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Liberia - Ebola: 10 212 confirmed cases, 4 573 deaths (WHO, April 22, 2015)

Re: Liberia - Ebola: 249 suspect/confirmed cases, 129 deaths as of July 23, 2014 (WHO)

Re: Liberia - Ebola: 249 suspect/confirmed cases, 129 deaths as of July 23, 2014 (WHO)

Ebola upsurge spurs N.C.-based missionary groups out of Liberia

Posted: Tuesday, July 29, 2014 9:11 pm
Associated Press |

CHARLOTTE (AP) ? Two North Carolina-based missionary groups have ordered the evacuation of their non-essential personnel from Liberia after a doctor and a missionary contracted Ebola.

SIM USA President Bruce Johnson announced Tuesday that his group and Samaritan's Purse decided on the evacuation following an upsurge in the number of Ebola cases in Liberia. Johnson said the logistics of the evacuation are being determined.

Spokesman Palmer Holt said approximately 60 employees will be evacuated. A statement from SIM says none of the evacuees is displaying any symptoms of Ebola, but all are being monitored continually.
...
http://www.news-record.com/news/local_news/article_6f6074c4-1786-11e4-974b-0017a43b2370.html
 
Re: Liberia - Ebola: 249 suspect/confirmed cases, 129 deaths as of July 23, 2014 (WHO)

Re: Liberia - Ebola: 249 suspect/confirmed cases, 129 deaths as of July 23, 2014 (WHO)

MOF officials under Ebola surveillance
Tuesday, 29 July 2014 00:00

Several senior level officials at the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning have been placed under 21 days observatory surveillance.

The officials were said to have come in direct or indirect contact with Ebola victim late Mr. Patrick Sawyer. Mr. Sawyer died last Thursday upon arrival in Lagos, Nigeria hours after he disembarked from an Arik airliner.

more...

http://www.thenewdawnliberia.com/in...bola-surveillance&catid=25:politics&Itemid=59
 
Re: Liberia - Ebola: 249 suspect/confirmed cases, 129 deaths as of July 23, 2014 (WHO)

Re: Liberia - Ebola: 249 suspect/confirmed cases, 129 deaths as of July 23, 2014 (WHO)

Source: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/peace-corps-volunteers-in-liberia-isolated-for-ebola-exposure/

CBS/APJuly 30, 2014, 3:02 PM
U.S. Peace Corps volunteers exposed to Ebola
Last Updated Jul 30, 2014 3:15 PM EDT

Two Peace Corps volunteers in Liberia have been isolated for exposure to the Ebola virus, CBS News has learned.

They are currently showing no signs of sickness. The incubation period for the disease can be up to 21 days. The names of the isolated Americans have not been released.

A Peace Corps spokeswoman confirmed to CBS News that the two "had contact with an individual who later died of the Ebola virus."...
 
Re: Liberia - Ebola: 249 suspect/confirmed cases, 129 deaths as of July 23, 2014 (WHO)

Re: Liberia - Ebola: 249 suspect/confirmed cases, 129 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 Lomé, 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
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http://www.afro.who.int/en/clusters...a-virus-disease-west-africa-29-july-2014.html
 
