WHO: West Africa Ebola Outbreak Could End This Year

The head of the World Health Organization said Thursday that Ebola in West Africa could be “soundly defeated” by the end of this year. Dr. Margaret Chan told the U.N. Security Council that current surveillance and response capacities have greatly improved and health workers have a better picture of how the disease spreads. Speaking via a video link from Hong Kong, she said the three most affected West African countries have made huge progress. New cases in Liberia have stopped, and in...

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