Sierra Leone was celebrating last week when it discharged its last known Ebola patient from hospital.

Scientists say sexual transmission is the most likely explanation for the resurgence in Liberia since the virus can live on in semen beyond the usual 21-day incubation period.

World Health Organization said on Saturday, 29th August, a swab taken from a woman who died aged around 60, in the village of Sella, Tonko Limba, Kambia district, tested positive for Ebola virus. This effort will also include people who have had close contacts with the said exposed individuals. It was shortly contained and Liberia might once more declare itself free from Ebola transmissions this week, Harris stated.

The National Ebola Response Center had deployed teams to conduct surveillance and trace people who were in contact with the woman, said OB Sisay, the center’s director.

A 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match between Sierra Leone and African champions the Ivory Coast will now be played in Port Harcourt after Lagos declined to stage the match because of concerns over the Ebola disease. Perhaps, more infected individuals may come up due to the fresh case.

Health experts are still undertaking investigation about the source of transmission and have requested to the deceased woman’s niece to present herself as she was at high risk of contracting the dreaded disease.

Ebola virus was first announced in March 2014 and has worsened since then.

An additional five cases of Ebola infection were reported during the re-emergence of the disease in Liberia, and two of them died.

Liberia is one of three countries to be struck by the epidemic over the a year ago.