Ebola: Edo Calls For Strict Preventive Measures, Intensifies Surveillance

The Edo State Ministry of Health has called on residents to observe strict preventive measures following a reported confirmed case of Ebola Virus Disease in the country.






Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Dr Paul Eighemhenrio, who represented the Edo state Commissioner for Health, Cyril Adams Oshiomole at a press conference  said that the ministry has intensified surveillance in communities and health facilities, alongside measures for contact tracing, infection prevention and control, and public awareness.

He urged residents to watch out for symptoms such as fever, severe weakness, headache, muscle pain, vomiting, diarrhoea and unexplained bleeding, particularly where...