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Tests seek origin of Ebola infection in Nigeria

By , based on RFI

Tests seek origin of Ebola infection in Nigeria

Nigerian authorities, the World Health Organization and Africa CDC have given different accounts of the journey taken by the patient infected with the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola after her passage through Uganda. Genetic tests are expected to determine whether her infection is linked to the regional outbreak, RFI reports.

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