The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, has placed the country on heightened Ebola alert, warning that Nigeria faces a high risk of Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, importation, amid worsening outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, and Uganda.

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Provincial gov't in Ituri province, the epicentre of the outbreak, has banned public gatherings to stop spread of virus.

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Nigeria Immigration Service assures the public that Nigerian borders are not porous and are secured against the Ebola virus outbreak in DRC and Uganda.

From the day the Democratic Republic of the Congo announced a fresh outbreak of Ebola, fears have spread far beyond its borders. Currently, health officials in the DRC are racing…

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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention,NCDC, has placed the country on heightened Ebola alert, warning that Nigeria

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Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention(NCDC) has classified the risk of Ebola Virus Disease being imported into Nigeria as high...

He, however, said the agency had maintained heightened surveillance and preparedness activities across the country in response to rising cases in the Democratic Republic of the…

The state government advised Lagosians who have contact with travellers from affected areas and are experiencing symptoms, to call 767 or 112, or 08023169485.

Nigeria intensifies surveillance and preparedness against a possible Ebola outbreak, says NCDC. Learn about the measures being taken to prevent importation

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, has placed the country on heightened Ebola alert, warning that Nigeria faces a high risk of Ebola Virus Disease, EVD,…