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ABC News - InternationalNews report · Oct 20, 6:16 PM
Nigeria confirms Ebola case in Abuja as woman who arrived from Uganda tests positive
Nigeria has confirmed its first Ebola case in the capital, Abuja
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Nigeria confirms Ebola case in Abuja as woman who arrived from Uganda tests positive
ABC News - International and The Straits Times describe the same event in different terms.
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As of October 20, 2026 at 7:36 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened A new Ebola outbreak in eastern DR Congo has killed 65 people, with roughly 246 cases reported by health officials.
The headline split The left frames it as "Nigeria confirms Ebola case in Abuja as woman who arrived from Uganda tests positive". The center frames it as "Nigeria confirms Ebola case in patient who arrived from Uganda".
Match confidence Medium confidence. 4 sources across 2 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceMedium
4 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.
Framing confidenceMild
37/99 — small wording differences, not a major framing split.
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Left / center-leftNigeria confirms Ebola case in Abuja as woman who arrived from Uganda tests positive
ABC News - International · Center-left · News report
CenterNigeria confirms Ebola case in Abuja as woman who arrived from Uganda tests positive
Washington's Top News (WTOP) · Center · News report
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Washington's Top News (WTOP)News report · Oct 20, 7:36 PM
Nigeria confirms Ebola case in Abuja as woman who arrived from Uganda tests positive
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria confirmed an Ebola case in its capital, Abuja, on Tuesday after a woman who arrived from Uganda tested positive for the virus, the Health Ministry said. The wo...
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The Straits TimesNews report · Oct 20, 7:01 PM
Nigeria confirms Ebola case in patient who arrived from Uganda
ABUJA, Oct 20 - Nigeria's government said on Tuesday there was a case of Ebola in the capital, Abuja, after laboratory tests confirmed the viral infection.
Center-leftMixed
The Mirror UKNews report · Oct 20, 6:22 PM
Ebola virus confirmed in new country as epidemic behind 4,600 deaths spreads
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has now led to confirmed cases in four other countries with the latest being Nigeria
Details37/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 4 sources
37/99 Wording GapMedium confidence4 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 4 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report
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Now: Wording Gap is 37/99 and story health is live match · 4 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.