Senegal Reports First Ebola Recovery Case

The first case of the Ebola virus detected in Senegal, a 21-year-old student who arrived from neighboring Guinea last month, has recovered from the deadly disease, a senior official said on Wednesday. “We did a first blood test on Friday and a second 48 hours later and both of them came back negative,” Papa Amadou Diack, Senegal's director of health, told Reuters. “This is very good news for the patient and for the country.” The World Health Organization said on Tuesday there...

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