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Ebola spread warning

[b]West African[/b] nations neighbouring those hit by the Ebola epidemic – [b]Mali, Cote D’Ivoire, Senegal[/b] and [b]Guinea Bissau[/b] – should prepare for the possible arrival of travellers carrying the deadly virus, the [b]World Health Organisation[/b] said. Despite efforts by national health authorities and international aid organisations to contain the spread of Ebola, the WHO has recorded 635 infections, including 399 deaths, in [b]Guinea, Sierra Leone[/b] and [b]Liberia[/b] since the outbreak began in February.

[link url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/27/us-health-ebola-who-idUSKBN0F20TJ20140627]Full Reuters Health report[/link]

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