Ebola: FG identifies 53 contacts, offers N100,000 weekly support.
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Says emergency support to cover feeding, accommodation, family upkeep Patient improves as DG warns against delayed precautions Rivers suspected case tests negative Lagos steps up airport surveillance, says no suspected case Zamfara activates Ebola surveillance after passenger arrives airport with 38°C fever By Chioma Obinna & Chidinma Chukwu, Abuja The federal government has identified 53 contacts linked to Nigeria’s confirmed Ebola case in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, up from the initial 44, as health authorities intensify efforts to prevent further transmission of the virus.
This came as Lagos State government weekend intensified Ebola surveillance at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport and strengthened public health preparedness, following the confirmation of an imported case of Ebola Bundibugyo virus disease in Abuja,.
The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, Dr. Jide Idris, disclosed this at a briefing in Abuja yesterday. The government had initially announced 44 contacts, following the confirmation of the Ebola case in the FCT on October 20, 2026. Idris said the contacts, including healthcare workers, the patient’s spouse, domestic staff and other individuals who might have been exposed to the virus, had been identified, categorised and placed under monitoring.
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