NCDC Dispels Ebola, Marburg Fears In Abuja

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has dispelled fears of an Ebola oregon Marburg outbreak successful the nation’s superior Abuja aft 2 suspected cases of viral hemorrhagic fever tested antagonistic for some diseases.

In a nationalist wellness advisory issued yesterday, the director-general of NCDC, Dr Jide Idris, said the halfway was presently investigating samples for different viral hemorrhagic diseases similar Lassa fever and Dengue fever.

The astir caller lawsuit progressive a traveler who returned from Kigali and promptly reported to a infirmary successful Abuja aft feeling unwell. His speedy action, combined with the vigilance of clinicians astatine Nisa Premier Hospital, triggered a coordinated effect that minimised risks to the public.

“We commend the patient’s liable determination to question attraction early, the precocious scale of suspicion by the infirmary team, and the swift collaboration of FCT epidemiology officers, larboard wellness services and our laboratory teams,” said Dr. Idris.

The bureau disclosed that it had conducted a dynamic hazard appraisal pursuing reports of Ebola successful different countries, adding that nationwide preparedness measures see strengthened surveillance astatine points of entry, alerting isolation and attraction facilities, repositioning corruption prevention supplies and keeping notation laboratories connected standby for accelerated testing.

He urged states and healthcare facilities to support isolation centers functional, enactment surveillance officers and support strict corruption prevention protocols, stressing that backstage hospitals person a captious relation to play successful aboriginal detection.

The NCDC encouraged Nigerians to signifier bully hygiene, debar interaction with symptomatic persons oregon chaotic animals and question contiguous aesculapian attraction if unwell, particularly aft planetary travel.

It besides cautioned the nationalist against spreading unverified accusation connected societal media.

“These caller events punctual america that the vigilance of 1 clinician, the work of 1 diligent and the practice of stakeholders tin support millions,” Dr. Idris noted.

The halfway assured that Nigeria’s wellness strategy remained alert and susceptible of responding efficaciously to immoderate nationalist wellness threat.