Nigeria has confirmed its first Ebola case in the capital, Abuja, after a woman who traveled from Uganda tested positive for the virus. The patient developed symptoms last week and was hospitalized four days later before receiving a diagnosis. Authorities have not disclosed when she arrived in the country, Africa’s most populous nation. Health officials are now monitoring contacts to prevent further spread.
Case in Africa’s most populous country was detected in a woman who had travelled from UgandaNigeria 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 unclear when she arrived in Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country. Continue reading...
