Uganda Challenges Nigeria’s Claim That Abuja’s First Ebola Case Came from Uganda

Nigeria confirmed its first Ebola case on October 20, 2026, involving a woman who arrived by air in Abuja after a business trip to eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and a transit through Uganda. Uganda’s health ministry says she had no symptoms while passing through the country and that the location of infection remains under investigation; Uganda reports no confirmed active Ebola cases. Nigerian Health Minister Muhammad Ali Pate said surveillance and contact tracing were being strengthened, with 44 close contacts of the patient being monitored.