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Ebola: No new cases in Nigeria as two suspected cases in North-east test negative

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Details obtained exclusively by PREMIUM TIMES revealed that a 34-year-old pilot and his wife, a medical doctor, are the two people suspected of having Ebola virus disease in Adamawa State, North-east Nigeria.

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  1. Premium Times Nigeria Ebola: No new cases in Nigeria as two suspected cases in North-east test negative Details obtained exclusively by PREMIUM TIMES revealed that a 34-year-old pilot and his wife, a medical doctor, are the two people suspected of having Ebola virus disease in Adamawa State, North-east Nigeria. 20 h ago · Tier 2
  2. ThisDay Nigeria Two New Suspected Ebola Cases in North East Test Negative, Says NCDC Onyebuchi Ezigbo in Abuja Barely five days after the first imported case of Ebola virus disease was evacuated to Switzerland, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has 16 h ago · Tier 3
  3. Daily Trust Nigeria Suspected Ebola cases in Adamawa negative – NCDC The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has ruled out Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in two individuals suspected of having the infection in Yola, Adamawa State, after two rounds of laboratory testing returned negative results. Jide Idris, NCDC Director-General, who disclosed this in 12 h ago · Tier 3

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