Ebola Outbreak Spreads to Nigeria and Kenya, Marking Widest African Spread

The Ebola outbreak, caused by the rare Bundibugyo virus, has spread to Nigeria and Kenya, making it the farthest-reaching Ebola epidemic in Africa's history. Nigeria confirmed its first imported case in Abuja, while Kenya has reported nine cases, all linked to an initial patient who traveled from Congo. The World Health Organization has described this as the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak on record, with over 9,500 cases and 4,600 deaths in the Democratic Republic of Congo.