Mali - Mauritania - Ebola - Borders closed

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Ebola virus in Mali - Mauritania closes its border (in French)

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This morning [ed: 25 October 2014], Mauritania has closed its border with Mali at the village of Gogi Zemma after the announcement of the first case of Ebola in Mali

 

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Re: Mali - Mauritania - Ebola - Borders closed

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"medical and administrative teams were dispatched to the southern borders with Mali "to prevent infiltration of a suspect case through this border which is more than 2200 km long, where health checks are already in place.

Local administrative sources and traders operating in the region between the towns of Kayes, a real lung trade between the two countries, and Aioun, in south-eastern Mauritania, said AFP that it had resulted in the "actual closing of the border as of last night" (Friday).

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"The authorities have informed us that the closure was very strict and
that all who are taken in contravention with respect to the prohibition of
crossing the border will be severely punished "