Senegal's health ministry has confirmed a first case of Ebola, making it the fifth West African country to be affected by the outbreak.
Health Minister Awa Marie Coll Seck told reporters on Friday that a young man from Guinea was confirmed to have contracted the virus.
Senegal had previously closed its border with Guinea in an attempt to halt the spread of Ebola, but its frontiers are porous.Senegal's health ministry has confirmed a first case of Ebola, making it the fifth West African country to be affected by the outbreak.
It had also banned flights and ships from Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone - the three worst-hit countries.
The man was immediately placed in quarantine, she added.
The current outbreak, which began in Guinea, has killed more than 1,500 people across the region.
At least 3,000 people have been infected with the virus. The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned it could get much worse and infect more than 20,000 people.
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