Nigeria records first Ebola case as outbreak spreads
The case in Africa's most populous country was detected in a woman who had travelled from Uganda.
Nigeria has recorded its first Ebola case of Africa's latest outbreak, as neighboring Kenya reported its ninth case, raising concerns about an extremely serious threat. The Nigerian woman contracted the virus while traveling from Uganda to Abuja, while Kenya's health ministry confirmed the ninth Ebola case in the continent-wide outbreak.
The ongoing Ebola Bundibugyo epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo has become the most geographically widespread in history, affecting multiple countries across three regions of Africa. The Ebola outbreak has spread from central Africa to the continent's east and west, prompting the director general of Africa CDC to urge the international community to send aid.
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