Nigeria confirms one imported Bundibugyo Ebola case in the Federal Capital Territory
WHO’s Nigeria release of October 20 describes one imported, laboratory-confirmed case in the Federal Capital Territory in a woman with recent travel to Uganda. Symptoms began October 7, she sought care at a private facility on October 11 and was confirmed on October 20. Forty-four contacts have been identified and are being monitored. The source of infection and full exposure history are still under investigation; contacts are not cases and no transmission chain is established. Source check: Checked October 26. ECDC’s page (updated October 23) repeats the October 20 report and 44 identified contacts; no newer Nigeria case count was found. Evidence cutoff remains October 20. Checked at 2026-10-26T21:01:35Z.
- Location
- Nigeria · Federal Capital Territory (Abuja); WHO Nigeria release of October 20
- Regional representative point
- First seen
- October 20, 2026
- Last verified
- October 26, 2026
- Event date
- WHO Nigeria release October 20; ECDC October 23 update
- Authority published
- October 20, 2026
- TiPH detected
- October 21, 2026
- TiPH published
- October 21, 2026
- Desk publication, not the event date
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What changed since the prior scan
Added in the October 21 edition; no earlier Nigeria record existed in the tracker.
History
- First seen (source)
First reported by the primary source. External event date, not a TiPH publication date.
- Added to the desk
Added in the October 21 edition (published October 26) from WHO Nigeria’s October 20 release: one imported confirmed case and 44 contacts under monitoring.
Primary sources
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