W.H.O says the current Ebola outbreak has likely killed far more than the 4,818 deaths reported. Christopher Dye, W.H.O’s strategy chief, warns that over 5000 bodies are likely missing from the count and bases this on the fact that many people were probably burying their Ebola dead in secret, perhaps to avoid having authorities interfere with burial customs like washing and touching the deceased, widely blamed for much of the transmission.

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