Ivory Coast Detects First Ebola Case in 25 Years

People walk past soldiers of the Republican Guard standing in the street going to the Akouedo's military camp, in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, on May 15, 2017. Sia Kambou/AFP/Getty Images

ABIDJAN—Ivory Coast has declared a first case of the Ebola hemorrhagic virus in 25 years, the health minister and the World Health Organization (WHO) said separately on Saturday.

Health Minister Pierre Dimba said on national television that it was an isolated case of an 18-year-old girl who travelled from neighboring Guinea.