Nigeria's first Ebola patient holidayed in Uganda, officials say
A woman in Nigeria has been confirmed as the country's first Ebola case since the current outbreak began, following a trip to Uganda. Health officials are currently monitoring 44 contacts to prevent further spread of the virus.
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The emergence of Ebola in a new region poses a significant public health risk and requires rapid containment efforts to prevent an epidemic.
Share Save Add as preferred on Google Makuochi Okafor , BBC Africa and Simi Jolaoso , Africa correspondent, Lagos Getty Images There are no quick Ebola tests available to check travellers, so officials rely on monitoring temperatures Nigeria's first confirmed case of Ebola since the outbreak in East Africa began in May is the wife of a diplomat who travelled to Uganda's capital for a holiday, the head of Africa's health agency has told the BBC.
The woman is originally from Uganda but based in Abuja, where she fell ill three days after arriving home in the Nigerian capital on 3 October, according to Dr Jean Kaseya from the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention.
Nigeria's health minister has confirmed to the BBC the 42-year-old patient spent two and a half weeks in Kampala, adding that she also made a two-hour stopover in Ethiopia's capital on her return.
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