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Ebola Returns to Liberia;
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A Setback for Liberia
A Liberian teen died of Ebola, upsetting hopes that Liberia could hang onto its Ebola-free status declared May 9. Deputy Health Minister Tolbert Nyenswah said that contract tracing is underway.
The teenager was not tested for Ebola until after he died. Still, Nyenswah praised Liberia’s surveillance system for catching the case, and urged Liberians to avoid panicking and to go about normal business while the authorities investigate.
The authorities are working to determine how the teenager, who lived in Margibi County—far from Sierra Leone and Guinea—contracted the virus, and whether his case might be linked to travel.
Al Jazeera (http://america.aljazeera.com/
Survival Mission
While Ebola maintains its grip on West Africa, survivors could hold the key to knocking it down forever.
Researchers attempting to harness the immunity of survivors face almost unfathomable logistical challenges. This piece, by Ericka Check Hayden, describes the painstaking efforts of investigators like Lina Moses, an epidemiologist who collected samples and preserving the cells, and immunologists at Tulane University who are looking for effective ways to make antibody drugs from humans as opposed to mice.
The Tulane team hopes to unlock not only a new treatment for Ebola, but also a blueprint to make new treatments for any virus, from influenza to Lassa fever.
Wired (http://www.wired.com/2015/06/
Related: Five Minutes With Alfred Paolo Conteh: "We Were Not Expecting Ebola to Return to Freetown" – Ebola Deeply (http://www.eboladeeply.org/
Related: Running A Business In West Africa After Ebola: A Lesson In Entrepreneurial Agility – Forbes (http://www.forbes.com/sites/
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