Health
Guinea sees first Ebola deaths since 2016 – Al Jazeera English
Four deaths from Ebola hemorrhagic fever occurred in the southeastern region of Nzerekore, officials say.
Four people have died of Ebola in Guineas southeastern region of Nzerekore, the first resurgence of the disease in five years.
One of the victims in Guinea was a nurse who fell ill in late January and was buried on February 1, National Health Security Agency chief Sakoba Keita told local media.
Among those who took part in the burial, eight people showed symptoms: diarrhoea, vomiting and bleeding, he said. Three of them died and four others are in hospital.
Keita said one patient escaped but had…
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