NCDC expects to complete monitoring of 62 contacts linked to Nigeria’s imported Ebola case by November 13, while contact tracing and surveillance continue. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and…
Jean Kaseya says more than 10,200 cases have been confirmed across affected countries as African health ministers intensify efforts to contain the Bundibugyo virus outbreak. The Director-General of the Africa…
FEC approves a ₦45.08bn biosecurity system for five Nigerian airports to improve early detection of Ebola and other infectious disease threats. The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved a ₦45.08…
Police say all affected students have recovered, while the state government investigates what caused the reported symptoms after a school-based treatment exercise. All 154 students hospitalised after falling ill during…
Mohamed Janabi says Nigeria now has no active case, with 52 contacts still under monitoring after the patient’s husband left with her The World Health Organisation (WHO) says Nigeria’s Ebola…
Health Minister Ali Pate says she is clinically improved but may still be infectious, and the NCDC has widened health declarations at airports Nigeria’s Ebola patient was evacuated from Abuja…
Switzerland says Nigeria’s Ebola patient is a Swiss diplomat’s Ugandan-born wife, believed infected in Uganda, and did not travel to the DRC. Switzerland says Nigeria’s Ebola patient is the Ugandan-born…
The patient was severely immunocompromised, while investigations continue into the infection and the circumstances surrounding the death. Authorities say no risk to the general public has been identified. French health…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) confirms the Bundibugyo virus behind the DRC outbreak, but the official who described the patient did not disclose her nationality. An…
Uganda says it has no confirmed active Ebola cases and that the Abuja patient is a Nigerian who transited after travelling to eastern DRC. Uganda’s Ministry of Health says it…
