EBOLA DEATH RATES 70% - WHO STUDY (STA BREAKING NEWS and ARCHIVES)

by STANews , Tuesday, September 23, 2014, 13:49

New figures suggest 70% of those infected with Ebola in West Africa have died, higher than previously reported, says the World Health Organization.

Ebola infections will treble to 20,000 by November if efforts to tackle the outbreak are not stepped up, the UN agency has warned.

In the worst case scenario, cases in two nations could reach 1.4 million in January, according to a US estimate.

Experts said the US numbers were ``somewhat pessimistic''.

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