Nigeria confirms first Ebola infection as Kenya's case count rises to nine

The Ebola outbreak spreading across Africa has reached Nigeria. Nigeria has confirmed its first Ebola infection.

According to Nigerian health officials, the person confirmed to be infected is a woman who arrived from Uganda.

Meanwhile, the number of Ebola infections in Kenya has risen to nine.

Further details about the condition of the infected woman and the measures taken by Nigeria have not been mentioned in source reports.