Ebola in Sierra Leone

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New Case of Ebola Confirmed in Sierra Leone

New Case of Ebola Confirmed in Sierra Leone

Less than 24 hours after the World Health Organization declared West Africa Ebola-free, a new case has been confirmed in Sierra Leone. Series of tests were carried out on a patient who died in the north of the country this week and they all confirmed that it was caused by Ebola.  The patient, a 22 year-old lady contracted the virus last week Thursday and died on Tuesday. 
“We can confirm the Ebola case in Sierra leone” WHO said in a statement.
 Langoba Kelly of Sierra Leone’s office of national security told reporters in Freetown,“The swab test on the victim after her death was done three times and all proved positive.
“Our level of preparedness remains high as we did not stand down or dismantle any of the structures that we had used to fight the virus before.”
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Jubilation as WHO declares Sierra Leone ebola-free

There were scenes of jubilation on the streets of Sierra Leone this morning, as the World Health Organization (WHO) delcared the country Ebola-free after 42 days with no new cases. The country will now enter a 90-day period of heightened surveillance to make sure the virus does not return. The National Ebola Response Centre (NERC) will continue to operate until the end of the year.

“For us, Ebola is not over. We need your help to treat the many many health problems we still suffer from. And remember those who died at the hands of Ebola, and especially the children who have ben affected by this outbreak,” Yusuf Kamara, a survivor who lost 16 members of his family said.

Sierra Leone recorded the first Ebola case in May 2014, 8,704 people were infected and 3,589 have died from the fatal illness.

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Ebola: Last patient in Sierra Leone leaves hospital.

Adama Sankoh, the last known Ebola patient in Sierra Leone has been discharged from the hospital. Her release was widely celebrated on the streets. The 34 year-old contracted the EVD from her 23 year-old son at Freetown.

 Speaking after her release from the Ebola treatment centre in Mateneh village,‎ Sankoh vowed to start sensitizing people about the illness.
“Although my child died of Ebola I am very happy that I have survived today. ‎From now on I will be the number one messenger to sensitise people that although Ebola is on the run, vigilance should be the watchword”.‎ She said.
‎Sierra Leone President, while presenting a certificate of discharge to the woman‎ told her that  “The Ebola fight is not yet over – go and tell members of your community that. Go back to your community and continue to live life as you used to.”
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Ebola: Sierra Leone records two new cases

Following the death of a man of the Ebola Virus disease a week ago, two new cases of the fatal illness have been recorded in Sierra Leone’s Tonkolili district. The victim contracted the disease in Freetown, and then travelled to his home village to mark the end of the Ramadan. 
He was treated for a fever at the local hospital but authorities did not contact the Ebola emergency team.‎ The two new cases are relatives of the man.Northern Tonkolili had not had a single case of Ebola in five months.  His family and friends buried him without following the special procedures required for Ebola victims to avoid spreading the disease.
The National Ebola Response Centre’s OB Sisay said that “We now know where the virus is and we are tracking its movement, by surrounding, containing and eradicating its last remaining chain of transmission.” 
 Authorities have quarantined 500 people following his death.
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Ebola returns to Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone has recorded two new cases of the Ebola Virus Disease. Infected patients include a  fisherman who caught it from his girlfriend and one of his family member. This sad news is coming few weeks after the country recorded no new cases.

The fatal illness has killed more than11,000 people in West Africa, about a third of them in Sierra
Leone. 

Sidi Yahya Tunis, a spokesman for the National Ebola Response Centre (NERC) said, “This is worrisome because we had already closed all Ebola quarantine structures in Freetown since we had gone for weeks without a case.” 


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Ebola: Police arrest 13 for unsafe burial.

Police in Sierra Leone stormed the outskirts of Freetown last week Thursday and arrested 13 people for organising an unsafe burial for  a 50 year-old man.
Police superintendent Da Samah said asides the fact that they risked the spread of the fatal disease, the organisers had no burial permit or other required documents required to organise the ceremony.
“We stopped the burial and we have put out an alert for an ambulance which eyewitnesses said brought the corpse to the cemetery,” he said.
Alimamy Kamara, head of the National Ebola Response Centre (NERC) in Freetown added that culprits i.e people organising unsafe burials risked two-year jail terms.

“People should adhere to the government policy of safe and dignified burials so that we can end the high rate of transmission of the Ebola virus,” he concluded.

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Ebola: Health workers celebrate the closure of isolation unit in Sierra Leone (Photo)

We all have an idea of what these real heroes, the Ebola Health workers have been through in the past one year. Their selfless dedication and contribution to the fight of the fatal illness is noteworthy. Staff of the International Rescue Committee (IRC) are pictured celebrating the closure of the Ebola isolation unit in Sierra Leone.
More than 10,000 people have died from the deadly Ebola Virus Disease. 4,283 from Liberia, 3,712 in Sierra Leone, 2,241 in Guinea and 8 in Nigeria.
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