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Kenya confirms ninth Ebola case, says all patients improving

In a statement published on its X account on Tuesday and signed by Patrick Amoth, the Director-General for Health, the ministry said all nine cases belonged to one known cluster. The post Kenya confirms ninth Ebola case, says all patients improving appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria .

Kenya confirms ninth Ebola case, says all patients improving

Nigeria has recorded its first Ebola case in Africa's latest outbreak, as the virus spreads across the continent. The patient, a woman who traveled from Uganda to Nigeria's capital Abuja, was confirmed to have the deadly viral haemorrhagic fever. This marks the first Ebola case for Nigeria since 2014. Kenya has also reported its ninth case of the outbreak, prompting health officials to warn of an extremely serious threat.

The current Ebola outbreak is the most geographically widespread in history, affecting multiple countries across three regions in Africa. The World Health Organization's Africa director, Jean Kaseya, has called for urgent international assistance, including money, medical supplies, and health workers, to combat the outbreak.

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