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The Ministry of Health has reported to the media that a cluster of new cases of Ebola virus disease (EVD) has been identified in a family in Paynesville; a suburb east of the capital Monrovia. Three cases have been reported, the first was a 15-year-old boy who lives with his parents and three siblings. Subsequently two other family members tested positive for Ebola virus.
All six family members and other high risk contacts are being cared for and monitored in an Ebola Treatment Unit in Paynesville.
Transmission of Ebola virus in Liberia was declared over for the second time on 3 September 2015. WHO has still to confirm these new cases of EVD in Liberia.
(Via Reuters - accessed 23/11/15)
The risk of travellers becoming infected or developing Ebola haemorrhagic fever is extremely low, unless there has been direct contact with blood or bodily fluids of dead or living infected persons or animals. Healthcare workers are at particular risk, although practising appropriate infection control should effectively prevent transmission of disease in this setting.
Travellers returning from tropical countries should always seek rapid medical attention if they develop flu-like symptoms (such as fever, headache, diarrhoea or general malaise) within three weeks after return, and be reminded to mention to their health care provider that they have recently travelled.
• Further information on Viral Haemorrhagic Fevers.
