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Ebola Death Toll in West Africa Tops 1,200 Ebola Death Toll in West Africa Tops 1,200
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LONDON — As West African nations grapple with the worst-ever outbreak of the Ebola virus, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday that the death toll had exceeded 1,200 and announced increased efforts to forestall hunger in areas isolated by quarantine measures to contain the disease. LONDON — As West African nations grapple with the worst-ever outbreak of the Ebola virus, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday that the death toll had exceeded 1,200 and announced increased efforts to forestall hunger in areas isolated by quarantine measures.
The figure offered a familiar, grim picture of the spread of Ebola, which international health specialists have said was outpacing containment efforts since its identification in March. The figure offered a familiar, grim picture of the spread of Ebola, which international health specialists say has been outpacing containment efforts since its identification in March.
The only hint of relief came from Dakar, Senegal, where Liberia’s information minister, Lewis Brown, was quoted by Reuters as saying that three African doctors treated in the country with the experimental drug ZMapp were showing “remarkable signs of improvement.” There is no licensed cure or vaccine for Ebola, which kills at least half of those infected.The only hint of relief came from Dakar, Senegal, where Liberia’s information minister, Lewis Brown, was quoted by Reuters as saying that three African doctors treated in the country with the experimental drug ZMapp were showing “remarkable signs of improvement.” There is no licensed cure or vaccine for Ebola, which kills at least half of those infected.
Mr. Brown was also quoted as saying 17 people believed to have been infected with Ebola who were missing from a quarantine center in Monrovia, the Liberian capital, over the weekend had been found and transferred to a specialist treatment center. Mr. Brown was also quoted as saying that 17 people believed to have been infected with Ebola who were missing from a quarantine center in Monrovia, the Liberian capital, over the weekend had been found and transferred to a specialist treatment center.
At its headquarters in Geneva, the World Health Organization said the number of people who had died in Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Nigeria had reached 1,229, with 84 new fatalities reported between Aug. 14 and 16 — the latest available figures.At its headquarters in Geneva, the World Health Organization said the number of people who had died in Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Nigeria had reached 1,229, with 84 new fatalities reported between Aug. 14 and 16 — the latest available figures.
The number of cases over all stood at 2,240 — an increase of 113 in the same period. The total number of cases was reported as 2,240 — an increase of 113 in the same period.
International health experts say the epidemic is probably much worse than the official figures suggest. Local health officials in some countries say they are expecting a sharp increase in the number of cases as they identify patients who have stayed in hiding rather than report to public health facilities.International health experts say the epidemic is probably much worse than the official figures suggest. Local health officials in some countries say they are expecting a sharp increase in the number of cases as they identify patients who have stayed in hiding rather than report to public health facilities.
The W.H.O. also said it was working with the United Nations World Food Program to reach one million people in need of food in the worst-hit areas.The W.H.O. also said it was working with the United Nations World Food Program to reach one million people in need of food in the worst-hit areas.
“Food has been delivered to hospitalized patients and people under quarantine who are not able to leave their homes to purchase food,” a W.H.O. statement said. “Providing regular food supplies is a potent means of limiting unnecessary movement.”“Food has been delivered to hospitalized patients and people under quarantine who are not able to leave their homes to purchase food,” a W.H.O. statement said. “Providing regular food supplies is a potent means of limiting unnecessary movement.”
The statement identified several severely affected areas in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia as places where the emergency food effort was accelerating. Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation, said it had contained a smaller outbreak.The statement identified several severely affected areas in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia as places where the emergency food effort was accelerating. Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation, said it had contained a smaller outbreak.