Ebola scientists to probe Nigeria case origin, Africa CDC says

Health officials are investigating the origin of an Ebola case in Nigeria and possible links to cases in Kenya. Reports say patients in both countries passed through Uganda’s Entebbe International Airport on October 3, but their possible contact and the Nigerian patient’s exposure location have not been established.

• Nigeria’s health minister confirmed an imported Ebola case in Abuja involving a woman who had traveled in East Africa; officials identified 44 contacts.· 1 source
• Africa CDC said the patients in Kenya and Nigeria both passed through Entebbe International Airport on October 3; investigators have not established whether they met there.· 1 source
• Uganda’s account said the Nigerian patient traveled to the Democratic Republic of Congo, while Switzerland disputed that account; the patient’s exposure location remains unresolved.· 1 source