Africa CDC seeks travel history

Africa CDC Director-General Jean Kaseya urges Nigeria's first confirmed Ebola patient to disclose complete travel history and possible contacts during recent Uganda visit.

“What we want is collaboration from this person, the lady. She has to disclose to the authorities”

Patient's travel details

Woman born in Uganda but resides in Abuja spent days in home country before husband, a diplomat, travelled to join her.

Patient's symptoms timeline

Patient developed symptoms three days after returning to nigeria on 3 october and sought treatment at private hospital initially believing she had malaria.

Patient's hospitalization

Patient was admitted to second private hospital on 11 october after condition failed to improve.

Nigeria health minister confirms

Nigeria's Coordinating Minister of Health Muhammad Pate confirmed patient spent two and a half weeks in Kampala before returning to abuja through ethiopia.

Uganda's position

Uganda's Ministry of Health described patient as niigarian national who travelled to drc for business and only passed through uganda while returning home.

DRC outbreak status

Drc recorded 9,552 confirmed ebola cases and 4,602 related deaths as of 19 october with outbreak affecting eight provinces.

Kenya's case

Kenya reported nine confirmed ebola cases including one death as of 20 october following imported case from drc through uganda.

Uganda's previous outbreak

Uganda recorded 20 confirmed ebola cases caused by bundibugyo virus between may and june with 15 imported from drc and five locally acquired.