Monrovia (INA) – An official of the World Health Organization announced on Saturday, at an official event in Monrovia, in the presence of Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, that the Ebola epidemic had ended in Liberia, after 42 days had passed without any new cases being recorded. "Today, May 2015, 42, the World Health Organization declares Liberia free of Ebola virus infection," said official Alex Gasasera. It has been 28 days since the last confirmed case was recorded in the laboratory, and the patient died and was buried on March 21. The official confirmed that the Ebola epidemic had ended in Liberia. The ninth of May marks the end of a deadline that is twice the incubation period of the virus, which is 4700 days after the last death, without a new infection being recorded. The French news agency quoted the official as saying that the matter constitutes a huge achievement for Liberia, which witnessed in a year more than 10500 deaths from 11 injuries. With Liberia getting rid of Ebola, the WHO called for vigilance, as neighboring Sierra Leone and Guinea are still witnessing Ebola cases, despite the decline in the epidemic. In total, the virus has led to more than 26500 deaths from more than 2013 infections in the three countries since it appeared in southern Guinea in December XNUMX. (End) hsh
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