Ebola outbreak spreads to three African countries as probe examines Uganda airport link

Health officials are investigating whether the first Ebola patients in Nigeria and Kenya crossed paths at Uganda's Entebbe airport on 3 October.

• Nigeria confirmed its first Ebola case on 20 October, a Ugandan-born woman married to a Swiss diplomat in Abuja, while Kenya has reported nine infections including one death.
• The Africa CDC said both patients transited Entebbe airport on 3 October and investigators are examining whether they interacted or shared equipment.
• WHO official Patrick Otim said the source of the Nigerian woman's infection remains unknown as her travel history is being pieced together.
• DRC health authorities reported more than 4,000 deaths out of more than 9,000 confirmed cases since the outbreak was declared in May.