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Africa-Press – Liberia. <\/strong><\/span>FrontPageAfrica has gathered that the Bong County Health Team has quarantined nine people over the outbreak of Lassa fever and the death of a health worker.<\/p>\n

It can be recalled, a nurse of the Phebe Hospital, Philimena Miller, said to be in her late 30s, died three days after being in isolation, credible sources told FrontPage Africa.<\/p>\n

Our source said the Bong County Health Team has already placed nine people under close monitoring so as to ensure that the fever does not spread to others.<\/p>\n

Panic in Bong<\/p>\n

Some medical practitioners, who pleaded anonymity while confirming the outbreak on Monday, said the disease had been recorded in Phebe, Suakoko and Gbarnga areas.<\/p>\n

In an interview, one doctor told our correspondent that people affected by the outbreak tested positive to the disease and has since been isolated.<\/p>\n

He said, \u201cYes, it is true. They were firstly treated for malaria and typhoid fever but unfortunately none of them could respond to treatment despite the drugs administered on them.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd you know as suspicious as the symptoms could be, it gave us the opportunity to do further diagnosis which made those people to test positive to the virus.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut some of those are now being isolated and we have started making effort to also ensure they survive.\u201d<\/p>\n

It was also gathered that the epidemic outbreak has caused anxiety among patients at the Phebe Hospital.<\/p>\n

Bong County Health Officer, Dr Cynthia Blapooh, confirmed the outbreak in a chat with our correspondent.<\/p>\n

She stated that the Ministry of Health was already working towards reducing the spread of the virus among residents in the county.<\/p>\n

She said, \u201cLassa fever has always been with us for a very long time, but we are already putting modalities in place to curtail it.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlthough, we are currently meeting over the issue, we would soon make our findings public.\u201d<\/p>\n

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