Geneva - The death toll from the Ebola epidemic rose to 4922 from 10 141 known cases in eight countries until October 23, the World Health Organization (WHO) on Saturday.
The three worst states in West Africa - Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone - including the number most part, recorded 4912 deaths of 10 114 cases, the WHO said in its latest Data.
The overall figures include outbreaks in Nigeria and Senegal, are considered by the WHO to present more and more, as well as isolated cases in Spain, the United States and one case in Mali.
But the actual number of victims may be three more times: by a factor of 1.5 in Guinea, Sierra Leone and the second at 2.5 in Liberia, while the death rate is estimated at about 70 percent of all cases.
Explaining this projection, the WHO said many families who take care of people infected in the home rather than placing them in isolation in treatment centers, some of which have been rejected because of patient crowding.
The UN agency, to hear fun note, said that of the eight counties in Liberia and Guinea, which shares a border with Ivory Coast, only two are still not reported confirmed or probable cases of Ebola.
October 26, 2014
Kenya will train 30,000 health workers about Ebola
Nairobi - Kenya plans to train 30,000 health workers for scanning, prevention, control and management of cases of Ebola, said Health Ministry spokesman said Wednesday.
Director of Medical Services of the Ministry of Health Nicholas Muraguri said the training was supported by 150 specialists in the control of infectious disease that is spread all over the country.
"This is part of government efforts to build health facilities in identifying suspected cases and managing cases of infection," said Muraguri.
Ebola has so far killed more than 4,500 people, primarily in West African countries such as Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea, even though no cases of Ebola have been reported in Kenya so far.
"However, the Ministry of Health would like to assure the public that the government is on high alert and have implemented measures to prevent possible outbreaks of Ebola," he said in Nairobi.
"The Ministry of Health works closely with stakeholders has established a system for monitoring and management of Ebola cases through the National Ebola Task Force and Multi-Department Coordination Team," added Muraguri.
He said scanning passengers at all ports of entry has been intensified through the establishment of the Committee Passengers scanner that guarantees 100 percent scanning of all passengers.
The leading doctor said it plans to install the scanner temperature (Thermoscan) automatic infrared at Kenya's main airport and other ports of entry in order to improve the detection of Ebola and other viruses.
Kenya Ministry of Health is currently working to increase public awareness through the media and social media to ensure that all Kenyans get information about Ebola, Xinhua reported.
Director of Medical Services of the Ministry of Health Nicholas Muraguri said the training was supported by 150 specialists in the control of infectious disease that is spread all over the country.
"This is part of government efforts to build health facilities in identifying suspected cases and managing cases of infection," said Muraguri.
Ebola has so far killed more than 4,500 people, primarily in West African countries such as Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea, even though no cases of Ebola have been reported in Kenya so far.
"However, the Ministry of Health would like to assure the public that the government is on high alert and have implemented measures to prevent possible outbreaks of Ebola," he said in Nairobi.
"The Ministry of Health works closely with stakeholders has established a system for monitoring and management of Ebola cases through the National Ebola Task Force and Multi-Department Coordination Team," added Muraguri.
He said scanning passengers at all ports of entry has been intensified through the establishment of the Committee Passengers scanner that guarantees 100 percent scanning of all passengers.
The leading doctor said it plans to install the scanner temperature (Thermoscan) automatic infrared at Kenya's main airport and other ports of entry in order to improve the detection of Ebola and other viruses.
Kenya Ministry of Health is currently working to increase public awareness through the media and social media to ensure that all Kenyans get information about Ebola, Xinhua reported.
WHO Ebola sure will not spread far
Geneva - The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday, believes Ebola outbreak that infected three West African countries - namely Liberia, Guinea, and Sierra Leone - will not spread in the surrounding region.
When asked whether people in countries such as Guinea Bissau, Mali, and the Ivory Coast potentially infected with Ebola unnoticed, Assistant Director General Keiji Fukuda, said the possibility was small.
"We believe that the spread of Ebola is not extended to the neighboring countries. It is still a concern for everyone, but to date we have not seen such an outbreak occur," Fukuda told Reuters reporters in Geneva.
Last week, the WHO said it would send a group of experts to Mali and Côte d'Ivoire to ensure the readiness of both countries.
