Nigeria records first Ebola case as outbreak spreads
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October 20, 2026
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LAGOS, Nigeria (AFP)—Nigeria said Tuesday it had recorded its first Ebola case of Africa’s latest outbreak, as Kenya declared its ninth case, prompting a regional health official to warn of “an extremely serious threat”.
The case in Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, was detected in a woman who had travelled from Uganda to the capital Abuja, the government confirmed.
Since a major Ebola outbreak was declared in the Democratic Republic of Congo in May, the deadly viral haemorrhagic fever has spread to several countries across the continent, including to neighbouring Uganda.
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