Following incidences of the Ebola Virus Disease in Uganda, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention , last week stepped up preparation against possible outbreak in the country. In a public health advisory by its Director General, Dr. Ifedayo Adetifa, NCDC said the outbreak of the Sudan strain in Uganda, last September risked being imported into Nigeria. “Based on available data and risk assessment conducted, Nigeria is at high risk of importation of the virus,” said Adetifa.
Nigeria’s index case of the outbreak in 2015 was a Liberian diplomat, Patrick Sawyer who flew into the country carrying the virus unchecked – a single act that caused the deaths of eight persons and wreaked enormous economic havoc. Ebola is a communicable disease and has the risk of international spread. The disease can be spread through human to human contact, through travels, migrations and the movement of animals. It has similar symptoms like malaria: fever, sore throat, headache, vomiting, etc. The virus spreads by contact with infected blood and body fluids and it takes between two days to three weeks before the complete symptoms manifest.
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