Health
Nigeria confirms its first Ebola case in capital Abuja amid expanding regional outbreak
Health authorities have placed the patient in isolation and are actively monitoring 44 close contacts while the Africa CDC warns of an extremely serious cross-border threat.
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The essentials of this story
- What happened
- Nigeria confirmed its first Ebola case of the current outbreak in Abuja.
- Who is affected
- Patients, healthcare workers, and travelers in Nigeria and across the African region.
- What changes
- Health authorities have intensified disease surveillance, isolated the patient, and placed 44 contacts under monitoring.
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Sources
- WHO supports Nigeria after first Ebola case confirmed — ONU News — notícias primary source
- Nigeria records first Ebola case as outbreak spreads across Africa — France 24
- Nigeria confirms Ebola case as outbreak spreads into western Africa — The Guardian — mundo
- Nigeria confirms first Ebola case — France 24
- Nigeria Announces First Case of Ebola in Current Outbreak — The New York Times — mundo
