Nigeria confirms Ebola case linked to East Africa

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Nigeria has confirmed an Ebola case in a female patient who traveled from Uganda to Abuja. The diagnosis was confirmed by laboratory tests, and the patient, who is not Nigerian and is reportedly the wife of a diplomat, is in isolation and receiving medical care in an Abuja hospital. She developed symptoms four days after arriving in Nigeria. Health authorities have initiated contact-tracing, identifying 44 close contacts. This marks Nigeria's first reported case linked to the current Ebola situation in East Africa. Uganda's Ministry of Health stated there are currently no confirmed active Ebola cases in their country.

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Uganda's Ministry of Health states there are currently no confirmed active Ebola cases in the country.

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The patient developed Ebola symptoms on Wednesday 7 October, four days after arriving in Nigeria.

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Nigeria has confirmed a case of Ebola in a female patient who travelled from Uganda.

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Health authorities have identified 44 close contacts of the woman for contact-tracing.

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The patient is in isolation and receiving medical care after being admitted to a hospital in Abuja.

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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.Health Minister Muhammad Ali Pate said the diagnosis had been confirmed by laboratory tests. The patient, who health sources have told the BBC is not Nigerian and is the wife of a diplomat, is in isolation and receiving medical care after being admitted to a hospital in Abuja.She developed symptoms on Wednesday 7 October, four days after arriving in the country, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).Health authorities have begun contact-tracing to prevent further spread, with 44 close contacts of the woman identified.Nigeria, the first West African state to report a case linked to the current Ebola crisis in East Africa, successfully stopped a previous outbreak in 2014.Uganda's Ministry of Health has stressed there are currently no confirmed active Ebola cases in the country."We urge the public to remain calm, vigilant and to practice regular handwashing and sanitising," it said.

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