Nigeria confirms first confirmed case of Ebola

On October 20 local time, the Federal Government of Nigeria confirmed that a confirmed case of Ebola virus was detected in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, and the country has fully activated its emergency public health response mechanism. It is understood that the confirmed case is a female patient. Laboratory test results officially confirmed on October 20 that she was infected with the Ebola virus. Preliminary epidemiological investigation shows that the patient recently entered Nigeria from Uganda on an international flight. The local health authorities have so far traced and identified at least 44 close contacts, and are closely monitoring their health status and carrying out isolation screening.