The joy of Liberians knew no bound today,
as the apex health institution in the world, WHO declares the country free of
the EVD. The WHO, in a news release on Thursday, declared the end of the most
recent outbreak of Ebola virus disease in Liberia and says all known chains of
transmission have been stopped in West Africa.
The Organization however says the job is
not over, as more flare-ups are expected
and that strong surveillance and response systems will be critical in the
months to come.
It will recalled that Liberia was first declared free
of Ebola transmission in May 2015, but the virus was re-introduced twice since
then, with the latest flare-up in November. “Today’s announcement comes 42 days
(two 21-day incubation cycles of the virus) after the last confirmed patient in
Liberia tested negative for the disease 2 times”, the release stated.
This date marks the first time since the
start of the epidemic 2 years ago that all 3 of the hardest-hit
countries—Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone—have reported 0 cases for at least
42 days. Sierra Leone was declared free of Ebola transmission on 7 November
2015 and Guinea on 29 December.
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