Ebola outbreak ends in Guinea

The World Health Organization yesterday officially announced the end of Guinea's second Ebola outbreak which was declared on February 14. It was the second such outbreak in the country  since the devastating 2013-2016 Ebola epidemic in West Africa, which left 11,300 dead in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. Ebola causes severe fever and, in the worst cases, unstoppable bleeding. It is transmitted through close contact with bodily fluids, and people who live with or care for patients are most at risk.