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Ebola in Nigeria: traveller from Uganda tests positive

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Ebola in Nigeria: traveller from Uganda tests positive

The Nigerian government has announced that a traveller who arrived in Abuja from Uganda has Ebola and that 44 people who had close contact with her have been identified. The announcement reiterates information already published about the case and contacts, while the outbreak in DR Congo has exceeded 9,000 cases and 4,381 deaths, according to Nigerian authorities.

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