# Nigeria records first known Ebola case in capital Abuja

https://mins.news/en/item/108388

- DW, 2026-10-20 19:08 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/nigeria-records-its-first-ebola-case-in-capital-abuja/a-79717377?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> Nigeria’s health ministry confirmed its first known case in the current Ebola outbreak: a woman who recently arrived in Abuja from Uganda. Health Minister Muhammad Ali Pate said authorities are tracing 44 people identified as contacts.

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