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Nigeria Ebola case matches DR Congo strain

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Nigeria Ebola case matches DR Congo strain
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LAGOS, Nigeria (AFP)—The Ebola case detected in Nigeria is the Bundibugyo strain behind a major DR Congo outbreak, officials said Wednesday, marking the spread of the deadly disease to points across Africa.

The case detected in a woman diplomat in Nigeria -- the first there since the current outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo -- raised memories of a widespread outbreak in 2014 that struck several countries in the region.

Nigeria is the fourth African country affected by the current o

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