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Well, it looks like a whole mess of statistics have been recalculated down from a few days ago. The WHO's estimation of total deaths decreased from 5,078 to 4,951. It's the the only thing that has been recalculated either. At least its positive that the trend of less Ebola deaths seems to be taking a stronger hold in the region, but I'm sure the relevant health authorities would have appreciated more accurate statistics earlier. Also, there was one Ebola death in Mali yesterday.

It is fortunate that this epidemic didn't turn out to be nearly as bad as many feared, but there were a lot of mistakes made along the way. I hope people learn from the mistakes in how this was dealt with to more effectively deal with major epidemics in the future. We don't get hit with them that often after all and it seems like the frequency is decreasing, so its important to stay sharp for the handful of times it is important to deal with them quickly and effectively.

It is worth noting that even though this is considered a "worldwide epidemic" it has only broken out in 8 countries. Among those countries the breakouts have only been substantial in three: Liberia, Guinea, and Sierra Leone. Aside from Spain and the United States all other countries with Ebola outbreaks have been in Eastern Africa, so it is really more appropriate to call it a Regional outbreak, at least right now.

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Well, it looks like a whole mess of statistics have been recalculated down from a few days ago. The WHO's estimation of total deaths decreased from 5,078 to 4,951. It's the the only thing that has been recalculated either. At least its positive that the trend of less Ebola deaths seems to be taking a stronger hold in the region, but I'm sure the relevant health authorities would have appreciated more accurate statistics earlier. Also, there was one Ebola death in Mali yesterday.

It is fortunate that this epidemic didn't turn out to be nearly as bad as many feared, but there were a lot of mistakes made along the way. I hope people learn from the mistakes in how this was dealt with to more effectively deal with major epidemics in the future. We don't get hit with them that often after all and it seems like the frequency is decreasing, so its important to stay sharp for the handful of times it is important to deal with them quickly and effectively.

It is worth noting that even though this is considered a "worldwide epidemic" it has only broken out in 8 countries. Among those countries the breakouts have only been substantial in three: Liberia, Guinea, and Sierra Leone. Aside from Spain and the United States all other countries with Ebola outbreaks have been in Eastern Africa, so it is really more appropriate to call it a Regional outbreak, at least right now. Also, all the really deadly epidemics of modern times have been flus, so this particular epidemic is a relative anomaly. If history is any guide we likely won't see anything like this (a large, non flu, worldwide epidemic) again in our lifetimes.