{"id":8534,"date":"2015-08-25T15:09:05","date_gmt":"2015-08-25T15:09:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/?p=8534"},"modified":"2015-08-25T15:19:47","modified_gmt":"2015-08-25T15:19:47","slug":"last-ebola","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/last-ebola","title":{"rendered":"Sierra Leone Released Its Last Known Ebola Patient"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"a6b39195b99473d6c9dd698db2668010\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:2px 0 2px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<center>\r\n\r\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\r\nfunction ShorterThan(widthMax) {\r\n                if (screen.width < widthMax) {return true;}  \r\n                else {return false}\r\n    }\r\nvar LimitWidth = 728\r\nvar MobileZoneID = 348996\r\nvar DesktopZoneID = 348995   \r\n<!--\/\/<![CDATA[\r\n   document.MAX_ct0 ='';\r\n   var m3_u = (location.protocol=='https:'?'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?':'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?');\r\n   var m3_r = Math.floor(Math.random()*99999999999);\r\n   document.write (\"<scr\"+\"ipt type='text\/javascript' src='\"+m3_u);\r\n   if (ShorterThan(LimitWidth)) {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+MobileZoneID);} else {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+DesktopZoneID);}\r\n   document.write(\"&nodis=1\");\r\n   document.write ('&cb=' + m3_r);\r\n   if (document.MAX_used != ',') document.write (\"&exclude=\" + document.MAX_used);\r\n   document.write (document.charset ? 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There are still a few lingering cases in the neighboring country Guinea, but the Sierra Leonean authorities have reached a major milestone.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>The Beginning Of The End<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The last known Ebola patient, 35-year-old Adama Sankoh, was discharged from a treatment center in the northern Bombali district on Monday morning. This comes after 15 months the outbreak first started in the nation; the disease has killed almost \u00a04,000 people in Sierra Leone since it first began and it has cost hundreds of millions of dollars to combat the outbreak. \u00a0This signals that the suffering is finally coming to an end. \u00a0So naturally, the country celebrated. Even President Ernest Bai Koroma was present at celebrations held at the International Medical Corps clinic. Vanessa Wolfman, the Medical Director of \u00a0the clinic, said: &#8220;<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Today is a day of hope. People hope this is the beginning of the end. We have fought for so long<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8536\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8536\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8536\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/sierra-leone-ebola-last-patient-released.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/sierra-leone-ebola-last-patient-released.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/sierra-leone-ebola-last-patient-released-464x300.jpg 464w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/sierra-leone-ebola-last-patient-released-600x388.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/sierra-leone-ebola-last-patient-released-85x55.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8536\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trbimg.com\/img-55dba463\/turbine\/la-fg-sierra-leone-ebola-20150824-001\/900\/900x506\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><strong>The Optimism Is Cautious<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The battle is not completely over yet. The outbreak cannot officially be declared over until 42 days after the last Ebola patient dies or is discharged. There are also 28 people still being monitored in quarantine; they are being watched until the end of the week to make sure that they do not develop any symptoms. In addition to that, there could be hidden cases that are off the record. OB Sisay, the director of the situation room of National Ebola Response Center, made a statement on the matter. <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8220;<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We have to continue to be vigilant, continue our surveillance, maintain our discipline of hand-washing and temperature checks, screening and avoid overcrowding<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">,&#8221; he said. <\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0There is also concern over the outbreak in Guinea &#8211; the country has reported three new infections in the week up to 19th August. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8220;<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We are very worried [about Guinea]<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">,\u201d Mr. Sisay said. \u00a0\u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We are fervently hoping that our cousins there will make the same progress as we have&#8230; Guinea&#8217;s problem is our problem<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.&#8221;<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8537\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8537\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8537\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/B4sU9QlCEAASWgQ.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/B4sU9QlCEAASWgQ.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/B4sU9QlCEAASWgQ-534x300.jpg 534w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/B4sU9QlCEAASWgQ-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/B4sU9QlCEAASWgQ-85x48.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8537\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/B4sU9QlCEAASWgQ.jpg:large\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><strong>A Long Road Ahead<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Several treatment centers were opened to deal with the outbreak. The Ministry of Health now has to decide how many treatment centers to keep open. The country\u2019s health system has been weakened. The already weak health system was decimated by the outbreak. Wolfman says that there are no immediate plans to close the International Medical Corps facility. They still want to have safe places for sick people to get tested as quickly as possible. When the outbreak is finally declared done, the National Ebola Response Center will continue with heightened surveillance and anti-Ebola burial practices for three months after. Hopefully with all of these extra precautions, the disease will be eradicated for good.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8538\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8538\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8538\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/ebola_RIYU.jpeg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/ebola_RIYU.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/ebola_RIYU-450x300.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/ebola_RIYU-600x400.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/ebola_RIYU-85x57.jpeg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8538\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/static.thanhniennews.com\/Uploaded\/thevinh\/2014_07_24\/ebola_RIYU.jpeg\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/meet-11-year-old-mamadee-the-boy-who-tricked-ebola\">SEE ALSO:\u00a0Meet 11 Year Old Mamadee. 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