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> <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 by country</td> </tr></thead><tbody><tr> </tr> <tr> <td>Guinea</td> <td class="CenterAlign">
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</td> <td class="CenterAlign">
</td> <td class="CenterAlign">
</td> <td class="CenterAlign">
</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="RightAlign">Cases</td> <td class="CenterAlign">33</td> <td class="CenterAlign">336</td> <td class="CenterAlign">109</td> <td class="CenterAlign">15</td> <td class="CenterAlign">460</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="RightAlign">Deaths</td> <td class="CenterAlign">20</td> <td class="CenterAlign">218</td> <td class="CenterAlign">109</td> <td class="CenterAlign">12</td> <td class="CenterAlign">339</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Liberia </td> <td class="RightAlign">
</td> <td class="RightAlign">
</td> <td class="RightAlign">
</td> <td class="RightAlign">
</td> <td class="RightAlign">
</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="RightAlign">Cases</td> <td class="CenterAlign">80</td> <td class="CenterAlign">100</td> <td class="CenterAlign">128</td> <td class="CenterAlign">101</td> <td class="CenterAlign">329</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="RightAlign">Deaths</td> <td class="CenterAlign">27</td> <td class="CenterAlign">72</td> <td class="CenterAlign">62</td> <td class="CenterAlign">22</td> <td class="CenterAlign">156</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Nigeria</td> <td class="RightAlign">
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</td> <td class="RightAlign">
</td> <td class="RightAlign">
</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="RightAlign">Cases</td> <td class="CenterAlign">1</td> <td class="CenterAlign">0</td> <td class="CenterAlign">1</td> <td class="CenterAlign">0</td> <td class="CenterAlign">1</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="RightAlign">Deaths</td> <td class="CenterAlign">1</td> <td class="CenterAlign">0</td> <td class="CenterAlign">1</td> <td class="CenterAlign">0</td> <td class="CenterAlign">1</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sierra Leone</td> <td class="RightAlign">
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</td> <td class="RightAlign">
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</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="RightAlign">Cases</td> <td class="CenterAlign">8</td> <td class="CenterAlign">473</td> <td class="CenterAlign">38</td> <td class="CenterAlign">22</td> <td class="CenterAlign">533</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="RightAlign">Deaths</td> <td class="CenterAlign">9</td> <td class="CenterAlign">195</td> <td class="CenterAlign">33</td> <td class="CenterAlign">5</td> <td class="CenterAlign">233</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Totals</td> <td class="RightAlign">
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</td> <td class="RightAlign">
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</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="RightAlign">Cases</td> <td class="CenterAlign">122</td> <td class="CenterAlign">909</td> <td class="CenterAlign">276</td> <td class="CenterAlign">138</td> <td class="CenterAlign">1323</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="RightAlign">Deaths</td> <td class="CenterAlign">57</td> <td class="CenterAlign">485</td> <td class="CenterAlign">205</td> <td class="CenterAlign">39</td> <td class="CenterAlign">729</td> </tr> <tr> <td>
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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/
 
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)

Doctor, Missionary Battling to Survive Ebola
August 1, 2014
Liberia

Samaritan's Purse physician, SIM missionary still in serious condition

Dr. Kent Brantly and Nancy Writebol remain in serious condition in Liberia as medical evacuation efforts are underway to bring the two Americans stricken with the Ebola virus out of the country for treatment.

?We are grateful that Kent Brantly and Nancy Writebol made it through the night,? Samaritan?s Purse President Franklin Graham said. ?They remain in serious condition. The medical evacuations could be complete early in the week.?

On Thursday, Dr. Brantly received a remarkable gift from a patient he had helped to save.

?Dr. Brantly received a unit of blood from a 14-year-old boy who had survived Ebola because of Dr. Brantly?s care,? Graham said. ?The young boy and his family wanted to be able to help the doctor that saved his life.?

The safety of our staff is a top priority and Samaritan?s Purse is currently working to evacuate all but the most essential personnel to their home countries.

?The evacuation of our staff is underway and will be complete this weekend,? Graham said.

The exact timeline and destinations are being kept confidential to respect their privacy. Samaritan?s Purse is taking precautions that exceed the standards recommended by the Centers for Disease Control.

None of the evacuating staff are ill and the World Health Organization and CDC continue to reiterate that people are not contagious unless they begin showing symptoms. Following their evacuation, Samaritan?s Purse will work with staff to monitor their health.

Please continue to pray for Kent and Nancy and all those who are affected by Ebola, and the tremendous group of doctors and nurses who are caring for them.

Dr. Brantly was serving as medical director for the Samaritan?s Purse Ebola Consolidated Case Management Center in Monrovia when he tested positive for Ebola.

