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Ebola outbreak: Guinea confirms two new cases
Source: BBC
Ebola outbreak: Guinea confirms two new cases
17 minutes ago
Two new Ebola cases have been confirmed in Guinea, almost three months after it celebrated the end of the outbreak. Three other members of the family are suspected to have recently died from the virus.
The cases were reported in the southern region of Nzerekore, where the outbreak began in December 2013.
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The new cases were reported by the World Health Organization (WHO) hours after it declared the latest Ebola flare-up to be over in Sierra Leone.
The WHO has warned that sporadic cases of Ebola are likely to re-emerge as the virus can linger on in body fluids of some survivors.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-35840782