Highlights
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For the week of 31 August–6 September, two confirmed cases have been reported: one in Conakry, Guinea, and the other in Kambia, Sierra Leone.
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On 3 September the Ministry of Health and WHO declared Liberia Ebola-free again following 42 days without a new confirmed case.
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Follow-up of more than 900 contacts is underway in Kambia district, Sierra Leone, following the community death of a 67-year-old, confirmed post-mortem, and the Ebola-positive confirmation of her daughter on DATE. More than 50 of the contacts are considered high risk, and surveillance teams are on alert for additional cases.
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IFRC and the Sierra Leone Red Cross are coordinating with UNDP on a Multi-Party Trust Fund financed project to support the reintegration of 800 safe and dignified burials and IPC volunteers through vocational training, educational support and other streams.
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