Ebola Kills 15-Year-Old Boy in Liberia
Ebola virus disease is flaring up again in Liberia and is now blamed for the death of a teenage boy. More than a 100�people are under surveillance for infection.
FOX�News’ Eben Brown reports:
Doctors in and around the Liberian capital of Monrovia say 15-year-old Nathan Gbotoe is dead, following a battle with Ebola virus infection.
The boy, his father, and brother have been undergoing treatment for the disease at a hospital in the suburb of Paynesville. At least a�153�citizens are under medical watch as they may have been in contact with the family, and an additional 25�health care workers are being monitored.
Liberia had declared itself Ebola free last September, following a devastating outbreak that began last year and killed nearly 5,000�in that country alone.
Eben Brown, FOX�News.