Ebola in Sierra Leone: after 4,000 deaths, outbreak all but over

Teams fighting the disease in west African country say they may have seen the last cases


People celebrate being released from Ebola quarantine on 14 August 2015. Photograph: Sunday Alamba/AP

Sarah Boseley in Freetown-Thursday 20 August 2015

The long-running Ebola epidemic in Sierra Leone is all but over after nearly 13,500 cases and almost 4,000 deaths, those fighting the disease believe.

The last case in Sierra Leone was an eight-month-old child, who was hospitalised nearly two weeks ago and died four days later.

Ebola in Sierra Leone After 4,000 Deaths, Outbreak All but Over by Thavam Ratna