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Nigeria, the continent's most populous nation, is the fourth African country affected by the outbreak.

The United States is facing its largest outbreak of measles since the virus was declared eliminated in 2000.

Health officials are investigating where Nigeria's first patient, confirmed this week, was infected.

Health officials are urgently seeking answers about the origins of a case newly identified in Nigeria, the first in that West African nation.

The Africa CDC has warned it will blacklist organisations that fail to provide transparency and accountability for funds received for disease outbreak resp Read More: https://punchng.com/africa-cdc-threatens-blacklist-over-outbreak-fund-transparency/

The Gombe State Government has declared a cholera outbreak in Billiri LGA after two people died. 74 patients have been treated and discharged. Read More: https://punchng.com/gombe-cholera-outbreak-kills-two-74-patients-discharged/

The Gombe State Government has declared a cholera outbreak in Billiri LGA after two deaths, adding that 74 patients have been treated and discharged. Read More: https://punchng.com/gombe-confirms-cholera-outbreak-treats-74-patients/

The patient had recently traveled from Uganda to Nigeria.

<p>Case in Africa’s most populous country was detected in a woman who had travelled from Uganda</p><p>Nigeria has confirmed an Ebola case in its capital, Abuja, after a woman who arrived from Uganda tested positive for the virus, the health ministry said.</p><p>The woman began showing symptoms on 7 October and was admitted to a hospital in Abuja four days la