In Guinea, seven Ebola cases have been confirmed, three of which were fatal, said the head of the National Health Insurance Agency (ANSS) Dr. Sakoba Keita.
Late Saturday night, Health Minister Remy Lamach spoke of four dead. The services did not specify why this report was reduced, a few hours later, to three.
This is the first recurrence of the disease (Ebola causes hemorrhagic fever), five years after the previous one ended, after in West Africa, since the worst Ebola epidemic in the world began in 2013, resulting in death more than 11.300 people.
The Democratic Republic of Congo today confirmed that another case of Ebola had been detected in the North Kivu province, where the virus had reappeared on February 7.
WHO alarm
Following the latest developments, the World Health Organization will rapidly develop the means at its disposal, such as vaccines, to help Guinea cope with the re-emergence of the Ebola virus, a spokesman for Conakry said.
Professor Alfred George Key-Zerbo, after meeting with officials of the country's health authorities, pointed out that Guinea already has "great experience", since from there began in 2013 the worst Ebola epidemic in the world to date.
"Our arsenal is now extensive and we must take advantage to reduce this situation as soon as possible. "The WHO has been put on alert, at all levels," he added.
Ebola, which causes high fever, headache, vomiting and diarrhea, was first diagnosed in 1976 in Zaire, in what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo. There are currently two vaccines for the virus, but no effective treatment.