Ebola is running away from us and we do not know true scale of deaths, warn international doctors, as schools are turned into isolation wards and morgues
Medics have likened the outbreak in west Africa to a state of war
Doctors Without Borders say the epidemic could last for another 6 months
One medic added that there is no way of knowing the true scale of deaths
Claims many of the sick are hidden at home rather than seeking treatment
WHO says it is coordinating a ‘massive scale-up’ of its bid to tackle Ebola
Added that the epidemic in West Africa has been vastly underestimated
Explained that extraordinary measures are need to contain spread of Ebola
Some athletes from west Africa are banned from attending Youth Olympics
Competitors in combat sports and swimming are not allowed to take part
By Jennifer Newton
DailyMail.com
15 August 2014
International doctors have admitted they don’t know the true scale of deaths from the deadly Ebola virus warning the disease is spreading faster than the response.
The group Doctors Without Borders (Medecin Sans Frontieres) have likened the outbreak in west Africa to a state of war and said that the epidemic could last another six months.
Meanwhile, a medical worker on the frontline of tackling the disease in Liberia says response teams are unable to document all the cases erupting as many of the sick are being hidden at home rather than taken to Ebola treatment centres.
Tarnue Karbbar, who works for the aid group Plan International in northern Liberia says in the last several days, up to 75 new cases a day are emerging in single districts.
He also added that those who have succumbed to the deadly virus are buried before teams can get to the area.
He said: ‘Our challenge now is to quarantine the area to successfully break the transmission.’
It comes as Joanne Liu, international president of Doctors Without Borders told reporters in Geneva on Friday that there is no sign of stopping the disease.
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