The NGO Medecins Sans Frontieres ( MSF ), the frontline against Ebola in West Africa, says this Monday, November 10 a decrease in the number of cases in Liberia.
“Although the number of Ebola cases has declined in recent weeks in Liberia, the epidemic is far from under control and new outbreaks continue to occur throughout the country, “said but MSF in a statement.
The response must adapt if we want to continue to gain momentum and hope to defeat the epidemic. The priority is to develop flexible strategies for responding quickly to small foci scattered throughout the country, “she added.
Liberia account for more half of the nearly 5,000 dead of Ebola in West Africa.
A temporary respite?
MSF said note for the first time since the epidemic began earlier this year, “a decrease in the number of Ebola patients” at its centers in Liberia, unlike Guinea, where the disease appeared for the first time in West Africa in December 2013, and Sierra Leone, the other two countries most affected by the disease.
“In Monrovia [the capital], 50 patients are currently admitted in the center MSF designed to accommodate up to 250, and Foya [Lofa province, north], the Ebola structure MSF no longer has confirmed patient since October 30, “said the NGO.
It warned that” the decline in the number of cases may be only temporary, however, as he was twice Guinea, before being followed by a resurgence of the epidemic. “
The Ebola virus is transmitted by direct contact with body fluids, causing a fever that manifested by hemorrhage, vomiting and diarrhea. The current epidemic is most severe in the history of this hemorrhagic fever, first identified in 1976 in Central Africa.
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