尼日利亚卫生部门确认该国首例埃博拉病例，患者为一名42岁女性，原籍乌干达1。患者在乌干达首都坎帕拉度假逾两周后，于10月3日返回尼日利亚首都阿布贾1。返回三天后，患者于10月6日首次出现症状1，随后于10月11日被收入一家私人医院1，并在10月20日被确诊为埃博拉感染1。
目前患者病情稳定且在好转1。尼日利亚卫生部门已隔离44名密切接触者，并与乌干达、埃塞俄比亚和非洲疾病预防控制中心合作追踪疫情源头1。卫生部长穆罕默德·阿里·帕特表示："尼日利亚有肌肉记忆已被激活"1。鉴于埃博拉潜伏期为2至21天1，当地卫生部门正密切监测患者的密切接触者。非洲疾病预防控制中心主任卡塞亚敦促西方国家不要实施旅行限制1。
此前，刚果民主共和国的埃博拉疫情已造成至少4600人死亡，超过9500例病例1，乌干达则于8月宣布疫情结束1，肯尼亚报告至少9例感染病例1。
Nigeria has confirmed its first Ebola case, involving a 42-year-old woman who is the wife of a diplomat and originally from Uganda 1. The patient spent more than two weeks on holiday in Uganda's capital, Kampala, before returning to Nigeria's capital, Abuja, on October 3 1. She developed symptoms three days later, on October 6 1, and was admitted to a private hospital on October 11 1. She was confirmed to have Ebola on October 20 1.
The patient's condition is reported to be stable and improving 1. Nigerian health authorities have isolated 44 close contacts of the patient and are collaborating with Uganda, Ethiopia, and the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to trace the source of the infection 1. Nigeria's Minister of Health, Muhammad Ali Pate, stated that "Nigeria has muscle memory already activated" in response to the outbreak 1. The Africa CDC director urged Western countries not to impose travel restrictions 1.
The case occurs in the context of a broader regional outbreak, with the Democratic Republic of Congo reporting at least 4,600 deaths and over 9,500 cases 1, while Kenya has reported at least 9 confirmed infections 1. Uganda, from where the patient traveled, had declared its Ebola outbreak ended in August 1. The incubation period for Ebola ranges from 2 to 21 days 1.
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