Nigeria confirms first Ebola case in capital Abuja

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 20 Oct, 19:32 · Archive

Nigeria has confirmed its first Ebola case in the capital, Abuja, after a woman who arrived from Uganda tested positive.

Nigeria has confirmed its first Ebola case in the capital, Abuja. The woman who tested positive arrived from Uganda, where she began showing symptoms on 7 October. She was admitted to a private hospital in Abuja on 11 October and subsequently diagnosed with Ebola.

Health Minister Muhammad Pate said authorities had begun tracing 44 people identified as contacts of the patient. 'We are doing everything possible to contain this case by tracing all the contacts the individual may have had,' he said. Uganda had previously reported Ebola cases but was later declared free of the virus.

Nigeria is the latest country to report an Ebola case after neighbouring Kenya confirmed its first case earlier this month. Kenya has now recorded 9 cases. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control said two weeks ago it was stepping up surveillance following the detection of Ebola in Kenya and strengthening the country's preparedness for a potential outbreak, focusing on early detection, isolation and referral, laboratory diagnosis, infection prevention and control, contact tracing, risk communication and protection of health care workers.

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• Nigeria confirms Ebola case in Abuja as woman who arrived from Uganda tests positiveNigeria has confirmed its first Ebola case in the capital, Abuja.News4Jax · 20 Oct, 18:30
• Nigeria confirms Ebola case in Abuja as woman who arrived from Uganda tests positiveNigeria has confirmed its first Ebola case in the capital, Abuja.Clickorlando · 20 Oct, 18:30

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