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WHO: Evidence shows Ebola crisis 'vastly' underestimated
http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/15/health/ebola-outbreak/index.html?hpt=hp_t1
WHO: Evidence shows Ebola crisis 'vastly' underestimated
http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/15/health/ebola-outbreak/index.html?hpt=hp_t1
(CNN) -- The magnitude of the Ebola crisis in West Africa is "vastly" underestimated, the World Health Organization said this week, as the death toll rose to more than 1,000.
Ebola has infected at least 1,975 people in Nigeria, Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone since the outbreak began this year.
Of those, at least 1,069 have died, according to the WHO. It said the number reflects the count as of Monday.
"The outbreak is expected to continue for some time," the WHO said in a statement Thursday. "Staff at the outbreak sites see evidence that the numbers of reported cases and deaths vastly underestimate the magnitude of the outbreak."
It did not provide an estimate of unreported cases.
The United Nations agency said it's teaming up with the affected countries to gather more on-the-ground intelligence for a coordinated response.
"WHO is mapping the outbreak, in great detail, to pinpoint areas of ongoing transmission and locate treatment facilities and supplies," it said.
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