According toEWN, the disease is related to the Ebola virus and is similar to the coronavirus.
The virus is spread by bats to humans has an 88% mortality rate.
The virus was found two months after Guinea was declared Ebola-free.
The World Health Organization says health officials have discovered a deadly virus that is similar to the coronavirus in Guinea, West Africa. Image: Carl de SouzaSource: Getty Images
The virus causes haemorrhagic fever and is also highly infectious.
It is transmitted through bodily fluids or through touching contaminated surfaces and/or materials.
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