A woman who arrived in Nigeria from Uganda began experiencing symptoms on 7 October and was admitted to a hospital in Abuja four days later, where she tested positive for Ebola, the Nigerian health ministry announced. She had been on a business trip to eastern Congo before traveling through Uganda, and the source of her infection remains under investigation. Health minister Muhammad Pate stated that authorities had identified 44 individuals who had contact with the patient and were conducting tracing efforts to contain potential spread. Uganda's health ministry clarified that the woman only transited through the country and that no active Ebola cases are currently confirmed there. The case marks Nigeria's first confirmed Ebola infection and comes as the outbreak expands across western Africa, with Kenya reporting nine infections earlier this month. The Bundibugyo virus strain involved has infected over 9,500 people and caused more than 4,600 deaths, making this the fastest-spreading Ebola outbreak on record. Africa CDC Director General Jean Kaseya described the situation as an "extremely serious threat" with a fatality rate near 50%, noting the outbreak's unprecedented geographic reach across multiple regions. Nigeria established an Ebola taskforce in June following the Congolese outbreak, focusing on surveillance, early detection, isolation, laboratory diagnosis, infection control, contact tracing, and health worker protection. The World Health Organization has warned that this outbreak could surpass the 2014-2016 West Africa epidemic, which resulted in 11,000 deaths.