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UN Ebola response now planned to continue into 2016 after initial hopes it would end by 2015

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ASSOCIATED PRESS                               Sept. 23, 2015

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DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The United Nations says it's now planning for Ebola response activities to last into 2016, suggesting the battle against the virus won't be over by year-end after all.

In a report released Wednesday by the World Health Organization and its humanitarian partners, health officials said that there are plans for the Ebola response to continue until midyear 2016.

Those so-called Phase 3 efforts include stopping transmission, indicating cases are still anticipated.

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http://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2015/09/23/un-ebola-response-now-planned-to-continue-into-2016

WHO SITUATION REPORT                      Sept. 23, 2015
http://apps.who.int/ebola/current-situation/ebola-situation-report-23-september-2015

WHO Ebola response phase 3: Framework for achieving and sustaining a resilient zero                              

http://www.who.int/csr/resources/publications/ebola/ebola-response-phase3/en/

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