Nigeria’s First Ebola Case Shows Genetic Similarity to Kenyan Strain, Minister Says
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Nigeria's health minister stated that genomic sequencing connects the first Ebola case in the country to a strain previously found in Kenya. The minister clarified that no direct transmission between the two has been proven.
Nigeria’s health minister announced that genomic sequencing links the country’s inaugural Ebola case to a virus previously identified in Kenya, while noting no direct transmission has been proven.