If the spread of Ebola Ivory Coast, the economic impact will be felt around the world because of the country - with Ghana - is a supplier of 60 percent of global cocoa beans. (See also: Nigeria declared Ebola free)
WHO's Emergency Committee said that the Ebola permission restrictions out of Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea by air, land and sea is an important step for the prevention of the spread of Ebola into other parts of Africa.
Some experts in the WHO committee said that the restriction policy can be enforced by "filling out the questionnaire, measurement of body temperature, and - if the fever cases are found - the risk assessment if the fever caused by Ebola.
To date, 36,000 people had to leave Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone with through the mechanisms mentioned restrictions WHO. As many as 100 of them have been "suspended discharge permit," said Isabelle Nuttal of WHO health cluster resistance.
WHO Committee itself confirms that a full ban travel and international trade should not be enforced due to Ebola.
In the records of the WHO, the Ebola virus has killed 4,877 people. But the figure could potentially swell threefold because of the difficulty of data collection. (See also: WHO predictions Ebola outbreak could jangkiti 20 thousand people)
WHO itself had previously asked for help as much as 12,000 local staff and 750 foreign experts but recently raising it to 20,000 and 1,000. Until now there are 600 foreign experts.
When asked whether people in countries such as Guinea Bissau, Mali, and the Ivory Coast potentially infected with Ebola unnoticed, Assistant Director General Keiji Fukuda, said the possibility was small.
"We believe that the spread of Ebola is not extended to the neighboring countries. It is still a concern for everyone, but to date we have not seen such an outbreak occur," Fukuda told Reuters reporters in Geneva.
Last week, the WHO said it would send a group of experts to Mali and Côte d'Ivoire to ensure the readiness of both countries.
If the spread of Ebola Ivory Coast, the economic impact will be felt around the world because of the country - with Ghana - is a supplier of 60 percent of global cocoa beans. (See also: Nigeria declared Ebola free)
WHO's Emergency Committee said that the Ebola permission restrictions out of Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea by air, land and sea is an important step for the prevention of the spread of Ebola into other parts of Africa.
Some experts in the WHO committee said that the restriction policy can be enforced by "filling out the questionnaire, measurement of body temperature, and - if the fever cases are found - the risk assessment if the fever caused by Ebola.
To date, 36,000 people had to leave Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone with through the mechanisms mentioned restrictions WHO. As many as 100 of them have been "suspended discharge permit," said Isabelle Nuttal of WHO health cluster resistance.
WHO Committee itself confirms that a full ban travel and international trade should not be enforced due to Ebola.
In the records of the WHO, the Ebola virus has killed 4,877 people. But the figure could potentially swell threefold because of the difficulty of data collection. (See also: WHO predictions Ebola outbreak could jangkiti 20 thousand people)
WHO itself had previously asked for help as much as 12,000 local staff and 750 foreign experts but recently raising it to 20,000 and 1,000. Until now there are 600 foreign experts.
A doctor in New York examined exposure to Ebola
New York - A doctor with symptoms potentially exposed to Ebola, returning from a trip to the West African country, amid examined at a New York hospital.
The doctor, identified by local media as Craig Spencer (33), fever and indigestion, officials said New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene in a statement on Thursday.
The doctor, who reportedly worked in Guinea for Doctors Without Borders (MSF), home to the United States in the past 21 days, were treated at Belleuve Hospital, said the US Department of Health.
Twenty-one days is the maximum incubation period for Ebola virus.
The results of the initial examination is expected to be obtained in the next 12 hours. (See also: WHO Ebola convinced it will not spread much)
"The possibility of the average citizen of New York attacked by Ebola very thin," said Department of Health, as quoted by Xinhua.
"Ebola is spread through direct contact with body fluids of infected people. People can not be infected just because he is near someone who is infected with Ebola," he said.
The doctor, identified by local media as Craig Spencer (33), fever and indigestion, officials said New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene in a statement on Thursday.
The doctor, who reportedly worked in Guinea for Doctors Without Borders (MSF), home to the United States in the past 21 days, were treated at Belleuve Hospital, said the US Department of Health.
Twenty-one days is the maximum incubation period for Ebola virus.
The results of the initial examination is expected to be obtained in the next 12 hours. (See also: WHO Ebola convinced it will not spread much)
"The possibility of the average citizen of New York attacked by Ebola very thin," said Department of Health, as quoted by Xinhua.
"Ebola is spread through direct contact with body fluids of infected people. People can not be infected just because he is near someone who is infected with Ebola," he said.
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