Six contacts of confirmed Ebola case are anticipated to exit the quarantine facility on Sunday after finishing the obligatory 21-day monitoring interval with out creating signs.
The Incident Manager for Ebola on the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), Dr Odianosen Ehiakhamen, disclosed this on Saturday whereas talking on NTA News.
Ehiakhamen mentioned the six people, together with two home workers and the motive force of the index case, had spent 21 days within the facility with out exhibiting signs of the illness.
According to him, the people are amongst those that have been underneath remark on the quarantine facility following their contact with the index case.
Nigeria confirmed its first imported case of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) on October 20, 2026, involving a 42-year-old girl who arrived in Abuja from Uganda.
The affected person, who was subsequently evacuated to Switzerland for additional medical care, had examined optimistic for the Bundibugyo pressure of the virus.
Following the affirmation, NCDC, in collaboration with related well being authorities, intensified contact tracing, surveillance and isolation measures to forestall additional transmission.
Contacts thought of in danger, together with healthcare employees and home workers, have been positioned underneath monitoring for 21 days, the recognised incubation interval for Ebola.
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