GENEVA, November 12 /TASS/. Death toll from the Ebola virus has reached 5,160 people, the World Health Organization said on Monday, according to Agence France-Presse.

Most people died in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra-Leone.

Over 14,000 people have been infected.

Ebola virus outbreak 

The Ebola virus disease, previously known as the Ebola hemorrhagic fever, is a severe illness, often fatal, according to the WHO. The virus is passed on to people from wild animals and can be transmitted from humans to humans. The average EVD case death rate is some 50%

The first outbreaks of the EVD occurred in remote Central African villages, near tropical rainforests. However, major urban and rural areas have been involved in the most recent outbreak in western Africa.

Early supportive care, which includes rehydration and symptomatic treatment, improves the survival rate. No licensed treatment has yet been proven to be able to neutralize the virus but a number of blood, immunological and drug medications are under development. There are no licensed Ebola vaccines yet but two candidates are being evaluated.