Nigeria has confirmed its first Ebola case in 12 years, according to the country’s Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare. The patient is a female foreign national who developed symptoms on October 7, four days after arriving in Nigeria through Uganda. She initially received treatment for malaria at a private healthcare facility in Abuja before testing positive for the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola. The woman is now receiving supportive care in isolation, while 44 contacts, including healthcare workers and her Swiss husband, are under surveillance.
Kenya has also confirmed a ninth Ebola case among known contacts of the country’s index patient, with no evidence of community transmission. The World Health Organization is investigating the Nigerian patient’s full travel history and has advised African nations to maintain heightened readiness. The organization recommended that countries strengthen monitoring at entry points and implement response plans while avoiding restrictions on travel or trade. The Democratic Republic of Congo continues to face the world’s second-largest Ebola outbreak, with 9,668 confirmed cases and 4,649 deaths.
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