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Things looking better in Guinea concerning Ebola.

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Operational Update: The Ebola outbreak in West Africa

24 July 2014

As the Ebola outbreak continues to spread, with 1,093 cases and 660 deaths now reported across west Africa, MSF is stepping up its response in the most affected areas. While the number of cases in Guinea has declined significantly, in neighbouring Sierra Leone and Liberia, more and more people are being infected with the virus. With resources already stretched, health authorities and international organisations are struggling to bring the outbreak under control.


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In Guinea, the situation has stabilised in some areas and MSF has closed its Ebola treatment centre in Telimélé, in the west of the country, after no new cases were reported for 21 days. During seven weeks, 21 people with the disease were admitted to the centre, with an astonishing 75 percent of patients making a recovery. Without medical care, as few as ten percent of patients could be expected to survive.


In the capital Conakry, MSF is reducing its activities as far fewer cases are appearing. Currently the Donka treatment centre has just one patient who is now recovering and should be able to leave the hospital by next week. MSF is planning to hand over responsibility for the centre to the Guinean Ministry of Health by the end of July. Of the 59 confirmed Ebola patients admitted to the centre since 25 March, 63 percent recovered and were able to return home. However, cured patients continue to face stigma from their communities and even some of MSF’s Guinean staff prefer not to reveal where they are working for fear of being ostracized by their families.

In Guéckédou, in the south east – the original epicentre of the epidemic – the number of patients in MSF’s centre has declined significantly, with currently just two patients admitted. It is very unlikely however, that this reflects an end to the outbreak; instead it suggests that infected people may be hiding in their communities rather than coming for treatment. There continues to be significant fear surrounding Ebola amongst local communities and MSF teams have been prevented from visiting four villages due to hostility. MSF is working with local authorities and elders to try to ensure safe access to these areas in order to obtain a clearer picture of whether people are still being infected and dying of the virus. Since the beginning of the outbreak, MSF has treated 150 patients in its centre in Guéckédou. The recovery rate in the Guéckédou centre has been lower than in Telimélé or Conakry as people have been delaying coming for treatment.

http://www.msf.org/article/operational-update-ebola-outbreak-west-africa


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