Nigeria has confirmed its first Ebola case, marking the fifth country affected by the Democratic Republic of the Congo's ongoing outbreak, which has now killed more than 4,600 people.
Case in Abuja
The Health Ministry said a patient who arrived from Uganda tested positive for the virus in the capital, Abuja, on Tuesday. The individual was admitted to a private hospital in Abuja before being diagnosed with Ebola.
Health Minister Muhammad Pate said authorities had begun tracing 44 people identified as contacts of the patient.
Outbreak figures
Authorities in the DRC have confirmed 9,552 cases according to the latest figures, with 4,602 patients having died.
Elsewhere, Kenya has reported nine cases, Uganda has had 20 cases, and one case has been identified in France. Uganda was later declared free of the virus.
Symptoms
Ebola symptoms include bleeding from the ears, eyes, nose or mouth.
