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Ebola outbreak widens as Kenya records ninth case and Nigeria confirms infection

Kenya's infections remain linked to its first patient, but a new case in Nigeria and expanding transmission in Congo are putting regional containment efforts under pressure.

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Key moments · 8

Congo's confirmed Ebola cases exceed 9,000 as containment falters

ABC News ↗

Kenya confirms second infection in first patient's relative

CBC Top Stories ↗

Kenya records third case in quarantined woman

Al Jazeera ↗

Four more Kenyan cases include three health workers

Al Jazeera ↗

Congo outbreak reaches eighth province with two cases

South China Morning Post ↗

Congo reports roughly 9,500 cases and over 4,500 deaths

Infobae ↗

Kenya confirms ninth case in man already quarantined

Al Jazeera ↗

Nigeria confirms Abuja infection in woman arriving from Uganda

Deutsche Welle ↗

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  1. Nigeria records first Ebola case as outbreak spreads across Africa
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  2. Nigeria Confirms First Ebola Case As Congo Outbreak Spreads To Three African Regions
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  3. Nigeria confirms an Ebola case in Abuja as a woman arriving from Uganda tests positive
    NPR : National Public Radio
  4. La Nigeria ha segnalato il primo caso di ebola dopo 12 anni: è legato all’epidemia partita dalla Repubblica Democratica del Congo
    Il Post
  5. Bekräftat ebolafall i Nigera
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  1. Kenya confirms 8th case of Ebola, all infections linked back to 1st patient who died
    ABCNews.com
  2. Ebola: Kenya confirms eighth case as DRC outbreak reaches new province
    Euronews
  3. Third Ebola case in Kenya highlights US failures amid Trump cuts to key services
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  4. RDC confirma una octava provincia afectada por el ébola, que deja unos 9.500 casos y más de 4.500 muertos
    Infobae
  5. Kenya'da Ebola vakası sayısı 8'e yükseldi
    Anadolu Ajansı

6 articles

  1. Congo’s fast-moving Ebola outbreak spreads to eighth province
    Arab News
  2. Ebola: Kenya cases rise to 8, spreads to 8th Congo province
    Deutsche Welle
  3. Fast-moving Ebola outbreak spreads to another Congo province
    The Independent
  4. DR Congo’s fast-moving Ebola outbreak spreads to eighth province
    South China Morning Post
  5. El ébola en la RDC llega a una octava provincia tras confirmarse dos casos en el noroeste
    Infobae

5 articles

  1. Kenya Confirms Four New Ebola Cases
    NYT World News
  2. Kenya confirms four more Ebola cases, bringing total to seven
    Al Jazeera
  3. Kenya confirms four new Ebola cases, bringing total number to seven
    World News News
  4. Ebola outbreak spreading to Kenya exposes failures that put battle to contain virus at risk, experts warn
    The Independent
  5. Kenya reports third Ebola case, contact tracing continues
    France24

4 articles

  1. KENYA CONFIRMS THIRD EBOLA CASE
    France24
  2. Kenya records third Ebola case, linked to first patient who died
    Al Jazeera
  3. Breaking News Live Updates: Kenya's third Ebola case confirmed as relative of first patient tests positive - The Times of India
    The Times of India
  4. How prepared is Kenya for an Ebola outbreak?
    Deutsche Welle