Nigeria Confirms First Ebola Case in Over a Decade

Nigeria has confirmed its first Ebola case in over a decade after a woman arriving from Uganda tested positive in Abuja. She is currently in isolation, while health authorities are monitoring 44 identified contacts. Simultaneously, Kenya has reported a rise in confirmed Ebola cases to nine, linked to an initial outbreak cluster. The Bundibugyo strain of the virus, which lacks an approved vaccine, has prompted the World Health Organization to urge reinforced surveillance across the region, though it advises against trade or travel restrictions. The Africa CDC has scheduled an extraordinary meeting of African health ministers for October 28 to coordinate the response to the spreading outbreak, which originated in the DRC in May 2026.