Nigeria Ebola case matches DR Congo strain

LAGOS, Nigeria (AFP)—The Ebola case detected in Nigeria is the Bundibugyo strain behind a major DR Congo outbreak, officials said Wednesday, marking the spread of the deadly disease to points across Africa.

The case detected in a woman diplomat in Nigeria — the first there since the current outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo — raised memories of a widespread outbreak in 2014 that struck several countries in the region.

Nigeria is the fourth African country affected by the current outbreak, which this week came to span the continent, with Kenya in the east reporting nine cases since October 6.