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Nigeria records its first Ebola case, in capital Abuja

DW20 October 2026, 19:08 UTCNigeria

Nigeria has reported its first known case of Ebola during Africa's latest outbreak originating in the DRC. Health Minister Muhammad Ali Pate said the patient was a woman who had recently flown to Abuja from Uganda.

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