Ebola: Nigeria announces first Bundibugyo case, as numbers continue to rise in Kenya and DRC

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Nigeria confirmed its first case of Bundibugyo virus disease in 12 years, in a woman who had travelled from Uganda and is receiving care in isolation in Abuja. Health officials are monitoring 44 identified contacts as cases have also been reported in Kenya and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Nigeria has announced its first case of Ebola Bundibugyo virus disease (BVD), becoming the fifth country to be affected by an outbreak that has left thousands dead.Officials said that the patient is a woman who had travelled from Uganda. She began feeling unwell and sought care at a private clinic in Abuja on 11 October and was confirmed positive for BVD on 20 October.It is the first Ebola case in Nigeria in 12 years.The infected woman is currently in isolation and receiving care, said the World Health Organization, which added that investigations continue to establish the likely source of her infection and reconstruct her full travel and exposure history.1So far, 44 of her contacts have been identified and are now being monitored, the Nigerian Ministry of Health has said.Meanwhile Kenya recorded its first BVD infection earlier this month after a citizen travelled from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) through...