WHO Declares End of the Ebola Outbreak in the West African Nation of Guinea
The World Health Organization has declared the end of the Ebola outbreak in the West African nation of Guinea, two years after the beginning of the epidemic.
The World Health Organization has declared the end of the Ebola outbreak in the West African nation of Guinea, two years after the beginning of the epidemic.
‘The World Health Organization is working with the Ebola-affected countries to improve disease surveillance for Ebola and strengthen health services.’
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"The two have been responding to the treatment and recovered from the virus last week. But thorough checkups had to be done, and fortunately, all proved them free of the virus," he said. "This means that Liberia is again going through" the countdown "to be declared free of Ebola," he added.
The deadliest period in the history of the feared tropical virus wrecked the economies and health systems of the three worst-hit West African nations -- Sierra Leone, Guinea, and Liberia -- after it emerged in December 2013.
Guinea Set to be Declared Ebola-Free
Around 11,300 people died out of almost 29,000 recorded cases, according to a WHO tally that many experts believe greatly understates the impact of the outbreak.
Around 11,300 people died out of almost 29,000 recorded cases, according to a WHO tally that many experts believe greatly understates the impact of the outbreak.
The World Health Organization has said Ebola no longer constitutes an international emergency, but the announcement of new cases in West Africa has demonstrated the difficulty of managing its aftermath.
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