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I live in egypt. i have a nigerian nanny for my 6.5 months old boy. she leaves for 2-day vacation in egypt every 13 days. should i worry about ebola?
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Not really: As of 29 October 2014 there have been no Ebola cases reported in Egypt per the World Health Organization. There are currently no cases in Nigeria (had been 20 cases wi 8 deaths) See: http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/137376/1/roadmapsitrep_29Oct2014_eng.pdf ** There have been a total of 14,703 reported cases of Ebola that were suspected or confirmed as of today.
Answered 11/11/2014
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