Ebola Cases Seen Declining In Liberia, WHO Says In New Update

NPR                                                                                                                           Nov. 6, 2014

 There are currently 13,042 confirmed or suspected cases of the deadly Ebola virus in six countries, according to the World Health Organization. But the group says its latest figures also hold some good news, as the number of Ebola cases in hard-hit Liberia appear to be on the decline.

WHO released its data for the period up to Nov. 2 Wednesday, saying that Ebola has now been blamed for 4,818 reported deaths.

Health workers sit at the emergency entrance of a Doctors Without Borders clinic in Monrovia. New data seem to show a decline in Ebola cases in Liberia, WHO says.

The group said that the weekly incidence of Ebola seems to be stable in Guinea, rising in Sierra Leone, and declining in Liberia — continuing a trend that prompted a recent post by NPR's Goats and Soda blog.

WHO also warns, "In all three countries, [Ebola] transmission remains persistent and widespread, particularly in the capital cities."

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2014/11/05/361857706/ebola-cases-seen-declining-in-liberia-who-says-in-new-update

Link to WHO report

http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/137510/1/roadmapsitrep_5Nov14_eng.pdf?ua=1