Ebola's translation back to Liberia

The death of a 17-year-old boy infected with the Ebola virus marks the return of this pandemic in Liberia, after more than six weeks the country declared the end of the epidemic.

Ebola translation comes back

On May 9, Liberia announced its escape from Ebola's deadly disease. After 42 days of silence, the country that once was the center of Ebola reported a 17-year-old teenage death due to a positive for Ebola at Margibi, near the capital Monrovia, where the country's major international airport is located.

Picture 1 of Ebola's translation back to Liberia
The Ebola epidemic returned to Liberia, after more than six weeks the country declared its end of the epidemic.(Photo: USA.)

Health officials track who has been in contact with the patient and put some people in quarantine. Tolbert Nyenswah, deputy minister of health, said: " The patient's body was carefully buried. We are investigating to verify the origin of the case. All Liberians and other citizens living in Liberia need to continue to have positive precautions ".

The World Health Organization (WHO) warns Ebola outbreaks are continuing in neighboring Guinea and Sierra Leone, the risk of disease remains high.

The Ebola epidemic has been booming since December 2013, making 11,207 people dead. Most deaths occur in the outbreak of Guinea as well as in neighboring Liberia and Sierra Leone. About 43% of the deaths are in Liberia, peaking in mid-August and October of last year with hundreds of cases each week.