Ebola Spread Now Limited to 2 Counties in Liberia - Official January 13, 2015 MONROVIA (Reuters) - Liberia is on the verge of containing the spread of the Ebola virus with only two of its 15 counties reporting new infections, the head of the countrys Ebola response said on Tuesday. Tolbert Nyenswah, who is also a deputy health minister, said the new cases were reported in Montserrado county, which includes the capital Monrovia, and Grand Cape Mount, on the border with Sierra Leone. Bong, Nimba, Sinoe, and Margibi counties have not reported a single case since the end of December, he said. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Bong, Nimba and Sinoe have gone 21 days without a positive case - the maximum incubation period for the virus. scientificamerican/article/ebola-spread-now-limited-to-2-counties-in-liberia-official/
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