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epidemic is the worst known occurrence of Ebola in history (Photo: AP)
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Guinea and Sierra Leone
have recorded their first week with no new Ebola cases since the outbreak began
in March 2014. Liberia
has already been declared free of Ebola transmission after 42 days without a
new case. The country received the declaration for a second time last month,
following a flare-up in June.
BBC
reports that Sierra Leone released its last known Ebola patients on September
28 and must now wait to be declared free of Ebola transmission.
Guinea's
most recent cases were recorded on September 27.
The
outbreak has so far killed more than 11,000 people in Guinea, Liberia and
Sierra Leone, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
New cases have fallen
sharply in 2015, but the WHO has warned that the disease could break out again.
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