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Ebola cases ebb a bit, with Conakry, Freetown as hot spots

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CENTER FOR INFECIOUS DISEASE AND POLICY  by Lisa Schnirring     July 22, 2015

The number of new Ebola cases in Guinea and Sierra Leone declined a bit last week, with much of the disease activity centered in the two capital cities for the second week in a row, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in its weekly epidemiologic update today.

Tests confirmed 26 Ebola cases among the two countries, 22 in Guinea and 4 in Sierra Leone. The total is down from 30 reported the previous week, but progress against the disease has been stagnant over the past several weeks, hovering around 25 to 30 cases. Officials, however, said they saw more hopeful signs in contact tracing.

No new cases were reported in Liberia.

Overall, the total in the three countries has reached 27,705 confirmed, probable, and suspected cases, including 11,269 deaths, according to the WHO.

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WHO:  Ebola Situation Report - 22 July 2015

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http://apps.who.int/ebola/current-situation/ebola-situation-report-22-july-2015

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EBOLA DEEPLY  by by Aruna Turay                      July 22, 2015
The United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER) is preparing to wind down its operation in Sierra Leone. Ebola case numbers have fallen significantly since the height of the outbreak, but stubborn pockets of infection persist, and authorities say that five active chains of transmission remain. Aruna Turay asks, is it too soon?

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http://www.eboladeeply.org/articles/2015/07/8104/unmeer-prepares-sierra-leone-drawdown-freetown-reacts/

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