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Africa CDC schedules virtual meeting as Ebola outbreak spreads to Nigeria
The Africa CDC will convene national health officials on October 28 as the Bundibugyo strain, which has no approved vaccines or treatments, continues to spread.
The short version
- The Africa CDC has announced an extraordinary virtual meeting of national health officials for October 28 as the outbreak continues to spread.[Deutsche Welle]
- Nigeria reported its first case in a woman who returned from Uganda, and authorities are tracing 44 contacts; Kenya has recorded nine cases.[Deutsche Welle · BBC News]
- Uganda, which recorded 20 cases in this outbreak, has rejected Nigeria's claims about where the Nigerian case originated.[Deutsche Welle]
- The outbreak involves the rare Bundibugyo strain, for which no approved vaccines or treatments currently exist.[Deutsche Welle]
Key facts
- Africa CDC announced an extraordinary virtual meeting of national health officials to convene on October 28.[Deutsche Welle]
- Nigeria reported a case of Ebola in a woman who had returned from Uganda earlier in the month.[Deutsche Welle]
- Nigerian authorities are tracing 44 contact persons linked to the case.[Deutsche Welle]
- Uganda recorded 20 cases in the latest outbreak and declared itself Ebola-free in July.[Deutsche Welle]
- The current outbreak involves the rare Bundibugyo virus, for which no approved vaccines or treatments exist.[Deutsche Welle]
- Kenya has confirmed nine Ebola infections, including one death.[BBC News]
What remains uncertain
- Uganda has rejected Nigeria's claims that the Nigerian case originated there, so the origin of the case remains disputed.[Deutsche Welle]
Sources
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