Nigeria On Alert Following Ebola Death

Nigeria has stepped up surveillance at its ports and borders, following the country's first confirmed death from the Ebola virus. Health Minister Onyebuchi Chukwu says health officials are monitoring airports, seaports and land borders, for people arriving who may show signs of the virus. He commented on Friday, after officials confirmed that a man who died after arriving in Lagos on a flight from Liberia had tested positive for Ebola. Chukwu also said investigators are trying...

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