Nigeria's first Ebola patient evacuated as investigators seek answers

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Ebola cases in DR Congo pass 10,000 as Nigeria evacuates its first patient

On Wednesday, Nigeria's first Ebola patient was reported evacuated, more than a week after the case was reported, while investigators press for answers about the infection. On Tuesday, DR Congo's outbreak was reported to have passed 10,000 cases, described as its fastest-growing on record, with nearly half of confirmed patients having died. Four countries are now dealing with the outbreak.

• DR Congo's outbreak has surpassed 10,000 cases, with nearly half of those confirmed to have the virus having died.
• A woman diagnosed with Ebola in Abuja, with no known travel to DR Congo, was flown to Switzerland; officials are trying to determine how she was infected.
• On Monday, attackers in eastern DR Congo killed a nurse and injured a health worker responding to an Ebola case, the latest attack on responders.