{
  "id": 17710584,
  "title": "Ebola contacts tracing ends Nov 13 – NCDC",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/ebola-contacts-tracing-ends-nov-13-ncdc",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-11-02T00:36:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/ebola-contacts-tracing-ends-nov-13-ncdc/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed that two suspected cases of Ebola Virus Disease in Adamawa State tested negative following two rounds of laboratory testing. According to Daily Post Nigeria and Daily Trust, the individuals were reported to the Adamawa State Public Health Emergency Operations Centre in the early hours of October 30, 2026. NCDC Director-General Jide Idris stated that the confirmed Bundibugyo Ebola case in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) remains the only laboratory-confirmed infection in Nigeria.\n\nThe index case in the FCT involved a 42-year-old woman who traveled from Uganda via Addis Ababa on October 3. After developing symptoms on October 7, she sought treatment at a private facility, and her infection with the Bundibugyo strain was confirmed by the NCDC National Reference Laboratory on October 20. Ripples Nigeria reports that the NCDC initially identified 44 close contacts, a figure that later rose to 54 during investigations. Punch reports that 62 contacts have since been identified and are expected to complete monitoring by November 13, 2026.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Ripples Nigeria",
        "title": "NCDC identifies two suspected case of Ebola in Nigeria",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/ncdc-identifies-two-suspected-case-of-ebola-in-nigeria",
        "published": "2026-11-01T16:41:29.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}