NEW YORK TIMES: … “Where are the patients?” an aid worker wondered aloud as colleagues puzzled over the empty beds at the International Medical Corps treatment unit here in Bong County, Liberia, which opened in mid-September.
Around the country, treatment centers, laboratory workers who test forEbola, and international and national health officials trying to track the epidemic have noticed an unexpected pattern: There are far fewer people being treated for Ebola than anticipated…
Now, new admissions to treatment centers are dropping or flatlining, the number of samples being submitted to Ebola laboratories has fallen significantly, and the percentage of people testing positive for the disease has dropped as well… (more)
EDITOR: Obviously the Ebola breakout required urgent addressing, but once again the media took a health problem and turned it into a circus. The media, like some politicians, thrive on fear mongering.
