Nigeria Ebola case linked to virus found in Kenya index case, health minister says
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Nigeria's health minister, Muhammad Ali Pate, announced that genomic analysis was conducted on the country's only confirmed Ebola case. The results show the virus is closely related to the strain found in Kenya's index case. This finding provides the first genetic link between the two outbreaks.
Genomic analysis of Nigeria's only confirmed Ebola case shows the virus is closely related to the strain detected in Kenya's index case, Nigeria's health minister Muhammad Ali Pate said on Friday, offering the first genetic link between the outbreaks.