Nigeria confirms Ebola case linked to East Africa
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Daily Mirror reports that Nigeria’s government announced on Tuesday that a patient in Abuja had Ebola, with laboratory testing confirming the infection.
Daily Mirror reports that the patient had arrived from Uganda. Ada Derana characterises the case as linked to East Africa, while Hiru News reports it as Nigeria’s first Ebola case and notes concerns about spread across the continent.
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