Bundibugyo Ebola: Early detection, isolation key to containing Nigeria’s outbreak – Expert

By Sola Ogundipe
Nigeria must prioritise early detection, immediate isolation, rigorous contact tracing and quality supportive care to contain the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola virus, a medical scientist has said.

Adegboro, who is the incoming Chairman of the Rapid Response Committee of the Academy of Medical Sciences, Nigeria, warned that the absence of an approved vaccine or specific treatment does not make the disease uncontrollable, saying Nigeria’s immediate response should be guided by evidence-based public health measures rather than expectations of premature mass vaccination with an experimental vaccine.

In an interview, he told Vanguard that Nigeria does not need to embark...