"Mystery Illness Kills 23 in Guinea" Topic
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| Tango01 | 22 Mar 2014 12:12 p.m. PST |
"A mysterious illness has killed at least 23 people in southern Guinea in six weeks, but the disease has yet to be positively identified, the health ministry announced Thursday. "A feverish sickness whose first symptoms were observed on February 9 has claimed at least 23 lives, including that of the director of the Macenta district hospital and three staff, out of a total of 36 cases," said Sakoba Keita, the doctor in charge of the ministry's preventive wing. "The administrative district of Gueckedou is the worst affected, with 13 deaths for 19 cases," Keita added, noting that "the illness is characterized by fever, diarrhea, vomiting, and bleeding in the cases of some patients…"
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 enfant perdus  | 22 Mar 2014 1:25 p.m. PST |
Now confirmed as ebola, I believe.
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| Only Warlock | 23 Mar 2014 1:25 p.m. PST |
Yup. Fatalities in the high 50 ' s now. Eola is bad, bad, bad |
| tkdguy | 25 Mar 2014 12:45 p.m. PST |
Up to 59 people dead, last I heard, which was a few days ago. I hope the count has not gone up. |
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