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There were 2 confirmed cases of Ebola virus disease (EVD) reported in the week to 20 September 2015, both in Guinea. Since the end of July 2015, the case incidence has stayed below 10 cases per week.
As of 20 September 2015, more than 28 295 confirmed, probable and suspected cases of EVD and more than 11 295 deaths have been reported to WHO by the Ministries of Health for Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia. The distribution of the cases in West Africa is listed below, case numbers include confirmed, probable and suspected:
Guinea - after two weeks of no new cases, 2 were reported in the week ending 20 September; a 10-year-old girl and a 24-year-old woman from the Ratoma and Dixin areas of Conakry respectively.
Sierra Leone - more that 700 contacts of the new case reported last week in Bombali are being monitored.
Liberia - WHO declared Liberia free of Ebola virus transmission in the human population on 3 September 2015.
(Via WHO Ebola Situation Report 23/07/15 - accessed 25/09/15)
The risk of travellers becoming infected or developing Ebola haemorrhagic fever is extremely low, unless there has been direct contact with blood or bodily fluids of dead or living infected persons or animals. Healthcare workers are at particular risk, although practising appropriate infection control should effectively prevent transmission of disease in this setting.
Travellers returning from tropical countries should always seek rapid medical attention if they develop flu-like symptoms (such as fever, headache, diarrhoea or general malaise) within three weeks after return, and be reminded to mention to their health care provider that they have recently travelled.
• Further information on Viral Haemorrhagic Fevers.
