Sierra Leone Hits Back at Ebola Outbreak Claims

The World Health Organization said a new Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone has killed dozens of people and sickened more than 100, but a Sierra Leone government spokesman said those numbers are too high.   Alpha Kanu, Sierra Leone’s Minister of Information, hit back Thursday at media reports of a new outbreak. In a teleconference with journalists, Kanu said the WHO’s announcement that an outbreak in the remote Kono district has killed 87 people and sickened 123 was based on improper...

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