WHO alerts more African countries as Ebola cases rise in Guinea
DRC says its new infections are a resurgence of a previous outbreak
16 February 2021 - 21:45
Conakry — The World Health Organization (WHO) has asked six African countries to be alert for possible Ebola infections, as Guinea on Tuesday reported new cases and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) said its new infections were a resurgence of a previous outbreak.
Guinea declared an outbreak of the virus on Sunday in the first return of the disease there since the 2013-2016 outbreak, while the DRC has confirmed four new cases in February. ..
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