Monkeypox virus is divided into Congo Basin and West African strains. The virulence and pathophysiology of two strains, Zr-599 (a Congo Basin monkeypox virus) and Liberia (a West African monkeypox virus), were evaluated in non-human primates. Four monkeys were infected by the subcutaneous (SC) and two by the intranasal (IN) inoculation routes for Zr-599 and Liberia at a dose of 10(6) p.f.u. One...

Liberia has two tax agreements in force, as reported its response to the Peer Review questionnaire, including multilateral Supplementary Act A/SA, 5/12/18 adopting community rules for elimination of double taxation with respect taxes on income, capital and inheritance prevention evasion avoidance within ECOWAS Member States (the Act) concluded fourteen treaty partners. One those agreements, Act...

Liberia's civil wars are often mis­ taken ly perceived as marking the beginning of widespread violence against women and girls (VAWG) in the country. This may derive from a commonly held view that sexual vio­ lence 1 —more than any other single factor—epitomizes the atrocities committed throughout the 14 years of civil conflict, during which rape was widely used as a 'weapon of war' (Omanyondo,...

Capture of the first female in Nimba Mountains, Liberia reveals new identity to an Iridana Aurivillius, 1920 species (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae, Poritiinae), previously identified from male as I. agneshorvathae Collins, Larsen & Sáfián, 2008. The and matching represent undescribed is named languyi sp. nov. newly described known only upland forest zone two mountainous areas Liberia. With 27 fi...

For the past couple of decades, the African continent has seen the horrors of civil conflict haunt the doorsteps of many of its citizens. Worldwide efforts are underway to aid these nations in their transition to peace in all of the aspects such a feat requires. This paper summarizes our ongoing work about the role of multimedia in peace and reconciliation efforts through the design and impleme...

To support Liberia's response to the ongoing Ebola virus (EBOV) disease epidemic in Western Africa, we established in-country advanced genomic capabilities to monitor EBOV evolution. Twenty-five EBOV genomes were sequenced at the Liberian Institute for Biomedical Research, which provided an in-depth view of EBOV diversity in Liberia during September 2014-February 2015. These sequences were cons...

On March 21, 2014, the Guinea Ministry of Health reported the outbreak of an illness characterized by fever, severe diarrhea, vomiting and a high fatality rate (59%), leading to the first known epidemic of Ebola virus disease (Ebola) in West Africa and the largest and longest Ebola epidemic in history. As of November 2, Liberia had reported the largest number of cases (6,525) and deaths (2,697)...

Prior to the Ebola virus disease outbreak in Liberia, the laboratory system was duplicative, fragmented and minimally coordinated. The National Reference Laboratory was conceptualised to address the existing challenges by promoting the implementation of effective and sustainable laboratory services in Liberia. However, in a resource-limited environment such as Liberia, progress regarding the re...

The wild rice species Oryza latifolia is endemic to Tropical America, allotetraploid and has a CCDD genome type. It belongs to the officinalis group of the genus Oryza. This species is widely distributed throughout the lowlands of Costa Rica and it is found on different life zones, having great morphologic diversity. The purpose of this research is to perform a morphologic description of O. lat...