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Nigeria is investigating two suspected Ebola cases amid concerns over the potential spread of the deadly virus. “As of today, we have two suspected cases again,” says the Director-General of the Nigeria Center for Disease Control. One suspected case has tested negative, while a 42-year-old woman who traveled to Uganda remains the only confirmed case.

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00:00Very, very, very, very nice time.
00:04Don't carry travel now, we do it.
00:16You are here to do it.
00:21...of the press for your professionalism.
00:24Now we have from the DT.
00:26We have been joining this.
00:27This one has a question, please signify.
00:30If your questions have been addressed,
00:32there is no need to do it.
00:40Oh, oh, oh, I see.
00:41I see.
00:43I need control.
00:44I see.
01:04I think the questions are only on this side.
01:06Okay then.
01:06So we just take post three.
01:09That have been confirmed.
01:12Are there measures in place to ensure that...
01:14As of today, we have two, we've had two suspected cases again.
01:20One in FCT, one in the River State.
01:24But we've tested the River's case, it's negative.
01:27But in this case, she's a 42-year-old woman.
01:31She's a Ugandan.
01:32She's married to a Swiss.
01:34She's married to a Swiss.
01:35A Swiss.
01:37Now, from investigation, she traveled out sometime.
01:42You see?
01:43In September.
01:43In September to that area.
01:46And they came back through Kenya, all those Addis Ababa.
01:50They came here.
01:52But the difficulty we have is to ascertain the travel history.
01:58Laboratory confirmation reported on the 20th of October of that index case.
02:03To bring you up to speed, we have taken samples from that case three times.
02:08They are still positive.
02:11We've taken samples of the husband, it's negative.
02:16requirements.
02:16Like I said, we've three contacts identified and nine list and categorized.

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