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- Nigeria confirmed its first Ebola case, a woman who returned from Uganda, on Oct 20 in Abuja.
- Nigerian health officials have identified 44 contacts of the patient and are monitoring them while she remains isolated.
- Africa CDC scheduled an extraordinary virtual crisis meeting for Oct 28 to coordinate the regional response.
- The Bundibugyo strain, lacking vaccine or treatment, has caused a DRC outbreak with >9,500 infections and ~4,600 deaths.