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Ebola virus: New case emerges in Sierra Leone

by Prakriti Dhakal | 16-01-2016 01:43 recommendations 0


Health officials in Sierra Leone have confirmed a death from Ebola, hours after the World Health Organization declared the West Africa outbreak over.

The country was declared free of the virus on 7 November, and the region as a whole was cleared when Liberia was pronounced Ebola-free on Thursday.

But two tests conducted on a person who died in northern Sierra Leone proved positive for the virus, an Ebola test centre spokesman told the BBC.

The death occurred earlier this week.

Mapping Ebola

Ebola test centre spokesman Sidi Yahya Tunis told the BBC that the patient had died in the Tonkolili district. He had travelled there from Kambia, close to the border with Guinea.

 

The tests were conducted by British health experts. The BBC's Umaru Fofana in the capital Freetown said health officials were now urgently seeking those who had come into contact with the victim.

Close to 4,000 people have died of Ebola in Sierra Leone, and 11,000 people across the region, since December 2013.

In declaring West Africa clear after the recent outbreak on Thursday, the WHO warned that the area was susceptible to small flare-ups of the virus.

Liberia was the last country to see the end of active transmission of Ebola. But it had been declared clear twice before, only for the infection to re-emerge.

A country is considered free of human-to-human transmission once two 21-day incubation periods have passed since the last known case tested negative for a second time.




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4 Comments

  • Aabha Pokharel says :
    Pray to get rid from this virus..
    Thank you for reporting
    Posted 17-01-2016 00:11

  • says :
    Really sad!
    I am very frightened of this disease!
    Hope no other victims of this problem.
    Posted 17-01-2016 00:02

  • Prakriti Dhakal says :
    Yeah , really it is a sad news for all .
    Posted 16-01-2016 02:26

  • says :
    such a deadly virus i must say . Prayers for the people who are open to the risks of getting this disease .
    Posted 16-01-2016 02:19

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