Ebola: NCDC Monitors 28 Contacts, Clears 34 Others

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention says 28 people linked to Nigeria’s imported Ebola case are still under surveillance, while 34 others have completed the mandatory 21-day monitoring period.

The Director-General of the agency, Dr Jide Idris, disclosed this in the NCDC’s national health security update released on Tuesday.

He said the country had strengthened its response through collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Health, the Federal Capital Territory Administration, state authorities and development partners.

Idris said ongoing measures include contact tracing, investigation of reported alerts, laboratory testing, infection prevention and control, safe clinical care and surveillance at points of entry.

He added that the agency would sustain heightened surveillance to ensure that suspected cases were promptly identified and investigated.