Senegal is now Ebola-free - WHO

 

The World Health Organization on Friday released a statement that the Ebola outbreak in Senegal is officially over.

According to the WHO, Senegal officials kept track of 74 close contacts of the patient -- people who were at risk of contracting Ebola themselves. None of those contacts showed symptoms or tested positive for the disease.

The World Health Organization praised the country's efforts as "a good example of what to do when faced with an imported case of Ebola."

Senegal's first and only confirmed Ebola patient traveled to the country by road from Guinea in August, bringing the virus with him. Officials confirmed his Ebola diagnosis on Aug. 29. But samples from this index patient tested negative for Ebola on Sept. 5, "indicating that he had recovered from Ebola virus disease," the WHO said in a news release.

By Sept. 18, the patient was fully recovered and returned to Guinea.

 Meanwhile, Monday 20th 2014,  the world health organization will declare Nigeria Ebola- Free.