The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control and Prevention
(NCDC) says two suspected cases of Ebola disease have been identified in the
north-east.
Showing posts with label Health. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Health. Show all posts
Nigeria currently has no confirmed case of Ebola following the medical evacuation of the country’s index patient to Switzerland. But the World Health Organisation, WHO, has not declared the country Ebola-free.
The World Health Organization (WHO) says Nigeria’s index Ebola patient was evacuated to Switzerland because she is a Swiss citizen and had stabilised.
A woman identified in a report by ARISE News as Nigeria’s Ebola index patient has reportedly been evacuated from the country aboard a medical air ambulance. The evacuation took place early Monday morning through the private jet section of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, according to the news outlet’s sources.
Uganda has barred travellers with a history of travel to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) from transiting through the country.
Ali Pate, coordinating minister of health and social welfare, says genomic analysis indicates that the Ebola virus disease detected in Nigeria is closely related to the virus identified in Kenya.
The Ministry of Health says the Ebola patient in Nigeria is showing signs of recovery.
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC, has explained why vaccines are not available for the current Ebola outbreak spreading across Africa.
Health authorities in France have reported the death of a “severely immunocompromised” patient, who was infected with Shamonda virus (SHAV) — the first ever human case of the virus.
Jean Kaseya, director-general of the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), says the female traveller diagnosed with Ebola virus in Nigeria was born in Uganda.
The Federal Government on Tuesday confirmed the first case of the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
Ebola is a disease that spreads through direct contact with the blood or bodily fluids of an infected person or animal, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC).
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has directed the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority to notify local and international airlines to place 46 persons who had contact with the index Ebola patient on a no-fly list for 21 days.
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has shut down an illegal herbal product factory in Agege, Lagos State, where bitters were allegedly being sold using a registration number assigned to a cough syrup.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola diagnosed in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has to do with a diplomat whose condition has deteriorated into “multi-organ failure”.
The Federal Government on Tuesday confirmed a case of the Ebola virus in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has advised countries against imposing travel or trade restrictions on countries affected by the Ebola outbreak.
Nigeria has confirmed its first Ebola case, identifying the Bundibugyo strain, the same variant driving a major outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Uganda’s Ministry of Health says it has no confirmed active Ebola cases, adding that the lady diagnosed with the disease in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), is a Nigerian who travelled through Uganda.
The Federal Government has confirmed one case of Ebola disease in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, and has begun contact tracing, identifying 44 close contacts in efforts to prevent further transmission.
The Anambra State Government has confirmed a case of Lassa fever involving a patient from Omasi in Ayamelum Local Government Area, currently receiving treatment at the Federal Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki (FETHA), Ebonyi.
Subscribe to:
Posts
(
Atom
)