Ebola liberia
Liberia's last Ebola contacts finish quarantine
Liberia has lost more than 4,800 people to the haemorrhagic fever out of more than 11,300 total victims.
The patient is a 10-year-old boy who lived with his parents and three siblings in Paynesville.
Liberias capital Monrovia was once at the heart of an epidemic that killed nearly 10,000 people.
Liberia’s capital Monrovia was once at the heart of an epidemic that killed nearly 10,000 people.
The standard laboratory test has a turnaround time of 12-24 hours.
Efforts to wipe out the deadly virus were being hampered by people’s mistrust of health workers.
China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs denied there was any change in visa policy for West African applicants.
Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia have borne the brunt of the 20,000 infections and nearly 8,000 deaths.
The WHO says the 8,153 deaths were among 20,656 known cases of the haemorrhagic fever.
The Ebola outbreak has killed over 7,900 people with more than 20,000 cases recorded.
The worst outbreak on record of the virus is still spreading in West Africa, especially in Sierra Leone.
The patient will be transferred to a high-level isolation unit in the Royal Free Hospital in London.
The virus is still spreading intensely in Sierra Leone, especially in the north and west.
A Parliamentary committee has said the WHO and donors responded too slowly to the outbreak.
The World Bank said growth estimates for the three countries hardest hit by Ebola had tumbled since October.
Graca Machel says the Ebola outbreak in West Africa has highlighted a crisis of identity on the continent.
The cost of the Ebola epidemic for Sub-Saharan Africa’s economy is likely to be closer to $3bn-$4bn.
An American man who recently visited only SA says he was turned away by his doctor over fears of Ebola.
Health workers are in Liberia where a new Ebola clinic has been built & is fully run by Chinese personnel.