Nigeria reports two suspected Ebola cases in northeast region

Oct 31 (Reuters) - Health authorities in Nigeria are investigating two suspected Ebola cases in the country's northeast region, the Nigeria Centre for ⁠Disease Control and Prevention said on Saturday.

The two individuals have been isolated while officials carry out contact identification, listing ⁠and laboratory testing, authorities said in a post on X.

The ⁠cases remain suspected and confirmation is subject ⁠to laboratory results, the post ⁠added.

Reporting by Ananya Palyekar in Bengaluru; Editing by Jan Harvey