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WHO was not told that Nigeria's Ebola patient traveled to Congo, official says

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22 October 2026

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Digital Health

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Nigeria

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Fusion42 · 23 October 2026 · Fusion42 review

Nigeria's first Ebola case in over a decade involves a Ugandan woman who traveled from Uganda and allegedly to Congo, but WHO was not informed about the travel to Congo. Nigeria is focusing on containing the Ebola infection.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Digital Health.

◆ ◆ The Wire takeaway

You face increased risk of operational disruption if health incident reporting lacks transparency between countries. Strengthen your disease surveillance and cross-border data sharing now to keep markets and operations secure.

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