Monrovia, May 18 -- A fresh alert from the Government of Liberia has stirred uneasy memories across the country, as health authorities confirmed an outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease in neighboring Central Africa, raising concern over Liberia's readiness to confront yet another potential public health threat.

By: Willie N. Tokpah, willien.tokpah@frontpageafricaonline.com

The Ministry of Health's May 16 advisory, triggered by confirmed cases in Ituri Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, reassures citizens that there is currently no case within Liberia's borders.

But beneath that assurance lies a deeper, more sobering reality, a nation still haunted by the scars of its deadliest epidemic, and a health system that many experts s...