EBOLA OUTBREAK: GUINEA HEALTH TEAM KILLED (STA BREAKING NEWS and ARCHIVES)

by STANews , Saturday, September 20, 2014, 11:30

Some villagers in Guinea have been scared by the appearance of health workers trying to combat Ebola

Eight members of a team trying to raise awareness about Ebola have been killed by villagers using machetes and clubs in Guinea, officials say.

Some of the bodies - of health workers, local officials and journalists - were found in a septic tank in a village school near the city of Nzerekore.

Correspondents say many villagers are suspicious of official attempts to combat the disease.

More than 2,600 people have now died from the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.

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