Dog meat is commonly eaten in Liberia.
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A 17-year-old boy, Abraham Memaigar, was found in rural Liberia on Sunday, June 28.
Ebola virus disease is a serious illness that originated in Africa, where there is currently an outbreak.
The announcement was made following a 42-day period during which no new cases of people infected with the deadly virus were reported in this corner of the world. A number of West African nations have banned the consumption of bush meat as a precaution.
Schaffner also said it’s clear that the Liberian government has learned from the horrendous outbreak that began past year that lead to more than 10,000 infections in Liberia.
Health official, Cestus Tarpeh, told AFP that the pair had been in physical contact with the 17 year old before his death. “One expired. The two live cases are stable”, deputy health minister Tolbert Nyenswah announced, as said by Reuters.
“There is no need to panic”, she said on the sidelines of an official ceremony. As part of the emergency measures to contain the disease, the rules in Sierra Leone are that all bodies – not just those suspected of dying from Ebola – must be taken away by the disposal teams clad in protective gear, and buried in authorised burial grounds.
The US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has a rapid response team on the ground “investigating the circumstances around the case”, said CDC spokesman.
“We do not have cases at our borders, not even in Monrovia“.
UNICEF has worked with local authorities to keep them in place following the declaration on May 9 that the country was free from Ebola transmission.
The likelihood of catching Ebola virus disease is considered very low unless you’ve travelled to a known infected area and had direct contact with a person with Ebola-like symptoms, or had contact with an infected animal or contaminated objects. Ebola’s symptoms are often muddled with other tropical diseases, like malaria.
In Margibi County, where the body of a child tested positive for the virus on 29 June, UNICEF social mobilization teams are already on the ground conducting door-to-door awareness campaigns on Ebola prevention, to minimize the risk of further infections and to protect and assist those affected.
Sexual transmission is also possible.
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“While we hoped and prayed there would not be a recurrence of Ebola, our devoted staff is even better equipped to meet the challenge”, said Fankhauser.
