09. June 2023
BACKGROUND: Disease patterns
The life-threatening disease Ebola has come into the focus of the world public by its current outbreak in West Africa. Starting in the small country Guinea, the disease has spread to the neighboring countries Sierra Leone, Liberia, Nigeria and Senegal. According to data given by the World Health Organization (WHO) until September 2014, this biggest Ebola epidemic ever recorded had already caused 2,100 deaths and 4,000 infected persons. The estimated number of unreported cases might be much higher. The containment of the disease cases is not in sight.