--- title: Ebola Outbreak 'Pretty Much Contained' in Senegal, Nigeria, WHO Says description: Good news for containment of an outbreak that has killed more than 2,800 people canonical: https://time.com/3418350/ebola-nigeria-senegal-who/ author: Alexandra Sifferlin article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-09-22T15:04:25.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-21T10:20:01.082Z article:section: Health og:title: Ebola Outbreak 'Pretty Much Contained' in Senegal, Nigeria, WHO Says og:description: Good news for containment of an outbreak that has killed more than 2,800 people og:url: https://time.com/3418350/ebola-nigeria-senegal-who/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8ac5c2f1d1edc96e/6986a494adae44474a54512e/ebola-world-health-organization-ebola-nigeria-senegal.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3111 og:image:height: 1750 og:image:alt: Christopher Dye, Director of Strategy of the World Health Organization speaks to the media about Ebola Virus Disease in West Africa, during a press conference, at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva on Sept. 22, 2-14. og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Ebola Outbreak 'Pretty Much Contained' in Senegal, Nigeria, WHO Says twitter:description: Good news for containment of an outbreak that has killed more than 2,800 people twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8ac5c2f1d1edc96e/6986a494adae44474a54512e/ebola-world-health-organization-ebola-nigeria-senegal.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Ebola 'Pretty Much Contained' in Senegal and Nigeria > Sponsored content. 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Salvatore Di Nolfi—EPA by [Alexandra Sifferlin](https://time.com/author/alexandra-sifferlin/) ## Alexandra Sifferlin Sep 22, 2014 3:04 PM UTC The outbreaks of Ebola in Senegal and Nigeria have been [“pretty much contained,”](https://time.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/ebola-virus-disease-outbreak-20-september-2014%5Ffinal.pdf) the World Health Organization said Monday. There have been no new confirmed cases of Ebola in Senegal since the first case was reported Aug. 29, and the last case of Ebola reported in Nigeria was Sept. 8, the WHO’s regional office for Africa said in a statement. The news comes on the same day the WHO released details from the second meeting of the International Health Regulations Emergency Committee on Ebola. One of the top conclusions from the group was that travel and trade should continue in West Africa: “Flight cancellations and other travel restrictions continue to isolate affected countries resulting in detrimental economic consequences, and hinder relief and response efforts risking further international spread,” the committee said. The Committee reiterated WHO stances on making sure health care workers are protected from possible infections and ensuring people who are quarantined still have access to food and water. There are currently 5,833 cases of Ebola in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Guinea, Senegal, Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (though the DRC outbreak is thought to be unrelated to the others). 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