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The 21-day follow-up period for all contacts of the recent EVD cases in Liberia was completed on 27 April 2016.
A 2-year-old boy remains in hospital and is reported to be healthy, however, a second consecutive negative test for Ebola virus is required before discharge. The 42-day (2 incubation periods) countdown phase must be completed before the outbreak can be declared over in Liberia; it will begin following the second negative test of the last case.
(Via WHO Situation Report 28 April 2016 - accessed 03/05/16)
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.
