FIRST EBOLA VICTIM RECORDED IN SENEGAL

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Senegal has recorded its first case of the deadly Ebola virus disease. The Senegalese Health Minister, Awa Marie Coll Seck told press today 29/08 that the first case was a Guinean national who arrived Senegal recently. The deadly virus first broke out in Guinea in March this year and its still spreading

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