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Ebola Situation Report - 29 April 2015

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Wed, 2015-04-29 20:38 — mike kraft

WHO                                                                                                   April 29, 2015

Weekly report

  • A total of 33 confirmed cases of Ebola virus disease (EVD) was reported in the week to 26 April. Two areas, Forecariah in Guinea and Kambia in Sierra Leone, accounted for 25 (76%) of all confirmed cases reported. Improved community engagement in these areas is required to ensure that all remaining chains of transmission can be tracked and ultimately brought to an end.
  • Guinea reported 22 confirmed cases in the week to 26 April, compared with 19 cases the previous week. Sierra Leone reported 11 confirmed cases, compared with 12 cases the previous week. Liberia reported no confirmed cases for the fifth consecutive week. Of 55 districts in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone that have reported at least one confirmed case of EVD since the start of the outbreak, 39 have not reported a case for over 6 weeks.
  • A total of 5 Guinean prefectures reported at least one confirmed case in the week to 26 April. No cases were reported from the capital, Conakry. The vast majority of cases (17 of 22: 77%;) were reported from the western prefecture of Forecariah, which borders the Sierra Leonean district of Kambia.
  • Three districts in Sierra Leone reported new confirmed cases in the week to 26 April, compared with 4 districts the previous week. In addition to 8 confirmed cases reported from Kambia, 1 case was reported from Western Area Urban, which includes the capital Freetown, and 2 new cases were reported from Western Area Rural.

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http://apps.who.int/ebola/current-situation/ebola-situation-report-29-april-2015

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Thu, 2015-04-30 09:40 — mike kraft

CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE RESEARCH AND POLICY                                                   April 29, 2015
by Lisa Schnirring
The number of lab-confirmed Ebola cases in Guinea and Sierra Leone held steady last week, with much of the activity centered in a hot spot in a border area between the two countries, the World Health Organization (WHO) said today in its weekly update on disease activity and response actions...

The WHO said improved community engagement targeting the areas is needed to ensure that responders are able to track all remaining chains of transmission, which is the key to ending the outbreak...

The death and contact list indicators in both Guinea and Sierra Leone suggest that surveillance and community engagement still need improvement in some locations, the group said. The WHO added that Guinea's security situation is still challenging, with violent clashes between the government and opposition supporters hampering the work of responders....

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http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2015/04/slow-ebola-progress-affected-nations-shows-need-response-tweaks

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