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Nigeria: Ebola - Nine Fresh Persons Isolated As Number On Watchlist Hits 53

AllAfrica26 October 2026, 05:09 UTCNigeria

[Daily Trust] The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says it is monitoring 53 primary contacts linked to the country's confirmed Ebola case, as investigations expand to include people who may have been exposed to the patient at multiple locations.

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