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A fresh case of Ebola outbreak has been recorded in Liberia as a Liberian has died of Ebola in the first recorded case of the disease.
According to Reuters, the body of a 17-year-old tested positive for Ebola in Margibi County and authorities have begun tracing people the victim may have come into contact with while infected.
Deputy Health Minister Tolbert Nyenswah said on Tuesday that there was no need to panic as the corpse has been buried.
A total of 11,207 people died from Ebola in Liberia, neighboring Guinea and Sierra Leone since the outbreak began in December 2013, World Health Organization (WHO) spokesman Tarik Jasarevic told a news conference in Geneva.
According to Reuters, the body of a 17-year-old tested positive for Ebola in Margibi County and authorities have begun tracing people the victim may have come into contact with while infected.
Deputy Health Minister Tolbert Nyenswah said on Tuesday that there was no need to panic as the corpse has been buried.
A total of 11,207 people died from Ebola in Liberia, neighboring Guinea and Sierra Leone since the outbreak began in December 2013, World Health Organization (WHO) spokesman Tarik Jasarevic told a news conference in Geneva.
