HIGHLIGHTS
The Government of Liberia (GoL) reports first new confirmed EVD case in Liberia since March 22
Overall EVD transmission continues to decrease in Sierra Leone since early June; renewed efforts to reach zero cases in Western Area Urban District begin
The Government of Guinea (GoG) launches a 21-day EVD case finding and social mobilization campaign across three prefectures with active transmission
KEY DEVELOPMENTS
On June 29, the GoL reported the identification of a new EVD case in Nedowian village,
Margibi County, Liberia’s first new case since March 22. The GoL, technical experts from CDC, the USG Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART), and other EVD response actors are investigating the case, identifying known contacts, and working with local officials in the affected county. To date, the source of transmission is unknown.WHO reports that between June 10 and 24, the area of active transmission in Guinea’s four EVD-affected prefectures—Boké, Conakry, Dubréka, and Forécariah—has changed and, in some cases, expanded. For instance, in Boké Prefecture, EVD cases are increasingly found among more densely populated urban areas. The new case in the capital city of Conakry is not linked to a known source of transmission.
The two cases reported in Sierra Leone’s capital city of Freetown are the first confirmed cases in Western Area Urban in more than two weeks, according to WHO.
USG Response to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa (Last Updated 06/30/15)