Nigeria: Ebola cases in Nigeria are genetically linked to Kenya's first virus strain

(Central News Agency, Abuja, comprehensive foreign news report on the 23rd) Nigeria's Ministry of Health stated that after conducting a genome analysis of the first Ebola virus case in the country, it was found that the virus is closely related to the virus strain detected in the first case in Kenya, providing the first genetic evidence of the connection between the epidemics in the two countries.

The West African country Nigeria confirmed on the 20th that its first case of Ebola virus had appeared in the country. The patient was a female diplomat who had been to Uganda.

Nigeria pointed out that there is currently no evidence that the first case in Kenya had traveled to Nigeria or had direct contact with the Nigerian case. Nigeria has so far recorded only one confirmed case of Ebola.

Nigerian Health Minister Muhammad Ali Pate said health units are tracing, isolating and testing people who have come into contact with the case. Some test results have come back negative, and other results are yet to be released.

Since the Central African country of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) declared a large-scale Ebola outbreak in May, the virus has spread to several African countries, including neighboring Uganda.