No vaccine or specific treatment for Ebola strain detected in Nigeria, WHO says

Nigeria confirmed its first Ebola case in Abuja, caused by the Bundibugyo strain, for which the WHO says there is no vaccine or specific treatment. The patient arrived at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport on October 3 aboard Ethiopian Airlines flight ET333 from Uganda, and was treated at a private hospital before being transferred to an isolation facility. Authorities have identified 44 close contacts and begun contact-tracing. Uganda has requested the patient’s travel and clinical records, while both houses of Nigeria’s National Assembly called for emergency funding and mandatory screening at entry points.