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Sierra Leone: West Africa - Ebola Outbreak, Fact Sheet #35, Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 (as of June 16, 2015)

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Source: US Agency for International Development, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Country: Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, United States of America

HIGHLIGHTS

  • EVD transmission increases in Guinea and Sierra Leone, particularly in border areas

  • The Government of Guinea (GoG) prepares to open transit center in the EVD-affected sub-prefecture of Kamsar, located in Boké Prefecture

  • The Government of Sierra Leone (GoSL) announces 21-day Operation Northern Push to eradicate EVD in the country’s northern districts through increased community engagement and curfew restrictions

KEY DEVELOPMENTS

  • Active transmission continues in Guinea and Sierra Leone, with 31 new EVD cases confirmed during the week ending June 7, including 16 cases in Guinea and 15 in Sierra Leone, according to WHO. EVD transmission increased in late May and early June, affecting a wider geographic range and stalling previous incidence rate declines in April and early May.

  • In addition, the UN reported that response actors confirmed five new EVD cases in Sierra Leone on June 8—the highest single-day figure in recent weeks.

  • Following a recent cluster of cases in western Guinea’s Boké, which is located along the border with Guinea-Bissau, EVD response actors are scaling up cross-border surveillance and contact-tracing activities. USAID/OFDA is working with CDC and partners to assess existing response capacities in Guinea-Bissau and identify effective measures to bolster incountry preparedness efforts, particularly in areas along the border with Guinea.


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