No New Ebola Case In Nigeria, 28 Contacts Still Under Watch – NCDC
The agency said 34 of 62 contacts have finished follow-up as it continues tracing, testing and surveillance after the imported case.
- The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention reported no new cases of Ebola Virus Disease in Nigeria as of November 9, 2026, while continuing to monitor 28 contacts linked to the country's single imported case.
- Nigeria confirmed its first imported case of Bundibugyo Virus Disease from a traveler arriving from Uganda on October 20, 2026. NCDC Director-General Jide Idris stressed that being identified as a contact does not confirm infection.
- Of 62 identified contacts, 34 have completed their individual 21-day follow-up period, while 28 remain under monitoring. Each person undergoes a separate 21-day observation to identify symptoms early.
- Beyond Ebola, the NCDC raised concerns about dengue fever in Sokoto and Zamfara states, chikungunya in Sokoto, diphtheria, and Lassa fever. Idris warned against assuming every fever is malaria, as these diseases cause similar symptoms.
- The World Health Organisation reported the wider Bundibugyo outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo had recorded 10,668 confirmed cases and 5,198 deaths as of November 3, 2026, across 67 health zones. No new cases occurred in Kenya or Nigeria since WHO's previous update.
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