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EBOLA VIRUS KILLED 2 IN GUINEA AND SIERRA LEONE

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Two new deaths from
the deadly Ebola disease were announced Monday by health authorities in Guinea
and Sierra Leone, raising fears that the first outbreak in West Africa is not
yet under control. The new fatalities are far from where the outbreak began. There are also
several other deaths suspected to be from Ebola that have not been confirmed by
tests.The death announced Monday in Sierra Leone is the country’s first
official confirmed case, though it had been on high alert ever since the
disease appeared in Guinea.
Guinea has had most
of the 170 deaths from Ebola in the current outbreak in West Africa. There have
been a few deaths in Liberia and now at least one in Sierra Leone. The new cases are a
setback to the efforts to control the Ebola outbreak.
There is no cure
and no vaccine for Ebola, which causes a high fever and severe bleeding. The
current outbreak is unusual for West Africa as the disease is typically found
in the center and east of the continent. Ebola can incubate
for up to 21 days before an infected person shows any symptoms. Doctors like to
wait 42 days — two incubation periods — after the last known infection before
declaring an outbreak over.
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