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Nigeria: Ebola Confirmed in Abuja As Nigeria Tracks 44 Potential Contacts

AllAfrica21 October 2026, 08:39 UTCNigeria

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Nigerian health authorities are tracing 44 people who may have been exposed to Ebola after a woman who recently travelled to the country from Uganda tested positive for the virus, prompting an urgent public health response in the capital, Abuja.

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