Fwd: Liberia - Grand Bassa - Fatality - Mystery Disease

This additional death in Grand Bassa and the human-to-human transmission in Monrovia significantly raises the risk level of a potential serious epidemic threat from this unknown emerging disease.

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> Begin forwarded message:
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> From: Kathy Gilbeaux <gilbojer@aol.com>
> Subject: Liberia - Grand Bassa - Fatality - Mystery Disease
> Date: May 5, 2017 at 3:14:28 AM EDT
> To: michael.d.mcdonald@mac.com
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> Mike,
>
> FYI . . .
>
> Umaru Fofana:
> Death toll from #Liberia's mystery disease increases to 13 with Grand Bassa the latest county to report fatality. A total of 30 cases now recorded. #Ebola ruled out but disease still unknown.
> https://www.facebook.com/umaru.fofana.5/posts/10154417131786921
>
> . . . “blood samples have been taken to Buchanan in Grand Bassa county” . . .
> https://africajournalismtheworld.com/2017/04/26/liberia-deadly-disease-outbreak-in-sonoe-county-with-over-a-dozen-dead/
>
> Kathy