Sierra Leone officials have confirmed a death from Ebola, hours after the World Health Organization declared the latest West Africa outbreak over.
The country was declared free of the virus on 7 November, and the region as a whole was cleared when Liberia was pronounced Ebola-free on Thursday.
Tests on a person who died in northern Sierra Leone proved positive
The WHO has warned, however, that more flare-ups are expected.
Close to 4,000 people have died of Ebola in Sierra Leone, and 11,000 people across the region, since December 2013
