Liberia, which had been Ebola-free for more than a month, reported a new case of the virus Tuesday.
The body of a 17-year-old boy tested positive
for Ebola in Margibi County and authorities have begun tracing people
the victim may have come into contact with while infected, Deputy Health
Minister Tolbert Nyenswah said on Tuesday.
"There is no need to panic. The corpse has been
buried and our contact tracing has started work," Nyenswah told Reuters.
Margibi is a rural area close to the capital Monrovia, and is home to
the country's main international airport.
At least 11,207 people have died from Ebola in
Liberia, neighboring Guinea and Sierra Leone since the outbreak began in
December 2013, World Health Organization (WHO) spokesman Tarik
Jasarevic told a news conference in Geneva. More than 27,000 have been
infected.
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Source: NBC News
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