Nigerian physician and politician, Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare since Aug. 2023
The Bundibugyo-strain Ebola outbreak has spread across three African regions since May, with Nigeria reporting a case in Abuja after a traveler from Uganda. Uganda has reported no active cases, while Kenya confirms its ninth case; the U.S. warns travelers to Kenya amid mounting regional tolls.
Nigeria has confirmed a new Ebola case in Abuja, with a Ugandan-born woman who travelled via Kampala and Addis Ababa having tested positive. Kenya reports nine infections and a fatality as investigators trace potential links and a wider outbreak across East Africa. Authorities are tracing contacts and seeking the source of infection while genomic sequencing is under way.
Nigeria has confirmed an imported Ebola case in Abuja. A Nigerian woman who recently traveled from Uganda has developed symptoms and is under isolation as contact tracing expands. The outbreak, driven by the Bundibugyo strain, has spread to Congo, Uganda, Kenya and Nigeria, marking the widest geographic reach in Ebola history.