Ebola kills five in Sudan outbreak

FIVE people have died from the deadly Ebola virus in southern Sudan and a Russian researcher also died after sticking herself with a needle containing the virus.

The World Health Organization (WHO) office for southern Sudan said health authorities in Yambio county in Western Equatoria province had reported 19 patients suffering the symptoms associated with Ebola, which can kill up to 90% of its victims.

“I can confirm that there are 19 reported cases of Ebola hemorrhagic fever in Yambio county as of this morning,” Abdullahi Ahmed, head of the WHO southern Sudan office, said. “It could be more than this,” he said. “We just don’t know at this point.”