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Ebola in Nigeria: Jean Kaseya calls for international mobilisation

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After a case of Bundibugyo-strain Ebola was confirmed in Nigeria, Jean Kaseya, director general of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, called for international mobilisation. His appeal aims to strengthen solidarity following the detection of the case, reports Actualité.cd.

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