Countries in West Africa on high alert after Ebola outbreak in Guinea

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By Stephanie Busari and Radina Gigova, CNN

https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/15/africa/ebola-guinea-west-africa-intl/index.html

Updated 11:49 AM ET, Mon February 15, 2021

Lagos, Nigeria (CNN)Guinea declared an Ebola outbreak in one of its regions on Sunday, after the West African nation confirmed at least seven cases of the disease, including three deaths, the country’s National Security and Health Agency (ANSS) said.Health officials in the southeastern N’Zerekore district said seven people who attended the funeral of a nurse tested positive for the disease and experienced symptoms such as diarrhea, vomiting and bleeding. Three of them died following the February 1 funeral. It is unclear if the nurse, who worked at the local health center, died from Ebola.

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