Nigeria confirms its first Ebola case in Abuja as Africa CDC calls an Ebola crisis summit
Summary
Nigeria has confirmed its first Ebola case in the capital, Abuja, The Philadelphia Inquirer and ABC News reported on Tuesday 20 October, the patient being a woman who arrived from Uganda and tested positive, according to the two outlets. On Wednesday 21 October the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention invited health ministers to an 'extraordinary virtual meeting' as Ebola spreads across the continent, the Inquirer and the LA Times reported, headlining that Africa CDC calls an Ebola crisis summit as Nigeria records its first case.
Latest: The Philadelphia Inquirer and ABC News reported that the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has invited health ministers to an 'extraordinary virtual meeting' as Ebola spreads across the continent, headlining that Africa CDC calls an Ebola crisis summit as Nigeria records its first case.
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How it unfolded
Thursday 22 October
The Philadelphia Inquirer and ABC News reported that the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has invited health ministers to an 'extraordinary virtual meeting' as Ebola spreads across the continent, headlining that Africa CDC calls an Ebola crisis summit as Nigeria records its first case.
- 00:42ABC NewsAfrica CDC calls an Ebola crisis summit as Nigeria records its first case
- 00:22The Philadelphia InquirerAfrica CDC calls an Ebola crisis summit as Nigeria records its first case
Wednesday 21 October
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention invited health ministers to an 'extraordinary virtual meeting' as Ebola spreads across the continent, The Philadelphia Inquirer and the LA Times reported, headlining that Africa CDC calls the crisis summit as Nigeria records its first case.
- 12:49LA TimesAfrica CDC calls an Ebola crisis summit as Nigeria records its first case
- 07:04The Philadelphia InquirerAfrica CDC calls Ebola crisis summit as Nigeria records first case
Tuesday 20 October
Nigeria confirmed its first Ebola case in the capital, Abuja, as a woman who arrived from Uganda tested positive, The Philadelphia Inquirer and ABC News reported.
- 14:16ABC NewsNigeria confirms Ebola case in Abuja as woman who arrived from Uganda tests positive
- 14:01The Philadelphia InquirerNigeria confirms Ebola case in Abuja as woman who arrived from Uganda tests positive
- 13:30The Philadelphia InquirerNigeria records first Ebola case, health authorities say