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Report: Ebola Death Toll Closer to 15,000, Not 5,000

Report: Ebola Death Toll Closer to 15,000, Not 5,000

Officials from the World Health Organization said this week that current estimates of the death toll caused by the Ebola outbreak in West Africa—which currently sits at 4,877—may actually be dramatically low. Tragically, they say the real number of Ebola deaths is likely closer to 15,000. WHO predicted that in order to control the outbreak and treat those infected by the deadly virus, the number of laboratories, staff and body-management teams will need to significantly increase in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea …

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