Liberia
15-year-old boy dies of Ebola in Liberia, first fatality for months
A 15-year-old boy has died of Ebola in Liberia, the first such fatality for months in a country declared free of the disease in September, chief medical...
As new Ebola cases emerge in Liberia, officials race to halt outbreak
Confirmation of new Ebola infections in Liberia this week have brought back fears that another outbreak could run rampant in the West African country,...
Liberia quarantines an area where new Ebola case appeared
Liberian authorities on Tuesday quarantined two households after the corpse of a 17-year-old boy was found with Ebola, sparking fears the West African...
Setback for ‘Ebola free’ Liberia as 17-year-old dies of the disease
A Liberian has died of Ebola in the first recorded case since the country at the heart of an epidemic was declared free of the virus on May 9, Deputy Health...
It’s back: After a month Ebola-free, Liberia reports first infection
Liberia is investigating how its latest Ebola patient became infected, after weeks with no cases of the disease in the country.
Liberia releases last known Ebola patient from care
Liberia discharged its last confirmed Ebola patient on Thursday, as it reported for the first time in nine months it had gone a full week without any new...
Schools reopen as Liberia turns page on Ebola epidemic
Students in Liberia began returning to the classroom Monday after a six-month closure during the Ebola epidemic that has killed nearly 4,000 people, lining...
After six months and 3,800 Ebola deaths, Liberian schools reopen
Students in Liberia began returning to the classroom Monday after a six-month closure during the Ebola epidemic that left thousands dead, lining up in...
Liberia to reopen schools in February as threat of Ebola starts to recede
Liberia announced plans to reopen schools in February, six months after the government ordered them closed because of the Ebola outbreak that has killed...
Liberia reports dozens of new Ebola cases on border with Sierra Leone
Dozens of new Ebola cases have erupted in Liberia, near the border with Sierra Leone, Liberian health officials warned Monday, marking a setback amid recent...
Liberia is having ‘the worst Christmas ever’ because of Ebola
The Ebola epidemic has cast a dark shadow over Christmas this year in Liberia, where small businesses are especially feeling the pinch.
Long-delayed elections kick off in Ebola-hit Liberia
Liberians began voting on Saturday in a much-delayed election that will fill half the seats of the Senate in the Ebola-ravaged west African country.
Ebola appears to be slowing in Liberia: WHO
Liberia, the country worst-hit by the Ebola epidemic, may be seeing a decline in the spread of the virus, although the battle to contain the outbreak is...
Liberia losing the fight against Ebola; top doctor now under quarantine
Six months after West Africa’s first Ebola outbreak emerged, generous offers of aid are finally pouring in, but beds for the sick are filling up...
Last Ebola-free region of Liberia falls to virus as new cases emerge in Nigeria
The Ebola outbreak continues to spread in West Africa, with 142 more cases recorded, bringing the new total to 2,615 the World Health Organization said...
Use of experimental drugs approved for West Africa as Ebola death toll tops 1,000
The World Health Organization (WHO) authorised the use of experimental drugs in the fight against Ebola on Tuesday as the death toll topped 1,000 and a...
Ebola virus kills at least four in Liberia’s capital
At least four people have died from Ebola in Liberia’s capital, a World Health Organization (WHO) and a government official said on Tuesday, the...
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