NCDC Confirms Abuja Ebola Patient Has Deteriorated To Multi‑Organ Failure
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed that the Ebola patient in Abuja , a female diplomat who arrived from Uganda has deteriorated into multi‑organ failure.
NCDC’s Director of Public Health Laboratory Service, Olajumoke Babatunde, revealed during an emergency meeting that three molecular tests confirmed the Bundibugyo strain, the same strain currently driving the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The WHO has also verified the strain and warned that no approved vaccine or specific treatment exists for it.
The patient travelled into Abuja on October 3,2026 developed symptoms on October 7, 2026 and presented at a private hospital on October 11, 2026 where she was initially treated for malaria‑like symptoms before Ebola was suspected.
According to the Incident Manager of the National Ebola Response, Dr. Odianosen Ehiakhamen, she is now in isolation, receiving care as surveillance intensifies.
The NCDC has identified 44 close contacts including health workers, caregivers, patients and travel contacts all of whom are being monitored closely.
