Health
Nigeria records its first Ebola case amid dispute over patient's travel history
October 21, 2026 at 08:28 PM · Updated 15h ago
5 reports · 2 in Arabic, 3 in English · over 14 hours
AJAl Jazeera English
Nigeria’s first Ebola case matches DR Congo strain, health officials say
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MAMasrawy
إيبولا يتمدد في إفريقيا ويصل إلى نيجيريا.. تحذيرات من تفشي الفيروس
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CNCNN
Ebola has spread from Congo to 4 other countries. A look at where things stand
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BNBBC News
Nigeria's first Ebola patient holidayed in Uganda, officials say
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يواليوم السابع
الصحة العالمية : نيجيريا تؤكد إصابة سيدة بفيروس إيبولا بسلالة بونديبوجيو
(opens the publisher’s site)Nigeria has confirmed its first Ebola case, the Bundibugyo strain, in a woman who recently traveled to Uganda, with officials disputing her travel history.
- Nigeria has confirmed its first Ebola case, the Bundibugyo strain, in a 42-year-old woman in Abuja who had recently traveled to Uganda.
- Uganda's health ministry has contradicted this account, saying the patient was a Nigerian national who went to eastern DR Congo for business, transiting Uganda.
- Health minister Muhammad Ali Pate said the patient is stable and that 44 identified contacts in isolation have shown no symptoms.
- The WHO has urged countries not to impose travel restrictions on affected nations and to maintain preparedness as the outbreak spreads.
- Health officials said the strain matches the Ebola virus circulating in DR Congo, marking its first appearance in West Africa.
- The patient's condition has deteriorated, health officials said, contradicting earlier reports that she was stable.
- Most of the 44 contacts being traced are healthcare workers, according to Nigerian health officials.