The West African country of Senegal has confirmed its first Ebola case one week after closing its border with Guinea over fears that the deadly outbreak could spread , the Senegalese Press Agency reported Friday . Senegal is the fifth country in the region where the virus has spread . Senegal 's health minister , Awa Marie Coll Seck , confirmed that a 21-year-old university student from Guinea was infected with the Ebola virus and placed in quarantine in the Fann Hospital in Dakar , the news agency reported . Officials in Guinea alerted Senegal on Wednesday after losing track of the young man , the agency reported . The man , who does n't have any signs of bleeding , went to the hospital for a checkup , the agency said . His condition is stable . On August 21 , Senegal closed its border with Guinea over fears of the Ebola outbreak , the deadliest ever . The closure includes any aircraft and ships traveling to Senegal from Guinea , Sierra Leone or Liberia . The Ebola outbreak `` continues to accelerate '' in West Africa and has killed 1,552 people , the World Health Organization said Thursday . The total number of cases stands at 3,069 , with 40 % occurring in the past three weeks . `` However , most cases are concentrated in only a few localities , '' the WHO said . The outbreak has been centered in Guinea , Sierra Leone and Liberia , with a handful of cases in Nigeria . The overall fatality rate is 52 % , the WHO said , ranging from 42 % in Sierra Leone to 66 % in Guinea . The case of the Conakry University student is the first one reported in Senegal , which is northwest of Guinea . Sierra Leone and Liberia border Guinea to the southwest . Those three nations have been the epicenter of the Ebola outbreak . Corpses in the three countries are being buried without determining a cause of death , the WHO says . Medical staff can not keep up with current health demands , especially with the limited supplies they have on hand . Senegal is not the first country to close its border during the outbreak . President Ellen Sirleaf has shut most of Liberia 's borders to contain the virus . The few points of entry that are still open are testing people passing through for Ebola . Guinea and Sierra Leone have done the same . Kenya , South Africa and others in the region are also limiting travel to and from the area . On Friday , the WHO urged countries to avoid actions that compromise Ebola response efforts , such as closing borders and entry points or banning flights . The measures isolate and stigmatize the affected countries , making it difficult to transport supplies , the organization said via Twitter . The crisis has taken a heavy toll on health workers caring for those struck down by the virus . The WHO said Monday that 120 health care workers have died in the Ebola outbreak , and twice that number have been infected .
Senegal in Guinea confirms its fifth Ebola case Wednesday after closing its borders . A 21-year-old Conakry University student is infected and was placed in quarantine . Officials in Guinea alerted Senegal on August 21 after losing track of the young man . Senegal closed its Guinea border on Wednesday amid the deadliest Ebola outbreak ever .