Thirty two new Ebola cases have been confirmed in
Forecariah prefecture of Guinea, very, close to the border
with Sierra Leone, a local official reported.
Anti-Ebola coordinator in Forecariah prefecture,
Abdourahamane Batchily, said on Monday that among the
new cases three people in the region’s Mabala village have
died of the virus with no safe burials yet.
Batchily said on national radio that the number of people
who have had contact with Ebola patients in the prefecture
has risen to 1,114.
The official said he would lead a team to Mabala, and
medical personnel will be deployed to the region.
Official statistics show that up to Monday, 2,957 Ebola
cases had been reported in Guinea, out of which 1,821
people had died.
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