Saint Lucia 🇱🇨
Ebola Outbreak: Country Details
- Total Cases
- 0
- increased by0
- New Deaths
- 0
- increased by0
Ebola virus disease outbreak in Saint Lucia: case counts, deaths, and statistics
Ebola virus disease, or EVD, is a deadly disease with occasional outbreaks that occur mostly on the African continent. EVD most commonly affects people and nonhuman primates, such as monkeys, gorillas, and chimpanzees. It is caused by an infection with a group of viruses within the genus Ebolavirus.
The Ebola virus is a deadly virus that causes hemorrhagic fever in humans and other primates. Symptoms may appear anywhere from 2 to 21 days after contact with the virus, with an average of 8 to 10 days. The course of the illness typically progresses from “dry” symptoms initially, such as fever, aches and pains, and fatigue, and then progresses to “wet” symptoms, such as diarrhea and vomiting as the person becomes sicker.
This page shows data for the ebola virus disease outbreak currently taking place in Saint Lucia. This outbreak is part of the larger outbreak taking place in Americas, specifically in Caribbean.
Based on the most recent reports available from the government in Castries, health authorities in Saint Lucia have reported new cases and 0 new deaths. The people of Saint Lucia have experienced 0 total cases since the start of the outbreak.
You can use the charts on this page to explore the spread of ebola in Saint Lucia. Lastly, you can see how the Saint Lucia ebola situation compares with the situation globally on the ebola-cases.com homepage.
Saint Lucia: Total Ebola Cases
Saint Lucia: New Ebola Cases
Saint Lucia: Ebola Deaths
Saint Lucia: Ebola Hospitalizations
Source: Ugandan Ministry of Health. Last update: Mon Mar 13 2023