FIRST CASE OF EBOLA SHOWS UP IN MALI

Looks like news outlets are reporting that Mali is reporting their first case of Ebola.

Mali's health minister says the first case of #Ebola has been confirmed in the country
— Sky News Newsdesk (@SkyNewsBreak) October 23, 2014

MALI HAS 1RST EBOLA CASE: RFI CITING HEALTH MINISTER
— zerohedge (@zerohedge) October 23, 2014

Health Minister: First case of Ebola confirmed in Mali, @Reuters reports
— BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) October 23, 2014

First case of Ebola confirmed in Mali: health minister
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) October 23, 2014

Mali's first confirmed Ebola case is a 2-year-old girl in western region of Kayes; had recently arrived from Guinea - Reuters

— PzFeed Top News (@PzFeed) October 23, 2014

Given the proximity of Mali to where the core of the Ebola outbreak has been this is not surprising. It is important to remember though this disease can be beaten, as Nigeria and Senegal have proven.