New Cases of Ebola Reported in Guinea & Sierra Leone

While there is confusion about a possible trial of an Ebola vaccine in Ghana, over thirty new cases of Ebola have been reported in a growing geographic area in Guinea and Sierra Leone, according to the World Health Organization.

Perhaps, these new cases will tell Ghanaians that, there is a need for us to play our part in ensuring that a vaccine is obtained as soon as possible…

According to the WHO, the latest figures mark the second straight week that the number of Ebola cases in West Africa has increased. Investigators are working to trace how the latest cases of the disease were contracted, the WHO said.

“The outbreak is not over and the response efforts must be sustained until we get to zero cases throughout the region and are able to stay at zero for several months,” the U.N. Mission for Ebola Emergency Response said Thursday.

This comes just a few weeks after the WHO declared Liberia free of the disease. But even as they trumpeted the news, officials warned that outbreaks in Guinea and Sierra Leone ran the risk of bringing the virus back to Liberia, where more than 4,000 people died after contracting Ebola.

Certainly, the battle against Ebola is not over and the earlier we find a vaccine, the better…