Nigeria on Tuesday confirmed its first case of Ebola virus in 2026, with health minister Al Pate saying that the patient was a passenger who recently arrived in Nigeria on…
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Ebola: Senate seeks emergency funding, mandatory screening as reps call for isolation camps
The Senate on Wednesday called on the Federal Government to provide emergency funding from the service-wide vote to strengthen the country’s disease surveillance system and enforce mandatory health screening at…
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Uganda dismisses claims of exporting Ebola to Nigeria, reports zero active case
Uganda’s Ministry of Health has clarified that the female patient presenting Ebola symptoms in Nigeria only “transited through Uganda”, stating that her travel history does not establish the country as…
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Contact tracing begins as Nigeria confirms first Ebola case in Abuja
-Contact tracing has commenced, with 44 close contacts identified so far. Nigeria on Monday confirmed one case of Ebola disease in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Tuesday, 20 October…
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Pope Leo has cancer, doctors confirm after surgery in Rome
-Pope Leo diagnosed with common form of lung cancer -Doctors removed lower lobe of pope’s right lung in surgery -Procedure lasted 90 minutes, no complications, Vatican says Pope Leo was diagnosed…
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