Nigeria's first Ebola patient holidayed in Uganda, officials say

None of the contacts, who are now in isolation, are known to have developed symptoms, including the person the patient travelled with, the health minister said, adding that the woman had not travelled outside Abuja since landing.Kaseya explained that the woman had first developed symptoms on 6 October when she had sought medical help."She went to the first hospital, a private hospital, thinking that she had malaria, and then she went to the second private hospital. She was admitted on the 11th," he told the BBC's Newshour programme.Malaria is endemic in Nigeria and its symptoms - a high temperature, headaches, muscle aches, vomiting and or diarrhoea - are similar to those of Ebola.After her condition failed to improve, public health authorities were alerted on Monday 19 October, Pate said.Her diagnosis was confirmed the next day following three laboratory tests, he said.The incubation period for Ebola ranges from two to 21 days, meaning those exposed to the virus may not become ill for several weeks.Ebola is a rare but deadly disease, external caused by a virus. As the disease progresses, vomiting and diarrhoea develop and it can lead to organ failure. Some, but not all, patients d...