Geneva (INA) – An official at the World Health Organization announced that the Ebola epidemic has ended in Liberia, after 42 days without any new cases being recorded. Speaking at an official event in Monrovia in the presence of Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Alex Gasasira said today that the World Health Organization declares Liberia free of Ebola virus infection. The official considered that the matter constitutes a huge achievement for Liberia, which witnessed in one year more than 4700 deaths from 10500 injuries, and with Liberia getting rid of Ebola, the health organization called for vigilance, as neighboring Sierra Leone and Guinea are still witnessing Ebola cases despite the decline in the epidemic. In all, the virus has led to more than 11 deaths from more than 26500 infections in the three countries since it appeared in southern Guinea in December 2013. (End) The beneficial student/ h p/ ss
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