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Update: ebola virus disease epidemic - West Africa, December 2014

Incident Management System Ebola Epidemiology Team, et al. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. .

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  • MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2015 Jan 2;63(51):1229

Abstract

CDC is assisting ministries of health and working with other organizations to end the ongoing epidemic of Ebola virus disease (Ebola) in West Africa. The updated data in this report were compiled from situation reports from the Guinea Interministerial Committee for Response Against the Ebola Virus, the World Health Organization, the Liberia Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, and the Sierra Leone Ministry of Health and Sanitation. Total case counts include all suspected, probable, and confirmed cases, which are defined similarly by each country. These data reflect reported cases, which make up an unknown proportion of all cases, and reporting delays that vary from country to country.

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FIGURE 1
Cumulative number of Ebola virus disease cases reported, by epidemiologic week — three countries, West Africa, March 29–November 30, 2014 * A change in reporting source data at week 43 resulted in an adjustment of cumulative cases in Liberia.
FIGURE 2
FIGURE 2
Number of new Ebola virus disease cases reported, by epidemiologic week — three countries, West Africa, March 29–November 30, 2014
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FIGURE 3
Number of new cases of Ebola virus disease reported — Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone, November 9–30, 2014
FIGURE 4
FIGURE 4
Cumulative incidence of Ebola virus disease — Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone, November 30, 2014
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