WHO Aims To Stop Spread Of Ebola In West Africa Before Rainy Season
Associated Press: U.N. says it will try to identify all Ebola cases by June
“The World Health Organization says it aims to identify and isolate all new Ebola cases in West Africa by the end of May to stop the spread of the lethal virus before the rainy season. In a new Ebola plan released on Tuesday, the U.N. health agency said it hopes to limit transmission of the virus to the coastal areas of Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone before the rainy season begins, normally in April or May…” (Cheng, 4/28).
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