The first Ebola case in Mali last occurred in October 2014.
Minister of Health Mali claims his country is now free of Ebola virus infection after 42 days no new cases arise.
"I announce today ... the end of the Ebola virus epidemic in Mali," said Minister of Health of Mali, Ousmane Kone.
Speech Ibrahima Kone strengthened soce Fall, head office of the UN Mission for Ebola Emergency Response in Mali (UMEER). Mali, according to him, has been out of the Ebola epidemic.
Patients exposed last Ebola virus in Mali declared recovered and left the hospital in early December.
This is in line with the number of patients with Ebola in Mali which showed a drastic decline since last October. The same condition also occurs in Sierra Leone, Guinea, and Liberia.
Mortality due to Ebola until now reached 8429 people from 21 296 cases of Ebola.
However, the number of new cases of Ebola in West Africa appears to have declined, the organization Doctors Without Borders (MSF) warned to not be overlooked that the Ebola outbreak is very difficult to predict.
"The outbreak is still ongoing and emergency situations is not over. Being unaware when it will only frustrate the progress that has been achieved, "said an official statement MSF.
The first Ebola case in Mali last surfaced in October 2014, when a boy two years of Guinea ill and died.
At its peak, there were 300 cases of Ebola that are under investigation in the country.
Ebola incubation period was 21 days. To be declared free of the virus, a country should not have any new cases in two successive incubation period, ie 42 days.
(News Source: BBC)
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