The Federal Government has confirmed an imported case of Ebola virus illness within the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, with 44 contacts recognized and positioned underneath public well being surveillance.
The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Pate, disclosed this throughout a media briefing in Abuja on Tuesday, following laboratory affirmation of the an infection.
The affected person, a girl who not too long ago travelled to Uganda, reportedly returned to Nigeria with signs on September 7. Her situation worsened 4 days later, prompting additional medical consideration and testing.
She was initially admitted to a personal hospital earlier than laboratory exams confirmed the an infection.
“She is currently in isolation and receiving medical care,” the federal government mentioned in an announcement.
Pate mentioned contact tracing had commenced, with well being authorities figuring out 44 folks for follow-up to forestall additional transmission.
He added that surveillance was being strengthened at Nigeria’s entry factors to detect potential instances and comprise any unfold of the illness.
The Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, FCT Health Secretariat, Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention and different companions are coordinating the response.
The minister known as on healthcare amenities to stay vigilant, notably when attending to sufferers with signs related to Ebola and a related journey historical past.
He additionally appealed to Nigerians to stay calm, preserve good hygiene and cooperate with public well being officers.
Symptoms which will require medical consideration embrace fever, weak spot, headache and diarrhoea, though these may happen in different sicknesses.
According to experiences, Pate assured Nigerians that the scenario was being managed and that the federal government would offer well timed and clear updates.
He mentioned Nigeria was drawing on its expertise in containing the 2014 Ebola outbreak and its current public well being programs to strengthen preparedness and response.
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