Nigeria confirms an Ebola case in Abuja as a woman arriving from Uganda tests positive
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.
The Nigerian federal government confirmed one case of Ebola disease in the Federal Capital Territory on Tuesday, October 20, 2026. According to AllAfrica Health, the patient is a woman who recently arrived in Nigeria on an international flight from Uganda. She is receiving medical care in isolation at a private hospital in the FCT.
Contact tracing has begun, with 44 close contacts identified so far, including healthcare workers, caregivers, patients, and travel contacts, according to AllAfrica Health and People Daily Kenya. The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has called for urgent international support to contain the Ebola Bundibugyo outbreak, warning that it has become a major regional public health threat.
NPR reports that Nigeria is the latest country to report a case as the outbreak spreads across the region, noting that Kenya has recorded nine infections since its first case earlier this month. Punch Nigeria reports that the Africa CDC declared the outbreak on May 15, 2026, and describes it as the most geographically widespread Ebola outbreak in history.
Brief written by urgent.news from NPR, NPR Health, AllAfrica Health, Punch Nigeria, People Daily Kenya — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
