Monday, May 26, 2014

Ebola Virus Kills 5 In First Outbreak in Sierra Leone

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Five people have died in the first cases of Ebola virus in Sierra Leone, the World Health Organization said on Monday


Ebola, a deadly hemorrhagic fever virus with a fatality rate of up to 90 percent, has already killed more than 100 people in its recent West Africa outbreak. Cases have been reported in Guinea, Liberia, and Mali



The WHO said that it had received "preliminary information" about one case confirmed in a laboratory in Kenema, Sierra Leone, and four other "community deaths." These were reported from Koidu, near the border with Guéckédou, Guinea, a disease hotspot. Read more...


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from MashableLorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
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