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Nigeria confirms Ebola case in its capital as woman who arrived from Uganda tests positive

PBS NewsHour21 October 2026, 00:06 UTCNigeria

Nigeria is the latest country to report an Ebola case as the latest outbreak spreads across the region. Kenya confirmed its first case earlier this month and has since recorded nine infections.

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