WHO: Senegal Ebola case ‘a top priority emergency’

By Babacar Dione

Published August 31, 2014 5:21pm ET

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WHO: Senegal Ebola case ‘a top priority emergency’ — DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The effort to contain Ebola in Senegal is “a top priority emergency,” the World Health Organization said Sunday, as the government continued tracing everyone who came in contact with a Guinean student who has tested positive for the deadly disease in the capital, Dakar. Senegal faces an “urgent need” for support […]

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The effort to contain Ebola in Senegal is “a top priority emergency,” the World Health Organization said Sunday, as the government continued tracing everyone who came in contact with a Guinean student who has tested positive for the deadly disease in the capital, Dakar.

Senegal faces an “urgent need” for support and supplies including hygiene kits and personal protective equipment for health workers, the WHO said in a statement Sunday.

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