Ebola crisis in Guinea 'has set back malaria fight'

Experts say the continuing Ebola epidemic in Guinea has set back the country's fight against malaria.

A report estimates that 74,000 cases of malaria went untreated in 2014 because clinics were either closed or patients were too scared to seek help. 

They warned that malaria deaths since the Ebola outbreak began may far exceed the number of Ebola deaths in the country, which now stand at 2,444. 

The authors of the Lancet Report say fear surrounding the Ebola virus may have stopped patients in Guinea from going to see a doctor to get their symptoms checked.

BBC