The CFR (case fatality rate) in this outbreak is actually closer to 71% once adjusted for time between case onset and resolution. It only looks like 50% at fir

The CFR (case fatality rate) in this outbreak is actually closer to 71% once adjusted for time between case onset and resolution. It only looks like 50% at first glance because people are catching the disease so quickly that the number of deaths hasn't had time to catch up. Source: http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1411100 http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1411100