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    Ebola outbreak: analyzing the data worksheet

    Directions: Use the infographic and table to answer the following questions and to draw conclusions about the
    data.
    Table: Number of cases and death by species among outbreaks of hemorrhagic fevers due to Ebola virus in
    Africa between 1976 and 2014 (Data source: The World Health Organization)

    Country Year Number of cases
    Number of
    death
    Case fatality rate
    (%)
    Sudan 1976 284 151
    Democratic Republic of Congo 1976 318 280
    Democratic Republic of Congo 1977 1 1
    Sudan 1979 34 22
    Gabon 1994 52 31
    Democratic Republic of Congo 1995 315 254
    South Africa 1996 1 1
    Uganda 2000 425 224
    Congo 2001 59 44
    Gabon 2001 65 53
    Sudan 2004 17 7
    Congo 2005 12 10
    Uganda 2007 149 37
    Democratic Republic of Congo 2007 264 187
    Democratic Republic of Congo 2008 32 14
    Uganda 2011 1 1
    Democratic Republic of Congo 2012 57 29
    Uganda 2012 7 4
    Uganda 2012 24 17
    Liberia-Guinea-Sierra Leone
    (ongoing) 2014 453 245

    1. The last column, Case fatality rate (%), has been left empty. How would you calculate the rate of
    deaths per case (case fatality rate)?

    2. Use your equation and complete the table.

    3. Which outbreak(s) had the highest fatality rate? What limitations does the amount of data present when
    answering that question confidently?

    4. What is the range of case fatality rate?

    5. Calculate the averages of the case fatality rate?
    mean:
    median:
    mode:
    Which average do you think best describes the data? Explain your answer.

    Infographic: The current Ebola outbreak is the worst on record (Source: Economist.com/graphic detail; data
    source: World Health Organization and International Union for Conservation of Nature)


    1. Give the bar chart located in the right lower section of the infographic the correct labels for its:
    title:
    x axis:
    y axis:
    2. The infographic and the table both display nearly the same data. Besides the specific breakdown of the
    2014 outbreak by country, what additional set of data is included in the infographic?
    3. Why do you think this additional set of data is important to understanding the origin of the outbreaks?
    Who does it better?
    In the table below, decide if the table or infographic does a better job of presenting the data in a clear and
    organized way that allows you to effectively draw conclusions about the outbreaks and then explain your answer
    Question Table Infographic How did they present the data better?
    Which outbreak had/has the
    highest case fatality rate (%)?

    What patterns do you see in
    the geography of the
    outbreaks?

    Which outbreaks infected the
    most people?


    Identify which part(s) of the Epidemiologic Triangle this information helps you to explore?
    Agent/Host/Environment?

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