An alleged Ebola zombie phenomenon involving two Ebola patients in separate communities in Nimba County has wreaked havoc amongst the area's residents.
Described as a zombie apocalypse with real walking dead in various reports, the Ebola zombie incidents surfaced after the patients reportedly resurrected from the dead.
The New Dawn, a local newspaper in Liberia, is the only source of the alleged Ebola zombie events. The paper claimed Ebola patients are actually rising from the dead.
All Africa cited the report appearing on The New Dawn.
"Two Ebola patients, who died of the virus in separate communities in Nimba County have reportedly resurrected in the county," said the report.
The alleged Ebola zombie victims are both females and are believed to be in their 60s and 40s respectively. The women died of the Ebola virus in Hope Village Community and the Catholic Community in Ganta, Nimba, reports NTD.TV.
The two women were identified as Dorris Quoi from the Hope Village Community and Ma Kebeh from the Catholic Community. According to reports, the Ebola zombie victims came back to life while before their bodies were taken for burial.
Ma Kebeh had reportedly been indoors for several nights, without any food and medication, prior to becoming an alleged Ebola zombie.
Ever since the Ebola zombie report surfaced, residents from the Hope Village Community, as well as Ganta in general, are in a state of panic. Some are reportedly calling Quoi a ghost, while others have adamantly refused the village's women from staying in the community, reports the International Business Times.
Adding to the chaos is a Sept. 30 article published on a conservative blog (which is currently down). The write-up claims that a third person has risen from the dead and has become an Ebola zombie as well. However, hoax-debunking site Snopes.com said the site is satirical in nature.
Snopes debunked the Ebola zombie reports saying that "no corroborating reports of Ebola resurrections have surfaced since the initial story was published in Liberia, and no details have emerged to clarify the circumstances under which the patients 'died.'"
The site added, "On 30 September, the 'Ebola zombie' rumor was resurrected with a post suggesting that a third victim of the disease had mysteriously reanimated. However, the site from which the image and story originated is satirical in nature."
Aside from the report from The New Dawn, there are no other media reports on the Ebola zombie phenomenon and the issue remains unconfirmed, according to the Epoch Times.
Still, it appears that the single report on the women Ebola zombie risings has taken a life of its own on social media, especially after the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed a first case of Ebola in the United States.
Twitter and other social media websites has been abuzz with the likely false reports on the Ebola zombie awakening.
"@MakeYouLaugh_Ha: Ebola Zombies Noo !
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