Dr. Brantly, a family practice physician, was serving in Liberia through our post-residency program before joining the medical team responding to the Ebola crisis. His wife and two children had been living with him in Liberia but flew home to the U.S. before he started showing any signs of illness.

Last week, Dr. Brantly recognized that he had symptoms associated with Ebola, and immediately isolated himself.

Nancy Writebol, with her husband David, Writebol works with SIM, a partner organization that has been working with Samaritan?s Purse to combat Ebola.

Writebol works with SIM, which manages ELWA Hospital. SIM and Samaritan?s Purse have been working closely to combat Ebola since the current outbreak began in Liberia in March. She had been working as a hygienist who decontaminated those entering and leaving the isolation ward of the Case Management Center at the hospital. She is married with two children.

?Their heroic and sacrificial service?along with the entire team there?is a shining example of Christ?s love in this crisis situation,? Graham said.

The two cases underscore the seriousness of the horrific outbreak that is spreading throughout Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea and infecting hundreds of people at an unprecedented rate. The deadly disease, which causes massive internal bleeding and has a mortality rate of 60 to 90 percent in most situations, has claimed more than 725 lives.

In the span of 32 years (1976-2008), the Ebola virus infected 2,232 people in remote village areas and killed 1,503. Just since early this year, the mortality rate has already claimed nearly a third of those fatalities as it has infiltrated three capital cities with populations in the millions.

Dr. Brantly completed his residency in family medicine at John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth, Texas, before joining the post-residency program.

?There?s an incredible level of braveness in Kent,? Robert Earley, president and CEO of JPS Health Network, told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. ?You don?t meet people like this every day.?

http://www.samaritanspurse.org/arti...liberia-west-africa-tests-positive-for-ebola/
 
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)

http://www.liberianobserver.com/news/2-corpses-abandoned-bodies-discovered-paynesville
2 Corpses, Abandoned Bodies, Discovered in Paynesville
Fri, 08/01/2014 - 10:57 admin
As Angry residents set road block
By:
Abednego Davis

Two persons suspected dead from the Ebola virus were found on Thursday, July 31 in separate rooms in a house at the Acheke Junction in the Neezo Community, Paynesville. Both persons died on Tuesday, July 29, according to an eyewitness.

Mr. Leo Massaquoi, who reported the incident to the Daily Observer, identified the deceased as Daniel King, a land dealer in the area, and King?s sister-in-law, a resident of the Barnersville Community.

He claims they died after allegedly falling ill to the Ebola virus.

The eyewitness further explained that the victims came in contact with the deadly virus when both of them, without the help of health workers, buried King?s mother-in-law...
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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)

Deadly Virus Victims? Bodies Left Unburied in Johnsonville

The area has not had many Ebola cases reported so far, but on Saturday, 37 dead bodies were brought and dumped in the area.
......
On a small plot of land, which has been used by the Ministry of Health, to bury over 37 Ebola dead, dead bodies can be seen in plastic floating in a grave filled with water but has not been covered with dirt.
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At the burial site, several gloves and personal protective equipment used by the burial team were scattered around the graves of the Ebola dead bodies, contrary to statements from health officials that the gloves and other equipment are often disposed of after the burial.


http://frontpageafricaonline.com/in...-victims-bodies-left-unburied-in-johnsonville
 
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)

Source: http://www.bdlive.co.za/africa/africannews/2014/08/04/towns-protest-against-burial-of-bodies


Towns protest against burial of bodies
by Derick Snyder, August 04 2014, 08:19

MONROVIA ? Against a deepening twilight in a swampy field outside Liberia?s capital Monrovia, a bulldozer engine roars next to a small group of muddy graves.

These are the intended tombs for victims of the tropical Ebola virus that has killed 156 people so far in the West African country and more than 729 people in the region, said the World Health Organisation.

But, as the sun sets on Saturday, instead of the 100 graves ordered by the health ministry there are just five shallow holes, partly filled with water.

The slow progress follows strong resistance from local communities who do not want victims of the disease buried near their homes, enhancing the difficulties of stretched West African governments as they seek to control the worst Ebola outbreak in history...
 
