Nigeria confirms first Ebola infection as outbreak spreads across Africa

Nigeria's health ministry confirmed the country's inaugural Ebola case in a woman who arrived on an international flight from Uganda and was hospitalized in Abuja, with laboratory tests later verifying the infection. Officials have identified 44 close contacts, including medical staff, and have ordered every public and private health facility to move to a maximum alert posture. In Kenya, health officials announced a ninth Ebola infection, a close relative of the first identified patient, bringing the national tally to nine confirmed cases. All nine cases are linked to a single family cluster, and 134 of the 135 identified contacts have been placed under quarantine while contact tracing continues.