The remaining case is from Tonkolili where a 28 year old male travelled to Tonkolili from an area close to the Magazine Wharf neighbourhood of Freetown on 16 July to celebrate Eid with family, but was not a registered contact of any case from the Magazine Wharf transmission chain. On 19 July the case attended Lion Heart Hospital in Yelle, Tonkolili complaining of a headache, and was treated as an outpatient with malaria and discharged. Two days later on 21 July the case presented to Masanga hospital and was isolated on admission.

The patient died on 23 July and was confirmed EVD-positive after post -mortem testing. Over 600 contacts have been listed so far, several of whom are deemed to be high risk. Investigations are ongoing to establish the source of infection and identify and trace all contacts. Both hospitals and the village of Messesebah have been placed under quarantine.