Ebola: NCDC tracks 53 contacts, orders hospitals to isolate suspects

Patient improves as DG warns against delayed precautions
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has identified 53 contacts of Nigeria’s confirmed Ebola patient for follow-up and directed hospitals nationwide to promptly isolate suspected cases without waiting for laboratory confirmation, as authorities intensify efforts to contain the outbreak. The Director-General of NCDC, Dr Jide Idris, gave the directive following confirmation of Ebola Disease caused by the Bundibugyo virus in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, on October 20, warning that prompt identification of suspected cases and str...