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99 Ebola cases in past week, nearly two-thirds in Sierra Leone: WHO
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REUTERS Feb. 25 2015
GENEVA - Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone reported 99 new confirmed Ebola cases in the week to Feb. 22, down from 128 the previous week, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday.
Sierra Leone accounted for the bulk of the latest infections with 63, signaling a halt to a steep decline recorded from December through January, followed by Guinea with 35 and Liberia just a single case, the U.N. agency said in its weekly report.
"Cases continue to arise from unknown chains of transmission," the WHO said. Sixteen of the new cases were identified in Guinea and Sierra Leone after post-mortem testing of people who died in the community "indicating that a significant number of individuals are still either unable or reluctant to seek treatment."
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Update: Ebola Virus Disease Epidemic — West Africa, February 2015
CDC Weekly report Feb. 24, 2015
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WHO - Ebola Situation Report - February 25, 2015
Cases and Deaths (data up to February 22, 2015)
There have been over 23 500 reported confirmed, probable, and suspected cases cases of EVD in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone (table 1), with over 9500 reported deaths (outcomes for many cases are unknown). A total of 35 new confirmed cases were reported in Guinea, 1 in Liberia, and 63 in Sierra Leone in the 7 days to 22 February.
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