Guinea became Ebola free
Q. Which of the following statements is/are correct about Ebola?
1. A country should have had no new cases of Ebola for a continuous period of 42 days.
2. Sierra Leone and Guinea became Ebola free.- Published on 04 Jan 16a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None
ANSWER: Both
- A country should have had no new cases of Ebola for a continuous period of 42 days, which is a cycle of two incubation periods of 21 days, for it to be declared free of the virus.
- Ebola outbreak was started in Guinea.
- The epidemic is now officially over in two of the three West African countries most affected by the outbreak i.e Sierra Leone and Guinea
- Liberia, the third country most affected by the epidemic — won't be considered free of the disease until January 14 at the earliest.
