Saturday 25 October 2014

Mali's First Ebola Victim Has Died!

Ebola
 
The 2 year old Malian girl who was confirmed to have Ebola wednessday has died! She was the first case of the virus, in the country and was sent to relatives in Mali after her mother died of the virus in Guinea. The girl was being treated in the western town of Kayes, since arriving at a hospital.

It's believed that many people may have been exposed to the virus through her as she travelled via a public bus through several towns and showed signs of the virus.

Forty-three people, including 10 health workers who came into contact with her, have so far been identified and isolated.

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