[AFP]The outbreak, which is the first since 2016, is believed to have been triggered by a "persistent" human source, the WHO said today. The outbreak, which is the first since 2016, is believed to have been triggered by a "persistent" human source, the WHO said today. The human source may have contracted the virus during the last outbreak, which started in 2013 and lasted three years. Guinea confirmed an outbreak of Ebola in February 2021 after five years of the country being clear from a hemorrhagic fever. Currently, three thousand people in Guinea have been vaccinated, with the World Health Organisation having 30,000 doses in total.

Source: Standard Digital March 13, 2021 06:11 UTC