--- description: An international medical charity confirms at least seven people infected with the deadly Ebola virus in Guinea, where 101 people have died so far during the recent outbreak, have recovered well enough to return home title: Seven people in Guinea survive Ebola virus image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # 7 Ebola Patients in Guinea Fight Off the Disease by [Maddy Fry](/author/maddy-fry/) ## Maddy Fry Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 10, 2014 12:57 PM CUT by [Maddy Fry](/author/maddy-fry/) ## Maddy Fry Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 10, 2014 12:57 PM CUT At least seven patients infected with Ebola virus in Guinea have recovered well enough to return home, the BBC [reports](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-26963083 "undefined"). The medical charity Medicins San Frontieres (MSF) confirmed the patients had managed to shake the virus despite its high mortality rate. Global health officials say the outbreak in West Africa has killed over two-thirds of the people infected so far, including 101 in Guinea and 10 in Liberia. MSF and the World Health Organization, which has labeled the outbreak one of the “most challenging” ever, have been trying to help Guinea’s health ministry prevent the virus from further spread. MSF spokesman Sam Taylor called the homecomings “great news” for the patients’ families and communities that would improve “everyone’s morale.” But that’s a tall order when, [during past outbreaks](http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/08/us-guinea-ebola-survivors-idUSBREA370WP20140408 "undefined"), the sick were abandoned by loved ones and survivors were still shunned. The Ebola virus is passed on through contact with infected fluids like blood, sweat and urine and has been known to kill up to 90 percent of sick patients. There is no cure, but some deaths can be prevented if the virus is caught and treated early. \[[BBC](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-26963083 "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/57261/ebola-guinea-disease-msf-africa/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/57261/ebola-guinea-disease-msf-africa/"},"headline":"7 Ebola Patients in Guinea Fight Off the Disease","datePublished":"2014-04-10T12:57:59.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T07:14:24.630Z","description":"An international medical charity confirms at least seven people infected with the deadly Ebola virus in Guinea, where 101 people have died so far during the recent outbreak, have recovered well enough to return home","url":"https://time.com/57261/ebola-guinea-disease-msf-africa/","keywords":["Africa","Recovery","Guinea","ebola virus"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Maddy Fry","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/maddy-fry/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/57261/ebola-guinea-disease-msf-africa/","name":"7 Ebola Patients in Guinea Fight Off the Disease"}}]}] ```