Two people investigated for suspected Ebola in Yola, Adamawa State, tested negative after two rounds of laboratory testing, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention said in an update dated 31 October 2026. The result changes the position reported earlier that day, when testing was still underway.
Premium Times and TVC News reported the statement by NCDC Director-General Jide Idris. According to the agency, Adamawa’s public-health emergency operations centre received the alert in the early hours of 30 October. The two people were isolated, samples were collected and public-health response measures were activated.
The agency said there was no laboratory-confirmed Ebola case in Adamawa at the time of the statement. The previously confirmed case in the Federal Capital Territory remained Nigeria’s only confirmed case. The negative findings concern these two people; they do not mean the country had never recorded Ebola.
The NCDC situation report dated 29 October records that the FCT case was confirmed on 20 October and the patient was evacuated to Switzerland on 26 October. It lists 62 identified contacts under follow-up. That contact figure belongs to the 29 October report, rather than being a newly announced total for 31 October.
The World Health Organization’s original 20 October announcement described the confirmed infection as Bundibugyo virus disease and said investigation of its source was continuing. A travel history is not, by itself, proof of where infection occurred. The new reports do not establish an alternative diagnosis for the two people in Adamawa.
The NCDC advises professional assessment for suspected illness, rather than improvised treatment at home. Its public guidance says people with possible exposure should report it promptly; those with symptoms should avoid close contact and call public-health authorities before going to a facility. Travel and contact histories help health workers assess the situation.
Monitoring continues with the state authorities, according to the latest reported statement. The important change is the laboratory result: these two suspected cases have tested negative. An alert requiring investigation and a confirmed infection are different categories, and neither an earlier alarming headline nor reassurance should replace the verified update.