The Center for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) director, Thomas Frieden, MD, MPH, has been asked by three top Republicans on the US House Energy Committee for several types of information on the recent breach of safety protocols resulting in possible exposure of lab personnel to Bacillus anthracis, the bacterium that causes anthrax, according to Reuters today.
The latest pattern in West Africa's Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak suggests a "mixed picture," with Guinea showing a drop-off in infections, but Sierra Leone and Liberia reporting several new cases, the World Health Organization (WHO) said today in its latest update.
Health ministers from 11 African nations and partners adopt a basic strategy to battle the disease.
A complex set of factors, including fear and public misperceptions, is fueling West Africa's Ebola outbreak.
The WHO notes 15 new deaths, but it revised the number of confirmed deaths downward.
The lion's share of cases have been in Sierra Leone, and MSF calls the outbreak "out of control."
It is now the largest, deadliest Ebola outbreak on record.
Guinea has reported 7 new cases, the WHO says, and Sierra Leone reported 8.
West Africa's Ebola virus outbreak continues to swell, with 20 new cases and 3 additional deaths, according to an update yesterday from the World Health Organization (WHO), based on new reports the agency received on Jun 2 and 3.
A fresh round of Ebola virus infections in West Africa is continuing, with Guinea and Sierra Leone together reporting 52 more cases and Guinea reporting more deaths, according to an update from the World Health Organization (WHO) that covers outbreak developments between May 29 and Jun 1.
