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Nigeria confirmed its first case of Ebola Bundibugyo virus disease on October 21, 2026, according to UN News and France 24, marking the emergence of this particular Ebola variant in the country. The female patient, who sources told the BBC is not Nigerian, was admitted to a private hospital in Abuja after traveling from Uganda. The case comes as the Ebola outbreak originating in DR Congo in May has spread rapidly across the region to Kenya and Uganda, with health officials describing it as the fastest-spreading Ebola outbreak on record. The World Health Organization is assisting Nigeria in response to the detection and to prevent further spread.