challenges in responding to the ebola epidemic - four rural counties, liberia, august-november 2014. | the first cases of ebola virus disease (ebola) in west africa were identified in guinea on march 22, 2014. on march 30, the first liberian case was identified in foya town, lofa county, near the guinean border. because the majority of early cases occurred in lofa and montserrado counties, resources were concentrated in these counties during the first several months of the response, and these counties have seen signs of successful disease control. by october 2014, the epidemic had reached all 15 ... | 2014 | 25522089 |