</TD></TR><TR><TD class=RightAlign>Deaths</TD><TD class=CenterAlign>56</TD><TD class=CenterAlign>686</TD><TD class=CenterAlign>323</TD><TD class=CenterAlign>60</TD><TD class=CenterAlign>1069</TD></TR><TR><TD colSpan=6>(1) New cases were reported between 10 and 11 August 2014.</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

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http://www.who.int/csr/don/2014_08_13_ebola/en/

 

[Pathfinder]

Re: Guinea - Ebola: 510 clinical cases including 377 deaths as of August 11, 2014 (WHO report August 13, 2014)

Re: Guinea - Ebola: 510 clinical cases including 377 deaths as of August 11, 2014 (WHO report August 13, 2014)

Transation Google

Ebola in Guinea: New prefecture affected , several markets closed ...

PITA- Ebola epidemic continues to spread in Guinea. At Pita, a prefecture located in Middle Guinea, a new locality has just recorded a case of Ebola.

The patient died in a hospital in Conakry, learned africaguinee.com.

The deadly virus has killed a young man from Conakry who came spent his holidays in Wansan, a sub-prefecture located in Pita.

After participating in a football tournament, the young became ill. Admitted to a health center in the sub-prefecture, with the aggravation of his illness, he was evacuated in emergency to Conakry, where he passed away at Donka hospital. It is upon verification that it was confirmed that he had died of Ebola.

Prefectural health authorities Pita visited the scene to identify contacts of the victim. In all, thirty contacts were identified.

For now, we does one inform, the best friend of the deceased and another woman close to the family are currently sick. The samples were taken and sent to Conakry. Results are anticipated to know if they have the disease or not.

Among the steps taken by authorities included the closure of some weekly markets. These are weekly markets Dognol Touma, Timbi Touni Djaga and Wansan.

Recall that the Ebola virus has killed nearly 400 people in Guinea since its introduction in January.

BAH A?ssatou
for africaguin?e.com

http://www.africaguinee.com/article...e-prefecture-touchee-plusieurs-marches-fermes

 

[Gemineye]

Re: Guinea - Ebola: 510 clinical cases including 377 deaths as of August 11, 2014 (WHO report August 13, 2014)

Re: Guinea - Ebola: 510 clinical cases including 377 deaths as of August 11, 2014 (WHO report August 13, 2014)

This is a disturbing development. It was hoped that the outbreak was being contained in Guinea.