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Oct 31, 2026
Daniel GriffinGUEST
And the patient was actually evacuated along with her spouse, it's a woman who we're talking about here, The patient is a 42-year-old Ugandan woman who's married to a Swiss national who works in Nigeria.
Daniel GriffinGUEST
She and her husband had recently traveled to Uganda, but African CDC said the index patient in both Kenya and Nigeria traveled through Uganda's Entebbe International Airport on October 3rd, which may have been the scene of transmission.
Daniel GriffinGUEST
So that'll sort of get more news as we will share more news as we get it.
Daniel GriffinGUEST
But if you look at the epi curve, it is still on its way up, not starting to plateau.
Emmet LivingstoneCORRESPONDENT
On Friday, Doctors Without Borders stated that the race to contain the outbreak is far from over and that, if anything, the data show that the disease is spreading further.
Emmet LivingstoneCORRESPONDENT
The director of the Africa Centers for Disease Control, Jean Kaseya, also made a similar point.
Emmet LivingstoneCORRESPONDENT
He said that the data do not support the idea that cases have peaked.
Emmet LivingstoneCORRESPONDENT
Rather, there's been a plateau in Eturi, he said.
Chris SmithHOST
Conflict, poor health infrastructure, porous borders and overcrowding caused by a rising population are thought to be driving the outbreak, which has sinister echoes of the huge 2014 West Africa Ebola outbreak that ultimately hit 30,000 people.
Chris SmithHOST
Speaking at an extraordinary virtual summit of African health ministers, Director General of the African Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, Africa CDC, Jean Cassea, added that the disease could potentially even reach regions outside Africa, including the UK.
Chris SmithHOST
That said, the view of health officials in Europe is that, for the moment at least, the risk still remains low.
Chris SmithHOST
Nevertheless, governments must now strengthen surveillance and preparedness measures in a bid to gain control.
Jean KaseyaSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
No one is safe today.
Lauren PelleyCORRESPONDENT
Dr. Jean Kaseya leads the Africa Centers for Disease Control.
Lauren PelleyCORRESPONDENT
He's warning that the outbreak could spread further in Africa.
Lauren PelleyCORRESPONDENT
This week, the number of confirmed infections hit more than 10,000 in Congo alone, plus a handful of cases in neighboring countries.
Jean KaseyaSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
No one is safe today.
Lauren PelleyCORRESPONDENT
Dr. Jean Kaseya leads the Africa Centers for Disease Control.
Lauren PelleyCORRESPONDENT
He's warning that the outbreak could spread further in Africa.
Lauren PelleyCORRESPONDENT
This week, the number of confirmed infections hit more than 10,000 in Congo alone, plus a handful of cases in neighboring countries.
Jean KaseyaSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
No one is safe today.
Lauren PellyCORRESPONDENT
Dr. Jean Kaseya leads the Africa Centers for Disease Control.
Lauren PellyCORRESPONDENT
He's warning that the outbreak could spread further in Africa.
Lauren PellyCORRESPONDENT
This week, the number of confirmed infections hit more than 10,000 in Congo alone.
Terry ShimsHOST
Philip Lyshenik has more.
Philip Lee-ShanokCORRESPONDENT
Dr. Jean Kisea, Director General of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, had a stark warning for a meeting of African health ministers.
Philip Lee-ShanokCORRESPONDENT
For the first time, three African regions have cases of Ebola at the same time.
Philip Lee-ShanokCORRESPONDENT
Kaseya called the current outbreak of the Ebola virus unprecedented.
Terry ShandHOST
10,000 cases of a rare and difficult-to-treat strain of that disease have now been confirmed, mostly in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Philip Lee-ShanokCORRESPONDENT
Dr. Jean Kisea, Director General of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, had a stark warning for a meeting of African health ministers.
Philip Lee-ShanokCORRESPONDENT
For the first time, three African regions have cases of Ebola at the same time.
Jean KaseyaSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
It means all 50%.
speaker_2HOST
The confrontation video, however, is the latest in the back and forth with him also denying claims of securing bail for Ohima Dynamite after he alleged theft case linked to Bishop Obenim was relieved online.
speaker_2HOST
On the international front, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has urged African countries to strengthen cross-border cooperation and coordinate their responses as an Ebola outbreak caused by the Budibajo virus continues to spread beyond the Democratic Republic of Congo.
speaker_2HOST
The call was made at an extraordinary virtual meeting of African health ministers on October 28 where participants discussed measures to strengthen surveillance, improve preparedness and accelerate effort to contain the outbreak.
speaker_2HOST
According to U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the outbreak had recorded 10,172 confirmed cases and 4,932 confirmed deaths across five affected countries and territories as of October 26.
Helen MannHOST
Philippe Lyshanik has more.
Philip Lee-ShanokCORRESPONDENT
Dr. Jean Kisea, Director General of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, had a stark warning for a meeting of African health ministers.
Philip Lee-ShanokCORRESPONDENT
For the first time, three African regions have cases of Ebola at the same time.
Jean KaseyaSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
It means all 55 countries in Africa today, none of us can say it's safe.
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