The patient had recently traveled from Uganda to Nigeria.

Nigeria's latest case marks the country's first recorded Ebola infection since 2014, raising concerns about further transmission as public health teams work to identify and monitor potential contacts

Meanwhile, in the DRC, the outbreak has spread to an eighth province, North Ubangi, where two cases, including one death, have been confirmed.

The new case was a patient attendant who cleaned utensils and linens, and was likely exposed to Kenya’s first Ebola case. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Kenya has confirmed its third Ebola case, raising concerns over the spread of the deadly virus across East Africa. The Health Ministry says the latest patient is a 65-year-old woman and a close relative of the country’s first two cases. She had been in quarantine since October 6.

Kenya has confirmed its third Ebola case, raising concerns over the spread of the deadly virus across East Africa. The Health Ministry says the latest patient is a 65-year-old woman and a close relative of the country’s first two cases. She had been in quarantine since October 6.

Congo’s Ebola outbreak has surpassed 9,000 confirmed cases and 4,381 deaths as the rare Bundibugyo virus spreads across seven provinces.