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The Taraba State Government has directed public and private health facilities to immediately report suspected Ebola cases, following reports of an Ebola case in Abuja, as the state steps up surveillance and prepares to introduce fever screening at its airport. The Commissioner for Health, Dr Bordiya Gbansheya Buma, who announcedContinue Reading
The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), Jide Idris, has said the ₦10 billion approved by President Bola Tinubu for Ebola preparedness was also intended to strengthen Nigeria’s response to other endemic diseases, including Lassa fever. Idris made this known during an appearance on ChannelsContinue Reading
The Yobe State Government has activated its public health emergency response system and intensified surveillance across the 17 local government areas following the confirmation of an imported case of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in Nigeria. The government, however, said no case of the disease had been recorded in the state,Continue Reading
The Kebbi State Government has intensified measures to prevent the spread of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), introducing screening of passengers at border areas, motor parks and other entry points into the state. The measures were announced in a statement issued to journalists in Birnin Kebbi by the Permanent Secretary ofContinue Reading
The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Ali Pate, has said that Nigeria could declare its Ebola outbreak over as early as December 7, 2026, if no further confirmed or probable cases are detected, following the medical evacuation of the imported index patient from the country. He disclosedContinue Reading
The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, has said that the index case of Nigeria’s imported Ebola virus disease has shown significant clinical improvement, with laboratory test results approaching baseline levels. The minister disclosed this on his X handle on Monday morning, providing an updateContinue Reading
The woman identified in a media report as Nigeria’s Ebola index patient has reportedly been evacuated from the country aboard a medical evacuation aircraft. According to ARISE News, which cited sources, the evacuation took place early Monday morning at the private jet wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport inContinue Reading
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has said the number of contacts being monitored following Nigeria’s confirmation of an imported case of Ebola Bundibugyo virus disease may increase as investigations continue. The agency said the contact-tracing exercise covers healthcare workers, patients, caregivers, household members, travel-related contactsContinue Reading
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has identified two additional suspected cases of Ebola virus disease and 53 primary contacts. The Director-General of the NCDC, Jide Idris, disclosed this at a press briefing in Abuja on Sunday. The development brings renewed attention to surveillance and contact tracingContinue Reading
Their hopes of having a second child were dashed. Two decades on, the actor remembers the grief and pain of that time “I’m afraid this cycle has not been successful.” Emma and I cannot catch each other’s eye. We sit mute in our grief in the silence of the IVFContinue Reading
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