Live Roundups Editor's Desk Insights Executive Ops Weather About 🔍
Home › Health › Ebola Outbreak in Africa Reaches Widest Expansion Ever
Health

Ebola Outbreak in Africa Reaches Widest Expansion Ever

Ebola Outbreak in Africa Reaches Widest Expansion Ever
New York Times Thursday 22 October 2026, 16:29 UTC By Apoorva Mandavilli 1 min read
Key Points

Nizamiye Hospital in Abuja, Nigeria, where the country’s first Ebola patient was admitted this week. An African health official said that if authorities could not come up with ways to stamp out the outbreak, “the whole continent can be affected.”

Nizamiye Hospital in Abuja, Nigeria, where the country’s first Ebola patient was admitted this week. An African health official said that if authorities could not come up with ways to stamp out the outbreak, “the whole continent can be affected.” [Image text:] Nizamiye Hospital zamiye Hos SECURITY
Africa Reaches Widest Expansion Ever (LOCATION) Nizamiye Hospital (ORG) Abuja, Nigeria (LOCATION) African (ORG)
Originally published by New York Times Read original →

Related Stories

Jillian Michaels urges parents to fight back against Big Tech's 'addictive' grip on kids

Fitness trainer and media personality Jillian Michaels is urging parents to "keep the pressure on" social media companies, warning about the platforms' allegedly "addictive" algorithms and content. Michaels made the comments during an appearance on "The Faulkner Focus" while promoting her new Fox Nation documentary, "Toxic 2: A Generation on the Brink." Michaels advised parents to limit their children's access to online activities.

Fox News 21m ago

CDC denies approval for high volume measles test, ‘prioritizing emerging technologies’

A letter signed by health officials in California, Hawaii, Oregon and Washington, asks the CDC to reconsiderCalifornia and Washington asked the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in May to validate a new way to test for measles – but after waiting two months, the CDC denied the request, citing “other competing priorities”, according to a letter from the West Coast Health Alliance to CDC director Erica Schwartz. The letter, signed by health officials in California, Hawaii,...

The Guardian World 34m ago

Harrowing footage captures the grim abuse ambulance staff face every day at work

Harrowing footage captures the grim abuse ambulance staff face every day at work The Chief Executive of the London Ambulance Service says "disgusting" behaviour is disrupting emergency care after almost 500 serious incidents were reported inside a year The disturbing levels of abuse London Ambulance Service workers are forced to endure has been laid bare with one left needing therapy after being told to perform a sexual act during an assessment. New recordings released today reveal that 999...

Daily Mirror 38m ago

Hospital locked down after man, 27, stabbed to death and three injured in Nice

Hospital locked down after man, 27, stabbed to death and three injured in Nice University Hospital of Nice was placed under lockdown after a 27-year-old man was stabbed to death and three people were injured. A hospital in southern France was placed under lockdown after a 27-year-old man was stabbed to death this afternoon. The Nice University Hospital is currently under lockdown, and two suspects are believed to be inside the building, according to local media reports.

Daily Mirror 40m ago