Uganda Confirms No Active Ebola Cases Amid Nigeria Diagnosis

Uganda’s Ministry of Health stated it has no confirmed active Ebola cases, clarifying that the woman diagnosed with Ebola in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, is a Nigerian who traveled through Uganda. The statement, signed by Charles Olaro, the director-general of health services, indicated that the woman traveled to eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo for business and transited through Uganda in early October.

She showed no symptoms while in Uganda but developed them upon arriving in Nigeria. The ministry emphasized that her transit through Uganda does not imply she contracted the virus there, and investigations are ongoing to determine the exposure location.

Ali Pate, the coordinating minister of health and social welfare in Nigeria, confirmed the Ebola case on Tuesday, stating that the patient had been admitted to a private hospital in Abuja and is currently in isolation receiving medical care. Contact tracing has begun, identifying 44 close contacts for monitoring.