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Africa CDC calls Ebola crisis talks as Nigeria confirms its first case

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Africa CDC calls an Ebola crisis summit as Nigeria records its first case
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Summary

Nigeria has confirmed its first Ebola case, making it the fourth country to report one, according to Euronews. The patient is in isolation, and her contacts, including her spouse, a Swiss national, are being monitored. African health ministers are set to hold crisis talks on the outbreak. ABC News reports that the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has invited health ministers to an "extraordinary virtual meeting" as Ebola spreads across the continent.

This continues an earlier story: Kenya confirms third Ebola case in quarantined relative

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  1. Euronews

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    Euronews reports that African health ministers will hold crisis talks on Ebola as Nigeria becomes the fourth country to confirm a case, with the patient isolated and her contacts, including her Swiss national spouse, being monitored.

  2. ABC News

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    ABC News reports that the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has invited health ministers to an "extraordinary virtual meeting" as Ebola spreads across the continent, in a story headlined around Nigeria recording its first case.

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