0 - day ▁period ▁of ▁height ened ▁surve ill ance ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁U . N . ▁World ▁Health ▁Organ ization ▁which ▁also ▁offered ▁assistance ▁- ▁with ▁fund ing ▁from ▁the ▁ag ency ' s ▁don ors . ▁ ▁New ▁cases ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁On ▁ 1 7 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁Guinea ▁reported ▁ 2 ▁people ▁had ▁tested ▁positive ▁for ▁E bol a ▁virus ▁in ▁Kor ok para . ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁reported ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁from ▁a ▁village ▁where ▁members ▁of ▁one ▁family ▁had ▁died ▁recently ▁from ▁vom iting ▁( and ▁di arr ho ea ). ▁On ▁ 1 9 ▁March , ▁it ▁was ▁reported ▁that ▁another ▁individual ▁died ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁virus , ▁at ▁the ▁treatment ▁centre ▁in ▁N z erek ore . ▁The ▁country ' s ▁government ▁quar ant ined ▁an ▁area ▁around ▁the ▁home ▁where ▁the ▁cases ▁took ▁place . ▁This ▁region ▁of ▁Guinea ▁is ▁where ▁the ▁first ▁case ▁was ▁registered ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁E bol a ▁out break . ▁On ▁ 2 2 ▁March , ▁it ▁was ▁reported ▁that ▁medical ▁authorities ▁in ▁Guinea ▁have ▁quar ant ined ▁ 8 1 6 ▁people ▁as ▁possibly ▁having ▁had ▁contact ▁with ▁the ▁prior ▁cases ▁( more ▁than ▁one ▁hundred ▁individuals ▁were ▁considered ▁high ▁risk ); ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁day ▁Liber ia ▁ordered ▁its ▁border ▁with ▁Guinea ▁closed . ▁Mac enta ▁pre fect ure , ▁ 2 0 0 ▁kilom eters ▁from