Nigeria Investigates Genetic Links in Its Confirmed Ebola Case

On 23 October, Reuters reported that genomic analysis had found Nigeria’s confirmed Ebola case to be closely related to the virus identified in Kenya’s index case. Nigerian authorities said there was no evidence that the Kenyan index patient had travelled to Nigeria or had a direct connection with the Nigerian patient. The report did not disclose a cost for the response. Healthcare providers, laboratories and public-health organisations can explore opportunities in disease surveillance, diagnostic systems and secure health-data management, while HPC can support healthcare information systems, data processing and analytical modelling; no specific healthcare contract price was disclosed.