Ebola outbreak: Five reasons why it’s out of control
Josh Elliott
CTVNews.ca
August 22, 2014
Health officials in West Africa have underestimated the Ebola outbreak, the World Health Organization said in a blunt statement on Friday.
Since the Ebola outbreak started, 2,615 probable, suspected or confirmed cases have been reported, including 1,427 deaths, according to the WHO’s latest numbers.
Liberia and Sierra Leone have been the hardest-hit, while Nigeria is still trying to contain a handful of cases stemming from one airline passenger who brought the virus into the country in July.
The WHO says Liberia and Sierra Leone have underestimated the virus the most of all the affected countries, particularly in terms of how their populations are reacting to the outbreak.
Here are some of the challenges facing health officials and the WHO in containing Ebola’s spread.
1. Initial symptoms look like the flu
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