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Breaking Health · Global Health 7 publications

Africa Ebola Outbreak Passes 10,000 Cases, Mostly In DR Congo

According to Channels Television and Le Monde in English, DR Congo's figures show 10,060 people infected and 4,887 dead since the virus was first detected in May. Vanguard and The Korea Times report the Congolese health authorities said on Tuesday that Africa's outbreak has passed 10,000 confirmed cases, with almost 5,000 fatalities. France 24 reports health authorities said Tuesday that cases have passed 10,000, mainly in DR Congo. France 24 also reports there are currently no approved vaccines for the Bundibugyo species driving the infections. The sources agree on the broad figures and location. Summary from 7 sources

Summary from 7 sources Channels Television first also Le Monde in English, France 24, Vanguard, The Korea Times and 1 more

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Health · Global Health 3 publications

Nigeria evacuates Ebola patient to Switzerland

According to the Financial Times World, Nigeria evacuated an Ebola patient to Switzerland, where authorities work to contain the Bundibugyo virus after the wife of an Abuja-based Swiss diplomat became the country's first confirmed case. TVC News reported that Health Minister Professor Muhammed Ali Pate confirmed the evacuation of the confirmed patient for further medical care. Africanews reported that the patient, a woman with Swiss citizenship, was flown from Abuja on Monday, and that Nigeria has stepped up contact-tracing, tracking 53 contacts, and airport screenings. The sources describe the case as developing. Summary from 3 sources

Summary from 3 sources Financial Times World first also TVC News, Africanews

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Health · Global Health 2 publications

There is no other Stella for Ebola, By Azu Ishiekwene

The most expensive thing in Nigeria is not petrol, not food or medicines, not even cement. It is memory loss – an epidemic that has obviously been escalated by screen addiction from its initial default mode of poor record-keeping and absence of institutional diligence. Nigeria has met Ebola again. N Excerpt, Premium Times

Source Premium Times also Vanguard

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Business · Trade 2 publications

CAR Tightens Border Checks As DR Congo Ebola Cases Rise

With the vast majority of the 10,000 cases recorded to date in Africa's latest outbreak of the deadly virus having been logged in the DRC, officials in the Centrafrican capital Bangui are worried about the disease spilling over the Oubangui river dividing the two nations. Excerpt, Channels Television

Source Channels Television also Africanews

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