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Death toll from West Africa's Ebola outbreak passes 10,000: WHO
The death toll from West Africa's Ebola outbreak has passed 10,000, according to the latest tally released by the World Health Organization on Thursday
Published : 13 March 2015, 04:57 AM
Updated : 13 March 2015, 04:57 AM
Liberia has recorded the most deaths with 4,162. Sierra Leone is the second worst-hit nation with 3,655, and Guinea has recorded 2,187 dead, according to the data.
The deadly hemorrhagic fever reached Senegal, Nigeria and Mali but was contained there. A handful of cases have also been recorded in the United States, Spain and Britain.
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