Nigeria confirms 1st Ebola case, Kenya its 9th in regional outbreak
Kenya has confirmed nine cases of Ebola, a serious infectious disease. The outbreak began with a patient who arrived from Congo and subsequently died, followed by infections in relatives and healthcare workers who cared for the first patient. All confirmed cases have been traced to contact with the original patient. As of Tuesday, health authorities continue monitoring and quarantining people who had contact with confirmed cases.
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Nigeria confirms Ebola case in its capital as woman who arrived from Uganda tests positive
Nigeria confirms an Ebola case in Abuja as a woman arriving from Uganda tests positive
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5 developments- Oct 14Kenya confirms second Ebola case, a relative of first patient
- Oct 16Kenya confirms third Ebola case, a relative of the first patient who died
- Oct 17Kenya’s Ebola cases rise to 7, including health workers who cared for the first patient
- Oct 19Kenya confirms eighth Ebola case amid widening regional outbreak
- Oct 20Nigeria confirms Ebola case in its capital as woman who arrived from Uganda tests positive
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