Nigeria Reports First Ebola Case in Over a Decade

A woman tested positive for Ebola in Abuja, making Nigeria the fifth country affected by the spread from Congo.

Nigeria has reported its first case of Ebola in over a decade after a woman tested positive for the virus in the capital, Abuja, RT and Canadian newspaper Winnipeg Free Press reported.

With the confirmed diagnosis in Abuja, Nigeria has become the fifth country to which the Ebola virus has spread from the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

At this stage, further details regarding the patient's condition, the exact circumstances of the infection, or preventive measures implemented in the area have not yet been released by health authorities.