The epidemic of Ebola virus disease in West Africa is still getting up to speed, according to new cases and deaths from figures World health Organization (WHO) today. More than 3069 cases were reported, and at least 1,552 died 26 August, but the actual numbers may be two to four times higher, the agency said. WHO now says the epidemic is likely to continue for at least 6-9 more months, and up to 20 000 people could eventually be infected. A "road map" to bring the situation under control estimated to cost $ 40 million. This includes, for example, nearly 8,000 people in Liberia only to staff of isolation and treatment centers, trace contacts, safely bury the dead, and coordinate logistics. The budget estimate includes $ 6 million for security funerals to 13,500 victims.
Over 40% of the total cases were identified in the last 3 weeks, WHO said a clear sign that the epidemic is accelerating rather than decreasing. In Liberia, where the Ebola virus spreads in Monrovia densely populated, there are at least 694 cases, an increase of 296 since the last report on 20 August. There are also new cases in Nigeria, where a traveler from Liberia infected medical staff and other contacts. The new cases are linked to a diplomat who has escaped official surveillance and traveled to Port Harcourt, where he sought medical treatment. The diplomat recovered, but the doctor who treated died, and 70 contacts of the patient and the doctor are now under surveillance. So far at least 17 people were infected in Nigeria, six of whom died
A glimmer of good news :. The mortality rate seems not as high as it was in previous outbreaks of the Ebola virus. So far, the WHO said, the overall case fatality rate among identified cases is 52%, ranging from 42% in Sierra Leone to 66% in Guinea
* Ebola files: . Given the current Ebola outbreak unprecedented in terms of the number of people killed and the rapid geographic spread, science and Science Translational Medicine made a collection 'research articles and news on the viral disease available for researchers and the general public.
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