Nigeria Confirms Ebola Case Linked to East Africa
Nigeria has recorded a case of Ebola in a female patient who travelled from Uganda in East Africa to Abuja, capital of the West African state.
TL;DR
- Nigeria has confirmed an Ebola case in a female patient who traveled from Uganda to Abuja.
- The patient is in isolation and receiving medical care.
- Contact tracing has identified 44 close contacts to prevent further spread.
- This is Nigeria's first Ebola case linked to the current East African outbreak.
- Nigeria successfully contained a previous Ebola outbreak in 2014.
- The current outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has caused over 4,600 deaths.
- The disease is spread through contact with infected bodily fluids.
- The US has advised reconsidering travel to Kenya due to health risks.