The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has disclosed that 28 contacts linked to the country’s first imported case of Bundibugyo Ebola Virus Disease remain under surveillance, even as it warned of five other infectious disease threats
The agency said no additional Ebola case had been confirmed 21 days after the first infection was detected, but investigations and surveillance of suspected cases were ongoing.
The NCDC Director-General, Dr Jide Idris, disclosed this in a national health security update on Monday, identifying dengue fever, chikungunya, diphtheria, cerebrospinal meningitis and Lassa fever as diseases requiring urgent attention as the dry and festive seasons approach.
Nigeria confirmed its first imported case of Bundibugyo Ebola Virus Disease on October 20, 2026, involving a traveller from Uganda.
Idris said 62 contacts had been identified, with 34 completing their mandatory 21-day monitoring period, while 28 remained under surveillance.
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