According to Liberian Health Minister, Bernice Dahn, a new case of Ebola has emerged, a setback for the country declared free of the disease on September 3, 2015, Bernice said on Friday.
The patient is a 10 year old boy who lived with his parents and three siblings in Paynesville, a suburb east of the capital
Monrovia, she said.
All six family members, as well as other high risk contacts, were in care at an Ebola Treatment Unit in Paynesville, Dahn added.
She also said that the hospital was currently decontaminating the unit, all of the healthcare workers who came in contact
with the patient had also been notified.
“We know how Ebola spreads and we know how to stop Ebola but we must remain vigilant and work together,” she said.
Sources: NAN, Punch
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