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Ebola Virus Claims Four Lives in Sierra Leone

by Dr. Enozia Vakil on May 27, 2014 at 9:08 PM
Ebola Virus Claims Four Lives in Sierra Leone

A health ministry official has confirmed that four people in Sierra Leone have died after contracting the Ebola virus.

"I can categorically confirm that the Ebola sickness has materialised," said Amara Jambai. "We have on record four deaths".

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