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)

Source: http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/04/health/experimental-ebola-serum/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

Experimental drug likely saved Ebola patients
By Dr. Sanjay Gupta and Danielle Dellorto, CNN
updated 2:22 PM EDT, Mon August 4, 2014

(CNN) -- Three vials containing an experimental drug stored at subzero temperatures were flown into Liberia last week in a last-ditch effort to save two American missionary workers who had contracted Ebola, according to a source familiar with details of the treatment.

The drug appears to have worked, sources say. Dr. Kent Brantly's and Nancy Writebol's conditions significantly improved after receiving the medication, sources say. Brantly was able to walk into Emory University Hospital in Atlanta after being evacuated to the United States last week, and Writebol is expected to arrive in Atlanta on Tuesday...
 
Re: Liberia - Ebola: 468 suspect/confirmed/prob cases, 255 deaths as of August 1, 2014 (WHO)

Re: Liberia - Ebola: 468 suspect/confirmed/prob cases, 255 deaths as of August 1, 2014 (WHO)

Hattip Sharon Sanders

Ebola virus disease update - West Africa

Disease outbreak news
4 August 2014
...
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.
...
http://www.who.int/csr/don/2014_08_04_ebola/en/
 
Re: Liberia - Ebola: 468 suspect/confirmed/prob cases, 255 deaths as of August 1, 2014 (WHO)

Re: Liberia - Ebola: 468 suspect/confirmed/prob cases, 255 deaths as of August 1, 2014 (WHO)

Spanish Missionary in Liberia Tests Positive for Ebola

by Naharnet Newsdesk <ABBR class=timeago title="05 August 2014, 12:01 CDT">35 minutes ago</ABBR>

A Spanish missionary working in Liberia has tested positive for the deadly Ebola virus, the aid organisation he works for said Tuesday.

Miguel Pajares, a 75-year-old Roman Catholic priest, tested positive for the disease at a hospital in the Liberian capital Monrovia where he was receiving treatment, Spanish charity Juan Ciudad ONGD said in a statement.

He has worked in Liberia for over five decades, the last seven years at the San Jose Hospital in Monrovia.

He has been in quarantine at the hospital along with five other missionaries since the death on Saturday of its director from Ebola.
...

http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/142003-spanish-missionary-in-liberia-tests-positive-for-ebola
 
Re: Liberia - Ebola: 468 suspect/confirmed/prob cases, 255 deaths as of August 1, 2014 (WHO)

Re: Liberia - Ebola: 468 suspect/confirmed/prob cases, 255 deaths as of August 1, 2014 (WHO)

Translation Google

Press 08/05/2014 17:10
Tuesday August 5, 2014 - 17:18

Juan City ONGD communicates the situation at St. Joseph Hospital in Monrovia where six people isolated since last Friday August 1st is serious they are.

Results on test Ebola already known, and therefore the Hospitaller Order of St. John God (OHSJD) reports that the Spanish priest Miguel Pajares Brother and Sisters. Missionaries of the Immaculate Conception Pascaline Mutwamene Chantal, and Patience Melgar have tested positive for the Ebola virus tees.

's OHSJD already communicated this information to the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, and Health in Spain.

OHSJD continue to inform the measures to be taken and they are studying.

Communication Foundation Juan City

http://www.juanciudad.org/news/es_ES/2014/08/05/0002/comunicado-5-8-2014-17-10
 
Re: Liberia - Ebola: 468 suspect/confirmed/prob cases, 255 deaths as of August 1, 2014 (WHO)

Re: Liberia - Ebola: 468 suspect/confirmed/prob cases, 255 deaths as of August 1, 2014 (WHO)

Spanish priest working in Liberia tests positive for ebola

Published August 05, 2014 /
EFE

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Testing positive along with the Rev. Miguel Pajares of the Brothers Hospitallers of St. John of God were two nuns from the Order of the Immaculate Conception, Sisters Chantal Pasaline Mutwamene and Paciencia Melgar, the charity said.

