HealthPhoto: Hindu WorldNigeria Confirms First Ebola Case as Bundibugyo Strain
Nigeria has confirmed its first Ebola case as the Bundibugyo strain. The patient is a diplomat, according to Olajumoke Babatunde, Director of Public Health Lab Service at the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention. Multiple molecular tests confirmed the strain. An emergency meeting was held on October 21, 2026, to discuss the outbreak. Kenya also reported its first Ebola case imported from Congo.
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