WHO – Ebola Situation Report – 5 August 2015

http://apps.who.int/ebola/current-situation/ebola-situation-report-5-august-2015

There were 2 confirmed cases of Ebola virus disease (EVD) reported in the week to 2 August: 1 in Guinea and 1 in Sierra Leone. This is the lowest weekly total to have been reported since March 2014, and marks a third consecutive decline in weekly case incidence

Country	Case definition	Cumulative cases	Cases in past 21 days	Cumulative deaths
Guinea	Confirmed	3327	27	2070
	Probable	452	*	452
	Suspected	5	*	‡
	Total	3784	27	2522
Liberia§	Confirmed	3151	–	‡
	Probable	1879	–	‡
	Suspected	5636	–	‡
	Total	10 666	–	4806
Liberia**	Confirmed	6	0	2
	Probable	0	*	‡
	Suspected	‡	*	‡
	Total	6	0	2
Sierra Leone	Confirmed	8695	7	3585
	Probable	287	*	208
	Suspected	4424	*	158
	Total	13 406	7	3951
Total	Confirmed	15 179	34	‡
	Probable	2618	*	‡
	Suspected	10 065	*	‡
	Total	27 862	34	11 281

^‡Data not available. **Cases reported before 9 May 2015 are shaded blue. Due to ongoing surveillance and retrospective validation of cases and deaths, these totals may be subject to revision.

Note: The question which needs to be addressed is the the validity of the PCR tests themselves. 11281 confirmed “Ebola” deaths?