WHO: Mysterious Ebola-like illness kills 12 in Africa

A mysterious illness with Ebola-like symptoms which appeared in southeast Liberia is now in the country's capital, local authorities say. Both the government and the World Health Organization (WHO) put the revised death toll from the illness at 12.

According to Liberian Health Ministry spokesman Sorbor George "the illness has entered the capital," with the WHO saying the total number of cases has risen to 25.

Cases began being registered just over a week ago, on April 23, and the illness's symptoms include fever, vomiting, headaches and diarrhea. It has been linked to the funeral of a religious leader in Greenville, Sinoe County.

"A man came from Sinoe to attend a funeral in Monrovia and he got sick. He shows the same symptoms, later on he died. After he died his girlfriend got sick showing the same symptoms, she died also," the Health Ministry...