Epidemic situation
Sierra Leone
- Another senior doctor was infected with Ebola in the Connaught hospital in Freetown and died
at Kailahun MSF treatment center. At least 32 health staff died from Ebola in Sierra Leone.
Liberia
- MSF opened a 120 bed treatment facility in Monrovia County.
- Liberia authorities claim having found the 17 Ebola patients escaping the health facility in
Monrovia Saturday, August 16th and transferred them into the JFK Ebola Treatment Centre.
The Government indicated the Centre would re-open.
- Liberia's President declared on 19t August a curfew from 9:00 pm to 6:00am and ordered
security forces to quarantine the West Point slum home to at least 50,000 people. Riots have
been reported.
Guinea
- A recrudescence of cases in the forest area (Gueckedou and Macenta) is noted. 23 new cases were reported since last week. Gueckedu MSF treatment centre already had 32 cases and is now overpassing 50 cases. This is a worrying development that needs additional control measures.
- Guinea closed its border with Sierra Leone and Liberia on 18 August.
Nigeria
- The 21 days incubation period of the index case has ended on 18 August. Any new case arising will have to be considered a secondary case, indicating a spreading of the epidemics.
- Government indicates a 95% follow up of contact tracing, and is intensifying its messaging and community sensitisation.
- The doctor that had managed the first Ebola case in Lagos died, bringing at 5 the number of health workers killed while managing this first case.
Other countries
- Ivory Coast, the most at risk country has developed a comprehensive Ebola prevention plan. On 14 August, an on-site simulation was organized between Kandopleu and Biankouma, at the Liberian border.
