{
  "id": 17713161,
  "title": "Ebola contacts tracing ends Nov 13 – NCDC",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/ebola-contacts-tracing-ends-nov-13-ncdc-17713161",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-11-02T00:52:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "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 62 contacts identified following an imported Ebola case are expected to complete monitoring by November 13, 2026, according to Punch Nigeria. The confirmed case involved a 42-year-old woman in the Federal Capital Territory who arrived from Uganda on October 3 and was confirmed to have the Bundibugyo strain of the virus on October 20. Ripples Nigeria reports that the NCDC initially identified 44 close contacts, a figure that later rose to 54.\n\nTwo suspected cases of Ebola in Adamawa State have tested negative after two rounds of laboratory testing, according to Daily Post Nigeria and Daily Trust. NCDC Director-General Dr. Jide Idris stated that the individuals, who presented symptoms in Yola on October 30, 2026, were isolated while investigations were conducted. These negative results mean the case in the Federal Capital Territory remains the only laboratory-confirmed Ebola infection reported in Nigeria.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "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."
}