First Case Of Ebola Death Reported In Africa’s Most Populous City Of Lagos

Monica Mark, The Guardian, The Raw Story
Fri, 07/25/2014 - 10:44pm

Death marks new and alarming cross-border development in world’s biggest epidemic spreading across three countries A man has died of ebola in Lagos, the first confirmed case of the highly contagious and deadly virus in Africa’s most populous metropolis. Patrick Sawyer, a 40-year-old Liberian civil servant, collapsed on arrival in Nigeria’s main airport on Sunday, health officials said.

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First Case Of Ebola Death Reported In Africa’s Most Populous City Of Lagos

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