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Nigeria's imported Ebola case 2026 stories

Oct 20, 2026

Nigeria confirms Ebola case in patient who arrived from Uganda

Nigeria's government confirmed an Ebola case in Abuja after laboratory tests on a patient who arrived from Uganda, marking the country's first case linked to the current outbreak in central Africa.

Oct 20, 2026·8 sources

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▪The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention considers the likelihood of Ebola spreading to the United States very low
▪The Democratic Republic of the Congo Ebola outbreak is the second-largest Ebola outbreak on record
▪Nigerian authorities were tracing 44 people identified as contacts of the Ebola patient

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