Ebola Death Toll Surpasses 600 in W. Africa

Another 68 people have died from Ebola virus disease in West Africa, pushing the death toll from the regional outbreak to 603. The World Health Organization says the disease claimed 52 lives in Sierra Leone, 13 in Liberia and three in Guinea during a five-day period ending Sunday. It says regional authorities also reported 85 new cases of the disease, mostly in Liberia and Sierra Leone, indicating that "high levels of transmission" continue in those countries. Gaining...

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