Ivory Coast detects first Ebola case in 25 years

Ivory Coast detects first Ebola case in 25 years

An Ebola heath worker is sprayed as he leaves the contaminated zone at the Ebola treatment centre in Gueckedou, Guinea. 

Ivory Coast has declared its first case of the Ebola hemorrhagic virus in 25 years, the health minister and the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday.

Health Minister Pierre Dimba said it was an isolated case of an 18-year-old girl who travelled from neighbouring Guinea.

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