The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) said it has identified two additional suspected cases of Ebola virus disease and 53 primary contacts linked to the confirmed case in the Federal Capital Territory.
The Director-General of the NCDC, Jide Idris, disclosed this at a press briefing in Abuja on Sunday.
This cakes amid the first confirmed case which involveed a woman who travelled from Uganda to Abuja on October 3, via Addis Ababa, according to the NCDC.
The patient, identified as a diplomat, developed malaria-like symptoms on October 7 and presented at a private hospital in the FCT on October 11, where she was treated for several days before Ebola was suspected...
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BREAKING: NCDC Reports 2 New Ebola Suspected Cases, 53 Contacts
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