Africa CDC calls an Ebola crisis summit as Nigeria records its first case
- African health ministers have been invited to an "extraordinary virtual meeting" on Oct. 28 to discuss Ebola's spread after Nigeria reported its first case on Tuesday, linked to a traveler from Uganda.
- First detected in Congo in May, the outbreak has infected more than 9,500 people, making it the fastest-spreading Ebola outbreak in history, according to the World Health Organization.
- The rare Bundibugyo virus has no approved vaccine or treatment, while Nigerian authorities are tracing 44 contacts and Kenya has recorded nine cases linked to travelers from Uganda.
- On Wednesday, The WHO advised countries in the region to sustain high readiness as the DRC outbreak evolves, with Kaseya urging "urgent action and political leadership at the highest level."
- Despite Uganda's denial that Nigeria's case originated there, Ebola is now affecting three regions of Africa, and the disease has also reached France, complicating containment efforts.
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Ebola-Afrique in the Face of a "More Complex" Epidemic After Its Spread in Nigeria, According to WHO
On Thursday, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned that Africa was facing a "more complex" Ebola epidemic, as the virus travelled from East Africa to Nigeria, which reported the first case in the west of the continent.
Nigeria announced Tuesday the first case of the virus in West Africa, imported from the Bundibugyo strain.
The Nigerian authorities confirmed on Wednesday that this case is linked to the Bundibugyo strain, the one affecting the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Africa is facing a "more complex" Ebola outbreak, after the announcement of a first case this week in Nigeria, said Thursday the head of WHO for Africa. ...
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, the virus has been rampant for about five months – now it has also been discovered in Kenya and Nigeria. Experts fear that it will continue to spread.
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