Ebolapatienten i Nigeria kan ha smittats på internationell flygplats

Dagens Nyheter23 October 2026, 11:22 UTCNigeria

JOHANNESBURG. Den 42-åriga kvinna som förde ebolaviruset till Afrikas största land Nigeria, kan ha smittats på flygplatsen när hon lämnade Uganda samtidigt som en kenyansk superspridare. – Det är ett möjligt scenario som vi tittar på, säger Wessam Mankoula, som är epidemiolog vid den regionala smittskyddsmyndigheten Africa CDC.

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