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Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa ground zero

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It is believe that the first victim of the disease was in the village of Meliandou here.

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Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa

The most widespread epidemic of Ebola virus disease (commonly known as "Ebola") in history is currently ongoing in three West African countries.[11] It has caused significant mortality, with reported case fatality rates of up to 70%[12][13][14][note 1] and specifically 57–59% among hospitalized patients.[15] Ebola virus disease was first described in 1976 in two simultaneous outbreaks in sub-Saharan Africa; this is the 26th outbreak and the first to occur in West Africa. The outbreak began in Guinea in December 2013 and then spread to Liberia and Sierra Leone.[12] A small outbreak of twenty cases occurred in Nigeria and one case occurred in Senegal.[16] Several cases were reported in Mali,[4][17] and an isolated case occurred in the United Kingdom and another in Sardinia.[14] Imported cases in the United States and Spain led to secondary infections of medical workers but did not spread further.[18][19] Liberia was officially declared Ebola-free on 9 May after 42 days without any further cases being recorded, however new cases were reported in late June and early July. As of 11 August 2015, the World Health Organization (WHO) and respective governments have reported a total of 27,984 suspected cases and 11,298 deaths,[2] though the WHO believes that this substantially understates the magnitude of the outbreak.[20][21]

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