The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, says 28 individuals linked to the nation’s solely confirmed imported Ebola case are nonetheless beneath monitoring, whereas 34 others have accomplished the necessary 21-day follow-up interval.
The company’s Director-General, Jide Idris, disclosed this in a nationwide well being safety replace launched on Tuesday, including that no extra circumstances of Bundibugyo virus illness had been confirmed as of November 9.
According to Idris, well being authorities recognized 62 contacts following the affirmation of the imported case and positioned them beneath surveillance.
“Of these, 34 have completed their individual 21-day follow-up, while the remaining 28 are still under monitoring,” he mentioned.
He defined that the response concerned the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, the Federal Capital Territory Administration, state authorities and improvement companions.
The measures embrace contact tracing, investigation of reported alerts, laboratory testing, an infection prevention and management, protected scientific care and surveillance at factors of entry.
Idris cautioned that being recognized as a contact didn’t imply that a person had contracted the virus.
“Being a contact does not mean that an individual has contracted the virus,” he mentioned.
He defined that the 21-day monitoring interval was designed to assist well being officers establish potential signs early and supply acceptable medical care.
The NCDC had earlier projected that monitoring of all 62 contacts could be accomplished by November 13, with particular person follow-up intervals anticipated to finish between October 31 and November 13.
Nigeria confirmed its first imported Ebola case within the Federal Capital Territory in October after a girl who arrived on a global flight from (*28*) was identified with the illness.
The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Ali Pate, had mentioned 44 shut contacts have been initially recognized for tracing.
The index affected person was reportedly admitted to a personal hospital within the FCT, the place she acquired therapy for a number of days earlier than the illness was confirmed. She was subsequently evacuated to Switzerland for additional medical care.
On October 31, the NCDC introduced that two suspected Ebola circumstances had been recognized within the North-East, prompting additional surveillance and investigations.
