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By Nigeria Health Watch | June 17, 2026

Nigeria Cannot Prevent the Next Outbreak if It Cannot Diagnose It

Shalom David and Vivianne Ihekweazu (Lead writers) In late 2013, Ebola began spreading in Guinea, but the outbreak went undetected for more than three months. Patients arriving at the health facilities presented with fever, vomiting and diarrhoea, symptoms that closely resembled malaria, typhoid, or cholera. Without the diagnostic tools needed to identify the virus, clinicians […]

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The Anatomy of an Outbreak in a Conflict Setting & Nigeria’s Preparedness for Ebola 

By Emeka Oguanuo | June 8, 2026

The latest Ebola outbreak in DRC is unfolding in a conflict-affected region where insecurity, displacement, and fragile trust are complicating containment efforts. What does this reveal about Nigeria’s preparedness for outbreaks in its own most challenging settings? When the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda […]

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