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Nigeria reports two suspected Ebola cases in northeast region

Straits Times31 October 2026, 17:56 UTCNigeria

JOHANNESBURG, Oct 31 - Health authorities in Nigeria are investigating two suspected Ebola cases in the country's northeast region, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention said on Saturday.

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