The United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (Unmeer) visited Guinea Bissau last week to inspect its preparedness in case Ebola crosses the border after cases were registered in the neighbouring prefecture of Boké in Guinea.
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“All state Ministries of Health and health facilities are hereby advised to raise their alert level and report any suspected case to the Federal Ministry of Health, ” it stated.
The country had good reason to believe the nightmare was over, with no new diagnoses since March 20. The very high mortality rate of the disease, estimated at around 60% in this outbreak, means that Ebola can quickly claim more lives than other, more established killers.
The Ebola epidemic is winding down but it’s not over.
Memaigar was initially misdiagnosed with malaria.
Dr Moses Massaquoi, case management team leader for Liberia’s Ebola task force, said the three villagers who had tested positive for the disease had shared a meal of dog meat, which is commonly eaten in Liberia. “So far we remain on standby and are willing and able to assist if anyone needs it”.
Health minister Bernice Dahn asked citizens to prepare themselves for further cases, although no new infections had emerged as of Wednesday morning.
“There is no need to panic”, she told Reuters on the sidelines of an official ceremony.
This story was first published on CNN.com, “1 dead after Ebola reappears in Liberia”.
There have been questions raised regarding Rhode Island’s own ability to combat a domestic Ebola outbreak.
Their response this time round was much swifter, and demonstrates that lessons have been learned. Liberia’s authorities quarantined the area after the teenager’s death and said his funeral was carried out safely. The body belongs to a 17-year-old boy and authorities are now finding people who may have interacted or have come in contact with the latest victim, according to CBC News.
New cases in Guinea and Sierra Leone continue with over 20 weekly cases since the end of May, and infections arising from unknown sources.
Fatoumata Lejeune-Kaba is convinced that the new incident will test how Liberia will deal with the news and virus, with little to no assistance from global health organizations.
Health workers leave after they took a blood specimen from a child…
There is a risk that Ebola virus may be reintroduced and transmission re-established in areas that have been declared Ebola-free.
“This can be the tail-end of the epidemic, if the hard work is continued”. However, one of the patients did not live with the teenager but came in physical contact with the boy.
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The first Ebola case since the country declared an all-clear was discovered on Sunday in a 17-year old boy in the village of Nedowein.
