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West Africa Ebola outbreak deaths exceed 4,000 - WHO | |
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The number of people killed in the Ebola outbreak has risen above 4,000, the World Health Organization has said. | |
The latest figures show there have been 8,376 cases and 4,024 deaths in the worst-affected West African nations of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. | |
The news comes as Liberian MPs refused to grant the president additional powers to deal with the Ebola crisis. | |
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has already declared a state of emergency that allows her to impose quarantines. |