Nigeria confirms Ebola case linked to East Africa
- Nigeria has recorded a case of Ebola in a female patient who travelled from Uganda in East Africa to Abuja, capital of the West African state.
- Health Minister Muhammad Ali Pate said the diagnosis had been confirmed by laboratory tests.
- The patient, who health sources have told the BBC is not Nigerian and is the wife of a diplomat, is in isolation and receiving medical care after being admitted to a hospital in Abuja.
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- Nigeria has recorded a case of Ebola in a female patient who travelled from Uganda in East Africa to Abuja, capital of the West African state.
- Health Minister Muhammad Ali Pate said the diagnosis had been confirmed by laboratory tests.
- The patient, who health sources have told the BBC is not Nigerian and is the wife of a diplomat, is in isolation and receiving medical care after being admitted to a hospital in Abuja.
Sources: BBC News