New cases of Ebola pop up in Liberia

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina – New Ebola cases are being reported in Liberia after being free of any such cases for a month and half.

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina – New Ebola cases are being reported in Liberia after being free of any such cases for a month and half. Its most-recent victim a 17-year-old boy, has died, reported the Liberian Ministry of Health.

The second case was transported to the Ebola Treatment Center at SIM’s ELWA campus in Monrovia, according to John Fankhauser, MD, family physician and SIM’s director of medical missions in Liberia.

The two victims were in the same contact chain. The ministry has isolated the community where the patient stayed, providing food and supplies to them during a 21-day monitoring period.

Liberian health officials had declared the country Ebola-free in May, but now, 45 days later, they are once again dealing with new cases.

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