Sierra Leone hunts Ebola patient kidnapped in Freetown

A hunt has been launched in Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown, for a woman with Ebola who was forcibly removed from hospital by her relatives.

Radio stations around the country are appealing for help to find the 32-year-old who is being described as a "risk to all".

She is the first Freetown resident to have tested positive for the virus.
Since February, 660 people have died of Ebola in three West African states - the world deadliest outbreak to date.


It began in eastern Guinea and has since spread to Liberia and Sierra Leone.
Meanwhile, Nigerian health officials say a Liberian man admitted to a hospital in Lagos, who had been kept under quarantine, has died of suspected Ebola.

The Ebola outbreak in West Africa is the world's largest

The virus kills up to 90% of those infected but if patients receive early treatment, they have a better chance of survival.

It spreads through contact with an infected person's bodily fluids.