By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Rnanews
The World Health Organization is supporting Nigeria after the first case of Ebola Bundibugyo virus disease was confirmed. The patient, who recently travelled from Uganda, is being cared for as part of the national health response, Rnanews reports, citing the WHO.
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🇳🇬 Nigeria · Source: RFI ·
Nigeria has become the fifth country affected by the Ebola outbreak declared in May in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, after a case was confirmed in Abuja. The patient, who arrived from Uganda, is isolated and 44 people are being monitored, according to Nigerian Health Minister Muhammad Ali Pate and the World Health Organization.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Source: Umuseke ·
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🇳🇬 Nigeria · Source: Punch ·
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🇳🇬 Nigeria · Source: Daily Post ·
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