WHO: Ebola Cases to Top 9,000 Soon

The World Health Organization reported the number of cases in the West Africa Ebola outbreak will top nine-thousand this week. The official death toll stands at nearly four-thousand-450, but it’s believed to be a conservative figure. The WHO gave an update Tuesday on the Ebola crisis. The briefing was led by Dr. Bruce Aylward, WHO Assistant Director-General in charge of the operational response to the Ebola outbreak. He said that 95-percent of the cases are reported in 19 of the 67...

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