US wraps up Ebola mission in Liberia

The US has staged a military ceremony to end its five-month Ebola mission in Liberia, as the nation recovers from the worst-ever outbreak of the virus.

The two thousand eight hundred forces have been gradually scaled back since the epidemic began to recede.

The mission Commander, Major General Gary Volesky said the progress is also about Liberians being able to get back to a normal way of life.

The Pentagon says around one hundred US troops are to remain in the region to strengthen disease preparedness and surveillance capacity of local governments.

At its height in the final four months of last year, Liberia and Sierra Leone were recording between 300 and 550 confirmed, suspected and probable cases a week.

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