Sierra Leone: Village Quarantined After Ebola Death

5 September 2015

A village of almost 1,000 people in Sierra Leone has been placed under quarantine following the death of 67-year-old woman from Ebola. Forty-eight people are considered high risk but have yet to show any symptoms.

The latest victim, a food trader from Sella Kafta village in the northern district of Kambia, had been sick for up to 10 days without informing authorities.

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