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WHO confirms second new Ebola case in Sierra Leone

By AFP
Sierra Leone Another case of Ebola has been found in west Africa after the region last week declared itself free of the virus.  By Carl De Souza AFPFile
JAN 21, 2016 LISTEN
Another case of Ebola has been found in west Africa after the region last week declared itself free of the virus. By Carl De Souza (AFP/File)

Geneva (AFP) - The World Health Organization on Thursday confirmed a new case of Ebola in Sierra Leone, the second since west Africa last week declared an end to the epidemic that has killed more than 11,300 people.

"There was a new confirmed case," WHO spokesman Tarik Jasarevic told AFP in an email, adding that the new case was the aunt of a 22-year-old student who was determined to have died of the virus on January 12.

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