At least five boats carrying nearly 400 people attempted to flee Libya during the previous 48 hours, IOM said earlier Monday.
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The health ministry’s emergency preparedness manager, Dr. Mathew Tut, said the two infected people were South Sudanese and in their 20s.
The latest influx follows bloodshed in the Nigerian states of Katsina, Sokoto and Zamfara, UNHCR said. Overall, Niger hosts more than half a million refugees, from Mali and Burkina Faso as well as Nigeria, a recent UN report said.