{The Ebola outbreak death toll in the three hardest-hit West African countries has passed 6,000, says the World Health Organization (WHO).}
The toll until December 10 reached 6,538 people in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, said the UN health agency on Friday.
WHO also reported that 18,188 cases of infection have also been recorded in the three West African countries.
Earlier on Friday, a man who entered Guinea-Bissau from the neighboring Guinea in West Africa was reportedly being treated for suspected Ebola infection.
According to a medical official the traveler was running a temperature and was put under surveillance as he attempted to pass through the border crossing.
Ebola was first detected in the southeastern forest region of Guinea early in the year before spreading to neighbouring countries Liberia and Sierra Leone.
Ebola is a form of hemorrhagic fever whose symptoms are diarrhea, vomiting, and bleeding. It spreads through contact with bodily fluids such as blood, saliva, and sweat.
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