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Nigeria: Ebola - How Months of Ebola Preparedness Helped Nigeria Confirm First Case Within 24 Hours - Minister

AllAfrica22 October 2026, 10:13 UTCNigeria

[Premium Times] Mr Pate described the response as a continuation of Nigeria's experience in managing public health emergencies, recalling how the country contained the Ebola outbreak in 2014.

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