Actual cases of Ebola in Liberia, according the World Health Organization, are decreasing. This statement, interpreted by many in the media as a sign that the epidemic is abating, prompts more questions than answers.
The first indication of this confusion can be found in the audio clip in which Dr. Bruce Aylward, the WHO’s assistant director-general, announced the decrease Wednesday. “I am terrified that the information will be misinterpreted and people will start to think, ‘Oh, great, this is under control,’” he told reporters at the Geneva media briefing, after announcing the decrease. “That’s like saying your pet tiger is under control. This is a very, very dangerous disease.”
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