Mali fears surge of Ebola, expands watch to 440 people

[PADemD]

Bamako (AFP) - Fearful of a surge of Ebola cases, Mali placed more than 440 people under surveillance as a US hospital said Monday it had been unable to save the life of a doctor airlifted from Sierra Leone.

Officials in Mali met to consider increasing security at its border following two confirmed cases of Ebola due to infection in neighboring Guinea.

US airports also announced plans to begin enhanced screening of travelers from the west African nation.

Mali has been scrambling to prevent a minor outbreak from turning into a major crisis after the deaths of a Guinean imam and the Malian nurse who treated him in the capital Bamako.

http://news.yahoo.com/mali-places-hundreds-under-watch-bid-stem-ebola-131448405.html

[uppityperson]

1. k&r for the continuing crisis