| Ebola virus disease in Nigeria | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Disease | Ebolavirus |
| First outbreak | Patrick Sawyer |
| Index case | 6 August 2014 |
| Confirmed cases | 20 |
Deaths | 8 |
Cases of the Ebola virus disease in Nigeria were reported in 2014 as a small part of the epidemic of Ebola virus disease (commonly known as "Ebola") which originated in Guinea that represented the first outbreak of the disease in a West African country. Previous outbreaks had been confined to countries in Central Africa.[1][2]
- ^ "Ebola virus disease Fact sheet No. 103". World Health Organization. September 2014.
- ^ "History of Ebola Virus Disease". www.cdc.gov. 2021-05-27. Retrieved 2022-04-24.