Obama meets Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, cheers win against Ebola
Indeed, Americans were alarmed when a few cases occurred in the U.S. and leveled criticism at Mr. Obama’s response to the threat. The outbreak ultimately was contained in the U.S.
Liberia was at the epicenter of the Ebola outbreak, with more than 4,000 of the estimated 9,600 deaths in the epidemic, which began in Guinea in December 2013.
At its height in the final four months of last year, Liberia and Sierra Leone were recording between 300 and 550 confirmed, suspect and probable cases a week, Agence France-Presse said.
But with U.S. help, including a military force that reached 2,800 personnel, Liberia today records only one to three new infections each week.
The U.S. military deployment has since ended.
Both the leaders warned that the Ebola battle is not over, as outbreaks continue in neighboring countries such as Guinea and Sierra Leone.
“Our job is not yet done,” Mr. Obama said.
He pledged continued assistance to the region to “make sure we are not complacent so long there is even one case of Ebola remaining.”
Mr. Obama also cited the need to address economic dislocation caused by the Ebola scourge that could last for years.
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