Nigeria’s Ebola strain has no vaccine or specific treatment
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Vanguard
The Ebola case detected in Nigeria involves the Bundibugyo strain, for which there is no vaccine or specific treatment, according to the World Health Organization. The patient arrived in Abuja on 3 October aboard an Ethiopian Airlines flight, while Uganda is seeking information about her movements and clinical condition, reports Vanguard.
The Bundibugyo strain of Ebola virus, confirmed in the patient diagnosed in Nigeria, has neither a vaccine nor a specific treatment, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), reports Nigerian daily Vanguard. The patient, the country’s first confirmed case, arrived in Abuja on 3 October aboard an Ethiopian Airlines flight from Uganda, according to an aviation source quoted by the newspaper.
The woman was transferred to an isolation centre after receiving care at a private hospital in the capital, Nigerian Health Minister Muhammad Pate said. Ugandan authorities have asked Nigeria for detailed information about her itinerary and clinical condition, while stating that no Ebola cases have been recorded in their country.
Nigeria’s Senate and House of Representatives called on the federal government to release emergency funds for agencies responsible for combating the outbreak. Both chambers also called for mandatory screening of travellers at all points of entry and an amendment to the 1926 Quarantine Act.
The case was confirmed in Nigeria on 20 October, after tracing and isolation measures were activated, as reported on 21 October (Nigeria’s tracing and isolation measures). On 22 October, analyses were under way to determine the origin of the infection (analyses into the origin of the infection).
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