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Wed, 2015-03-25 18:11 — mike kraft
WHO WEEKLY SITUATION REPORT March 25, 2015
Summary
- A total of 79 new confirmed cases of Ebola virus disease (EVD) were reported in the week to 22 March: the lowest weekly total in 2015. There were 45 new confirmed cases reported from Guinea. Having reported no cases for 3 consecutive weeks, a new confirmed case was reported from Liberia on 20 March. Sierra Leone reported 33 new confirmed cases in the week to 22 March.
- With the exception of the case in Liberia, transmission has been restricted to districts in and around Conakry to the north and Freetown to the south. A total of 10 districts in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone reported a confirmed case in the week to 22 March. An additional 4 districts have reported a confirmed case in the past 21 days: ...
- Response indicators for Guinea suggest some improvements compared with recent weeks. Case incidence declined compared with the previous week in every prefecture to have reported a case in the past 21 days. Of 37 total reported EVD deaths in the week to 22 March, 7 were identified post-mortem in the community, compared with 28 of 49 the previous week. Similarly, in the week to 15 March, 38% of confirmed cases arose from registered contacts, compared with 28% the previous week.
- ..... Notwithstanding these improvements, the fact that fewer than half of cases arose from known contacts, and the number of reported unsafe burials has increased suggests that the outbreak in Guinea continues to be driven by unknown chains of transmission.
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http://apps.who.int/ebola/current-situation/ebola-situation-report-25-march-2015
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New Ebola infections continue to drop, Guinea still a concern
REUTERS March 26, 2015
ABIDJAN - The three nations hardest hit by West Africa's Ebola epidemic recorded the lowest weekly total of new cases so far this year in the week leading up to March 22, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday.
The figures are a further indication that the outbreak, which has killed more than 10,300 people across Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, is waning. But there are still worrying signs that the disease is not yet under control in Guinea, the U.N. health agency said in its weekly report.
Seventy-nine new confirmed cases of Ebola were reported in the three countries during the week. Forty-five of those were in Guinea. And in a minor setback, Liberia reported its first new case in three weeks.
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http://news.yahoo.com/ebola-infections-continue-drop-guinea-still-concern-080650599--business.html