Wednesday, 4 June 2014

Guinea Ebola death toll rises above 200


Staff of the 'Doctors without Borders' ('Medecin sans frontieres') medical aid organisation carry the body of a person killed by the Ebola virus, at a center for victims of the haemorrhagic fever in Guekedou, on April 1, 2014.  By Seyllou (AFP/File)
Staff of the 'Doctors without Borders' ('Medecin sans frontieres') medical aid organisation carry the body of a person killed by the Ebola virus, at a center for victims of the haemorrhagic fever in Guekedou, on April 1, 2014. By Seyllou (AFP/File)
Geneva (AFP) - More than 200 people have died from the highly contagious Ebola virus in Guinea, making it one of the worst ever outbreaks of the deadly haemorrhagic fever, the World Health Organization said Wednesday.
The UN's health agency said it so far had registered 328 confirmed or suspected cases of Ebola in Guinea, including 208 deaths, with 21 deaths registered between May 29 and June 1 alone.

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