Nigeria Reports New Ebola Case Linked to Recent Outbreak from Uganda

10/21/2026

Case in Africa’s most populous country was detected in a woman who had travelled from UgandaNigeria has confirmed an Ebola case in its capital, Abuja, after a woman who arrived from Uganda tested...

10/21/2026

By Elisha Bala-Gbogbo and Camillus Eboh ABUJA, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Nigeria reported its ⁠first ⁠Ebola case in more than a decade ⁠on Tuesday, becoming the fourth African country and the most...

10/21/2026

The Nigerian case involves a Ugandan woman who arrived in Nigeria’s capital Abuja via Addis Ababa on Oct 5.

10/21/2026

The female patient, who sources have told the BBC is not Nigerian, is in isolation and in an Abuja hospital.

10/21/2026

Health officials praised the Nigerian authorities for their transparency in reporting the spread of the virus.

10/20/2026

Gbogbo and Camillus Eboh ABUJA, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Nigeria's government said on Tuesday there was a case of Ebola in the capital, Abuja, after laboratory tests confirmed the viral

10/20/2026

Nigeria reported its ‌first Ebola case in more than a decade on Tuesday, becoming the fourth African country and the most populous yet to be affected by an outbreak that health officials have...

10/20/2026

Nigeria confirmed an Ebola case in its capital, Abuja, on Tuesday after a woman who arrived from Uganda tested positive for the virus, the Health Ministry said.

10/21/2026

After Kenya and Uganda, Nigeria has now announced its first Ebola case – a woman who was admitted to a private hospital in Abuja and travelled from Uganda. The outbreak, which originated in DR...

10/21/2026

We did three levels of tests, but all molecular. The strain was Bundibugyo, confirms Olajumoke Babatunde, Director, Public Health Lab Service at the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention.

10/20/2026

Nigeria is the latest country to report an Ebola case as the outbreak spreads across the region. Kenya confirmed its first case earlier this month and has since recorded nine infections.(Image...