# Nigeria confirms Ebola case linked to East Africa

https://mins.news/en/item/109544

- BBC News, 2026-10-21 12:39 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm2l4xw7xpjgo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Nigeria confirmed Ebola in a woman who travelled from Uganda to Abuja, where she is receiving care in isolation. Authorities have identified 44 close contacts and begun tracing them, while the source of her infection remains under investigation.

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