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WHO Says Nigeria Is Ebola-Free After Patient Evacuation

The World Health Organisation has announced that Nigeria is Ebola-free after a patient and her husband were evacuated to Switzerland. The patient was clinically stable following treatment by Nigerian medical personnel. Has Ebola affected anyone you know?

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