--- description: Doctors Without Borders called the outbreak 'unprecedented', as reported deaths continue to rise in Guinea and Liberia. However, the number of new infections has slowed title: Ebola Death Toll Rises to 142 In Guinea, Liberia image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Health](/section/health/) ## Health Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Infectious Disease](/tag/infectious-disease/) ## Infectious Disease Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Ebola Virus Death Toll Rises to 142 in West Africa  by [Eliana Dockterman](/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Correspondent Apr 23, 2014 4:12 PM CUT  by [Eliana Dockterman](/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Correspondent Apr 23, 2014 4:12 PM CUT A total of 142 people have now [died](http://www.who.int/ith/updates/20140421/en/ "undefined") from an Ebola outbreak in Guinea and Liberia, the World Health organization said on Wednesday. Doctors Without Borders [said](http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/our-work/medical-issues/ebola "undefined") that the size of the outbreak is unprecedented. The World Health Organization [debunked rumors](http://www.who.int/ith/updates/20140421/en/ "undefined") that the virus was spreading to other countries, however, in a statement on their website. They said nineteen suspected cases reported in Sierra Leone have tested negative. Doctors in Guinea and Liberia don’t have any experience with the virus, as this is the first time it has emerged in western Africa. WHO said that Guinea has reported 208 cases, including 136 deaths. Liberia has reported 34 cases, including six deaths. The Ebola virus kills up to 90 percent of those infected, shutting down the immune system and bringing on fever, headache, muscle pain and bleeding. Ebola Death Toll Rises to 142 In Guinea, Liberia ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/73862/ebola-virus-death-toll-rises-to-142-in-west-africa/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/73862/ebola-virus-death-toll-rises-to-142-in-west-africa/"},"headline":"Ebola Virus Death Toll Rises to 142 in West Africa","datePublished":"2014-04-23T16:12:00.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T07:27:28.265Z","description":"Doctors Without Borders called the outbreak 'unprecedented', as reported deaths continue to rise in Guinea and Liberia. However, the number of new infections has slowed","url":"https://time.com/73862/ebola-virus-death-toll-rises-to-142-in-west-africa/","keywords":["Infectious Disease","Africa","Guinea","Liberia"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Eliana Dockterman","jobTitle":"Correspondent","url":"https://time.com/author/eliana-dockterman/"}],"articleSection":"Health","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/health/","name":"Health"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/infectious-disease/","name":"Infectious Disease"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/73862/ebola-virus-death-toll-rises-to-142-in-west-africa/","name":"Ebola Virus Death Toll Rises to 142 in West Africa"}}]}] ```