WHO: First Ebola Case in Senegal Is 'Top Priority Emergency'

The World Health Organization said it is treating as a "top priority emergency" Senegal’s first confirmed case of Ebola and has sent personnel to Dakar. A 21-year-old Guinean university student, who was exposed in his home country, traveled overland from his town in southern Guinea three weeks ago to stay with relatives in Dakar, where he became ill. Residents in Senegal’s capital are worried about the disease but are embracing preventative measures. At a busy market in...

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