Uganda confirms no active Ebola cases after Nigeria reports patient
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Vanguard
Uganda’s Ministry of Health says the country has no confirmed active Ebola cases after a patient who travelled through Uganda was reported in Nigeria. Ugandan authorities say where she contracted the virus remains to be determined and are stepping up health checks at points of entry, according to their statement issued in Kampala on 20 October 2026.
Uganda’s Ministry of Health confirmed on Tuesday 20 October 2026 that there were no active Ebola cases in the country, after a patient who had travelled through Uganda was detected in Nigeria. The traveller passed through Uganda in early October without symptoms and fell ill after arriving in Nigeria, according to Uganda’s Ministry of Health.
Ugandan authorities said the place where the patient contracted the virus remained to be determined and asked Nigeria for detailed information about her itinerary and medical history. They stepped up screening and health checks at points of entry, while Nigeria had identified 44 people who had been in contact with the patient and begun monitoring them, according to Nigerian Health Minister Muhammad Ali Pate.
The patient, who returned to Nigeria with symptoms on 7 October, has been isolated and is receiving care at a medical facility. Nigeria is coordinating its response with health services in the Federal Capital Territory, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention and other public health partners, Muhammad Ali Pate said.
This clarification follows Uganda’s request to Nigeria for information about the infected traveller’s route on 20 October, in exchanges over her itinerary.
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