The Ebola outbreak in West Africa has killed more than 11,000 people
The
three West African countries at the heart of the Ebola epidemic
recorded their first week with no new cases since the outbreak began in
March 2014.
The outbreak has so far killed more than 11,000 people
in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, according to the World Health
Organisation (WHO).
New cases have fallen sharply in 2015, but the WHO has warned that the disease could break out again.
The epidemic is the worst known occurrence of Ebola in history.
More
than 500 people believed to have had dangerous contact with an Ebola
patient remain under follow-up in Guinea, the WHO said in a report.
It also said several "high-risk" people linked to recent patients in Guinea and Sierra Leone had been lost track of.
Liberia
has already been declared free of the disease after 42 days without a
new case. It is the second time the country received the declaration,
following a flare-up in June.
Sierra Leone released its last known Ebola patients on 28 September and must now wait to be declared free of the disease.
Guinea's most recent cases were recorded on 27 September.
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