Nigeria Reports First Ebola Case; Africa CDC Convenes Emergency Meeting

Nigeria has confirmed its first case of Bundibugyo virus disease (Ebola) on October 20, linked to a traveler from Uganda. Health officials are actively tracing 44 contacts, including healthcare workers and the patient's spouse, to contain potential spread. In response to the broader continental spread of Ebola, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has called an "extraordinary virtual meeting" of health ministers for October 28 to coordinate and strengthen regional response efforts.