# Nigeria reports first Ebola case amid rapid regional spread

https://mins.news/en/video/109550

- France 24 English, 2026-10-21 13:28 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9fmF-5V_lw

> After Kenya and Uganda, Nigeria has announced its first Ebola case: a woman who travelled from Uganda and was admitted to a private hospital in Abuja. The outbreak began in DR Congo in May, and health officials have described it as the fastest-spreading on record.

## Stories

- [Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo](https://mins.news/en/topic/dr-congo-ebola-outbreak) — Markdown: https://mins.news/en/topic/dr-congo-ebola-outbreak.md

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