Nigeria Confirms First Bundibugyo Ebola Case in Over a Decade

Nigeria confirmed its first Bundibugyo Ebola case in more than a decade on October 20, after laboratory testing detected the virus in a woman who had recently arrived from Uganda. Health authorities said she was isolated and receiving treatment, while contact tracing and airport screening were expanded. The Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare said 44 contacts had been identified or were being monitored. The group included people potentially exposed in health care settings and during travel. The World Health Organization and Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention are supporting Nigeria’s investigation and response. The woman’s travel history and likely exposure location remain under investigation. Uganda’s Ministry of Health said she had travelled to eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo before transiting through Uganda. WHO representative Pavel Ursu said information supplied to the agency showed travel to Uganda, but did not include travel to another country. He said investigators were reconstructing her movements. Africa CDC Director-General Jean Kaseya said authorities had not established where the woman contracted Ebola and were working with Nigeria,...