The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says 28 people linked to the country’s imported Ebola case remain under surveillance, while 34 others have completed the mandatory 21-day monitoring period.
The Director-General of the agency, Dr. Jide Idris, disclosed this in the NCDC’s national health security update, stating that Nigeria had recorded only one confirmed imported case of Bundibugyo virus disease as of November 9, 2026, with no additional confirmed infections.
According to Idris, a total of 62 contacts have been identified and traced. He explained that the ongoing response includes contact tracing, investigation of reported alerts, laboratory testing, infection prevention and control, safe clinical care and surveillance at points of entry.
He clarified that being identified as a contact does not mean that an individual has contracted the virus, adding that the 21-day monitoring period is intended to ensure early detection of possible symptoms and prompt medical intervention.
The NCDC had earlier projected that surveillance of all 62 contacts would be completed by November 13, 2026.
The Federal Government confirmed the imported Ebola case in the Federal Capital Territory in October. The index patient, a woman who arrived in Nigeria from Uganda, was initially treated at a private hospital in Abuja before being evacuated to Switzerland for further medical care.
The agency has continued to strengthen surveillance across the country following the case, including investigations into two suspected infections reported in the North-East on October 31.
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