December 22, 2024 11:00 AM

Ebola Out Of Control [PHOTOS + VIDEO]: West Africa Devastated, Highest Death Toll Reaches 330 People, WHO Criticized

Janssens said, 'There is still not a real change of behavior of the people. So a lot of sick people still remain in hiding or continue to travel. And there is still news that burial practices are remaining dangerous.'

According to AP, before the outbreak became Ebola out of control, it began in Guinea either late last year or early this year. The outbreak had reportedly showed signs of slowing however it picked up pace again in recent weeks, which eventually spread to the Liberian capital for the first time.

Armand Sprecher, a public health specialist with Doctors Without Borders said, 'This is the highest outbreak on record and has the highest number of deaths, so this is unprecedented so far.'

According to a list from the World Health Organization, the former highest death toll in Ebola cases was recorded in 1976 in Congo where 280 deaths were reported.

Another reason for Ebola out of control is that the disease reportedly occur most in remote areas and first cases sometimes go by unrecognized. It is even possible that other deaths have been unrecognized as caused by Ebola, both in this outbreak and previous ones.

The governments international agencies involved in containing Ebola out of control situation are reportedly struggling, said Krishnan of Plan. He said in an emailed statement, 'The affected countries are at the bottom of the human development index. Ebola is seriously crippling their capacities to respond effectively in containing the spread.'

Meanwhile, in order to contain Ebola out of control situation, Tolbert Nyenswah, Liberia's deputy minister of health, said that people in the highest levels of government are already containing the situation as can be proven through a long period with no reported new cases before this second wave.

Ebola out of control situation certainly need efforts from all agencies and governments capable of help in order to be stopped. The World Health Organization did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

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