Nigeria Confirms One Bundibugyo Ebola Case in Abuja

Nigeria confirmed one laboratory-detected case of Bundibugyo Ebola virus disease in Abuja on October 20, and health authorities began monitoring 44 people identified as possible contacts. The patient, a woman who had travelled from Uganda, is isolated and receiving medical care, according to Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare. The ministry’s contact count, current as of October 20, includes health workers, caregivers, other patients and people connected to the woman’s travel. The 44 are possible exposures, not confirmed infections. Authorities have not reported additional cases linked to the patient. Health Minister Muhammad Ali Pate said the woman developed symptoms on October 7 and sought care at a private Abuja facility on October 11. Laboratory testing confirmed the infection on October 20. Officials are investigating her travel and exposure history to determine where she may have contracted the virus. Uganda’s Ministry of Health said the woman had travelled from the Democratic Republic of Congo and transited through Uganda without symptoms. It said the exposure location remained under investigation and that it had not received her detailed itinerary...