Sierra Leonine health
authorities have launched a nationwide alert
to prevent a serious spread of Ebola following the escape of a
32-year-old woman and eight-year-old girl
for several hours from a treatment centre on the outskirts of Freetown
on Saturday.
The pair, who absconded
together, were later tracked down at an undisclosed location and returned to
the clinic after radio appeals to the public.
A spokesperson of the
country’s National Ebola Response
Centre confirmed the development.
“Our contact tracers and surveillance officers
are meanwhile tracking the level of contacts the two would have made during the
period of their escape,” he spokesman said.
The worst Ebola outbreak in history has seen 27,600
infections in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, of which 11,253 have been
fatal, according to official data largely deemed to be an underestimate.
Sierra Leone has seen almost
half of the total caseload, reporting 3,941 deaths as of July 8, and is
currently treating 10 patients
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