Prognosis
West Africa Rallies Ebola Defenses as Guinea Cases Climb
- WHO urges neighbors to act immediately’ to prevent spread
- Guinea is trying to get Ebola vaccines within next three days
Photographer: Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg
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Guinea’s neighbors are taking measures to prevent the Ebola hemorrhagic fever from entering their countries, as cases rise in the West Africa nation.
Five people have died from the highly contagious disease, Guinea’s National Health Security Agency said in an emailed statement Tuesday. Three people tested positive and 10 other suspected cases are awaiting laboratory results, it said.