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Suspected imported cases
4 December
Sierra Leone: The Ministry of Health reports 26 deaths and 93 newly confirmed cases. Read more...
The latest World Health Organization Ebola response roadmap Situation Report
states as at 30 November there have been a total of 17,145 cases and
6,070 deaths worldwide. The number of new cases is increasing in Sierra
Leone, slightly increasing in Guinea and stable in Liberia. The case
fatality rate in these three worst-affected countries is 72%, however it
is lower (60%) amongst patients who are hospitalised. The United
Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER) report that their
targets of isolating and treating 70% of cases and burying 70% of people
who die from Ebola by 1st December are likely to have been met. However
there continue to be hard to reach hot-spot areas in remote locations
which fall below these targets. Activities will need to be intensified
in order to reach the targets of 100% by 1 January. See the individual
country pages for further details.
Europe: Following
the experience of health authorities in Spain, the European Centre for
Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the European Food Safety
Authority (EFSA) have issued a joint statement on the risk of Ebola
virus linked to household pets (pdf).
Although much remains unknown, there is no current evidence that dogs
or cats can develop the disease and transmit the virus. Risk assessments
on pets in contact with human Ebola cases should be done jointly by
veterinary and public health authorities on case-by-case basis. In
animals, much of the natural history of the Ebola virus remains unknown
and therefore, "the probability of a human becoming infected [after
contact with an infected pet] could range from very low to high".
Periods of isolation or home restriction may be considered for pets in
contact with human cases.
United States: A
US healthcare worker was medically evacuated to Atlanta on 4 December
following possible exposure to Ebola in West Africa. Details are
limited.
3 December
The latest World Health Organization situation summary
reports a total of over 17,000 clinical cases and over 6,000 deaths in
Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone as at 30 November. The total number of
deaths has been revised down after more than 1,000 deaths in Liberia
were removed from the count on 1 December, due to "ongoing
reclassification, retrospective investigation and availability of
laboratory results."
Sierra Leone: An additional 61 confirmed cases and 26 confirmed deaths were announced by the Ministry of Health. Read more...
2 December
Sierra Leone: The
Ministry of Health announced 27 confirmed deaths and 72 confirmed
cases. The government also began preventing people from entering or
leaving Tonkolili district (Northern province) in an effort to control
the spread of Ebola. This measure will remain in place until 15
December. During this period, the borders of the district will be sealed
and authorities will conduct a door-to-door awareness-raising campaign
in the area. Visitors will not be allowed into the district, though
vehicles passing through it will be allowed to enter, provided they do
not stop.Read more...
Mali: One confirmed case remains hospitalised and no new cases have been identified as of 30 November. Read more...
Spain: The World Health Organization officially declared
the Ebola outbreak in Spain over today. It has been 42 days (two Ebola
incubation periods) since the country's single case recovered from
infection.
1 December
Sierra Leone: The Ministry of Health reports 75 newly-confirmed cases. Of the 138 health care workers who have been infected, 106 have died. Read more...
Italy: The doctor undergoing treatment in Rome is reported to be in a critical condition. He is receiving another dose of convalescent serum from a patient who recovered in Germany.
30 November
The latest World Health Organization situation summary
for 28 November states there have been over 16,000 clinical cases
reported in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. Nearly 7,000 Ebola-related
deaths have been recorded in the three most affected countries in West
Africa, however these numbers are likely to be underestimated.
Sierra Leone: There are an additional 64 confirmed cases reported by the Ministry of Health. Koinadugu district is under lockdown. Read more...
29 November
Mali: The latest Ministry of Health (MoH) update
advises that one Ebola patient has been discharged from the Bamako
Ebola treatment unit after two tests were negative for the virus, while
the other patient remains hospitalised at the treatment centre. News
sources are reporting that all patients in Mali have recovered. An
additional MoH announcement reports that over 280 contacts are still being monitored.
Italy: The doctor
evacuated from Sierra Leone on 25 November and hospitalised in Rome is
in declining health. He has developed nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea and
rash. His high fever continues and he is profoundly weak. He is
receiving three experimental antiviral medications, convalescent plasma
and a medication that works within the immune system.
28 November
New rapid test for Ebola: A rapid "point-of-care" Ebola test is being trialed in Conakry, Guinea. The trial is funded by the UK government and the Wellcome Trust,
and overseen by researchers from the Pasteur Institute in Dakar,
Senegal. The test can give results in 15 minutes, which could speed
diagnosis dramatically if it proves reliable. Currently-available tests
are slower and more difficult to use.
