Friday, January 15, 2016

New Ebola Case in Sierra Leone; WHO continues to stress risk of more flare-ups

A new case of Ebola has been confirmed in Sierra Leone, reflecting the ongoing risk of new flare-ups of the virus in affected countries.

The Sierra Leone government acted rapidly to respond to this new case. Through the country’s new emergency operations centre, a joint team of local authorities, WHO and partners are investigating the origin of the case, identifying contacts and initiating control measures to prevent further transmission.

From: http://www.who.int/entity/mediacentre/news/statements/2016/new-ebola-case/en/index.html

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