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“Nigeria reports two suspected Ebola cases in northeast region JOHANNESBURG, Oct 31 - Health authorities in Nigeria are investigating two suspected Ebola cases in the country's northeast region, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention said on…”

“Kenya releases first Ebola contacts from quarantine, milestone in containment efforts NAIROBI, Oct 26 - Kenya on Monday released from quarantine the first group of people who came into contact with its index Ebola patient, a milestone in its efforts to…”

“Genomic analysis of Nigeria's only confirmed Ebola case showed the virus was closely related to the strain detected in Kenya's index case, though Nigerian authorities said there was no evidence that the Kenya case travelled to Nigeria or had a direct…”

“The epidemic, first detected 3,000 km away in Democratic Republic of Congo in May, is the second-largest on record and had already hit Uganda and Kenya before the Nigerian case was confirmed on Tuesday — the widest known spread on the continent.”

“Kenya confirms eighth Ebola case as regional outbreak spreads Kenya has confirmed one more Ebola case, bringing the total number of infections in the country to eight, Director-General for Health Patrick Amoth said on Oct 18.”

“In addition to spreading within Congo, the outbreak has also resulted in cases in Uganda, which was declared Ebola-free in August, and in Kenya, which announced its first Ebola infection earlier this month and announced a second case - a close family member…”