The UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) said Wednesday that a volunteer who worked in UNMIL Medical passed away in hospital after testing positive for Ebola Oct 6.
This is the second death in the mission due to Ebola, according to a statement reaching Xinhua from UN Secretary-General's Special Representative Karin Landgren.
The statement did not disclose the name of the volunteer who passed away.
The statement said an earlier probable case resulted in the death of a national staff member Sep 25.
The statement said UNMIL colleagues were saddened by the tragic news as they continued to serve at this very difficult time.
It said UNMIL has taken all necessary measures to prevent any possible further transmission within or outside the mission.
The UNMIL Medical team conducted immediate and robust contact tracing to ensure all people who came into contact with both staff members while they were symptomatic were assessed and quarantined.
The statement said all UNMIL staff considered at risk have been isolated, and ambulances and other locations decontaminated.
The mission is extending the review of its actions initiated in the wake of the first probable case of Ebola.
With Liberia facing its gravest threat since the civil war ended in 2003, UNMIL's commitment to the country was steadfast, the statement added.
