Mali becomes sixth West African nation hit by Ebola

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Mali becomes sixth West African nation hit by Ebola

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/first-case-ebola-confirmed-mali-health-minister-213358361--business.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/0LowSJ_MzQZmb1naRpeoLQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-10-23T222133Z_1_LYNXNPEA9M113_RTROPTP_2_HEALTH-EBOLA-MALI.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Health worker checks the temperature of a baby entering Mali from Guinea at the border in Kouremale" align="left" title="Health worker checks the temperature of a baby entering Mali from Guinea at the border in Kouremale" border="0" /></a>By Adama Diarra and Tiemoko Diallo BAMAKO (Reuters) - Mali confirmed its first case of Ebola on Thursday, becoming the sixth West African country to be touched by the worst outbreak on record of the hemorrhagic fever, which has killed nearly 4,900 people. Mali's Health Minister Ousmane Kone told state television that the patient in the western town of Kayes was a two-year-old girl who had recently arrived from neighboring Guinea, where the outbreak began. &quot;The condition of the girl, according to our services, is improving thanks to her rapid treatment,&quot; the minister told state television. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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