According to the Liberian Deputy Health Minister, Tolbert Nyensuah, a 17 year old man has died of ebola virus in Liberia.
"A new case of Ebola has been reported in Margibi County. The person has died and was confirmed positive before death. He has been buried"
Nyensuah said. He added that the man’s body had been buried safely, in accordance with guidelines to check the spread of Ebola.
They are now suggesting it's possible he infected close friends or relatives before he died. His f amily members have now been quarantined so as to stop the spread of the virus.
Liberia was declared Ebola free on May 9th, 2015 by the World Health Organization. A total of 11,207 people died from Ebola in Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone since the outbreak began in December 2013.
"A new case of Ebola has been reported in Margibi County. The person has died and was confirmed positive before death. He has been buried"
Nyensuah said. He added that the man’s body had been buried safely, in accordance with guidelines to check the spread of Ebola.
They are now suggesting it's possible he infected close friends or relatives before he died. His f amily members have now been quarantined so as to stop the spread of the virus.
Liberia was declared Ebola free on May 9th, 2015 by the World Health Organization. A total of 11,207 people died from Ebola in Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone since the outbreak began in December 2013.
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