The public health agency said it was intensifying surveillance and preparedness efforts following fresh outbreaks reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and a recently confirmed infection in Uganda.
Amid growing concerns over the resurgence of Ebola cases in parts of Africa, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reassured Nigerians that no case of the deadly Ebola Virus Disease has been detected in the country.
The public health agency said it was intensifying surveillance and preparedness efforts following fresh outbreaks reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and a recently confirmed infection in Uganda.
In a public health advisory released, the Director-General of the NCDC, Jide Idris, stated that, “Nigeria currently has no confirmed case of Ebola Virus Disease.”
The agency noted that although Nigeria remains free of the disease, authorities are maintaining heightened vigilance in view of the developments across the region.
