# Nigeria confirms Ebola case as outbreak spreads into western Africa

- Source: Guardian World
- Published: 2026-10-21T00:14:55+00:00
- Category: World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/21/nigeria-first-ebola-case-africa-outbreak-latest
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/nigeria-confirms-ebola-case-as-outbreak-spreads-into-western-africa-4031aa/

Case in Africa’s most populous country was detected in a woman who had travelled from Uganda Nigeria has confirmed an Ebola case in its capital, Abuja, after a woman who arrived from Uganda tested positive for the virus, the health ministry said. The woman began showing symptoms on 7 October and was admitted to a hospital in Abuja four days later, where she was later diagnosed with Ebola. It is un

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