Guinea bans bat-eating to curb deadly Ebola outbreak
Mar. 31, 2014
Q: Guinea has banned the sale and consumption of bats to prevent the spread of the deadly Ebola virus which has killed more than 60 people. Where is Guinea?
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Q: Since its 1976 discovery in then-Zaire, around 2,200 Ebola cases and 1,500 deaths have been recorded. What is the former Zaire now called?
A. Angola
B. Burkina Faso
C. Central African Republic
D. Democratic Republic of Congo
Q: Ebola-like symptoms also have been reported by officials of Guinea's southern neighbors . . .
A. Sierra Leone and Liberia
B. Mauritania and Guinea-Bissau
C. Senegal and Mali
D. Burkina Faso and Ghana
Q: The virus – with no known cure or vaccine – spread to Guinea's crowded capital, Conakry. Liberia and its capital – named after an early U.S. president – are on alert. What is Liberia's capital?
A. Adamstown
B. Jeffersonville
C. Monrovia
D. Washington
Q: The Guinea outbreak is the first time Ebola has been recorded in . . .
A. North Africa
B. West Africa
C. South Africa
D. East Africa
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