Ebola Outbreak: Senegal Confirms First Case

Senegal's health ministry has confirmed a first case of Ebola, making it the fifth West African country to be affected by the outbreak.

Health Minister Awa Marie Coll Seck told reporters on Friday that a young man from Guinea was confirmed to have contracted the virus.

The man was immediately placed in quarantine, she added.

The current outbreak, which began in Guinea, has killed more than 1,500 people across the region.

At least 3,000 people have been infected with the virus. The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned it could get much worse and infect more than 20,000 people.

Guinea riot
Senegal 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.

But the Guinean health services reported on Wednesday "the disappearance of a person infected with Ebola who reportedly travelled to Senegal," according to Senegal's health minister.

A young Guinean student later turned up at a hospital in the capital, Dakar, said Ms Seck, but he did not reveal that he had had contact with Ebola patients in his own country.

Senegal, a major transit hub for aid agencies, has a large Guinean population.

Separately on Friday, residents of Guinea's second largest city, Nzerekore, rioted after its main market was sprayed with disinfectant in an attempt to halt the spread of the virus.

The exact cause of the riot is not clear - some people reportedly feared the spray would spread Ebola. Police responded by firing tear gas.

A 24-hour curfew is currently in place in the city, which is the capital of the Forest Region, where the Ebola epidemic has its epicentre.

However the BBC's Alhassan Sillah in Guinea says the town has miraculously remained free of Ebola so far.

There have been relatively few cases in Guinea recently, with far higher infection rates in Liberia and Sierra Leone, and six deaths in Nigeria.

On Thursday, the WHO unveiled a plan aimed at stopping transmission of the virus in the next six to nine months.

Among its recommendations, it said countries affected should conduct exit screening to prevent the disease from spreading to a further 10 countries.

The plan calls for $489m (£295m) to be spent over the next nine months and requires 750 international workers and 12,000 national workers across West Africa.

Source: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-28983554

This disease just dey spread like cancer. God pls o

May God protect those that believe in him!!

the sickness of the Egyptians cannot be found among us!! (amen)


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Ebola keeps extending to African countries. AU should enforce a law barring citizens of critically affected countries from leaving their country.

Why are these people travelling from their countries? Why are Africans so daft?! They are making this thing difficult to contain. I repeat force this guys to remain in their country. . . Shoot at sight!

wowwwwwwwwwww

Ehya...Poor Senegal.... I thought they must av learnt from Nigeria, but no, they had to fall victim..anyway, I hope they are ablr to control the spread.

Chisos the thing jus dey spread anyhow
Pesin gas dey careful
Bad news

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The black man always blames whites. Bullshite. We are our worst enemies. I seriously believe the Hamitic theory now.

All these monkey eating countries are just putting everyone at risk, smh

Why can't this people stay in their ebola ravaged country God I know I shouldn't have typed that but it make me angry because many people will suffer because one idi*t who probably knows that he has contracted ebola decided to leave his country.

"The plan calls for $489m (£295m) to be spent over the next nine months and
requires 750 international workers and 12,000 national workers" Omo see vacancies with fat pay shaaa

it seems the West African countries and the whole world at large do not know what they are facing with this Ebola.

This Medical Terrorist called Ebola must be curbed before it kills millions. My one kobo!

Ebola virus..anytin dat has begin must have an end..ur tym will expire soon

Jona ohhhhhhhh

phreakabit: Why are these people travelling from their countries? Why are Africans so daft?! They are making this thing difficult to contain. I repeat force this guys to remain in their country. . . Shoot at sight!

Easy to say from the comfort of your home. If you catch the virus, your number one priority will be SURVIVAL. You won't be thinking of saving people who won't remember you when you die.

Is this not front page

Well.... God heal them

The result is Negative

Spreading like wide fire....too bad!
*wildfire*

Ebola spreading like a wide fire...........

Wow!!!! Ebola!!! Sometime Must be done N fast!!

Yungwizzzy: May God protect those that believe in him!!

the sickness of the Egyptians cannot be found near us!! (amen)

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I wish its something that can be tied and kept in a particular spot.

ow d tin dey take spread sef