Outbreak map: Where has Ebola spread to so far? And how many people have died? Heres what you need to know As the Ebola epidemic continues to grip West Africa, there are increasing concerns that it might find its way to Europe, the US or other parts of the world. The epidemic began in Guinea in February, and has since killed over 3,800 people according to the latest estimates by the World Health Organisation (WHO). Of the three main countries affected, Liberia has suffered the most cases and deaths. By 5 October there had been 2,210 deaths there. In Sierra Leona and Guinea there had been 879 and 768, respectively. When considering speed of infection, it is spreading fastest in Sierra Leone. The number of cases in the past 21 days as a percentage of total cases was 40 per cent, according to WHO. In Liberia and Guinea, cases during this period represented 34 per cent and 26 per cent, respectively. But it is not just people in West Africa who are at risk – in recent weeks, the disease has also made its way to countries outside of Africa, sounding alarm bells for the international community as it already struggles with the burden of trying to eliminate the outbreak inside Africa. The graph below [...] newsinlondon/outbreak-map-where-has-ebola-spread-to-so-far-and-how-many-people-have-died-heres-what-you-need-to-know/
Posted on: Fri, 10 Oct 2014 10:31:13 +0000