Genomic analysis of Nigeria’s only confirmed Ebola case shows the virus is closely related to the strain detected in Kenya’s index case, Nigeria’s health
minister Muhammad Ali Pate said on Friday, offering the first genetic link between the outbreaks.
Nigerian authorities said there is no evidence that the Kenya index case traveled to Nigeria or had a direct connection to the Nigerian case.
Pate said contacts linked to the case are being traced, quarantined and tested, with some results negative and others still pending
Nigeria has recorded only one confirmed Ebola case from a traveller who had visited Uganda
Nigeria Ebola case linked to virus found in Kenya index case
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