Популярное: Guinea's last Ebola patient is Cured in Conakry

The last known Ebola patient in Guinea has recovered and been released from a treatment centre in the capital, Conakry, health officials say. A spokesman for Guinea's Ebola co-ordination unit said two tests on the patient - a baby - had been negative.

Guinea will be declared officially free of Ebola if no new cases are reported in the next six weeks.

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The last known Ebola patient in Guinea has recovered and been released from a treatment centre in the capital, Conakry, health officials say-i24news.tv

The epidemic, which began in Guinea, has killed more than 11,000 people in West Africa. Neighbouring Sierra Leone and Liberia have already been declared Ebola-free.

"The last confirmed case of Ebola has been released from a treatment centre," said Fode Tass Sylla of the Ebola co-ordination unit.

"We did two tests after his treatment and they came back negative."

The 19-day-old baby was born in the Nongo Ebola treatment centre but his infected mother did not survive, Reuters reported.

Sierra-Leone was declared Ebola-free by the World Health Organization earlier this month after 42 days without a single declared case.

Liberia was declared free of the disease in September.

The Ebola outbreak in West Africa was first reported in March 2014.

Source: bbc.com

Guinea's last Ebola patient is Cured in Conakry обновлено: 30 марта, 2019 автором: Анна Старкова
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