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  2. This is good news: The suspected case in Côte d'Ivoire was not actually Ebola. A sample from the woman — who has since recovered — was sent to a reference laboratory for confirmatory testing (very standard), where it was determined this was not Ebola. Relief!

  3. Aug 31

    Further testing in France has shown no evidence of in the patient from who was initially diagnosed with Ebola.

  4. Aug 30

    If we were talking about instead of , do you really think people would flock to testing centres in their THOUSANDS to mix with people who suspect they're sick? It's the very last place I'd go.

  5. 16 hours ago

    As Africa’s first democratically-elected woman president, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf led through reconciliation and recovery following a decade-long civil war and responded to the Crisis of 2014-2015.

  6. Aug 31

    It wasn’t after all. ‘WHO now considers that the (Ivory Coast) patient did not have Ebola.’ Patient was isolated, contacts traced & thousands vaccinated. The response is now downgraded & the actual cause of patient’s illness is being investigated.

  7. Aug 31

    must have been the prototype cause it was taking people out in different countries and then just suddenly disappeared without anyone noticing….

  8. Aug 27

    I just received my first dose of the vaccine. As a frontline health worker, having worked in during the 2014-2016 , and with recent outbreaks in Guinea and Côte d’Ivoire, I am very grateful for this vaccine today. 🙌

  9. Aug 30
  10. Aug 31

    🇨🇮 has informed that a second laboratory has tested samples from a patient suspected of having & has found no evidence of the virus. WHO is now downgrading its actions in Cote d’Ivoire from response to readiness mode.

  11. Aug 31
  12. Sep 3

    Post- community-based surveillance activities start in the prefecture of in . With the support of , communities will be sensitized to the reporting of potential epidemic alerts to health structures.

  13. Aug 31

    , Macenta. Community based Surveillance launching ceremony by the local admin responsible pic2. Very important post activity to strengthen surveillance by involving communties. Rural area Mayors & local actors trained. MoH with support @WHOGuinea & partners .

  14. Aug 28

    Facts and trends of the double pandemic in Guinea

  15. "Lessons were learned from our experience in West Africa that have helped the response to subsequent outbreaks of in the "-

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  16. Can't applaud enough the rapid and effective containment efforts of health authorities to contain case in . If you ever visit a large hub city, you would appreciate the scary implications of community spread of the virus in this setting.

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  17. Aug 28

    Dr speaks on eradication efforts in and how they are supporting response to other disease outbreaks, including and .

  18. "Those [] outbreaks were brought under control without spreading across borders as they did in West Africa, even though the North Kivu outbreak occurred in a highly unstable and insecure environment, and very close to the border with Uganda"-

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  19. Sep 2
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    Confirmation of a disease like needs a multiple checks before releasing result with false diagnosis.

  20. Sep 1

    A second laboratory found that the patient reported in Cote d’Ivoire in mid-August was not actually positive for . The African continent is now once again considered Ebola-free. reports. ⬇️

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