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World
Ebola Reaches Capital of Guinea, Stirring Fears
With 13 Ebola cases in Conakry, Guinea’s densely populated capital, residents are on edge, with some carrying bottles of bleach and pharmacies selling out of hand sanitizer.Outbreak of Ebola in Guinea and Liberia
Guinea at a Glance:
- Suspected and Confirmed Case Count: 151
- Suspected Case Deaths: 95
- Laboratory Confirmed Cases: 52
Liberia at a Glance
- Suspected and Confirmed Case Count: 18
- Suspected Case Deaths: 7
- Laboratory Confirmed Cases: 4
Highlights
- As of April 5, 2014, the Guinea Ministry of Health announced a total of 151 suspect and confirmed cases of Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever (EHF), including 95 deaths, in the districts of Guékédou, Macenta, Kissidougou, Dabola, Djingaraye, and Conakry, the capital. (See map.)
- 52 cases in Guinea have been confirmed by laboratory testing either by the Institute Pasteur in Lyon, France,the Institut Pasteur team in Conakry, Guinea, or the European Consortium mobile laboratory in Guékédou Guinea, to be positive for Ebola virus infection.
- 16 patients in Conakry are among the laboratory confirmed cases.
- 14 health care workers in Guinea have had clinical symptoms which include 8 deaths and 11 laboratory confirmed cases for EHF.
- The Ministry of Health in Liberia reports 18 suspect cases in several counties, including 4 laboratory-confirmed cases from patients in Lofa County and 7 deaths across the country.
- Genetic analysis of the virus indicates that it is most closely related (98% match) to Ebola virus (species Zaire ebolavirus) last reported in 2009 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- The Guinean Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Health of Liberia are working with national and international partners to investigate and respond to the outbreak.
Outbreak Update
April 5, 2014
The Ministry of Health (MoH) of Guinea reported on April 5, 2014, a total of 151 probable and suspect cases, including 95 deaths (case fatality ratio: 63%). Of these suspect cases, 52 have been laboratory confirmed positive cases of Ebola hemorrhagic fever (EHF), including 14 health care workers. 20 suspect cases have been reported in Conakry, the capitol; 16 of these have been laboratory confirmed.According to the World Health Organization and Liberia’s Ministry of Health, 18 suspect cases of EHF have been reported, including 7 deaths (case fatality ratio: 31%) and 4 laboratory-confirmed cases. Counties in Liberia under further investigation now include Lofa, Bong, Nimba, Margibi, and Montserrado. Additional reports of suspect cases in Sierra Leone and Mali are under investigation.
Médecins sans Frontières (MSF/Doctors without Borders) is helping the Ministry of Health of Guinea in establishing treatment and isolation centers in the epicenter of the outbreak. In Liberia, several international organizations including the International Red Cross (IRC), Pentecostal Mission Unlimited (PMU)-Liberia, and Samaritan’s Purse (SP) Liberia are aiding the Ministry of Health of Liberia by supporting awareness campaigns and providing personal protective equipment (PPE) for healthcare workers. The Institute Pasteur in Lyon, France, the Institut Pasteur in Dakar, Senegal, the European Consortium mobile laboratory, and the Metabiota/Tulane University laboratory in Kenema, Sierra Leone, and CDC Atlanta are some of the laboratories collaborating to test samples. To date, 56 cases from Guinea and Liberia have been laboratory confirmed by PCR for Ebola virus. CDC is in regular communication with its international partners, WHO, and MSF regarding the outbreak and a 5 person CDC team is currently in Guinea assisting the Guinea MOH and the WHO-led international response to this Ebola outbreak.
Based on Guinea’s MoH Epidemiological Bulletin, Liberia’s MoH, and the WHO update 5 April 2014.
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