British national contracts Ebola in Sierra Leone

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British national contracts Ebola in Sierra Leone

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/sierra-leone-makes-harboring-ebola-victims-crime-161037243.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5Uf9O.sD.fFy._F3ePIFIA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-08-23T191617Z_1745155190_GM1EA8O05NU01_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-EBOLA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A MSF health worker stands outside the isolation unit during the visit of Senior U.N. System Coordinator for Ebola David Nabarro (not pictured), at ELWA hospital, in Monrovia" align="left" title="A MSF health worker stands outside the isolation unit during the visit of Senior U.N. System Coordinator for Ebola David Nabarro (not pictured), at ELWA hospital, in Monrovia" border="0" /></a>By Belinda Goldsmith and Umaru Fofana LONDON/FREETOWN (Reuters) - A British national living in Sierra Leone has tested positive for Ebola, the first Briton to fall victim to the deadly disease that has spread across the West African region since March, the Department of Health said on Saturday. Some aid organizations, including medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres, have warned that the outbreak, which began in Guinea before spreading to Sierra Leone, Liberia and Nigeria, is now out of control. Britain's Deputy Chief Medical Officer John Watson confirmed a British national was among those suffering from Ebola and said medical experts were assessing the situation in Sierra Leone to ensure appropriate care was provided.</p><br clear="all"/>

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