Ebola Scare: Two Suspected Cases In North-East, NCDC Begins Contact Tracing

6 contacts exit quarantine facility today   |  States increase surveillance
By Patience Ivie Ihejirika, Abuja, Francis Okoye, Maiduguri,  Attah Anthony,  Jalingo, Babaji Usman Babaji, Gombe
States in Nigeria’s North-East have intensified disease surveillance and emergency preparedness following the identification of two suspected Ebola cases in the region by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC).
The NCDC, in an update issued on Saturday, October 31, 2026, disclosed that the two individuals had been isolated, while contact identification and listing were ongoing. Laboratory tests were also being conducted to establish whether they had contracted the virus.
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