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Liberia has been declared
Ebola-free by the World Health Organization (WHO), effectively putting an end
to the world's worst outbreak of the disease.
The
"end of active transmission" was declared, after 42 days without a
new case in Liberia.
It
joins Guinea and Sierra Leone, which earned the status last year.
However, UN chief Ban
Ki-moon has warned that West Africa may see flare-ups of the virus. It has
killed more than 11,000 people since December 2013.
Ebola Transmission Stamped Out In West Africa
But Vigilance Needed – WHO
Reuters
reports that the last known chains of transmission in the Ebola virus in West
Africa have been stamped out, but "more flare-ups" are expected, the
World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday, calling for continued strong
surveillance.
The
announcement by the U.N. health agency came 42 days, or two 21-day incubuation
cyles of the virus, after the last confirmed patient in Liberia tested negative
twice for the deadly disease that has killed more than 11,300 in two years.
Guinea,
Liberia and Sierra Leone "remain at high risk of additional small
outbreaks of Ebola", it said.
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