Ebola cases have steadily declined in Liberia and Sierra Leone over the past several weeks. World Health Organization hide caption
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French President Francois Hollande gestures as he delivers a speech to foreign ambassadors during a ceremony to extend New Year wishes at the Elysee Palace in Paris on Friday. Jacques Brinon/AP hide caption
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Ebola was out of control in Liberia in August, when this picture was taken. Dominique Faget/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
This photo was taken in November, a tough month for Sierra Leone, with Ebola cases reportedly on the rise. A staff member is disinfecting an office where Dr. Komba Songu M'Briwah talks on the phone. David Gilkey/NPR hide caption
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The windows at Redemption Hospital in Monrovia, where Ebola cases are treated, are streaked with chlorinated water as a disinfectant. Tommy Trenchard for NPR hide caption
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Rev. John Harmon preaches at Trinity Episcopal Church in Washington, D.C. Courtesy of Rod Lewis hide caption
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Anthony Banbury (second from left) just completed his final tour of West Africa before stepping down as the head of U.N.'s Ebola mission. Reuters/Landov hide caption
U.N.'s Anthony Banbury: Zero Cases Of Ebola Is The Only Option
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Dr. Kent Brantly speaks about the world's response to Ebola during the Overseas Security Advisory Council's Annual Briefing in Washington, D.C. last month. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption
Dr. Thomas Frieden, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, talks with Doctors Without Borders staff during a visit in August to an Ebola treatment center in Monrovia, Liberia. Tommy Trenchard for NPR hide caption
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Among the dilemmas that arise when health workers are in their protective garb: What if you can't find the person assigned to be your Ebola Treatment Unit partner? John W. Poole/NPR hide caption
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In a training session for health workers in West Africa run by WHO, Ebola survivors play the part of Ebola victims. John W. Poole/NPR hide caption
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A screenshot from a demo of the Ebola-training video game. Courtesy of Shift Labs hide caption
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Nurses assist a new patient at an Ebola center in Liberia's Lofa County. As drug trials get underway, patients may receive experimental medicines. Tommy Trenchard/NPR hide caption
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Stringy particles of Ebola virus (blue) bud from a chronically infected cell (yellow-green) in this colorized, scanning electron micrograph. NIAID/Science Source hide caption
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Demonstrators set fire to cars near Burkina Faso's Parliament on Thursday in Ouagadougou. Issouf Sanogo/AFP/Getty Images hide caption