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Liberia: Govt Promises to Bring Ebola 'Under Control'
LINA, 30 June 2015
Health Minister Bernice Dahn has said the public should not panic about the emergence of a new Ebola case in Lower Margibi County on June 29, assuring "the situation will be put… Read more »
Liberia Promises to Bring Ebola Under Control
Health officials say the country now has the capability to "adequately put the situation under control", urging Liberians not to panic.
Health workers take blood sample from a young boy in the area where another 17-year-old died of Ebola.
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Liberia: UN Ebola Mission Flags Importance of Staying Vigilant As Virus Resurfaces
UN News, 1 July 2015
The World Health Organization (WHO) today reported that Ebola had resurfaced in Liberia after a teenager who died earlier this week tested positive for the disease in the West… Read more »
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Liberia: Liberia Lost Ebola-Free Status
NEWS, 1 July 2015
Deputy Health Minister Tolbert Nyenswah has told a gathering that Liberia has lost its Ebola free status. Read more »
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Liberia: 'Border Closure Not an Option'
NEWS, 1 July 2015
Amidst calls from the public for Liberia to close its borders with Guinea and Sierra Leone, Deputy Health Minister Tolbert Nyenswah says the closure of the border is not an option. Read more »
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Liberia: Two New Ebola Cases Revive Fears
DW, 1 July 2015
Liberian officials say at least two people caught Ebola from a teenager who died of the virus. The country had battled West Africa's most recent outbreak for over a year before… Read more »
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Liberia: Govt Investigates New Ebola Source
New Dawn, 1 July 2015
Liberian authorities are investigating the source of a new Ebola victim, a 17 years old boy, who tested positive and subsequently died on June 24th in Margibi County. Read more »
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Liberia: Ebola Returns to Liberia
DW, 30 June 2015
A young Liberian man has died from Ebola, several weeks after the country had been declared Ebola-free. The process of finding and isolating contacts has begun and the government… Read more »
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Liberia: New Ebola Case Reported
FrontPageAfrica, 29 June 2015
Liberia is reporting a new case of the deadly Ebola virus just one month and 20 days after the World Health Organization declared the country free of the virus transmission. Read more »
Fanfare at a ceremony marking the end of Ebola transmission in Liberia (file photo).
InFocus
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The World Health Organisation says the passage of 42 days since the last laboratory-confirmed case was buried is "a monumental achievement for a country that reported the highest ... Read more »
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Authorities say the center will build capacity in order to treat, prevent and control infectious diseases as part of a post-Ebola recovery plan. Read more »
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A research group which recently adminstered two trial vaccines to 1500 volunteers in Liberia has reported "no serious side effects" to any of the participants of the study. Read more »
