Health · 2026-10-25 · Afternoon briefing

Uganda airport link probed in Nigeria, Kenya Ebola cases

Health officials in Nigeria and Kenya are investigating separate Ebola infections linked by a common transit point: Uganda's Entebbe International Airport. According to the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, both patients passed through the airport on October 3rd. The cases have put a spotlight on Uganda, which currently reports no active infections.

Nigeria's health minister confirmed an imported case in the capital, Abuja, involving a woman who developed symptoms on October 7th after travelling in East Africa. In Kenya, the country's first confirmed patient died in Nairobi on October 5th. The source of the infections remains unclear, with Switzerland's foreign ministry directly disputing an account that the Nigerian patient had also visited the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Uganda’s health ministry maintains that transit through the country does not prove it was the site of exposure. Meanwhile, Kenyan authorities are attempting to locate a Ugandan contact connected to their case. Patrick Amoth, Kenya's director-general for health, stated they know the individual by name and passport number but are unable to reach him.

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