World Health Organization Has Declared End of Ebola Outbreak in Guinea.

The World Health Organization has declared the end of the Ebola transmission in Guinea, two years after the epidemic began there. This was made public by WHO after a 42 days of no new cases recorded since the last person confirmed to have Ebola virus disease tested negative for the second time.

Dr Mohamed Belhocine, WHO Representative in Guinea said "WHO commends the Government of Guinea and its people on the significant achievement of ending its Ebola outbreak. We must render homage to the Government and people of Guinea who, in adversity, have shown extraordinary leadership in fighting the epidemic,” He also added "WHO and its partners will continue to support Guinea during the next 90 days of heightened surveillance and in its early efforts to restart and strengthen essential health services throughout 2016."

The outbreak which eventually infected more than 28,000 people and killed more than 11,200, making it the worst Ebola outbreak ever was centered in Guinea and two other West African nations that is Liberia and Sierra Leone. Earlier on WHO declared Liberia and Sierra Leone free of Ebola.

The Republic of Guinea was home to the first known case of Ebola disease, occurring in a small boy named Emile Ouamouno in December 2013 who died of the disease.