According to the World Health Organisation there are a total of 3069 cases and 1552 deaths across Sierra Leone, Guinea, Liberia and Nigeria as of 26 August, up from 1848 cases and 1013 deaths as of 31 July.
The progression is set out in this image:
This is the first Ebola outbreak in West Africa.
The Sierra Leone outbreak was first reported in late May and the second wave of the Liberia outbreak began around then as well; the Guinea outbreak has been ongoing since February.
This is more than six times the size of the previous record holder, the 2000-01 Uganda outbreak, which had 425 cases.
The situation has not been helped by attacks on an Ebola clinic in Guinea and suspected infected people being "freed" from medical personnel by relatives.
Here's a good documentary from Foreign Correspondent:
[updated 27 August]
The progression is set out in this image:
This is the first Ebola outbreak in West Africa.
The Sierra Leone outbreak was first reported in late May and the second wave of the Liberia outbreak began around then as well; the Guinea outbreak has been ongoing since February.
This is more than six times the size of the previous record holder, the 2000-01 Uganda outbreak, which had 425 cases.
The situation has not been helped by attacks on an Ebola clinic in Guinea and suspected infected people being "freed" from medical personnel by relatives.
Here's a good documentary from Foreign Correspondent:
[updated 27 August]
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