Two people wey dem investigate for suspected Ebola for Yola, Adamawa State, test negative after two rounds of laboratory test, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention talk for update dated 31 October 2026. Di result change wetin dem report earlier that day, when testing still dey go on.
Premium Times and TVC News report di statement from NCDC Director-General Jide Idris. According to di agency, Adamawa public-health emergency operations centre receive di alert early morning on 30 October. Dem isolate di two people, collect samples and start public-health response measures.
Di agency say no Ebola case wey laboratory confirm dey for Adamawa as at di time of di statement. Di case wey dem confirm before for Federal Capital Territory remain Nigeria only confirmed case. Di negative results concern these two people; e no mean say Nigeria never record Ebola before.
NCDC situation report dated 29 October record say dem confirm di FCT case on 20 October, and move di patient go Switzerland on 26 October. E list 62 contacts wey dem identify and dey follow up. That contact number na for di 29 October report; no be new total wey dem announce for 31 October.
World Health Organization first announcement on 20 October describe di confirmed infection as Bundibugyo virus disease and say investigation about where e come from still dey go on. Person travel history alone no prove where infection happen. Di new reports no establish another diagnosis for di two people for Adamawa.
NCDC advise make health professionals assess suspected illness instead of person trying treatment for house. Di agency public guidance say people wey fit don get exposure should report am quickly; those wey get symptoms should avoid close contact and call public-health authorities before dem go health facility. Travel and contact histories help health workers assess di situation.
Monitoring still dey continue with di state authorities, according to di latest reported statement. Di important change na di laboratory result: these two suspected cases don test negative. Alert wey need investigation different from infection wey dem don confirm, and neither earlier frightening headline nor reassurance suppose replace di verified update.