Ebola: NCDC Traced 9 More Contacts, Urges Nigerians To Cooperate With Tracing

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has said the number of contacts being monitored following Nigeria’s confirmation of an imported case of Ebola Bundibugyo virus disease may increase as investigations continue.
The agency said the contact-tracing exercise covers healthcare workers, patients, caregivers, household members, travel-related contacts and others who may have been exposed to the confirmed case.
The Director-General of NCDC, Dr Jide Idris, disclosed this on Sunday during a press briefing on Nigeria’s Ebola response, urging Nigerians contacted by public health officials to cooperate fully with surveillance teams.
The agency reported that the number ...