At least 59 people have been reported killed by the Ebola virus in Guinea, where health officials say the outbreak has reached epidemic proportions.
Guinea's Ministry of Health has registered almost 100 infections since the virus was first reported last month, according to a Radio France Internationale report on Sunday.
The southern districts Macenta and Gueckedou, which border Sierra Leone, had been particularly affected by the outbreak, said Dr Sakoba Keita, the chief of the health ministry's prevention unit.
Three of 12 virus samples sent to France had been confirmed as Ebola, according to Keita.
Ebola is one of the most contagious viral diseases known, often resulting in death. It cannot be prevented with a vaccine and is untreatable with medication.
Medicins Sans Frontieres (MSF) has launched an emergency medical intervention in the poverty-stricken West African nation's southern region.
It says more than 30 tonnes of medical supplies are en route to Guinea.
The organisation has a 24-member medical team on the ground and more staffers are scheduled to arrive in coming days.
"We have set up an isolation ward in Gueckedou," Dr Esther Sterk of MSF told American broadcaster Voice of America, saying an additional isolation ward will be set up in Macenta.
World Health Organization officials were due to arrive Sunday to conduct additional tests on site, Guinea's health ministry said.
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