By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Thecjid
Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Health confirms an isolated case of Ebola virus disease in a female traveller who arrived from Uganda and is currently receiving care in isolation. The authorities are organising contact tracing and reminding people of hygiene and prevention measures, according to the ministry and the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention.
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The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo surpasses 4,000 deaths and 8,500 cases, while measures are being taken in Kenya and other countries.
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23 OctNigeria medical association urges Kwara to strengthen Ebola preventionThe Ebola patient in Abuja is showing a marked improvement in her laboratory results and could make a full recovery, Nigerian Health Minister Ali Pate said. The authorities are maintaining isolation, contact tracing and surveillance to prevent community transmission, according to the federal government.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Source: Daily Post ·
Uganda has stepped up Ebola virus disease screening at Entebbe International Airport after a Nigerian traveller who later tested positive passed through. The Ugandan Health Ministry deployed thermal scanners and intensified surveillance, while Nigeria is tracing contacts, according to Ugandan and Nigerian health authorities.
🇺🇬 Uganda · Source: Pmnewsnigeria ·
Nigeria’s first Ebola case in more than a decade was confirmed only 13 days after symptoms appeared in a traveller who arrived in Abuja. The delay complicates contact tracing, as the outbreak has already reached four African countries, according to Jean Kaseya, director general of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Source: Businessday ·
Nigerian Health Minister Muhammad Ali Pate says the country’s only confirmed Ebola case has not spread into the community. Authorities are continuing contact tracing and monitoring exposed people, without changing public gatherings for now, according to MyJoyOnline.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Source: MyJoyOnline ·
Nigerian actor Francis Duru dies at 57Nigerian actor Francis Duru died at the age of 57 after a brief illness, his family announced on Friday 23 October. Actors Guild of Nigeria president Abubakar Yakubu confirmed the death of the Nollywood figure, four months after the actor denied rumours about his health, reports Pmnewsnigeria.
Cissé explains why Senegal did not activate ORSEC planSenegalese Interior Minister Mouhamadou Makhtar Cissé says the pumps and resources already mobilised could manage the floods without activating the ORSEC plan. He says the decision preserved existing coordination among technical services, after discussions based on weather forecasts, according to RTS.The week in Africa
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