From the article: “There is no containment of Ebola in sight. Right now it has an R-0 factor of slightly over 2, which means that every person who contracts the disease spreads it to two other people. Until that number is brought below 1, the disease will continue to spread. “
Thing is, it reminds me of the high school dropout rate. The numbers for the whole country have little to do with your particular school.
And regarding the US numbers for ebola, they are still too low to be empirical. They are anecdotal. Meanwhile, I’m reading that Nigeria is having better success than other african countries right now.
“Meanwhile, I’m reading that Nigeria is having better success than other african countries right now.”
Ebola does not reside in Nigeria. It had a case of one person flying in. He was diagnosed with Ebola but people that treated him died. Nigeria admitted that they were unprepared for this event.
This rate comes from the numbers of overall infections in the current outbreak. The (admittedly very tiny) numbers in the US just happen to match the overall infection rate.