Cameroon activates emergency response system after Ebola case in Nigeria
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Journal du Cameroun
The Cameroonian government has activated its emergency response system to prevent the Ebola virus from entering the country, after a case was confirmed in Nigeria in a diplomat who arrived from Uganda. Nigerian authorities have identified 44 contacts and stepped up health checks, while Cameroon’s health ministry prepares its response, Journal du Cameroun reports.
Cameroon has activated its health emergency response system to prevent the Ebola virus from entering the country, after Nigeria confirmed its first case on 20 October. Cameroon’s Minister of Public Health, Manaouda Malachie, said the country had no suspected cases at the time, Journal du Cameroun reports.
Prime Minister Joseph Dion Ngute had brought health authorities together on 2 October in Yaoundé to assess the country’s preparedness. A new crisis meeting, chaired by the health minister at the public health emergency operations coordination centre in Yaoundé, is due to examine Cameroon’s level of preparedness.
In Nigeria, the first patient is a diplomat who arrived from Uganda. Her case led to the identification of 44 contacts, according to Journal du Cameroun. The first patient in Nigeria was treated at a private hospital in Abuja.
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