"The situation in the San Jose Hospital in Monrovia where six people have been isolated since last Friday, Aug. 1, is serious," Juan Ciudad ONGD said in a statement.
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Before learning the diagnosis, Pajares, 75, had told Efe that he was feeling "abandoned" in the African nation and was hoping to return to Spain to receive proper medical care.

"I'd like (to go to Spain) because we've had a very bad experience with what's happened here. Here we are abandoned and they're not taking care of us. We want to go to Spain and for them to treat us as people, as God orders," said Pajares in remarks made by telephone.

Sister Juliana Bohi, who is also of Spanish nationality, on Monday was also among the six people being treated in isolation at the hospital, the director of which - Patrick Nshamdze - recently died of ebola.
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More than 15,000 people have signed an online petition urging the Spanish Foreign Ministry to transport the Spanish religious workers currently in isolation due to ebola back to Spain.

In the petition, it is demanded that the ministry bring the health care workers back to Spain, just as the United States did with two of its citizens who had contracted the virus.
...
http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/he...-working-in-liberia-tests-positive-for-ebola/
 
Re: Liberia - Ebola: 468 suspect/confirmed/prob cases, 255 deaths as of August 1, 2014 (WHO)

Re: Liberia - Ebola: 468 suspect/confirmed/prob cases, 255 deaths as of August 1, 2014 (WHO)

Source: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/cathol...c-religious-brother-dies-of-ebola-in-liberia/


Catholic religious brother dies of Ebola in Liberia
August 5, 2014 by CNA Daily News

Monrovia, Liberia, Aug 5, 2014 / 03:41 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Saint Joseph?s Catholic Hospital and the Hospitaller Order of Saint John of God in Liberia have announced that a hospital director passed away Aug. 2 after contracting the Ebola virus.

Brother Patrick Nshamdze, 52, had been a member of the Hospitaller Order of Saint John of God for 23 years. He reportedly contracted the Ebola virus on July 29, just two weeks after testing negative for the illness...
 
Re: Liberia - Ebola: 468 suspect/confirmed/prob cases, 255 deaths as of August 1, 2014 (WHO)

Re: Liberia - Ebola: 468 suspect/confirmed/prob cases, 255 deaths as of August 1, 2014 (WHO)

Source: http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/...triate-priest-diagnosed-ebola-health-official


Thomson Reuters August 5, 2014 5:45pm
Spain to repatriate priest diagnosed with Ebola: health official

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain is arranging for the repatriation of an elderly Spanish Catholic priest working in West Africa who has tested positive for the Ebola virus, the health ministry said on Tuesday...
 
Re: Liberia - Ebola: 468 suspect/confirmed/prob cases, 255 deaths as of August 1, 2014 (WHO)

Re: Liberia - Ebola: 468 suspect/confirmed/prob cases, 255 deaths as of August 1, 2014 (WHO)

Caracas, Tuesday August 5, 2014

Spain to Repatriate Ebola-Infected Priest
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The risks of contagion are ?very low? and the repatriation will be carried out in accord with high-security procedures stipulated by the World Health Organization, the source said.

The Rev. Miguel Pajares, 75, is among several members of religious orders being treated in isolation at St. Joseph?s Catholic Hospital in Monrovia, whose director, Patrick Nshamdze, recently died of Ebola.

The agreement to begin Pajares? repatriation was reached in a videoconference involving Spanish and European Union officials.

?After the repatriation petition by the religious order ? the Brothers Hospitallers of St. John of God ? is made official, the Spanish Health, Social Services and Equality Ministry will undertake the repatriation protocol,? the source said.
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?I?d like (to go to Spain) because we?ve had a very bad experience with what?s happened here. Here we are abandoned and they?re not taking care of us. We want to go to Spain and for them to treat us as people, as God orders,? Pajares told Efe earlier by telephone.
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http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=2346545&CategoryId=12395
 
Re: Liberia - Ebola: 468 suspect/confirmed/prob cases, 255 deaths as of August 1, 2014 (WHO)

Re: Liberia - Ebola: 468 suspect/confirmed/prob cases, 255 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.

