Ebola resurgence: What you need to know - Punch Newspapers

The Federal Government on Tuesday confirmed an Ebola case in the Federal Capital Territory and commenced contact tracing.

To prevent further transmission, the Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof Ali Pate, said 44 close contacts have been identified.

The disease, which can cause severe illness and death, is transmitted through direct contact with the blood or other bodily fluids of an infected person or someone who has died from the infection.

The symptoms may include fever, fatigue, muscle pain, headache, sore throat, vomiting, diarrhoea and, in severe cases, unexplained bleeding.

PUNCH Healthwise reports that there was an outbreak of Ebola in Nigeria in 2014, which was contained.

In June 2026, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention activated an Ebola emergency watch in Lagos, FCT, and eight other states.

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