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WHO issues Ebola alert as Nigeria traces contacts of its first case

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Summary

The World Health Organization has issued an alert as Ebola spreads to west Africa, the Financial Times reports. Nigeria is urgently tracing dozens of contacts of a person who tested positive for the virus. Africanews reports that Nigerian authorities are racing to trace contacts after a diplomat was declared the country's first Ebola case. The patient reportedly arrived in Abuja from Uganda on October 3, sparking shock and urgent concern nationwide.

This continues an earlier story: Kenya on high alert as Ebola cases reach two

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  1. Financial Times

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    The Financial Times reports that the World Health Organization has issued an alert as Ebola spreads to west Africa, and that Nigeria is urgently tracing dozens of contacts of a person who tested positive for the virus.

  2. Africanews

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    Africanews reports that Nigerian authorities are racing to trace contacts after a diplomat was declared the country's first Ebola case, and that the patient reportedly arrived in Abuja from Uganda on October 3.

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