The latest numbers from the World Health Organization indicate that nearly 7,000 people have now died from Ebola in west Africa.
Data published by the UN's health body late Friday showed that 16,169 people had been infected with Ebola and that 6,928 of them had died in the three countries at the centre of the outbreak -- Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia.
Ebola Virus Disease
Ebola is caused by a virus via direct contact with body fluids or infected blood. Scientists have identified five types of Ebola or Ebola hemorrhagic fever virus.
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The new toll likely includes previously unreported cases.
Source: AFP
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