Sierra Leonine health authorities have raised a
nationwide alert to prevent a serious spread of
Ebola following the escape of two ebola patients.
A 32-year-old woman and an eight-year-old girl
disappeared for several hours from a treatment
centre on the outskirts of Freetown on Saturday.
The pair, who absconded together, were later
tracked down at an undisclosed location and
returned to the clinic after radio appeals to the
public.
A spokesperson of the country’s National Ebola
Response Centre confirmed the development.
“Our contact tracers and surveillance officers are
meanwhile tracking the level of contacts the two
would have made during the period of their
escape,” he spokesman said.
The worst Ebola outbreak in history has seen
27,600 infections in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra
Leone, of which 11,253 have been fatal, according
to official data largely deemed to be an
underestimate.
Sierra Leone has seen almost half of the total
caseload, reporting 3,941 deaths as of July 8, and
is currently treating 10 patients.
The World Health Organization (WHO) earlier
reported that a retreat of the Ebolan virus “that
was apparent throughout April and early May had
stalled” in Sierra Leone.
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