Ebola News Update: Infection Infects Four People In Guinea
Although the dreaded Ebola outbreak in West Africa has already subsided in January, new isolated cases are starting to surface with two confirmed cases being recorded in Guinea.
The infected individuals were all from the same village of Korokpara. In recent weeks, three individuals belonging to the same family in the said village reportedly died due to diarrhea and vomiting.
The World Health Organization (WHO) immediately deployed experts at the site where cases have been particularly high in order to determine and contain the spread of the epidemic.
Other aid agencies like the Alliance for International Medical Action (ALIMA) and the United Nations children's agency UNICEF are also stepping up their respective efforts by reinforcing personnel assigned to monitor the extent of the outbreak.
"There has been a very professional and experienced response across the board. We are doing all we can to be ready to receive more cases," he said, adding that ALIMA was flying in more staff from Paris," remarked Augustin Augier of ALIMA as quoted by NBC News.
The outbreak coincided with WHO's recent announcement this week that Sierra Leone is currently Ebola-free but cautioned a likely recurrence of the disease.
"WHO continues to stress that Sierra Leone, as well as Liberia and Guinea, are still at risk of Ebola flare-ups, largely due to virus persistence in some survivors, and must remain on high alert and ready to respond," said WHO in a statement as quoted in a report by The Guardian.
At the height of the Ebola's rage across several Western African nations, more than 11, 300 people have already died with most number of fatalities from countries like Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone.
Records from global health authorities pointed out that worst infections may have started in Guinea with nearly 2, 500 deaths. Ebola experts warned that the illness could still remain the eyes, the central nervous system, and bodily fluids among people who managed to recover from the infection as stated in a report by the International Business Times.
