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Nigeria confirms first Ebola case of current outbreak in Abuja
Nigeria confirmed its first case in the current Ebola outbreak on Tuesday, in the capital, Abuja.
The patient is a woman who arrived from Uganda, where Ebola cases had been reported earlier in the outbreak.
She developed symptoms on October 7 and was admitted to a private hospital four days later, where she was diagnosed.
Health authorities are tracing 44 people who may have been exposed, including health workers and other contacts.
The outbreak began in the Democratic Republic of Congo in May and has since spread to Uganda and Kenya, which has recorded nine cases.
More than 9,000 people have been infected and over 4,300 have died, with the outbreak involving the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola.
The virus has a fatality rate approaching 50%, and Nigeria had prepared for possible cases by increasing surveillance and setting up a task force.
Nigeria confirmed its first known Ebola case in the current outbreak, in the capital, Abuja.
The patient is a woman who recently arrived from Uganda and tested positive after being admitted to a private hospital.
Health authorities have identified 44 contacts and begun tracing and monitoring people who may have been exposed.
The woman began showing symptoms on October 7 and was admitted to hospital on October 11.
The outbreak has caused more than 9,000 cases and more than 4,300 deaths, mostly in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
- Who
- A woman who recently arrived from Uganda tested positive for Ebola.
- What
- Nigeria confirmed one case and began tracing 44 identified contacts.
- When
- The case was confirmed on October 20, 2026. The patient began showing symptoms on October 7.
- Where
- Abuja, in Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory.
- Why
- The patient tested positive after arriving from Uganda; the sources do not state how she was infected.
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The patient began showing symptoms.
The patient was admitted to a private hospital in Abuja.
Nigeria confirmed the Ebola case after laboratory testing.
Authorities said they had identified 44 contacts and begun tracing them.
- Confirmed cases in Nigeria
- 1
- Location
- Abuja, Federal Capital Territory
- Patient’s arrival
- International flight from Uganda
- Identified contacts
- 44
- Symptoms began
- October 7
- Hospital admission
- October 11
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What people are saying
We are doing everything possible to contain this case by tracing all contacts the individual may have had.
These efforts have focused on early detection, isolation and referral, laboratory diagnosis, infection prevention and control, contact tracing, risk communication and protection of health care workers.