Ebola: FAAN to heighten response, surveillance protocols across airports

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has announced heightened surveillance across the country’s airports following the confirmation of an Ebola Virus Disease case in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
The authority said it was working with the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), Port Health Services, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) and other relevant agencies to support efforts to contain the disease.
FAAN disclosed this in a statement issued by its Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Henry Agbebire, on Tuesday.
The agency said the detection of the infection and the commencement of contact tracing highlighted the need...