First Nigeria and Kenya Ebola patients may have crossed paths at Uganda airport, officials say
BBC · 23 Oct 2026

First Nigeria and Kenya Ebola patients may have crossed paths at Uganda airport, officials say

Health officials are investigating if both patients contracted the virus at the aiport Health officials are investigating whether Ebola patients in Nigeria and Kenya may have crossed paths at Uganda's main airport earlier this month. Both travelled through Entebbe airport on 3 October, and investigators are examining whether they could have been exposed through shared equipment or other contact, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said on Thursday.


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