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Dr. Ian Mackay, after a well-deserved week’s respite from blogging, has returned with a summary and case chart on the Ebola outbreak in Western Africa. Follow the link below to read:
Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in West Africa: chart of cases to 04-Apr
Credit Dr Ian Mackay VDU Blog.
The Ebola virus disease (EVD) case chart adjacent is based on the latest Disease Outbreak News (DON) from the World Health Organization (WHO) posted at the Global Alert and Response (GAR) site [1] and at the African Regional Office (WHO-AFRO) [2].
There are roughly 163 suspected, probable and laboratory-confirmed cases including 95 deaths (58.3% proportion of fatal cases) for which only 56 (34.4%) have been confirmed by laboratory testing.
