Gouécké or Gouéké is a

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and

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in the

Nzérékoré Prefecture Nzérékoré is a prefecture located in the Nzérékoré Region of Guinea. The capital is Nzérékoré. The prefecture covers an area of and has an estimated population of 396,949. Sub-prefectures The prefecture is divided administratively int ...

in the

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. Three people died and four fell ill from an

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outbreak on February 14,

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References

Sub-prefectures of the Nzérékoré Region {{Guinea-geo-stub