Those infected with the “strange” disease showed symptoms of severe stomach pain, vomiting, diarrhoea, fever and headaches, Liberia’s chief medical officer, Francis Kateh, said on national radio. Blood samples have been sent for analysis to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the United States, said Kateh. Health authorities were made aware of the unknown disease on April 25, when several people died in south-eastern Sinoe County. The teams were investigating reports linking the disease to attendance at the funeral of a religious leader in Sinoe County. Liberians many of whom who spoke to the GNN-Liberia are expressing fears as to the outbreak of this unknown disease, and are calling on the international medical institutions including the Center for Disease Control (CDC) of the United States.

Source: GNN Liberia April 28, 2017 14:26 UTC