Guinea: Four Die in Suspected Ebola Outbreak in Guinea

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Guinea: Four Die in Suspected Ebola Outbreak in Guinea

[Nation] Freetown -- Guinean authorities on Saturday said four people had died from suspected Ebola virus complications, sparking fears of the return of the deadly viral disease in West Africa, four years after the world's largest outbreak of the disease in the sub-region.

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