Malians concerned over ebola outbreak Several west African countries geared up on Friday to tackle killer haemorraghic fevers including Ebola, which has claimed more than 80 lives in Guinea and just seen suspect cases emerge in Mali, after Liberia and Sierra Leone. The health minister in Mali, one of Guinea's several neighbours, late Thursday announced three suspect cases of Ebola and said the victims had been placed in isolation. Images and soundbites from Bamako.