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Ebola Alert: WAHO Tightens Regional Surveillance After Nigeria Confirms Imported Case in Abuja

The West African Health Organisation (WAHO) has stepped up regional disease surveillance following the confirmation of an imported case of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in Nigeria, assuring that efforts are underway to prevent the virus from spreading across West Africa. The regional health body said it is working closely with
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The Ebola virus BDBV has been detected in five more countries.

© DRThe Cameroonian government is active in the strategy of health crisis to prevent the possible importation of the disease into the national territory. Nigeria, a neighbouring country of Cameroon, confirmed on 20 October its first case of Ebola virus disease, a bundibugyo strain. It is a diplomat from Uganda who has been taken care of in a private hospital in Abuja. This case has enabled 44 cases to be identified. And the authorities have stre…

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News Agency of Nigeria broke the news on Wednesday, October 21, 2026.
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