MOSCOW, January 15 (Sputnik) — According to the latest Ebola Situation report, published by the World Health Organization (WHO), the current Ebola outbreak has already claimed the lives of 8,429 people.
Most of the cases were recorded in the three hardest-hit West African countries — Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, according to the health watchdog.
The case fatality among the patients, who have been hospitalized, is between 57 and 60 percent in the three most heavily-affected West African countries.
In addition, the global organization particularly notes that "significant efforts have been made in all WHO Regions to strengthen Ebola preparedness."
Ebola is a deadly disease that spreads through direct contact with the bodily fluids of an infected person, or though contact with contaminated clothing or possessions.
