Following the roadmap structure, country reports fall into two categories: those with widespread and intense transmission (Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone); and those with an initial case or cases, or with localized transmission (Nigeria, Senegal).
A second meeting of the Emergency Committee convened by the Director-General under the International Health Regulations (2005) [IHR (2005)] regarding the 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa will begin discussion via email this week. The meeting will review the status of the outbreak as a public health emergency of international concern, and assess the impact of current temporary measures to contain the outbreak and reduce international spread.
1. COUNTRIES WITH WIDESPREAD AND INTENSE TRANSMISSION
4963 (probable, confirmed and suspected; see Annex 1) cases and 2453 deaths have been reported in the current outbreak of Ebola virus disease as at 13 September 2014 by the Ministries of Health of Guinea and Sierra Leone, and as at 9 September by the Ministry of Health of Liberia.
