Nigeria and Kenya Ebola patients may have crossed paths at Uganda airport, officials say

Health officials are investigating whether Ebola patients in Nigeria and Kenya may have crossed paths at Uganda's main airport earlier this month. Both travelled through Entebbe airport on 3 October, and investigators are examining whether they could have been exposed through shared equipment or other contact, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said on Thursday. Dr Wessam Mankoula, the agency's head of emergency preparedness and response, said this was "one of the possible scenarios", but stressed that no link had been established. Nigeria is battling its first Ebola case in more than a decade, while Kenya has confirmed nine infections, including one death.