As many as 46 people have died of the ebola virus in the West African state of Sierra Leone a senior government official said Wednesday. 'There are now 163 confirmed cases of ebola while 15 patients have been discharged from the government hospital in Kenema' Xinhua quoted Brima Kargbo chief medical officer in the health ministry as saying. (Read: Revealed how our body keeps viruses at bay) Kargbo said most of the affected are 'close relatives of those who have died from the disease' adding that 142 out of the 163 cases are from the Kailahun district. The disease spreads
