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Nigeria confirms an Ebola case in Abuja as a woman arriving from Uganda tests positive

Oct 20, 2026 · The Associated Press

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Nigeria confirms an Ebola case in Abuja as a woman arriving from Uganda tests positive
A health care worker administers a dose of Ervebo vaccine against the Ebola virus in Beni, North Kivu province, eastern Congo, on Oct. 16.
A health care worker administers a dose of Ervebo vaccine against the Ebola virus in Beni, North Kivu province, eastern Congo, on Oct. 16.

Nigeria is the latest country to report an Ebola case as the outbreak spreads across the region. Kenya confirmed its first case earlier this month and has since recorded nine infections.

(Image credit: Sebastien Kitsa Musayi)

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