▁has ▁been ▁affected . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 0 ▁November , ▁the ▁local ▁Red ▁Cross ▁in ▁K ank an ▁Pref ect ure ▁sent ▁ ▁blood ▁samples ▁via ▁a ▁cou rier ▁when ▁the ▁tax i ▁he ▁was ▁travel ing ▁in ▁was ▁stopped ▁by ▁ro bb ers . ▁The ▁band its ▁made ▁off ▁with ▁the ▁cool er ▁bag ▁containing ▁the ▁blood ▁samples . ▁The ▁Guinea ▁authorities ▁made ▁a ▁public ▁appeal ▁for ▁the ▁return ▁of ▁the ▁blood ▁samples . ▁The ▁rob ber y ▁occurred ▁near ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁K iss id oug ou . ▁ ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 4 ▁December ▁the ▁W HO ▁stated ▁that ▁ 1 7 ▁districts ▁reported ▁new ▁confirmed ▁or ▁sus pected ▁cases ▁in ▁this ▁week . ▁Guinea ▁reported ▁ 2 , 4 1 6 ▁cases ▁with ▁ 1 , 5 2 5 ▁death s ▁on ▁this ▁date . ▁Only ▁ 1 0 ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 4 ▁districts ▁have ▁not ▁reported ▁cases . ▁Con ak ry ▁reported ▁ 1 8 ▁new ▁cases ▁in ▁this ▁week . ▁The ▁northern ▁district ▁of ▁Sig ui ri ▁is ▁of ▁particular ▁concern , ▁as ▁it ▁borders ▁M ali ▁and ▁reported ▁ 4 ▁new ▁probable ▁cases . ▁ ▁Free ▁of ▁E bol a ▁transmission ▁The ▁country ▁was ▁declared ▁free ▁of ▁E bol a ▁transmission ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁ 4 2 ▁days ▁after ▁the ▁last ▁E bol a ▁patient ▁tested ▁negative ▁for ▁a ▁second ▁time . ▁Guinea ▁was ▁subsequently ▁in ▁a ▁ 9