The WHO says the Ebola outbreak, now in three African countries, including Nigeria, is becoming more complex as investigators probe where Nigeria's first patient was infected.
01Summary
- 01The Ebola outbreak, first announced in the Democratic Republic of Congo in May, has killed more than 4,000 people there.
- 02Nigeria reported its first case of the Bundibugyo strain on Tuesday, the fourth African country affected.
- 03Kenya has reported eight more cases since its first case earlier this month.
- 04Uganda had cases earlier in the year but has been declared Ebola-free since August.
- 05The fatality rate in the DRC is approaching 50 percent, according to the Africa CDC.
02Why it matters
This matters because the outbreak is spreading across borders and into Nigeria, Africa's most populous country, raising the risk of further international spread and a sustained health crisis.
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