Ebola hits Senegal
514 views · Published 30 August 2014 · 1:01 · Indexed 31 October 2026
Channel: TV360 Nigeria · 2014 · News & Politics
The epidemic continues to spread in West Africa as Senegal has confirmed its first case of the virus. Health Minister Awa Marie Coll-Seck told reporters Friday that a young man from Guinea imported the disease into the country. The man was immediately placed in quarantine after it was confirmed he had the virus. Guinea, which is one of the worst affected countries, shares a border with Senegal. The Country had previously closed its border with Guinea in an attempt to halt the spread of Ebola, but its frontiers are porous. It had also banned flights and ships from Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone - the three worst-hit countries. The confirmation makes Senegal the fifth West African country to be affected by the outbreak, which began in Guinea and has killed more than 1,500 people across the region.
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