Ebola Africa statistics as of September 10th 2014

As of 10 September 2014, the World Health Organization (WHO), the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and respective governments reported a total of 5,232 suspected cases and 2,538 deaths (3,032 cases and 1,509 deaths having been laboratory confirmed).^[2][3][8] Many experts believe that the official numbers substantially understate the size of the outbreak because of families' widespread reluctance to report cases.^[9] On 28 August, the WHO reported an overall case fatality rate (CFR) estimate of 52%, considerably lower than an average of the rates reported from previous outbreaks. However, difficulties in collecting information and the methodology used in compiling it may be resulting in an artificially low number.^[10] A more accurate method that observed patient outcomes in Sierra Leone found a CFR of 77%.^{[11]
  
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<sup>Also, many people would not want the government to know about people getting Ebola because they might have children or elderly who wouldn't be cared for in their families. Once someone is found by their government to have Ebola they are going to be institutionalized until they die with zero contact with their families so it is like going to die in a prison alone. So, likely the actual numbers would be 2 to 5 times greater so people wouldn't find out in these types of situations everywhere in Africa. If the virus came to Europe or the U.S. to some degree you would have the same problem as well when people want to make sure their loves ones are cared for so they can work and take care of their people so they won't starve to death.

People in these countries who are poor are going to be even more hand to mouth in trying to survive than here in the U.S. Also, there are no social welfare programs likely either. So, anytime someone stops working in a family everyone might starve or worse.</sup>