I suspect that that the English spoken in Liberia is not quite the same as spoken here.
Most baffling of all:
pproximately 300 infected patients have survived Ebola treatment in Liberia since the outbreak here from March to September, Assistant Health Minister for Preventive Services, Tolbert Nyenswah, has announced.
Since
From latest CDC page
http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/outbreaks/guinea/index.html?mobile=nocontent
Liberia
Total Case Count: 2710
Total Deaths: 1459
Laboratory Confirmed Cases: 812
They’re using serious opiates and North Korean calculators. That’s the only explanation.
I was scratching my head at that 300-survivor claim too, but thought it might be 300 from Lofa, not 300 in the entire country. Hard to say based on the article.
> approximately 300 infected patients have survived
> Total Case Count: 2710
> Total Deaths: 1459
I seem to recall reading that the discrepancy can arise when people show up outside the gate. Since the centers are overloaded, they (as I recall) will do a test on those outside the gate, even before room has opened up inside. Some people when seeing the crowds, turn around and leave before the test results are developed. If a person leaves and their test came up positive, they will show up in the case count but not in the death count.
If this understanding is correct, it might imply that about 1000 people with Ebola turned around and left the overcrowded containment areas before receiving treatment. We can only speculate on how many eventually died.
...or maybe my understanding is totally wrong.