HEALTHALLAFRICA
Nigeria: Nigeria Cannot Prevent the Next Outbreak If It Cannot Diagnose It
Nigeria's inability to diagnose outbreaks like Ebola could hinder prevention efforts. In 2013, an Ebola outbreak in Guinea went undetected for three months due to symptoms resembling malaria, typhoid, or cholera, and clinicians lacked tools to identify the virus.
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