WHO warns ‘more complex’ Ebola outbreak now present in 3 African countries
Health officials are investigating where Nigeria's first patient, confirmed this week, was infected.
Al Jazeera English reports that health officials are investigating where Nigeria's first patient, confirmed this week, was infected.
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- Ebola, African
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- Health
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