Ebola kills more than 200 in Guinea
World Health Organisation describes the west Africa’s first outbreak as one of the worst since it has encountered
Aljazeera.com
05 Jun 2014
More than 200 people have died from the Ebola virus in Guinea in one of the worst ever outbreaks of the disease, the World Health Organisation has said.
The UN’s health agency said on Wednesday it had registered 328 confirmed or suspected cases of Ebola in the country, including 208 deaths, with 21 deaths registered between May 29 and June 1 alone.
Neighbouring Sierra Leone and Liberia have also reported more infections, said the WHO, which has described west Africa’s first outbreak as one of the most challenging it has faced.
To date, 79 confirmed and suspected cases have been reported in Sierra Leone, the agency said. Six people have died of the disease.
The disease appeared to have resurfaced in Liberia, which had not recorded a new case for two months. A person believed to have been infected in Kailahun in Sierra Leone came across the border and died in Foya, the WHO said.
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