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The Health Minister in Mali has announced that the 10 samples taken from suspected EVD cases, which were sent for laboratory testing in the United States and Senegal, have been returned as negative for Ebola virus.
At present there are no other known suspected cases in the country.
(Via CTV News - accessed 22/04/14)
The risk of travellers becoming infected or developing viral haemorrhagic fever is extremely low, unless there has been direct contact with blood or bodily fluids of dead or living infected persons or animals. Healthcare workers are at particular risk, although practising appropriate infection control should effectively prevent transmission of disease in this setting.
Travellers returning from tropical countries should always seek rapid medical attention if they develop flu-like symptoms (such as fever, headache, diarrhoea or general malaise) within three weeks after return, and be reminded to mention to their health care provider that they have recently travelled.
