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Nigeria steps up airport health screenings over Ebola fears

Africanews23 October 2026, 09:42 UTCNigeria

Passengers arriving at Lagos airport queue for temperature checks as Nigeria steps up health screening protocols for international arrivals. The country confirmed its first case of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola earlier this week in a woman returning from Uganda.

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