Liberia revealed yesterday that a second patient had died in a resurgence of the Ebola virus and the outbreak had spread to its capital city, Monrovia.
The chief medical officer in Monrovia, Francis Karteh, on the state radio in Liberia has disclosed that a second patient had died of the deadly Ebola virus and the outbreak had spread to its capital city, Monrovia. The latest death is the 6th confirmed case since the virus re-emerged at the end of June.
The latest cluster of infections emerged in a village near the international airport in the coastal county of Margibi, when a 17-year-old boy tested positive for Ebola after his death.
“Now we have four cases in (treatment). We have six confirmed cases in Liberia – two are already dead. Ebola is no longer confined to Margibi County. A case has been reported in Monrovia, but has been reported expired. The case was carried in a critical condition to the (Ebola treatment unit) and later died.”
He warned that efforts to contain the outbreak were being hampered by people not admitting they’d had contact with Ebola patients.
“We need to be open. We need to be honest to ourselves. It is through honesty that we can stop this disease… If you are to go to a general clinic with a fever, you need to tell the healthcare worker that you are a contact,” he said.