Guinea Declares Ebola Outbreak as Disease Returns to West Africa
At least three people have died in Guinea and several others have tested positive for the hemorrhagic fever, prompting authorities to declare an outbreak of the Ebola virus.
Seven people, four men and three women, tested positive after attending the funeral of a nurse who died from the disease, health officials said Sunday.
All patients from N’Zerekore in the southeast of the country were hospitalized, one of them in the capital Conakry, the deputy head of the National Health Security Agency, Buona Yattassaye, said by phone.
Guinea, the world’s biggest exporter of bauxite, was at the epicenter of the 2014-2016 Ebola epidemic that killed more than 11,000 people in West Africa.
Tracing teams would be sent to the affected region while authorities in the capital are working to secure Ebola vaccines, according to an emailed statement from the Ministry of Health. The nurse who fell ill in late January and was buried on Feb. 1 was identified as the first case in the country since then.
“The nurse was likely infected by a patient,” the head of the National Health Security Agency, Sakoba Keita, told reporters in Conakry on Sunday. “We’re looking for that patient now,”
In neighboring Liberia, President George Weah ordered health authorities to “engage villages and communities bordering Guinea and increase anti-Ebola measures.”
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At least three people have died in Guinea and several others have tested positive for the hemorrhagic fever, prompting authorities to declare an outbreak of the Ebola virus.
Seven people, four men and three women, tested positive after attending the funeral of a nurse who died from the disease, health officials said Sunday.
All patients from N’Zerekore in the southeast of the country were hospitalized, one of them in the capital Conakry, the deputy head of the National Health Security Agency, Buona Yattassaye, said by phone.
Guinea, the world’s biggest exporter of bauxite, was at the epicenter of the 2014-2016 Ebola epidemic that killed more than 11,000 people in West Africa.
Tracing teams would be sent to the affected region while authorities in the capital are working to secure Ebola vaccines, according to an emailed statement from the Ministry of Health. The nurse who fell ill in late January and was buried on Feb. 1 was identified as the first case in the country since then.
“The nurse was likely infected by a patient,” the head of the National Health Security Agency, Sakoba Keita, told reporters in Conakry on Sunday. “We’re looking for that patient now,”
In neighboring Liberia, President George Weah ordered health authorities to “engage villages and communities bordering Guinea and increase anti-Ebola measures.”
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I bet someone’s gunna claim that they released the Ebola on purpose or that it was made in a lab. What nut jobs.
Imagine if this virus spread as easily as covid. That would be a civilization ending event.
Dorime 🙏 imparimo adapare dorime 🙏🙄
Why are they not wearing masks
i’m not playing around this year anymore
More plagues are coming this is just the beginning.
May God have mercy y on us all.
Resident evil vibes lol
2021 is not getting worst
2021:
Covid-19: I iz stronk.
Ebola: GUESS WHOSE BACK! BACK AGAIN!
What is this shit
Ebola fucks covid and we will have Coebola!
Just drop a meteorite on the earth, wipe us all out and start over
Everything we need right now.
covid quarantine has affected vaccination processes for other viruses.
they were too worried about covid that they “forgot” about the other diseases smh 🤦🏽♀️
this is not the end of the world. just poor management.
We have no where to run.
THIS IS VERY MUCH CLEAR WE ARE NEAR TO THE END WEST AFRICA PLZ DONT COME TO SA
QUE DEUS PROTEJA A TODOS AI NA ÁFRICA
FORÇA POSITIVA DO BRASIL🙏
Is this a rerun I thought they played the ebola episode a long time ago.
Well I suppose its the perfect time for a sequel.
The depopulation of the human race continues
Wait. A few days ago a new Ebola also started in Congo.
The year of plagues is upon us ☣️💀🤝💀🤝💀🤝💀🤝💀🤝💀🤝💀🤝💀 🔥GOD BLESS THE MESS🔥
Don’t let anyone from Africa or China in us without testing
Covid not as effective, now they try Ebola again.
Repent of your sins ,Jesus saves ,we are living in the last days ,do not get the vax-666 with the new digital ID-666(microchip).The Bible says very clear all who take the name of the beast and the number of his name will perish forever and ever in hell.Revelation 13 and 14.Jesus saves!Refuse the vax with the chip no matter what !
Why am I not surprise.😰