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Nigeria: Nigeria's Ebola Case - Experts, Africa CDC Worry Over Late Detection, Contact Tracing

AllAfrica23 October 2026, 10:12 UTCNigeria

[Leadership] Nigeria's response to an imported case of Ebola Bundibugyo virus disease in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has raised concerns over delays in diagnosis, the adequacy of contact tracing and the preparedness of healthcare facilities to detect rare but deadly infections.

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