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Ebola virus: UK government response

皇冠体育app West Africa Ebola epidemic is now over.


皇冠体育app World Health Organisation (WHO) has stated that it is .

WHO had declared in all 3 of the worst-affected countries - but small-scale flare-ups of the disease will occur.

皇冠体育app risk of Ebola to the general public in the UK remains very low. Ebola can only be transmitted by direct contact with the blood or bodily fluids of an infected person or animal.

皇冠体育app outbreak of the Ebola virus in 2014 primarily affected 3 countries in West Africa: Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. In total, more than 28,600 cases and 11,300 deaths have been reported by the (6 January 2016).

See how the government worked to prevent the spread of Ebola to the UK as well as tackling the disease at source in the main countries affected.