Ebola outbreak reaches eighth Congo province as Nigeria confirms first case

UN News, POLITICO.eu, and Al Jazeera reported that health authorities in Abuja confirmed the first Ebola case in Nigeria in an individual who arrived from Uganda. UN News reported that the Ebola outbreak reached an eighth province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as investigators work to assess the risk of the disease spreading to Nigeria. [1][3][4]

UN News reported that Dr Patrick Otim from the World Health Organization Emergency Response programme stated that the source of exposure is not yet known while officials piece together the patient travel history. Reuters reported that the World Health Organization and the Africa CDC stated the patient is not confirmed to have visited the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Al Jazeera reported that health officials stated the Nigerian case matches the Democratic Republic of the Congo Ebola strain. [1][2][3]

As HEROIC BREAKING NEWS reported earlier, the ongoing Ebola outbreak is the worst ever recorded in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, leading France to allocate seven million euros in emergency response funding. Kenya previously traced 28 contacts following its first confirmed Ebola death in Nairobi in a patient who arrived from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as HEROIC BREAKING NEWS reported earlier. [9][10]

The Ebola virus disease incubation period ranges from 2 to 21 days following exposure, with initial symptoms including high fever, severe headache, and muscle pain. The Democratic Republic of the Congo is the second largest country in Africa by land area and has a population of about 124 million people. [6][8]