Ebola Update - Noon Briefing (4 December 2014)

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United Nations - Ebola Update by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the United Nations Secretary-General at the Daily Noon Briefing at UN Headquarters in New York (4 December 2014). (Update) A couple of Ebola related notes: the UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) said today that a member of its military personnel has tested positive for the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) and that test came back yesterday. The patient is receiving treatment at an Ebola Treatment Unit in Monrovia. The Head of the Mission, Karin Landgren, said today that UNMIL had taken immediate steps to prevent further transmission. In line with established WHO protocols, the Medical team of the Mission has conducted an immediate and robust contact tracing to ensure that all those who came into contact with the individual while he was symptomatic have been assessed and quarantined. Sixteen contacts have been identified to date. And all areas where the individual is known to have been while symptomatic have now been decontaminated. This is the third case of Ebola in the mission, mission personnel rather. As you know, one previous confirmed case and another probable case, which could not be confirmed, both resulted in the death of the staff members on 13 October and September 25th, respectively. Also, the Secretary-General’s Special Envoy on Ebola, David Nabarro, was in Bamako, Mali yesterday. He discussed the current situation and the measures being taken during a series of meetings with the Malian President, Minister o

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