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Ebola crisis: Liberia's new outbreak spreads Ebola crisis: Liberia's new outbreak spreads
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A second case of Ebola has been confirmed in Liberia, following the death of a teenager from the virus on Sunday, officials say. Two more cases of Ebola have been confirmed in Liberia following the death of a teenager from the virus on Sunday, officials say.
The country had been declared Ebola-free more than seven weeks ago.The country had been declared Ebola-free more than seven weeks ago.
The new case was in Nedowein, the same village where the boy died, the ministry of information said. Both of the new cases were in Nedowein, the same village where the boy died, the ministry of information says.
Liberia's authorities quarantined the area after the teenager's death and said his funeral was carried out safely.Liberia's authorities quarantined the area after the teenager's death and said his funeral was carried out safely.
The BBC's Jonathan Paye-Layleh says the man who tested positive for Ebola did not live with the teenager who died, and has been moved to a treatment centre. Health official Cestus Tarpeh told AFP news agency that the pair had been in physical contact with the 17 year old before his death.
Health official Cestus Tarpeh told AFP news agency that the person had been in physical contact with the 17-year-old before his death.
He added that a herbalist who had treated the boy had evaded the authorities and was on the run.He added that a herbalist who had treated the boy had evaded the authorities and was on the run.
It is not clear how the teenager who died was infected.It is not clear how the teenager who died was infected.
There has been some confusion about whether one or two extra cases have been confirmed.
People are infected when they have direct contact through broken skin, or the mouth and nose, with the blood, vomit, faeces or bodily fluids of someone with Ebola.People are infected when they have direct contact through broken skin, or the mouth and nose, with the blood, vomit, faeces or bodily fluids of someone with Ebola.
More than 11,000 people have died of the disease since December 2013, the vast majority of them in Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone.More than 11,000 people have died of the disease since December 2013, the vast majority of them in Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone.
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