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                 Germany, Guinea-Bissau React to Ebola Outbreak

   by VOA News

   Germany is urging its citizens to leave Sierra Leone, Guinea and
   Liberia due to the Ebola outbreak in the West African nations.

   The foreign ministry announced the government directive on Wednesday,
   but said the appeal for nationals to leave did not apply to medical
   workers or diplomatic staff.

   Also, Guinea-Bissau has announced it is closing its border with Guinea
   because of fears over the spread of Ebola.

   At a news conference late Tuesday, Prime Minister Domingos Simoes
   Pereira said its southern and eastern borders with Guinea would remain
   closed "until further notice."

   ''The [1]World Health Organization (WHO) says more than 1,000 people
   have died since the Ebola outbreak began in February, most of them in
   Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.

   Nigeria's health ministry confirmed a new case of Ebola on Monday.
   Officials there say 10 people have been infected and two people have
   died.

   In another development, the Confederation of African Football said
   Wednesday that two African Cup qualifying matches that were set to be
   held in Guinea and Sierra Leone next month would be moved to other
   countries.

   The group did not announce the new venues.

   The current Ebola outbreak in West Africa has infected more than 1,800
   people, and is on pace to infect more people than all previous
   outbreaks of the virus combined.

   The disease has no known cure.  On Tuesday, a WHO panel of medical
   experts said it is ethical to give Ebola patients unproven drugs to try
   to fight the disease.
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References

   1. http://www.who.org/
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