WHO warns ‘more complex’ Ebola outbreak now present in 3 African countries

Health officials are investigating where Nigeria’s first patient, confirmed this week, was infected.Published On 22 Oct 202622 Oct 2026The World Health Organization (WHO) says the Ebola outbreak that emerged in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is growing more “complex”, with cases now present in countries in East and West Africa.This comes as health authorities investigate where Nigeria’s first case, which was confirmed this week, originated, raising questions about whether the patient crossed paths with Kenya’s first patient at a Ugandan airport.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Kenya on high alert amid concern over screening after first Ebola deathlist 2 of 3Kenya confirms four more Ebola cases, bringing total to sevenlist 3 of 3Nigeria’s first Ebola case matches DR Congo strain, health officials sayend of list“We are facing a more complex outbreak landscape,” Mohamed Janabi, regional director for WHO in Africa, told an online media briefing on Thursday.Nigeria reported its first case of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola on Tuesday, becoming the fourth ⁠African country and the most populous yet to be affected by an outbreak that was announced in DRC in mid-May and ...