Source: US Agency for International Development, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Country: Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, United States of America
Highlights
CDC Director Dr. Tom Frieden visited Guinea from March 4 to 10 to assess ongoing efforts to curb the spread of EVD. Dr. Frieden met with senior USG and Government of Guinea (GoG) officials and traveled to Forécariah and Coyah prefectures, both of which have reported confirmed EVD cases in recent days.
WHO reports 116 new confirmed cases of EVD in Guinea and Sierra Leone in the week ending on March 8.
The Government of Liberia (GoL) has not documented a new confirmed EVD case since February 19.