Nigeria confirmed its first Ebola case, linked to a patient who arrived from Uganda. The patient, identified as a female, is in isolation and receiving medical care. Contact tracing has begun with 44 contacts identified.
The patient traveled from Uganda to the Democratic Republic of Congo for business and transited Uganda in early October before developing symptoms in Nigeria. Uganda's health ministry stated the patient's exposure location remains under investigation.
Africa's top public health agency has mobilized support for Nigeria, noting the outbreak is the most geographically extensive in history, affecting countries across three regions. The outbreak, caused by the rare Bundibugyo strain, is the world's second-largest.
Uganda's health ministry stated there is no Ebola in Uganda, though the patient's travel history and exposure location are still under investigation.