Late detection in Nigeria raises alarm as Ebola spreads across Africa
ABUJA/DAKAR, Oct 22 - Nigeria's first Ebola patient in over a decade was not tested for the disease until 13 days after falling ill, officials said, a delay that raises questions about authorities' ability to contain an outbreak already spanning four African nations.
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[Claude] Report 2 is the same story as Report 1, covering the same Ebola spread and late-detection concern with added detail on Nigeria's delayed testing, and nothing in it contradicts Report 1.
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