An Ebola virus outbreak has also occurred in Nigeria

A case of Ebola virus infection has been recorded in Abuja, the capital of Nigeria. It is reported that the virus was detected in a woman who arrived in the country via Uganda. Symptoms of the illness began on October 7. Four days later, she was admitted to a hospital in Abuja, where the diagnosis was subsequently confirmed. It is not yet known when the patient arrived in Nigeria.

Nigerian Minister of Health Muhammad Pate stated that 44 individuals who had contact with the patient are currently being tested for the virus. The Ugandan Ministry of Health clarified that the patient only passed through their country in transit. According to the ministry, the woman had traveled to the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo for a work-related trip. It has not yet been determined where she contracted the virus. Ugandan officials emphasized that there are no confirmed active cases of Ebola within their country.