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ARCHIVED · 1 LEFT · 2 CENTER · 0 RIGHT · Oct 21, 1:16 AM

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Nigeria records first Ebola case as outbreak spreads across Africa

PBS News Hour and Vanguard (Nigeria) describe the same event in different terms.

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What happenedA new Ebola outbreak in eastern DR Congo has killed 65 people, with roughly 246 cases reported by health officials.
What changedThe left frames it as "Nigeria confirms Ebola case in its capital as woman who arrived from Uganda tests positive". The center frames it as "Uganda seeks details of Nigeria’s confirmed Ebola case".
ConfidenceMedium. 3+ sources across at least two bias buckets with comparable news formats.
Archive healthLive match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format

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57WORDING GAP

3 sources · 2 bias buckets · Medium confidence

Still Watching. The left frames it as "Nigeria confirms Ebola case in its capital as woman who arrived from Uganda tests positive". The center frames it as "Uganda seeks details of Nigeria’s confirmed Ebola case".

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Oct 20, 11:16 PM: Vanguard (Nigeria) joined the source map.

Oct 20, 11:18 PM: France 24 joined the source map.

Oct 21, 12:06 AM: PBS NewsHour joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 57/99 and story health is live match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.

ARCHIVED SOURCES

Center-left ·News report

Nigeria confirms Ebola case in its capital as woman who arrived from Uganda tests positive

Nigeria is the latest country to report an Ebola case as the latest outbreak spreads across the region. Kenya confirmed its first case earlier this month and has since recorded nine infecti...

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Center ·News report
France 2431m ago

Nigeria records first Ebola case as outbreak spreads across Africa

Nigeria has confirmed its first Ebola case in Africa's latest outbreak, while Kenya reported its ninth infection, raising fears of further spread across the continent. Africa CDC chief Jean...

Open source
Center ·News report

Uganda seeks details of Nigeria’s confirmed Ebola case

Uganda has asked Nigeria to provide detailed travel and clinical records of a woman confirmed to have the Ebola virus disease in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, following Nigeria...

Open source