What I found most interesting about the article is what it doesn't say.
They mention 350 deaths and 120 cases that are being followed, but notice how for the first time there is no mention of how many cases there have been confirmed to date.
The highest figure I have seen reported to date is 399 total cases in one of the earlier articles posted. I wonder if there was a big jump in the total cases, that they don't want us to know about?
The numbers are still anyone's guess. According to the U.S. Embassy in Angola,
"EMBASSY LATEST WARDEN MESSAGE
For Immediate Release
May 31, 2005 U.S. Embassy, Office of Public Affairs
EMBASSY LATEST WARDEN MESSAGE ON THE HEMORRHAGIC FEVER IN UIGE PROVINCE, ANGOLA
The United States Embassy Luanda recommends against travel to Uige province, Angola due to an outbreak of Marburg hemorrhagic fever. As of May 30, 2005, the Ministry of Health reported 371 cases and 334 deaths over a seven-month period. The Angolan Ministry of Health, the World Health Organization, and the Centers for Disease Control-Atlanta are cooperating to identify recommended public health measures and treatment.
For additional information on Marburg hemorrhagic fever and infectious diseases consult the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's hotline for international travelers at 1-877-FYI-TRIP (1-877-394-8747) or the CDC's Internet site at CDC-ATLANTA CDC-ATLANTA and consult the World Health Organization's (WHO) website at WHO.INT
The United States Consular Section in Luanda can be reached by telephone at (244) (2) 371-645 or by email at
luandaconsular@yahoo.com. The Embassy website is www.usembassy.gov/angola"
According to WHO update 20, dated May 27, 2005 (effective May 26, 2005) there have been a total of 399 cases, and 335 deaths. These numbers are completely different (as can be seen from the above data) from the numbers reported by the Ministry of Health 5 days later.
If you haven't seen 2ndreconmarine's analysis of the outbreak on post 1687 of Thread 1, I recommend you do so. You'll see the reported numbers at this point in time are basically irrelevant.