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Ebola-like Marburg virus found in Guinea

A man who died in Guinea was found to have the Ebola-like, highly infectious disease.

Health officials in Guinea have confirmed West Africa’s first case of Marburg, a highly infectious disease that is in the same family as the virus that causes Ebola.

Plus, Zambia gears up for its highly-contested presidential election.

And the real-life story of a Somali seaman’s wrongful conviction and execution for murder in Wales more than 60 years ago, has inspired a novel on the longlist for this year’s Booker Prize.

Photo: Colour enhanced Marburg virus particles. Credit: Getty Images.

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