HIGHLIGHTS
GoSL and partners launch response to two new confirmed EVD cases in Sierra Leone
WHO declares end to EVD outbreak in Guinea
Liberia commemorates end to most recent EVD outbreak; response actors transition to surveillance activities
KEY DEVELOPMENTS
The Government of Sierra Leone (GoSL) confirmed a new Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) case in Tonkolili District on January 14, following consecutive EVD-positive post-mortem test results. A rapid response team deployed to Tonkolili the same day to assist case investigation and response efforts.
On January 21, the GoSL confirmed that a family member and close caretaker of the deceased individual subsequently developed EVD, and immediately began receiving treatment at a specialized EVD treatment unit (ETU) in Freetown, Sierra Leone’s capital city.
Guinea began a 90-day period of heightened surveillance on December 30, as the Government of Guinea (GoG) and humanitarian partners transition to surveillance and recovery activities.