Travelling story
Ebola case confirmed in Nigeria
First seen in Kenya’s press on 17 October 2026. Carried by 16 presses over 11 days, 274 articles in all; the busiest day was 21 October 2026 with 45 articles.
Ended — carried by the press of 16 countries between 17 October 2026 and 27 October 2026.
Articles per day
The spread, day by day
For each day: the articles the presses gave it, and the presses that carried it for the first time that day.
- 20 articles · 16 presses so far
no new press
- 31 articles · 16 presses so far
no new press
- 16 articles · 16 presses so far
no new press
- 18 articles · 16 presses so far
no new press
- 31 articles · 16 presses so far
new: United Kingdom (2)
- 34 articles · 15 presses so far
new: Cameroon (3)
- 45 articles · 14 presses so far
no new press
- 32 articles · 14 presses so far
new: Nigeria (11), Germany (4), Austria (3), Belgium (3), Netherlands (2)
- 26 articles · 9 presses so far
new: Russia (3), Ghana (2), Tanzania (2), Turkey (2), United States (2)
- 12 articles · 4 presses so far
new: DR Congo (4)
- 9 articles · 3 presses so far
new: Kenya (5), South Africa (2), Switzerland (2)
The presses that carried it
Ranked by articles over the whole story; the date is the first day each press carried it.
- Nigeria 135 articles · from 20 Oct 2026
- Kenya 52 articles · from 17 Oct 2026
- Ghana 18 articles · from 19 Oct 2026
- DR Congo 14 articles · from 18 Oct 2026
- Switzerland 8 articles · from 17 Oct 2026
- Austria 7 articles · from 20 Oct 2026
- Germany 7 articles · from 20 Oct 2026
- Cameroon 6 articles · from 22 Oct 2026
- United Kingdom 6 articles · from 23 Oct 2026
- South Africa 5 articles · from 17 Oct 2026
- Tanzania 4 articles · from 19 Oct 2026
- Russia 3 articles · from 19 Oct 2026
- Belgium 3 articles · from 20 Oct 2026
- Turkey 2 articles · from 19 Oct 2026
- United States 2 articles · from 19 Oct 2026
- Netherlands 2 articles · from 20 Oct 2026
What they wrote
A few headlines per day, in the outlets’ own words; the translation is ours when shown.
- Ghana · 27 Oct 2026 Ghana activates Ebola preparedness system, conducts simulation exercises — GHS ↗
- Ghana · 27 Oct 2026 Ghana explores AI to predict Ebola and other health threats — GHS ↗
- Nigeria · 27 Oct 2026 “Nigeria’s Ebola Patient Showing Signs of Recovery, No Evidence of Community Spread” — Health Ministry ↗
- Ghana · 27 Oct 2026 Ebola fight: Misinformation is our worst enemy — GHS boss ↗
- Tanzania · 26 Oct 2026 Health officials race to trace source of Nigeria's Ebola infection ↗
- United Kingdom · 26 Oct 2026 Mystery over source of Ebola infection in Nigeria fuels concern about spread of virus ↗
- Kenya · 26 Oct 2026 Inside the final journey of Kenya's first imported Ebola patient ↗
- Nigeria · 26 Oct 2026 Morning recap: Ebola contacts hit 53, IG seeks 200% gratuity, other top stories ↗
- Nigeria · 25 Oct 2026 FG Confirms Ebola Case In FCT, Identifies 44 Contacts ↗
- United Kingdom · 25 Oct 2026 Nigeria confirms Ebola case as outbreak spreads into western Africa ↗
- Cameroon · 25 Oct 2026 Ebola: what Manaouda's crisis meeting does not say about Cameroon ↗
- Nigeria · 25 Oct 2026 Ebola: Infected Patient Develops Multiple Organ Failure ↗
- Nigeria · 24 Oct 2026 Senate Declares Emergency On Ebola ↗
- Nigeria · 24 Oct 2026 Ebola: Nigeria’s case linked to Kenya – Pate ↗
- Nigeria · 24 Oct 2026 Ebola: NSA sounds fresh alarm on screening ↗
- Switzerland · 23 Oct 2026 EDA examines return: Swiss woman infected with Ebola in Nigeria ↗
- Nigeria · 23 Oct 2026 Nigeria Confirms Ebola Case In FCT As Health Authorities Trace 44 Contacts Of Woman Arriving From Uganda ↗
- Nigeria · 22 Oct 2026 We are working to contain Ebola spread – FG ↗
- Cameroon · 22 Oct 2026 The Ebola epidemic reported in Nigeria, Cameroon sharpens its response system ↗
- Kenya · 22 Oct 2026 Daily News Digest - Monday, October 19, 2026 ↗
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