Summary of medical evacuations: The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control reports
there have been 22 international evacuations related to Ebola: seven
into the USA, three each into Germany and Spain, two each into France
and Switzerland, and one into the UK, Norway and Italy. Two healthcare
workers repatriated to the Netherlands after exposure to Ebola did not
have the disease.
Meanwhile the Lufthansa aircraft
converted for medical transport of Ebola patients has been completed.
The aircraft holds a negative pressure isolation unit capable of
advanced intensive care treatment and has space for up to 19 seated
passengers. Hundreds of crew members have volunteered to staff the plane
if required.
Mali: No new cases have been confirmed. Two people are currently under treatment while over 280 contacts are being monitored. Read more...
Sierra Leone:
The Ministry of Health reports 35 deaths and 88 newly-confirmed cases.
The government announced a three-day shutdown of all businesses in the
capital Freetown from 28 November. Read more...
Vaccines:
Preliminary safety study results for the bivalent ChAd3-Ebola vaccine
in Maryland, USA, look promising. Safety studies of the monovalent
vaccine are ongoing in the USA, UK, Switzerland and Mali. Read more...
Liberia: Several
new Ebola Treatment Units have opened up around the country, while the
first two recovered health care workers have been discharged from the
Monrovia Medical Unit. Media sources report that all beaches in the
country will be closed on 29 November. Read more...
27 November
Italy: Officials reported
that the Italian doctor evacuated from Sierra Leone last week continues
to have a fever. His condition is stable. He is being treated with an
experimental drug, the details of which have not been disclosed.
Sierra Leone: An additional 71 confirmed cases have been reported. Read more...
World Health Organization (WHO): The latest Ebola response roadmap situation report
from states the total cases stands at nearly 16,000, including 5,689
deaths, as at 23 November. The case fatality rate is around 60% in the
three intense-transmission countries. The increased rate of transmission
in Sierra Leone continues to be a concern, while the overall situation
is stabilising or declining in Liberia and Guinea. Cases connected to
the Imam who died in Bamako have been identified in Mali. See the
individual country pages for further information.
WHO and
their partners continue to support 15 neighbouring countries in West
Africa with technical assistance for their Ebola preparedness efforts.
26 November
Sierra Leone:
The Ministry of Health announced 81 new confirmed cases. A lack of safe
burials is hampering disease control efforts in some areas. Another
doctor has contracted Ebola. Read more...
25 November
Mali: Another case has been reported by the Ministry of Health. Read more...
Sierra Leone: Additional new cases have been confirmed by the Ministry of Health. Read more...
24 November
Liberia: The
Ministry of Health states that Montserrado continues to report the most
new cases and transmission continues in many counties. Read more...
Sierra Leone:
There are 47 additional confirmed cases reported by the Ministry of
Health. An Italian doctor who works for the non-governmental
organisation "Emergency" has Ebola. He will be evacuated to Rome for
further treatment. Read more...
23 November
France: A United Nations healthcare worker has been discharged from a hospital in France after recovering from Ebola.
22 November
Sierra Leone: Today's
World Health Organization report states that a three-day lock-down is
being proposed for Kumala, an area in Koinadugu that's currently a
"hotspot" for new cases. Kumala is difficult to access and was the last
area in the nation to be reached by the Ebola epidemic. Specimens and
supplies are being transported by helicopter. Two of the three holding
centres in Bombali are full. There have been 69 new cases, 51 of which
are confirmed. Read more...
Mali: The
Ministry of Health reports that another person tested positive for
Ebola. The overall number of cases is seven with six deaths. Read more...
Research: Medecins Sans Frontieres
will begin testing three experimental treatments for Ebola at their
treatment centres next month. These are being fast tracked into human
trials and are currently undergoing final regulatory and ethical
approval.
- Researchers from the University of Oxford,
UK will test the antiviral brincidofovir. A treatment centre in
Monrovia, Liberia is likely to be used in this trial.
- A
team from France's Institute of Health and Medical Research will test
favipiravir, an antiviral developed for use against influenza. This
trial will be carried out in Gueckedou, Guinea.
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Researchers from Belgium's Antwerp Institute of Tropical Medicine will
test convalescent whole blood and plasma treatment. The procedure
involves taking antibody-containing blood or plasma from Ebola survivors
and giving it to infected patients. This trial will take place in
Conakry, Guinea.
Zmapp was not selected because of availability issues.
21 November
Mali: A doctor has died from Ebola in Bamako. He was a contact of the Imam who died at the Pasteur Clinic.
