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Africa Faces Escalating Ebola Outbreak as Cases Spread to Nigeria and Kenya

Africa Faces Escalating Ebola Outbreak as Cases Spread to Nigeria and Kenya

Health officials race to trace source of Nigeria's Ebola infection
Health officials race to trace source of Nigeria's Ebola infection

DAKAR/NAIROBI, Oct 23 - Health officials across Africa are racing to determine how Nigeria's first Ebola patient in more than a decade became infected, amid fears the outbreak could spread further...

WHO warns Africa faces ‘complex’ Ebola outbreak as virus reaches Nigeria
WHO warns Africa faces ‘complex’ Ebola outbreak as virus reaches Nigeria

The World Health Organization has warned that Africa faced a "complex" Ebola outbreak after the virus crossed from east Africa to Nigeria, marking the first case in the west of the...

Authorities investigating whether first Kenya and Nigeria Ebola cases crossed paths
Authorities investigating whether first Kenya and Nigeria Ebola cases crossed paths

Nigeria this week recorded its first case of Ebola in the current outbreak, which has spread from the epicenter in Congo to several other African countries.(Image credit: TONY KARUMBA)

What to know about Ebola outbreak that has spread from Congo to multiple African countries
What to know about Ebola outbreak that has spread from Congo to multiple African countries

The deadly Ebola outbreak that began in Congo in May is outpacing efforts to contain it, spreading to two other regions of Africa and taking advantage of gaps in surveillance.

Ebola Outbreak in Africa Reaches Widest Expansion Ever
Ebola Outbreak in Africa Reaches Widest Expansion Ever

Health officials are urgently seeking answers about the origins of a case newly identified in Nigeria, the first in that West African nation.

Nigeria says Ebola case remains isolated, urges calm
Nigeria says Ebola case remains isolated, urges calm

Nigeria's health minister said on Thursday authorities had no evidence that the country's recently confirmed Ebola case had spread into the wider community,

Uganda reacts angrily as Nigeria confirms its first Ebola case
Uganda reacts angrily as Nigeria confirms its first Ebola case

Nigeria has recorded its first case of Ebola during the current outbreak, the country's health ministry has said - as the virus continues to spread internationally.

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