Nigeria’s first Ebola case matches DR Congo strain, health officials say

Bundibugyo strain has now affected four African nations, and become the DR Congo’s deadliest in recorded history.Published On 21 Oct 202621 Oct 2026Nigerian health officials say test results have confirmed the country’s first case of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola, which is behind a major outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), marking the disease’s first spread to West Africa in the current outbreak.The case involves a woman who travelled from Uganda to the capital, Abuja, on October 3, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) said.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3DR Congo Ebola cases pass 9,000 as efforts to curb transmission falterlist 2 of 3Kenya’s Ebola cases test preparedness beyond Nairobilist 3 of 3Nigeria confirms first Ebola case amid concerns about continental spreadend of listShe was tested for Ebola on October 19 after health officials learned she had recently travelled to Uganda, one of the countries affected by the current outbreak. Officials confirmed the positive result on Tuesday.“We did three levels of tests, but all molecular. The strain was Bundibugyo,” Olajumoke Babatunde, director of the public health laborator...