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Africa CDC chief warns ‘no country is safe’ as Ebola reaches Nigeria

RFI Afrique22 October 2026, 16:10 UTCNigeria

The latest Ebola outbreak has killed nearly 4,700 people and is still spreading, with Nigeria recording its first case in more than a decade. The epidemic is not yet under control and tighter surveillance is needed, Jean Kaseya, director general of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, told RFI.

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