Overview
In March 2014, an Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak was reported in Guinea, West Africa. The outbreak is the first in West Africa and has caused an unprecedented number of cases and deaths. The outbreak is continuing to spread in Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia (the "affected countries"); it has been contained in Nigeria and Senegal, and has been detected in Mali. As of October 22, 2014, more than 10,000 people have contracted EVD, more than half of whom have died.
- | Author: Congressional Research Service
- | Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
- | Publication Date: Jun 26, 2015
- | Number of Pages: 32 pages
- | Binding: Paperback or Softback
- | ISBN-10: 1508610665
- | ISBN-13: 9781508610663
