Nigeria and Kenya Ebola patients may have crossed paths at Uganda airport, officials say

Health officials are investigating whether Ebola patients in Nigeria and Kenya may have crossed paths at Uganda's main airport earlier this month.

Both travelled through Entebbe airport on 3 October, and investigators are examining whether they could have been exposed through shared equipment or other contact, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said on Thursday.

Nigeria is battling its first Ebola case in more than a decade, while Kenya has confirmed nine infections, including one death.

The Nigerian patient, a 42-year-old Ugandan-born woman who lives in Abuja, is receiving treatment in isolation and is showing signs of improvement, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

The woman returned to Nigeria on 3 October after spending about two and a half weeks in Uganda, travelling through Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa, where she had a two-hour stopover.

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