Ebola scare as man dies in Nigerian city of Calabar - BBC News

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> Ebola scare as man dies in Nigerian city of Calabar
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> Nigeria put checks in place last year after a patient died from Ebola
> An Ebola scare has been reported in southern Nigeria, a year after the country was declared free of the virus.
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> Ten people have been quarantined after coming into contact with a man showing Ebola-like symptoms, officials said.
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> The man reportedly died shortly after being admitted to hospital in Calabar.
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> On Wednesday, the three countries worst affected by Ebola - Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia - recorded their first week with no new cases <http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-34471234> since the outbreak began in March 2014.
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> More than 11,000 people died in the West African Ebola outbreak, the worst known occurrence of the disease in history.
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> Scottish Ebola nurse back in hospital <http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-34483584>
> New cases have fallen sharply in 2015, but the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that the disease could break out again.
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> The latest scare happened when a patient arrived at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital on Wednesday.
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> "We have sent blood samples for testing and quarantined identified contacts," said Queeneth Kalu, the hospital's chief medical director.
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> Those quarantined included nurses who had attended to the patient, he added.
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> Ebola arrived in Nigeria in July 2014 when a Liberian businessman collapsed at Lagos airport.
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> But the outbreak was contained with seven deaths - far fewer cases than in the worst-hit countries.
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> WHO declared Nigeria Ebola free <http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/ebola/20-october-2014/en/> in October last year.