-Several youths affected, worst among them a 12-year-old boyResidents of Garmaymue Town, a farming community in Suakoko District in Bong County have reported the emergence of a “strange skin disease” in the district, affecting many persons, including children. Emmanuel Waisakollie, a Registered Nurse with Phebe Hospital told the Daily Observer that disease has affected several households in the village. He said he became aware of the disease in the village on Tuesday, February 20, while on his normal routine medical community outreach program. Some of the residents attribute the disease to unhygienic practices, including drinking from open bodies of water, while others blame the outbreak on witchcraft activities. Local authorities in the town have therefore called on the Ministry of Health, National Public Health Institute of Liberia, the County Health Team, and the County Electoral District #5 Representative Edward Karfiah, to intervene.

Source: Daily Observer February 22, 2018 02:28 UTC