The United States has
agreed to send two experts to Liberia to help investigate the sequence of Ebola
outbreaks in the West African nation, Liberia's chief medical officer Francis
Kateh has told the BBC. The country reported three new cases on Friday, less than
three months after it was declared free of the deadly virus by the World Health
Organization.
The
West African nation was first declared Ebola-free on 9 May, but new cases
emerged in June resulting in two deaths. It was declared free of the virus
again on 3 September.
Liberia
has seen more than 10,000 Ebola cases and more than 4,000 deaths. since the
outbreak in March last year.
Radio and television
stations have resumed broadcasting Ebola awareness messages.
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