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1. According to WHO, mortality can be anywhere between 25% and 90%

Reply to B2G (Original post)

Tue Sep 23, 2014, 10:25 AM

Sep 2014

50% has been the average. I think that given the rapid spread of the disease, there are insufficient resources to contain it. This is really getting out of hand.

http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs103/en/

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Ebola Death Rate 70 Percent, WHO Says in Dire New Forecast [View all] B2G Sep 2014 OP

According to WHO, mortality can be anywhere between 25% and 90% OnlinePoker Sep 2014 #1

No, WHO is saying mortality rate is on average at 70 %, not 50%. LisaL Sep 2014 #2

I was talking average fatality rate in past outbreaks, not this one. n/t OnlinePoker Sep 2014 #3

The only reason the % was so low before thevoiceofreason Sep 2014 #4