WHO: Ebola Virus Disease (EVD)
Situation report – 14 November 2014 – ‘WHO Roadmap’
HIGHLIGHTS
:: There have been 14,413 reported Ebola cases in eight countries since the outbreak began, with 5177 reported deaths.
:: Case incidence continues to increase in Sierra Leone, and transmission also remains intense in Guinea and Liberia.
:: A total of 4 cases, including 3 deaths, have been reported in Mali.

WHO: Ebola situation assessments
:: Mali confirms its second fatal case of Ebola virus disease
12 November 2014

WHO Meeting of the Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee on Ebola Experimental Interventions – Briefing note
13 November 2014, Geneva, Switzerland
Following the emergence of Ebola virus disease (EVD) as a severe public health emergency for which no effective therapeutic or prophylactic interventions are available, the scientific community has proposed numerous experimental interventions, including: vaccines; convalescent blood and plasma; and medicines. None of these interventions have been evaluated for efficacy against EVD and therefore clinical studies to assess their safety and efficacy are required.
To facilitate and accelerate the appropriate clinical testing and generation of quality data of potential therapeutic interventions for EVD, WHO convened a meeting of the Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee for Ebola Experimental Interventions (STAC-EE) in Geneva, on 11-12 November 2014. The meeting was attended by experts in Ebola virus, preclinical and clinical testing, pharmacologists, sociologists, public health experts and regulators, as well as representatives from countries in West Africa…