GABON

At least 10 people
died recently after a suspected outbreak of Ebola
fever in the northeastern
region of the country,
according to officials of
World Health Organization
(wm). Ten out of 19
patients admitted to the
hospital had shown symptoms of EboW which causes
massive haemorrhaging,
often leading to death.
Apparently, all the patients
came frorn'the village of
Mayibout and had become ill
after eating the meat of a
chimpanzee found dead near
the village. It is suspected
that the virus came from the
chimpanzee. It'will be the
third appearance of the
Ebola since the epidemic in
Zaire last year, if tests being
carried out in Gabon and
Paris by wHo and French
officials confirm the outbreak as Ebola fever.