980,000 deaths in Africa from Ebola...

[brooklynite]

...according to a journalist friend with an analytical background in this who's been crunching the data.

And that's -just- the Ebola deaths; not the deaths from other causes because the hospitals aren't prepared now to treat anything -but- Ebola.

[Renew Deal]

1. Is there any kind if source or link for that?

I haven't seen numbers nearly that high.

[brooklynite]

4. To clarify, this is her end of year projection

She said she published something recently, but this was discussed at dinner so I don't have a cite.

[Takket]

2. I was going to post the same thing....

Have not heard anything anywhere near that high.

[SidDithers]

3. Projected, or estimated actual deaths to date?...

I'd like to see the basis for the estimate.

Sid

[ProdigalJunkMail]

5. a little extreme for 'end of year' if they mean this year

http://news.sciencemag.org/africa/2014/09/who-cdc-publish-grim-new-ebola-projections

Still, horrible...

sP

[TBF]

6. That's really different from what CNN is reporting:

Statistics:
The CDC reports that there have been 5,987 cases of Ebola since 1976, resulting in 3,385 deaths. (as of September 29, 2014)

cite: http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/11/health/ebola-fast-facts/


I'd tend to think CNN's number is on the low side, particularly since the deaths are going to be lower income & who knows if they are all being reported.

Still, a very different number from what you are reporting.

(Note: not trying to underplay this disease - I see people doing that but as someone with a compromised immune system I am pretty worried about Ebola coming to the US)

[Bluenorthwest]

7. Actually not yet 4,000 deaths. Over 20,000 Americans had died of AIDS before Reagan and his

Republicans bothered to so much as mention it. Get some perspective and drop the speculation.
Knowledge = Life

[Bluenorthwest]

8. Last year in Africa, 1.1 million people died of AIDS related causes, that's 73% of global total

of 1.5 million deaths. That ongoing horror is basically forgotten by Americans. In part they are sanguine because the annual numbers used to be much higher, up around 5 million.....

[jiri01]

9. WOW :-(

That seems awfully lot.