Fourth death from Ebola in Guinea

Fourth death from Ebola in Guinea

World March 20, 2016 05:18

- A new infection with the Ebola virus is Saturday (local time) deceased a fourth victim in Guinea. It is about a young girl who died in a hospital in Nzérékoré, which specializes in the treatment of Ebola. The city with 100,000 inhabitants located near the border with Liberia.

In the West African country of Guinea deceased about 2500 inhabitants to Ebola since 2013. In December, however, the country was declared Ebola-free by the World Health Organization.

In the area where infections have been discovered, it arrived vaccine to be distributed. In March deceased for three people in the country, which together with neighboring Sierra Leone and Liberia was severely hit by Ebola. The past two years, the disease cost more than 11 300 people living in these countries.

According to the WHO, the epidemic resurgence because survivors still may carry the virus.

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