In a sobering assessment of the ongoing Ebola outbreak in Liberia, World Health Organization (WHO) experts said Monday that thousands more people are likely to fall ill with the deadly Ebola virus within a matter of weeks.
"The number of new cases is moving far faster than the capacity to manage them in Ebola-specific treatment centers," the WHO said. "Transmission of the Ebola virus in Liberia is already intense and the number of new cases is increasing exponentially."
The assessment comes from a team of WHO experts who worked with the Liberian government and aid organizations to take stock of the response to the Ebola outbreak in the West African nation. Along with several other countries, Liberia has been hard hit by the outbreak since it began in March Read more...
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