Sierra Leone Confirms New Ebola Death

Health officials in Sierra Leone on Sunday confirmed a new death from the Ebola virus, less than a week after the last known Ebola patient was released from a hospital. The West African country's chief medical officer, Brima Kargbo, said samples from the body of the 67-year-old victim, who died recently in a rural area near the Guinea border, have tested positive for the deadly disease.  Kargbo told Reuters that further tests are under way to confirm the diagnosis. The...

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