Mali/Spain: A Spanish doctor working for Medecins Sans Frontieres in Mali will be repatriated to Madrid after a high-risk exposure incident (a needle stick). Read more...
Sierra Leone: The Ministry of Health announced 58 confirmed cases and 9 deaths for 20 November. Read more...
20 November:
Mali: The cluster of cases linked to the sick Imam in Bamako now includes five people, four of whom died. Read more...
Sierra Leone: The Ministry of Health reported 43 newly-confirmed cases. Read more...
Sierra Leone/Cuba: The Cuban Ministry of Health confirmed
that a doctor from Cuba has Ebola. He was part of a medical team that
went to treat Ebola patients in Sierra Leone in early October. He is
currently in the capital, Freetown, being cared for by doctors from the
United Kingdom. He will be evacuated to the University Hospital of
Geneva, Switzerland for further treatment.
WHO: The latest Situation Report
by the World Health Organization states transmission is still
increasing in Sierra Leone - particularly in the capital, Freetown, and
the western and northern districts. The number of new cases reported in
Guinea and Liberia is generally slowing except in hotspots such as
Nzerekore in Guinea and the Liberian capital of Monrovia. See the
individual country pages for further information.
The total
number of clinical cases globally is now over 15,000 with more than
5,000 deaths. The report includes preliminary data about the progress of
the 70-70-60 plan (70% of cases isolated, 70% of burials conducted in a
safe manner, by the 60-day target of 1 December.) Eighteen of 56
planned Ebola Treatment Centres are now open. Encouragingly, 100% of the
affected districts can now test samples within 24 hours of collection,
and the number of new infections among health care workers has
decreased.
CDC: The US Centers for Disease
Control official stated today that it was "unlikely" that case numbers
will reach 1.4 million by January, as previously predicted. He
specifically said "We don't think the projections from over the summer
will come to pass." He credits interventions and international support.
19 November
India: An
Indian man who was infected with Ebola while in Liberia - and recovered
prior to travel - has been quarantined after returning to Delhi. He has
no symptoms and no Ebola virus was detected in his blood, but it was
present in his semen samples. Health authorities quarantined him to
prevent transmission through sexual contact. He will be released when
there is no longer any virus in his body fluids. It is normal for men to
have Ebola in their semen after recovering from Ebola. The US CDC
advises male Ebola survivors to abstain from sex (or to use condoms) for
three months after they recover. See more on the FAQ of this website.
Sierra Leone:
The Ministry of Health has reported 53 additional confirmed cases. A
seventh Sierra Leonean doctor infected with Ebola has passed away. A
Cuban doctor, part of the 165-member Cuban medical team sent to fight
Ebola in Sierra Leone, has Ebola. He will be transported to Geneva for
further treatment. Read more...
Liberia:
The Ministry of Health reports that the number of new cases reported
from Montserrado is increasing and transmission continues in several
counties. Read more...
In other news, burial teams are being trained by the World Health Organization
on safe sample collection from dead bodies. This will help diagnose the
exact cause of death for patients and give more insight into the extent
of the outbreak.
Germany:
Lufthansa airline, on behalf of the German Government, is transforming
one of their A340 airplanes into an air ambulance. Three isolation units
will be installed, allowing for evacuation of Ebola infected patients
from West Africa. This air ambulance should be ready by the end of
November. The German Government will make the air ambulance available to
other nations for emergency evacuations.
18 November
Sierra Leone: There are 89 newly-confirmed cases reported by the Ministry of Health. Read more...
Mali:
The World Health Organization reports that there are now a total of 5
confirmed and 1 probable cases. All contacts of the 2-year-old index
case in Kayes have completed the 21-day monitoring period. None of them
had Ebola. Read more...
Liberia: The President has a set a goal of "zero new cases by Christmas."
17 November
Sierra Leone: An additional 54 confirmed cases have reported by the Ministry of Health. Read more...
United States:
The infected doctor who was evacuated from Sierra Leone to Omaha,
Nebraska, has died. Travellers from Mali will now be subjected to
enhanced screening measures when they arrive in the U.S. Read more...
Mali:
The Ministry of Health reports that the number of cases remains
unchanged at 4 with 3 deaths. Over 442 contacts are under observation. Read more...
Aid:
A Chinese medical team of 160 personnel have arrived in Liberia. It
consists of medical experts, epidemiologists, doctors, nurses, engineers
and technicians. They will manage the Ebola Treatment Unit at the
Samuel Kanyan Doe Sports Stadium, which was built and funded by China. end quote from:
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