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Ebola Death Toll in West Africa Climbs to 2,500: WHO

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At least 2,461 people have been killed by the Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa, with a total of 4,985 cases confirmed, World Health Organization (WHO) Assistant Director General Bruce Aylward said Tuesday.

MOSCOW, September 16 (RIA Novosti) - At least 2,461 people have been killed by the Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa, with a total of 4,985 cases confirmed, World Health Organization (WHO) Assistant Director General Bruce Aylward said Tuesday.

Previous WHO estimates put the Ebola death toll in West Africa at slightly more than 2,400 since the epidemic started in March. Cases of the virus have been registered in Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea, Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Senegal.

The Ebola virus mortality rate currently stands at 53 percent. There is no officially approved medication for the disease, and experts claim prevention is the only cure. Several countries, including Russia, the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and Japan are currently working on developing Ebola vaccines.

Earlier in August, WHO concluded that it is ethical to use experimental drugs to treat patients infected with the virus.

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