Senegal Confirms First Ebola Case

The Ebola outbreak in West Africa has now spread to Senegal, which announced its first case Friday. Health Minister Awa Marie Coll Seck told reporters that the infected person is a Guinean university student who sought treatment at a hospital in Senegal's capital, Dakar, this week. She said the young man admitted to having contact with Ebola patients in Guinea, and that he subsequently tested positive for the virus. Senegal is the fifth country linked to the regional Ebola...

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