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Ten times fewer Ebola cases but much more needed to “finish job”

Ten times fewer Ebola cases but much more needed to “finish job”

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There are now ten times fewer people diagnosed with Ebola each week than there were in September last year, according to the UN Special Envoy.

David Nabarro was on Wednesday giving an update on the response to the Ebola virus disease to members of the General Assembly in New York.

Over 9,300 people have died in Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone, the three worst-hit countries.

Stephanie Coutrix reports.

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Operation Stop Ebola!! in Paynesville, Liberia. UNMEER/Martine Perret