The Ebola outbreak in Mali has been successfully contained as the country’s last confirmed case of the disease has been certified Ebola-free.
Mali’s last patient cured
Mali’s Health Ministry said in a statement on Friday, December 12, that the last Ebola patient had survived the disease and been released from hospital.
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The ministry added that the patient had been discharged on Thursday after testing negative for the Ebola virus.
Mali recorded eight cases of the disease after a sick 2-year-old girl and an infected elderly Imam entered into the country from Guinea.
Ebola has killed over 6,000 people since the outbreak first began in March.
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