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ABERDEEN FREETOWN NOVEMBER 6, 2015 (CISA) – Sierra Leone, worst hit by the Ebola Virus disease in West Africa, is preparing to mark the end of Ebola transmission on November 7 2015, if no new case of the virus is recorded.
On this day if the nation marks 42 days without any new infections, they will have met the criteria set by WHO for declaring the end of Ebola transmission.
Palo Conteh, head of Sierra Leone’s Ebola response, told a news conference in Freetown on November 4 that there are no plans for an elaborate celebration.
If I had not tackled Ebola with my team, the nation would have perished,” he told the press.
“We have to be vigilant as it is not the end of Ebola but only the end of the current outbreak.