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Re: Liberia - Ebola: 516 suspect/confirmed/prob cases, 282 deaths as of August 4, 2014 (WHO)

Re: Liberia - Ebola: 516 suspect/confirmed/prob cases, 282 deaths as of August 4, 2014 (WHO)

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Liberians in 'Panic' Over Ebola, Need Doctors: President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/l...octors-president-ellen-johnson-sirleaf-569001

Washington: Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf appealed for more doctors and supplies to help West African nations battle an outbreak of deadly Ebola, warning on Thursday the crisis was "nearing a catastrophe.

Early denial about the dangers of the contagious disease among Liberians has now "turned into fear and panic," she told CNN in an interview over Skype.

"There are dead bodies all over the place and they now know that it's real. They know that it's deadly and they are now beginning to respond," Ms Sirleaf said.

"This is very, very serious, it's very nearing a catastrophe."

The biggest challenge was trying to contain people in order to try to stop the spread of the epidemic.

After closing most of its land borders, Liberia announced Wednesday that it was shuttering all its schools and placing non-essential government staff on leave.

The impoverished country, along with neighboring Guinea and Sierra Leone, is struggling to contain an epidemic that has infected 1,200 people and left 672 dead across the region since the start of the year.

"This is not a Liberia problem or Sierra Leone problem or Guinea problem. It is an international problem," Ms Sirleaf insisted.

Monrovia was "grateful" for the people already on the ground, but needed more help to contain the spread and to train its doctors and nurses.

"They are stretched thin. They need to have additional support. Logistics, the supplies, preventive material... the things like chlorine and those things that will keep people safe," Sirleaf said.

Ms Sirleaf has canceled plans to visit Washington next week for a summit of African leaders hosted by US President Barack Obama and said she believed a US travel warning was an "acceptable preventive measure."
 
Re: Liberia - Ebola: 516 suspect/confirmed/prob cases, 282 deaths as of August 4, 2014 (WHO)

Re: Liberia - Ebola: 516 suspect/confirmed/prob cases, 282 deaths as of August 4, 2014 (WHO)

West African healthcare systems reel as Ebola toll hits 932

By Derick Snyder and Daniel Flynn
MONROVIA/DAKAR Wed Aug 6, 2014 1:09pm EDT
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Liberia, where the death toll is rising fastest, is struggling to cope. Many residents are panicking, in some cases casting out the bodies of family members onto the streets of Monrovia to avoid quarantine measures.

Beneath heavy rain, ambulance sirens wailed through the otherwise quiet streets of Monrovia on Wednesday as residents heeded a government request to stay at home for three days of fasting and prayers.
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St. Joseph's Catholic hospital was shut down after the Cameroonian hospital director died from Ebola, authorities said. Six staff subsequently tested positive for the disease, including two nuns and 75-year old Spanish priest Miguel Pajares, who is due to be repatriated by a special medical aircraft on Wednesday.
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Three of the world's leading Ebola specialists urged the WHO to offer people in West Africa the chance to take experimental drugs, too, but the agency said it "would not recommend any drug that has not gone through the normal process of licensing and clinical trials".

A spokesman for the Liberian government said it would be willing to allow in-country clinical trials.
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Many regular hospitals and clinics have been forced to close across Liberia, often because health workers are too afraid of contracting the virus themselves or because of abuse by locals who think the disease is a government conspiracy.

In an effort to control the disease's spread, Liberia has deployed the army to implement controls and isolate severely affected communities, an operation codenamed "White Shield".

The information ministry said on Wednesday that soldiers were being deployed to the isolated, rural counties of Lofa, Bong, Cape Mount and Bomi to set up checkpoints and implement tracing measures on residents suspected of coming into contact with victims.
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http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/06/us-health-ebola-idUSKBN0G61ID20140806
 
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