The World Health Organisation has for the first time expressed “cautious optimism” that the growth in new Ebola cases in west Africa may be slowing down.
Bruce Aylward, who is in charge of the WHO response to Ebola, said in Geneva he was particularly encouraged by evidence of a downward trend in Liberia, one of the three worst-affected countries.
The WHO’s official total number of Ebola cases has reached 13,703 – a big jump from the 10,141 cases it reported four days ago. But Dr Aylward said that was mainly the result of the data being updated with old cases, rather than new cases arising.
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