Ebola Worst-Case Scenario Has More Than 500,000 Cases -- Bloomberg
The Ebola outbreak in West Africa could spread to hundreds of thousands more people by the end of January, according to an estimate under development by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that puts one worst-case scenario at 550,000 or more infections.
The report, scheduled to be released next week, was described by two people familiar with its contents, who asked to remain anonymous because it isn’t yet public.
The projection, which vastly outstrips previous estimates, is under review by researchers and may change. It assumes no additional aid or intervention by governments and relief agencies, which are mobilizing to contain the Ebola outbreak before it spirals further out of control in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea.
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Sierra Leone launches controversial Ebola shutdown -- AFP
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Killings in Guinea show mistrust in Africa Ebola fight: WHO -- Reuters
Kenya to close borders to travellers from Ebola states -- BBC
US troops heading into Africa soon for Ebola fight -- AP
1st US anti-Ebola military aid arrives in Liberia -- Seattle Times
Boeing C-17 lands in Liberia opening US military anti-Ebola airlift -- Flight Global
U.S. Ebola Aid Could Tamp Down Fear in West Africa -- National Geographic
Scientists see risk of mutant airborne Ebola as remote -- Reuters
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