Ebola virus transmission stopped in Sierra Leone--WHO
Today, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that the Ebola
virus transmission has been stopped in Sierra Leone. 42 days,
that is two Ebola virus incubation cycles, have now passed since the
last person confirmed to have Ebola virus disease had a second negative
blood test.
According to WHO Representative in Sierra Leone, Dr Anders
Nordström, "Since Sierra Leone recorded the first Ebola case in May
2014, a total number of 8,704 people were infected and 3,589 have died,
221 of the healthcare workers, all of whom are remembered today.
The country now enters a 90-day period of enhanced surveillance which will run until 5 February 2016
and WHO will continue to support Sierra Leone during this period. This
new phase is critical for ensuring early detection of any possible new
cases of Ebola virus disease.
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