Africa's Center for Disease Control (CDC) late Wednesday announced that it would convene an "extraordinary virtual meeting" of national health officials as the continent's latest Ebola outbreak continues to spread.

More than 9,500 people have been infected since the virus was first confirmed in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in May. Nearly half of those infected have died.

The Africa CDC announcement followed news on Tuesday that the virus had spread to Nigeria, arriving with a woman who had returned from Uganda earlier in the month.

Authorities in Nigeria say they are tracing 44 contact persons, with Health Minister Muhammad Pate noting that officials are, "doing everything possible to contain this case."

Uganda, which recorded 20 cases in this latest outbreak and declared itself "Ebola-free" in July, has rejected Nigeria's claims.…