Another Ebola case recorded in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone's President Ernest Bai Koroma says that another woman has tested positive for Ebola in a village in northern Sierra Leone. 

She was already under quarantine after the death of a 67-year-old woman a week ago. 

President Koroma said the new case, confirmed on Saturday indicated that she had been in contact with the woman who died on August 28 in the village of Sellu Kafta in Kambia district. 

He said the incident is a reminder that Ebola still exist, hence the need to continue to adhere to the precautionary measures by the health authorities. 

Sierra Leone recently extended the state of public health emergency to deal with such occurrences.

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