I found some new numbers on Yahoo, an AFP article that I posted the web address to, on this thread:
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20050415/hl_afp/angolahealthvirustoll_050415190022
If this doesn't show up as a link, would someone please make it do that? Sorry about my skills.
Anyway, the article seems to say that there have been 230 deaths, and 250 patients are being treated.
"LUANDA (AFP) - The death toll from the Marburg virus epidemic rose to 230 in Angola with the northern province of Uige registering the overwhelming majority of fatalities, the health ministry and the World Health Organisation said.
"Health officials are treating a total of 250 cases of the killer Ebola-like bug that has claimed 211 lives in Uige, the epicenter of the outbreak that was first detected in October, according to a statement from the ministry and the WHO."
Those are certainly new numbers, but consistent with "watching 150 families" etc.
Do you read it the same way I do?
Yes I read it as 230 have died and they are watching/treating another 250. But, I think the numbers are old. I think someone posted this information several days ago. The news agencies are slow in getting this story out or posted. Some articles I've been reading, while they are listed as posted for today or Sat. the information is old.
It's getting confusing for me to keep up. :-(