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Nurse who treated Ebola dies in Nigeria's Lagos State

Updated: 2014-08-06 19:47

(Xinhua)

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ABUJA - A nurse who treated a patient of Ebola in southwestern Nigeria's state of Lagos has been confirmed dead after contacting the virus, Minister of Health Onyebuchi Chukwu said on Wednesday.

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