The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has disclosed that 28 people linked to the country’s imported Ebola case remain under surveillance, while 34 others have completed their mandatory 21-day monitoring period.

The Director-General of the NCDC, Dr Jide Idris, disclosed this in the agency’s national health security update released on Tuesday.

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Idris said Nigeria had maintained its response to the outbreak through coordinated efforts involving the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, the Federal Capital Territory Administration, state authorities and development partners.

He listed the measures as contact tracing, investigation of reported alerts, laboratory testing, infection prevention and control, safe clinical care and surveillance at the country’s points of entry.

“As of 9 November 2026, Nigeria had confirmed only one imported case of Bundibugyo virus disease, with no additional confirmed cases,” he said.

The NCDC chief added that 62 contacts had been identified, with 34 completing their individual 21-day follow-up and the remaining 28 still being monitored.

He clarified that being identified as a contact did not mean that an individual had contracted the virus.

According to him, the monitoring period is intended to help health officials identify possible symptoms early and provide appropriate medical intervention where necessary.

Idris also warned against confusing the 21-day monitoring period for individual contacts with the total number of days since the index case was confirmed.

Earlier in November, the NCDC projected that surveillance of all 62 contacts would be completed by November 13.

The agency had stated that the expected completion dates for the contacts ranged from October 31 to November 13, 2026.

The Federal Government announced the confirmation of an Ebola case in the Federal Capital Territory in October.

The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Ali Pate, had said 44 close contacts were initially identified for tracing as authorities moved to prevent further transmission.

Pate disclosed that the index patient was a woman who had recently arrived in Nigeria on an international flight from Uganda.

She was admitted to a private hospital in the FCT, where she received treatment for several days before the disease was confirmed.

She was subsequently evacuated to Switzerland for further medical care.

On October 31, the NCDC announced the identification of two suspected Ebola cases in the North-East, prompting additional surveillance and investigations.