Situation report
Now available in an interactive map journal that shows the evolution of the outbreak and the global response.
HIGHLIGHTS
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· There have been 17 145 reported cases of Ebola virus disease (EVD), with 6070 reported deaths.
· Case incidence is slightly increasing in Guinea, stable or declining in Liberia, and may still be increasing in Sierra Leone.
· The outbreak in Spain has been declared over.
· The UNMEER targets of isolating
and treating 70% of EVD cases and burying 70% of EVD-related deaths safely
have likely been met in most districts of Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. All
three countries now have sufficient capacity at a national level to meet both
targets, though local variations mean capacity is still insufficient to stop
transmission in some areas.
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summary
A total of 17 145 confirmed, probable, and suspected
cases of Ebola virus disease (EVD) have been reported in five affected
countries (Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Sierra Leone, and the United States of
America) and three previously affected countries (Nigeria, Senegal and Spain)
up to the end of 30 November. There have been 6070 reported deaths. Reported case
incidence is slightly increasing in Guinea (77 confirmed cases reported in the
week to 30 November), stable or declining in Liberia (43 new confirmed cases in
the 5 days to 28 November), and is still rising in Sierra Leone (537 new confirmed
cases in the week to 30 November). The case fatality rate across the three
most-affected countries in all cases with a recorded definitive outcome is 72%;
in hospitalized patients the case fatality rate is 60%.
Response activities
in the three intense-transmission countries continue to intensify in line with the
UNMEER aim to isolate and treat 70% of EVD cases, and safely bury 70% of
EVD-related deaths by 1 December, with the ultimate goal of reaching 100% by 1
January. At a national level, there is now sufficient bed capacity in EVD
treatment facilities to treat and isolate all reported EVD cases in each of the
three countries, although the uneven distribution of beds and cases means there
are serious shortfalls in some areas. Similarly, each country now has
sufficient and widespread capacity to bury all reported EVD-related deaths; however,
because not all EVD-related deaths are reported, and many reported burials are
of non-EVD-related deaths, it is possible that the 70% target has not been met
in some areas. Every EVD-affected district in the three intense-transmission
countries has access to a laboratory for confirmation within 24 hours of sample
collection. All three countries report that more than 85% of registered
contacts associated with known cases of EVD are being traced, although contact
tracing is still a challenge in areas of intense transmission. Increasing
capacity for contact tracing in areas with low levels of transmission will be
necessary to end local chains of transmission.
“They are being monitored because they came from one of the four countries with ongoing Ebola outbreaks,” the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said, according to Ms. Attkisson, an independent investigative journalist who previously worked for CBS News.
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