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Nu ook ebola in Nigeria: eerste besmetting vastgesteld bij vrouw in hoofdstad

RTL Nieuws20 October 2026, 19:17 UTCNigeria

In Nigeria is ebola vastgesteld bij een vrouw in de hoofdstad Abuja. Dat maakte de minister van Volksgezondheid Muhammad Ali Pate vandaag bekend. Het is het eerste bevestigde ebolageval in West-Afrika in de huidige uitbraak, waarin vooral de Democratische Republiek Congo zwaar getroffen is.

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