The
World Health Organization, WHO, has revealed that the deaths toll
emanating from the outbreak of the deadly Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, has
drastically increased.
The
World Health Organization on Wednesday, in its recent report revealed
that a total of 4,493 people have so far died from what it described as
the world’s worst Ebola outbreak ever recorded.
According
to WHO, there have been a total of 8,997 confirmed, probable and
suspected cases of Ebola virus, recorded in seven countries as at
Sunday, October 12, 2014, with huge majority of the cases in the three
West African countries.The apex health body, however, disclosed that
most of these deaths occurred in the West Africa countries of Guinea,
Liberia and Sierra Leone. It said the situation in the aforementioned
countries have continued to deteriorate.
The
WHO further hinted that in Spain and the United States of America; a
couple of health workers were ill but reportedly in good health. It said
Senegal and Nigeria seems to have halted further spread of the disease.
“It
is clear that the situation in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone is
deteriorating, with widespread and persistent transmission of Ebola,”WHO said.
Meanwhile,
Reuters reports that Guinea has so far recorded 843 deaths with
increased new cases as a result of the spike in infection in the coastal
capital Conakry and the nearby district of Coyah.
However,
the United Nations’ health officials in Liberia said there is a problem
with data gathering which is making it difficult to because conclude on
the evolution of the epidemic, especially as the situation in Monrovia,
the country’s capital is almost certainly significantly under-reported.
The
U.S on its part is currently deploying about 4,000 troops to West
Africa to help contain Ebola from further spread with the bulk of effort
targeting Liberia. The U.S is also constructing 17 Ebola Treatment
Units (ETUs) across the country.
Ben
Hemingway, the team leader for aid agency USAID’s Disaster Assistance
Response in Liberia revealed that the construction of the ETUs is
expected to be completed by the year end.
Hemingway also confirmed that six of such Ebola treatment units are already up and running.
It
would be recalled that the United States of America on October 15,
2014, reportedly recorded another case of Ebola in the God’s own
country.
Also,
on October 14, 2014, the United Nations atomic agency in its efforts to
curb the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) which has reportedly killed no fewer
than 4,493 people reveals plans to provide West African countries hit
by the disease with a nuclear-related technology to help faster
diagnosis. The test of Ebola drug was successfully carried out in
Mali after three health workers were vaccinated.
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