Just months after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared Liberia Ebola-free in September, the country saw its first death from the disease since July on Monday. Fifteen-year-old Nathan Gbotoe died late Monday in a hospital in Paynesville near the capital of Monrovia after testing positive for Ebola last week.
Gbotoe's father and brother are also sick and are being treated in the same hospital. In total, health professionals think as many as 153 people may have come in contact with the boy and 10 health workers have been identified as high-risk. The source of the virus is still unknown and is currently being investigated.
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