Government of Ministry of Health and Sanitation EBOLA VIRUS DISEASE - SITUATION REPORT (SitRep) – 31 May 2014

Table 1: National Cumulative summary of Ebola Cases 20 – 31 May 2014

District Number of cases on 31 May 2014 Cumulative cases as of 20 - 31 May Cummulative deaths Name of district population Suspected Probable Confirmed Suspected Probable Confirmed Suspected Probable Confirmed CFR Kailahun 465,048 5 0 1 23 3 15 1 3 2 13.3 653,013 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Kono 325,003 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Kambia 341,690 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Koinadugu 335,471 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Bombali 494,139 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Tonkolili 434,937 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Port Loko 557,978 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Pujehun 335,574 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Bo 654,142 2 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Moyamba 278,119 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Bonthe 168,729 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Western area urban 1,040,888 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Western area rural 263,619 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 National 6,348,350 12 0 1 48 3 15 1 3 2 13.3

NB: CFR is based on confirmed cases Main highlights  A total of 12 suspected cases were reported from Kailahun, Kenema, Bombali, Bo and Western area urban with only one (1) laboratory confirmed for Ebola.  The one (1) laboratory confirmed Ebola case is from Jawei Chiefdom, Daru in and patient is currently admitted at the Lassa ward in Kenema Government Hospital  Total number of suspected cases tested is 48 with 15 confirmed all from Kailahun districts.  The Case Fatality Rate (CFR) is 13.3% based on confirmed cases  Arrival of WHO expert team

Action taken  Training of nurses for the different isolation units within western area commenced  The outreach medical team still in the field searching for more cases

There is no travel restriction to any district or neighbouring countries of Guinea and Liberia

Ebola Viral Disease Situation Report – Ministry of Health and Sanitation, Sierra Leone For more information please contact – District Health Management Team at District level National level - Directorate of Disease Prevention and Control: [email protected] Mobile:- +23276913000