Few
months after Liberia was declared free of Ebola, three confirmed cases of the
deadly disease have emerged in the West African nation.
The
nation's health ministry said a new case was confirmed Thursday, when blood
samples from a patient admitted in a hospital the same week tested positive.
“Two
other high-risk contacts also tested positive, and all three are undergoing
care at an Ebola treatment center in the capital of Monrovia,” the health
ministry said in a statement.
More
than 40 contacts are being monitored, said Margaret Ann Harris, a spokeswoman
for the World Health Organization.
"It is possible that we will find more cases,"
said Dr. Bernice Dahn, Liberia's' Health Minister. "The key is to stop it,
find the source, and prevent the next one."
Liberia
was first declared Ebola-free in May, but new cases later emerged.
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