Four people died and seven others became ill in the southeastern region of Nzerekore due to Ebola virus. Guinea on Sunday has declared an Ebola epidemic.

According to the health ministry, The infected patients have been kept in isolation in treatment centres. In a statement, the ministry said, "Faced with this situation and in accordance with international health regulations, the Guinean government declares an Ebola epidemic."The infected patients have been kept in isolation in treatment centres. According to the media report, seven people fell ill with diarrhoea, vomiting and bleeding after attending a burial in Goueke, near the Liberian border.

The world Health Organization (WHO) has already started supporting Liberia, Sierra Leone and the Democratic Republic of Congo authorities that have been on high alert amid reports of emerging new Ebola cases. In a tweet, media wrote, "Very concerned by reports of 4 suspected Ebola deaths in Guinea. WHO is ramping up readiness and response efforts to this potential resurgence of #Ebola in West Africa, a region which suffered so much from Ebola in 2014."

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