Nigeria, Oct. 21 -- The confirmation of an Ebola case in Abuja, Nigeria's capital, has put the country's health system on heightened alert, 12 years after it successfully contained an outbreak that claimed eight lives.

The latest case involves a woman who recently arrived in Nigeria from Uganda and is currently receiving treatment in isolation. Health authorities have identified 44 contacts and commenced intensive tracing and monitoring efforts to prevent further transmission.

Although officials have moved swiftly to contain the case, the development has revived concerns about Ebola, one of the world's deadliest infectious diseases.

The outbreak has been linked in reports to the Bundibugyo virus, a type of Ebola virus for which no lice...