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No New Cases Of Ebola Recorded In Sierra Leone For A Week: First Time That Has Happened Since The Outbreak Began

Color enhanced electron micrograph of Ebola Zaire virus. This is the first photo ever taken of the virus, on 10/13/1976 by Dr. F.A. Murphy, then at CDC. Diagnostic specimen in cell culture at 160,000 x magnification.
Color enhanced electron micrograph of Ebola Zaire virus. This is the first photo ever taken of the virus, on 10/13/1976 by Dr. F.A. Murphy, then at CDC. Diagnostic specimen in cell culture at 160,000 x magnification.

We barely hear about it anymore so most of us have moved on from Ebola, but for those living in the epi-centre it is a real battle on a daily basis.

Consider Sierra Leone, where going a week without a new case of the virus being registered is a huge event worth celebrating. It is a statistic that shows how damaging the outbreak has been.

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