1. JIT: Ebola Weekly Update 04 December, 2014
Rashid A. Chotani, MD, MPH
Adjunct Professor, GWU

2. Highlights as of 04 December, 2014
Reported Cases 17,145
Reported Deaths 6,070
CFR = 35%
Case incidence
Slightly increasing in Guinea,
77 confirmed cases reported in the week to 30 Nov 2014
Stable or declining in Liberia
43 new confirmed cases in the 5 days to 28 Nov 2014
Increasing in Sierra Leone
537 new confirmed cases in the week to 30 Nov 2014
The UN Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER) targets of isolating and treating 70% of EVD cases and burying 70% of EVD related deaths safely have likely been met in most districts of Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone
All 3 countries now have sufficient capacity at a national level to meet both targets, though local variations men capacity is still insufficient to stop transmission in some areas
At a national level, there is now sufficient bed capacity in EVD treatment facilities to treat and isolate all reported EVD cases in each of the 3 countries, although the uneven distribution of beds and cases means there are serious shortfalls in some areas
As at 28 November, WHO had received US$171.5 million, with a further $26 million pledged
Source: WHO/CDC/SOS International

3. Status as of 05 December, 2014 = Ebola Free
Senegal declared outbreak free: 17 October Nigeria declared outbreak free: 19 October Spain declared outbreak free: 02 December High risk to Ivory Coast due to proximity of cases in Guinea
Source: WHO/CDC/SOS International

4. Status in HCW as of 05 December 2014
Case-Fatality Rate ~ 56% One death in USA was a HCW infected in Guinea
Source: WHO/CDC/SOS International

5. Bibliotheca Alexandrina(BA) Just in Time (JIT) Ebola Virus Disease Supercourse