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January 18, 2016

Ebola epidemic is over but expect flare-ups: UN
United Nations, United States (AFP) Jan 18, 2016
West Africa can expect flare-ups of Ebola in the coming year even if the world's worst outbreak of the disease will be declared effectively over, UN chief Ban Ki-moon said Wednesday. The World Health Organization on Thursday will declare Liberia Ebola-free, joining Guinea and Sierra Leone, which earned that status at the end of last year. For the first time since the outbreak began in December 2013, all three countries will have registered zero cases in at least 42 days, which is twice the incub ... read more

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