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First Bundibugyo Ebola case detected in Nigeria

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First Bundibugyo Ebola case detected in Nigeria

Nigeria has detected a first case of Bundibugyo Ebola virus disease in a patient recently arrived from Uganda, and identified 44 people who had been in contact with her. The case was announced on 20 October; the country experienced an outbreak in 2014, with eight deaths and around 20 cases, according to RFI.

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