# Nigeria confirms Ebola case in patient who arrived from Uganda

https://mins.news/en/item/108423

- Reuters, 2026-10-20 19:45 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/nigeria-confirms-ebola-case-health-minister-says-2026-10-20/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ad7c4c875a7df0001b134c6

> Nigeria’s government said on Tuesday that a case of Ebola had been detected in the capital, Abuja, after laboratory tests confirmed the infection.

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