The WHO reported 57 new deaths between July 24 and July 27 in Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Nigeria. Photo: Reuters
Washington: US health authorities have issued a warning against travel to three African nations facing the largest outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in history.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urged “all US residents to avoid non-essential travel to Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone”.
The current outbreak of the highly contagious Ebola virus has killed 729 people in West Africa since March, according to the World Health Organization.
The ebola virus, which has killed nearly 700 people in west Africa. Photo: AFP
The hemorrhagic virus can be fatal in up to 90 per cent of cases, though this outbreak has killed about 60 per cent of those infected.