Video: What is the Ebola virus

Under the emergency use designation, certain laboratories in the United States and other countries have been authorised to use the test for a limited period to detect the type of Ebola that has been spreading in West Africa.

Under the emergency use designation, certain laboratories in the United States and other countries have been authorised to use the test for a limited period to detect the type of Ebola that has been spreading in West Africa.

Published Jun 3, 2014

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Sierra Leone has raised its death toll from the highly contagious Ebola virus, sparking fears the deadly epidemic is spreading.

A health ministry spokesman said a fifth patient had been killed by the tropical pathogen in the country.

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