Nigeria’s health minister said the country’s confirmed Ebola case is linked to the virus found in Kenya’s index case. The patient, the wife of a Swiss diplomat based in Abuja, had travelled to Uganda and had not travelled to the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Swiss foreign ministry said.
WHO:Nigeria’s health minister
WHAT:said Nigeria’s confirmed Ebola case is linked to the virus found in Kenya’s index case
WHEN:Reported Oct 23, 2026 at 5:46 PM ET
WHERE:Nigeria
WHY:Officials are investigating how the patient became infected; the reason for the infection has not been established.
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