The World Health Organisation has announced that the Ebola epidemic that has killed a total of 2,811 people in West Africa has been contained in Senegal and Nigeria.
The UN health agency said on Monday that Senegal had not reported any new cases of the virus since the first case was reported August 29, while the last case reported in Nigeria was on September 8.
“On the whole, the outbreaks in Senegal and Nigeria are pretty much contained,” a WHO statement reported. The incubation period for Ebola is 21 days, and double that time must pass without any new cases arising before a country can be deemed transmission-free.
Both Senegal and Nigeria implemented strict measures to isolate the ill and track down further possible cases.
