Saturday, October 25, 2014

Girl, two,who was first confirmed case of Ebola in Mali dies

The first case of Ebola in Mali was confirmed tonight, making it the sixth West African country to be touched by the worst outbreak on record of the deadly disease. Above, a file photo of a health worker checking the temperature of a child entering Mali from Guinea at the border in Kouremale 
 The young girl who just two days ago  became the first confirmed case of Ebola in Mali has passed away.
The two-year-old  had recently arrived from neighboring Guinea, where the outbreak began.
The child was brought to a hospital in the Malian town of Kayes - which is about 375 miles from the capital of Bamako - on Wednesday, and her blood sample tested positive for the virus. 

Now, there are new outbreak fears as WHO has revealed the girl was exposed to an unknown number of people while riding on buses.  
This after it was reported yesterday, 'The condition of the girl, according to our services, is improving thanks to her rapid treatment.'
It was also reported yesterday that, 'The sick child and the people who were in contact with her in Kayes were immediately identified and taken care of.'
This has now been thrown into question with news that the girl had traveled with her grandmother hundreds of kilometers by bus from Guinea via Mali's capital to the western town of Kayes.


---Source: Daily Mail

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Wow the amount of people who have died because of this virus is unbelievable