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Nigeria confirmed on October 20, 2026, an Ebola virus case in Abuja in a woman who arrived from Uganda, making Nigeria the latest country to report an infection as the outbreak spreads across the region. Kenya confirmed its first Ebola case earlier in October 2026 and has since recorded nine infections. The case in Nigeria represents geographic expansion of the outbreak beyond Uganda's borders and heightens regional public health concerns about the virus's spread. The confirmation reflects ongoing challenges in containing the Ebola outbreak across East African nations.