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    Health officials cautiously optimistic dangerous Ebola outbreak is over

    There is cautious optimism that a dangerous Ebola outbreak is over, the head of the World Health Organization’s emergency response operations said.
    by Helen Branswell Jun 21, 2018 3 minutes

    There is cautious optimism that a dangerous Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is over, the head of the World Health Organization’s emergency response operations said Thursday.

    Transmission of the deadly virus appears to have stopped — though it is not yet time to pull back on the response operation, Dr. Peter Salama, deputy director-general for emergency preparedness and response, told STAT.

    “Overall I’d be very confident that we’ve broken the back of this outbreak,” Salama said, noting that the WHO will discuss with the DRC

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