Following the confirmation of the first Ebola case in Senegal, the Gambia's immediate neighbour, concerns soared over the country's preparedness and public awareness about the disease. 
Kufuatia kuthibitishwa kwa mgonjwa wa kwanza wa Ebola nchini Senegali , nchi jirani ya Gambia, ilikumbwa na tahayaruki kufuatia wasiwasi wa namna nchi hiyo ilivyojiandaa kukabiliana na maradhi hayo kadhalika kuhusu uelewa wa jamii kuhusiana na ugonjwa huo.