Nigeria confirms first Ebola case as outbreak spreads across Africa
Nigerian health authorities have confirmed an Ebola infection in a woman who traveled from Uganda to the capital, Abuja, according to Health Minister Muhammad Ali Pate. The case was confirmed Tuesday, AFP reports. The woman was admitted to a private hospital after arriving in Nigeria and received treatment for several days before tests confirmed the…
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[Claude] All three other reports cover Nigeria's first confirmed Bundibugyo Ebola case, and none contradict Report 1, though report 2 is a news programme bundling other items, which it still counts as covering
5d ago[Claude] All three reports cover Nigeria's confirmation of its first Ebola case in a woman who travelled from Uganda to Abuja, and none contradict Report 1's details.
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