WHO says Ebola outbreak is growing more complex across Africa

The short version

• The WHO says the Ebola outbreak that emerged in Congo is growing more complex, with cases now in East and West Africa.[Al Jazeera]
• Nigeria reported its first Bundibugyo strain case on Tuesday, and Kenya has reported nine cases in total.[Associated Press · Al Jazeera]
• Uganda rejects suggestions the Nigerian patient was infected there, and WHO and Africa CDC have no confirmed record of Congo travel.[Al Jazeera]

Key facts

• The WHO says the Ebola outbreak that emerged in Congo is growing more complex, with cases now present in East and West Africa.[Al Jazeera]
• Nigeria reported its first case of the Bundibugyo strain on Tuesday, in a woman returning from Uganda.[Associated Press · Al Jazeera]
• Kenya's Ministry of Health confirmed its first case earlier this month and has reported nine cases in total.[Associated Press · Al Jazeera]
• The WHO and Africa CDC said they had not received confirmed information that the Nigerian patient travelled to Congo.[Al Jazeera]
• Uganda's authorities rejected suggestions that the Nigerian patient was infected in the country.[Al Jazeera]
• The outbreak in Congo has killed more than 4,000 people out of more than 9,000 confirmed cases since May, according to the country's health authorities.[Al Jazeera]

Sources

Outlet counts describe coverage, not independent confirmation. Reports may share a wire service or original source.

• WHO warns ‘more complex’ Ebola outbreak now present in 3 African countriesAl Jazeera
• What to know about Ebola outbreak that has spread from Congo to multiple African countriesAssociated Press · Wire: associated-press