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Nigeria Ebola case genomically tied to Kenya strain as Entebbe link probed
Nigeria's health minister says its lone Ebola case is closely related to Kenya's index strain, while Africa CDC examines a possible Entebbe airport overlap.
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Genomic analysis links Nigeria's single confirmed Ebola case to the strain found in Kenya's index case, Nigeria's health minister said. Africa CDC is separately investigating whether both patients, who passed through Uganda's Entebbe airport on 3 October, had any contact there. No link has been established.
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