Nigeria steps up airport health screenings after first Bundibugyo Ebola case

Summary

Nigeria is stepping up health screening at its airports, with passengers arriving at Lagos airport queuing for temperature checks as the country tightens protocols for international arrivals. Nigeria confirmed its first case of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola earlier this week, in a woman returning from Uganda.

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1. Africanews

   23 Oct 2026, 09:42 UTCSource ↗

   Africanews reports that passengers arriving at Lagos airport queue for temperature checks as Nigeria steps up health screening protocols for international arrivals, after confirming its first Bundibugyo strain Ebola case in a woman returning from Uganda.