Fifth Sierra Leone doctor tests positive for Ebola

Authorities in Sierra Leone said yesterday that another doctor there has tested positive for ebola, marking a setback for efforts to keep desperately needed health care workers safe in the West African country ravaged by the deadly virus.

Government chief medical Officer Dr Brima Kargbo confirmed yesterday that a fifth doctor in Sierra Leone had tested positive.

The other four all died from the virus that has killed nearly 5,000 people across West Africa.