Sierra Leone 🇸🇱

Ebola Outbreak: Country Details

Ebola virus disease outbreak in Sierra Leone: 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 Sierra Leone. This outbreak is part of the larger outbreak taking place in Africa, specifically in Western Africa.

Based on the most recent reports available from the government in Freetown, health authorities in Sierra Leone have reported new cases and 0 new deaths. The people of Sierra Leone 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 Sierra Leone. Lastly, you can see how the Sierra Leone ebola situation compares with the situation globally on the ebola-cases.com homepage.

Source: Ugandan Ministry of Health. Last update: Mon Mar 13 2023

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