# WHO holds briefing on Ebola response in Africa

https://mins.news/en/video/111112

- Reuters, 2026-10-22 12:37 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TbEjGGtFcI

> The World Health Organization is briefing the media on its response to the Ebola outbreak in Africa. Nigeria reported its first case in more than a decade on October 20, becoming the fourth African country affected and the most populous; health officials have called the outbreak the fastest-spreading on record.

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