Ebola Update - Noon Briefing (19 January 2015)

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The UN Mission for Ebola Emergency Response or UNMEER highlighted encouraging statistics that have emerged from Liberia’s Ministry of Health and Social Welfare that 12 of the country’s 15 counties have had no new cases within the past seven days. The three counties that are still reporting new cases in Liberia include Grand Cape Mount, Margibi and Montserrado.
Meanwhile, Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone all reported their lowest weekly number of cases in months, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Guinea reported its lowest weekly total of new cases since 17th of August 2014. Liberia has had no confirmed cases nationally for the final two days of the week ending the 11th of January 2015. Sierra Leone has recorded its lowest weekly total of new cases since 31st of August 2014.
UNMEER said this is very good progress but cautions all involved in the fight against the virus to remain on high alert and continue the high intensity of response efforts.
Meanwhile, over the weekend, the World Health Organization declared Mali free from active Ebola transmission.
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