The aunt of the 22-year-old student who died of Ebola on January 12 has been diagnosed with the disease, according to the World Health Organisation. It is the second confirmed case since west Africa last week declared an end to the epidemic, the World Health Organization said Thursday.
'There was a new confirmed case,' WHO spokesman Tarik Jasarevic said adding that the new case was the aunt of 22-year-old student Marie Jalloh, who was determined to have died of the virus on January 12.
The 38-year-old woman 'was a primary caregiver during the young woman's illness,' he said, adding that she had developed symptoms of the deadly virus on Wednesday while she was being monitored at a quarantine facility.
