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Just five Ebola cases left in Liberia, government says
Sat, 2015-01-24 09:49 — mike kraftREUTERS Jan. 23, 2015
MONROVIA-- Liberia, once the epicenter of West Africa's deadly Ebola epidemic, has just five remaining confirmed cases of the disease, a senior health official said on Friday, highlighting the country's success in halting new infections.
...a massive international response -- including the deployment of hundreds of U.S. troops to build treatment centers -- plus a public awareness campaign, contributed to a steep decline in infection rates.
"It means that we are going down to zero, if everything goes well, if other people don’t get sick in other places."
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