NCDC Launches Ebola Response Following Confirmed Case

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has intensified its efforts to manage an Ebola Virus Disease outbreak in Nigeria, following the confirmation of a case. On October 21, 2026, the NCDC convened its first Incident Management Meeting to coordinate response activities after the Federal Government declared the outbreak a day earlier.

The confirmed patient, a woman who recently traveled from Uganda, had been treated at a private hospital before her diagnosis. The NCDC is finalizing an Incident Action Plan to guide response activities, which include enhanced disease surveillance, contact tracing, and infection prevention measures.

Field teams have begun case management operations to prevent further transmission. The NCDC emphasized the importance of contact tracing to monitor individuals who may have been exposed to the virus and the need for infection control in healthcare settings.