He said the public should remain vigilant. The last case was a woman who fell ill on January 11 after caring for her grandchild who died of Ebola. She was cleared of the virus on January 16. The whole incubation period is over but you never know. We shall wait for another 21 days to be absolutely sure.
Surveillance is still on.
We shall make a final declaration at the end of 42 days. We are happy that our estimates have come to what we expected. The last remaining staff member from WHO's Geneva headquarters was due to leave Uganda yesterday, although health workers would keep watch on those known to have been in close contact with Ebola patients in the northern town of Gulu until late February, Walker said. A total of 428 people suffered from the disease. Okware said the Ebola task force would redirect its efforts towards rehabilitation and re-integration of survivors and their families as well as the care for orphans.