Two new cases of Ebola in Sierra Leone crush hopes of virus' defeat

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For three weeks, Sierra Leone did not see a single case of Ebola.

Confidence grew that the deadly virus had been finally defeated in the country, after a long battle that killed more than 11,000 people in West Africa. But officials on Monday announced that two new cases of Ebola had been recorded in Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown.

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