Liberians
may soon breathe a sigh of relief as it seems there might be an end to the
scourge of the deadly Ebola Virus.
CNN
reports that according to a new model appearing in the latest issue of the
scientific journal PLOS, Ebola could be contained in Liberia between March and
June of this year with a rapid decline in new cases following June 2015.
The
authors of the paper however caution that "continuing on the path to
elimination will require sustained watchfulness and individual willingness to
be treated," and this hopeful news is only possible if the current rate of
hospitalisation continues and the same careful protocols are followed both in
the hospitals and out in the community.
Liberia,
along with Guinea and Sierra Leone is one of the three countries hit hardest by
this epidemic and was labeled a "Public Health Emergency of International
Concern" by the World Health Organization (WHO).
According
to the latest figures from WHO, there have been at least 8,331 Ebola cases
involving Liberian citizens and 3,538 deaths since the start of the epidemic.
WHO
officials however confirm that the number of cases in Liberia has been slowing
significantly recently, halving every three weeks on average.
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