WHO: Ebola death toll passes 7,500

The latest data, posted Monday, reflects recent trends with Liberia and Guinea seeing a decrease in the rate of Ebola transmissions, while Sierra Leone’s cases continue to rise. Those three West African countries account for almost all the Ebola deaths.The death toll in other countries remains the same with six deaths in Mali, eight in […]

The latest data, posted Monday, reflects recent trends with Liberia and Guinea seeing a decrease in the rate of Ebola transmissions, while Sierra Leone’s cases continue to rise. Those three West African countries account for almost all the Ebola deaths.
The death toll in other countries remains the same with six deaths in Mali, eight in Nigeria, and one in the United States. Spain and Senegal have had one case each, but no deaths.
Also Friday, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said the international community needed to better prepare for the next global outbreak of disease, which he said was “a test that is sure to come.”’
Ban recently returned from visiting the West African countries hit hardest by Ebola.
He said the world must learn the lessons from this outbreak, which he said go beyond strengthening public health systems.