The Mariners won the division title again in 1997, but were defeated in the ALDS 3 games to 1 by the Baltimore Orioles. They were again hurt by a lack of pitching depth to complement the outstanding offense, which was, as usual, led by Griffey, who won the MVP award, a first for both him and the Mariners.
In Liberia, which has been hit the hardest by the outbreak, 3,280 people had been infected with Ebola -- more than half in the preceding three weeks -- and 1,677 of them had died. In Sierra Leone, Ebola had meanwhile infected 1,940 people and killed 593 of them. The three weeks since September 1 accounted for 38 percent of total infections. The situation in the country continues to deteriorate, WHO said, blaming especially a sharp increase in the number of new cases reported in Freetown.
How many people are affected by neglected diseases? The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that more than 1 billion people -- one-sixth of the worldâs population -- suffer from one or more neglected diseases. The diseases are most heavily concentrated in low-income nations in Africa and Latin America.